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Lost
Wax Process |
| Bronze,
an alloy of copper and tin. This series of illustration
is intended as a visual guide to each separate stage
of modeling and casting. The total casting process takes
several weeks from start to completion. |
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1.
Original Sculpture Creating Our Artist will study
and creating and original sculpture. This is usually
created from wax or clay. The detail of the original
must be captured and transferred in the mold, if not,
it will be difficult to replace the detail in any other
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Rubber Mold Making The flexible mold is made from
the original sculpture. This mold captures every detail
put into the original work and is one of the most critical
phases in the bronze process. The Master Mold Maker
must ensure the entire sculpture is covered with and
even thin layer of rubber. When the rubber is thoroughly
set, a back-up shell or Mother Mold is applied to support
the rubber for wax pouring process. This mold is used
to produce duplicates of the original sculpture. |
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The Wax Pouring The mold is now ready for
the wax. The mold is separated and the first
coat of wax is painted into the mold to capture
all the fine details of the masterwork. The
mold is put together and more hot wax is poured
in. The excess wax is poured out. After the
wax has completely cooled, the back-up shell
and mold are removed. |
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