First off for anyone trying plaster casting it can be messy so wear clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty. I went to sunset beach to do my project and it was relaxing because not many people go to it since it is smaller. I first started to make a hole for my hand in order to make the mold and my advice would be make sure to make the hole big enough for your whole hand and about half way up your arm in depth. I made the mistake of making the hole too small but other than that it worked out well. I then mixed the plaster and waited for it to harden before pouring it in the hole. After waiting for it to harden i dug around the hole i made in order to pull the plaster hand out. I was surprised to see that the sand stuck to the plaster the way it did and how it actually formed into a hand. I thought it might fall apart but overall it was a fun and messy process.