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Sometimes I find small pieces of fallen wood, often quite weathered, which I'd like to use in sculptures. Since they've been out in the woods a long time, I can tell from the holes - sometim...
...igment added into the mix. I have used Smooth-Cast 320 & 325 resin very successfully. I have numerous pieces outside for up to 10 years now; the pieces take on natural patina; I have also used art...
True! I made a pair of tongs for handling large round stock and pipe. The jaws are two pieces of angle TIG welded to two curved pieces of plate cut out with a plasma cutter. These are TIG'd to th...
I am in process of building a in depth strategy board game. I have a
casting company to make my pieces, but it needs prototype sculptings to make its moldings. Right now I have need of six different...
Marc Quinn is the man's name. He has made other pieces with various body products. The latest issue of Sculpture has an article about him, plus a review of his latest exhibition. And a cover phot...
A couple more questions, but needed a new subject line...
I plan to do some sanding on the concrete pieces for the smoothest possible look. A few questions:
1) Should I use fine steel wool or ...
Aubrey, Outdoor pieces are limited to concrete (and some closely related mixtures), and.....Andrew mentioned Gardenstone. That's about it as far as I know, if you eliminate metals.
It's ...
...e from an artist (Jim Conrad) who does bronze sculptures depicting action scenes from sports. He has done pieces on baseball, football, basketball, sumo wrestling, and more. He also had some pieces of...
...tomagically in the circuit - once the table is wired to the welder. Lets say you want to weld a couple of pieces of angle iron together at a right angle. Once the ends are cut all you would have to do...
<<I am uncertain of the formula for pricing pieces with a gallery.>>
The foundry cost and how you factor it in to your piece is one that has confused me too.
I know of one sculptor...
I miswrote, he actually uses big pieces of paper. -JDK
...ere you will find a grinder, a torch, and an arc welder. The materials I use are basically iron and steel pieces that I have found interesting, old chains and long bolts from heavy wire spools. So I g...
are you familiar with slip casting solid pieces?
...aringly visible in plaster, bronze or resin. >>
There is a local artist who has done a bunch of pieces that surface now and then in art shows here. They are mostly torso and head pieces, whi...
... this material alot and find it suitable for modeling and if layered and painted will work for structural pieces.
Douglas E. Gabriel...
...out this one? i have to send some marble carvings to new york from here on ibiza, there will be about six pieces,or can be one small pallet, whats the best,cheapest, quickest way to do this....
...so it seems that all you get from it is weight. If you don't want to make a mold, why not sculpt the pieces in urethane foam or something equivalently light, then apply the fiberglass shell to th...
hold the two pieces together in the desired position and stitch across the separation line with a hot tool allow the piece to cool while supported it should stay.
...cube of plexiglass
Info on materials, casting, techniques, etc....?
I have seen a few interesting pieces on the net, but no information on how it is done.
regards,...
...resistance). For any type of production this is the way to go. I have been able to convert over 90% of my pieces into rigid molds, some up to four pieces. I would have had four pieces even if there wa...
Depending on the size of the piece, lamination may not be that useful. I only laminate pieces over 10' if the finished piece is less that 3/4' thick. I've never had problems with cracki...
I am looking for someplace in the Chicagoland area to fire some small clay pieces done in a terracotta clay rated 06-2.
Any ideas?
Marty Kenny
I just cold-cast a few pieces and I used Blue Magic metal polish cream that I got at an auto parts store with excellent results.
I am sure any metal polish will work the same. Next on my list to e...
Greetings, For pieces which contain a great deal of undercutting, and which consequently would require a very elastic silicone, is there any way of determining how thick the silicone should be so that...
I am trying to make several pieces of a Greek corner column from the Temple in Athens.
I considered using pvc and covering it with plaster of paris then putting in the grooves when dryed. any sugg...
...n wood surface or canvas filled sand bags. Hammer pour cup and sprues, removing most Shell.
On larger pieces, carefully hit Ceramic Shell with hammer to break and crack it. (To prevent denting, do...
... it best to offer a price range for several items and then negotiate on a one to one basis for individual pieces. Has any one tried sculpting medium, winterstone? If so could I please have some hints ...
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