Plaster is the same stuff that is used in walls. We had to mix it by hand. You used cold water in a jug and slowly added the plaster until you got a little mount Fuji. Then you mixed it with your hand and when it covered your hand like a glove that's how you know its done. We had to put it it in a paper carton and waited for it to dry. After that your goal was to make an abstract human based form and make it look like it was never a rectangle. I chose to do a weird human shape with his hand up with two fingers because it represents me. It has turns in it that I painted bright colors to make it stand out. I named him Tippy The Thug or triple T for short. I chose to paint him black because it makes the bright colors pop. It makes it easier to tell whats going on with the turns.