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The process of creating a bronze
work of art begins with the artist making an
original sculpture from any one of a number of different
mediums. Most artists prefer plastiline, (an oil based non-hardening clay),
but wood, plaster, water-based clay, styrofoam, plastic, fiberglass etc.
are perfectly acceptable mediums and can also be
combined affording
the artist the utmost of creativity. On this page, the following photgraphs show the mold making process from a piece that was originally sculpted in plastiline. |
Please click on image for a larger view
1. Original sculpture with leg removed for certain mold making situations. |
2. Seperate mold for leg. |
3. A plaster shell with removable clay is formed around the sculpture. A flexible rubber will replace the removable clay and surround the original piece picking up all of even the minutest detail. |
4. Flexible rubber surrounding the piece. |
5. The plaster shell surrounds the rubber giving it support. The piece is removed from the rubber leaving a perfect negative. This mold will now be used to create wax duplicates of the original sculpture as seen in the next step of 'wax making and chasing'. |
Elliot Gantz & Co., Inc., also has the capabilities for making monument sized molds as evidenced by this photo. |
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You are in Mold Making |
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