2007-10-27 02:24:36 · 2 answers · asked by jennifer p 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Sculpture
Thermocol is expanded polysterene. The type of plastic foam which is used for packaging electronics, as isolation material and pressed as dishes and cups. So the reply to your question is: pretty much anywere. :) But in you case you'll be wanting sheets and those are easiest obtained in a hardware / do it yourself store where they sell it as isolation foam (that's probably where the "thermo" in thermocol come from). Get yourself a (heated) wirecutter (i.e. this cuts using hot wire) or make one. This make life a lot easier. And wear old clothes and dustmask if you saw, file and sand it.
Do note that there is also solid polysterene sheet which is used for CD boxes, toys, stiff sheet packaging, pens, model kits and that kind of stuff. This is not what is used by artists working in thermocol. Well, some may actually use it but I don't think that's the type of sculpture you're thinking of. If you need it, you can find it anywhere too. Easiest source would be scale modelling stores.
2007-10-28 05:22:40 · answer #1 · answered by minimaker 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Based on this answer
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061010123456AA8onOg
and this wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermocol
you should be able to buy it at plastics supply places as polystyrene sheet.
2007-10-27 16:05:42 · answer #2 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋