The  molds are what govern the shape initially.   The goal with a mold is to approximate the shape of the object we have envisioned at the outset.   From this basic shape we can begin our lathe work and 'finalize' our art form into its final form.  This is the fun part and point at which many an artist succeed in the craft.  If this form is good then the final form will take shape as planned.

There are many technicalities in this step of selecting the form.   Deeply routed in the process is color and the weaving of color within the art form.  Creativity reins in this area.  This is where we weave form into color and color into exhibition.

You can choose your mold according to how you want the final product to take shape.  That is to say that one begets the other.  Often  used is a bucket from a big box store as the container for the epoxy.   Let's assume we are using pine cones as our theme.  We simply place the cones in the bucket where we want them to appear in the final product.  We may have to hot glue them in position so they will stay put during the curing process.  When we have them in place, we pour in the epoxy.   The colorants are already in the epoxy as we mix the part A with part B.