Bronze Casting

Bronze Casting
Author: Guy Thomas
Publisher: Manual of Techniques S
Total Pages: 136
Release: 1995
Genre: Art
ISBN:

This is a practical and comprehensive guide to this traditional and ancient craft. It describes in detail how a sculpture is cast into bronze and includes a multitude of ideas for making sculptures using different techniques.

Sculpture Casting

Sculpture Casting
Author: Dennis Kowal
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Total Pages: 286
Release: 1972
Genre: Art
ISBN:

"An examination of traditional and modern casting procedures supplemented by photographs and examples of works by modern artists." -- Amazon.com viewed December 11, 2020.

Mold Making, Casting & Patina

Mold Making, Casting & Patina
Author: Bruner Felton Barrie
Publisher: A.B.F.S. Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1992
Genre: Models (Clay, plaster, etc.)
ISBN: 9780963186706

This is a unique publication designed for the amateur sculptor. The comprehensive areas covered include plaster waste molds, for single casts; latex rubber molds, for multiple casting; polyurethane molds for wax casting in bronze; & moulage molds, for casts of life subjects. The text also includes extensive guidance in the repair of casts, as well as mounting for display, & the art of patina, or coloring. The format is designed to make the text easy to read with step by step instruction on all phases of the mold making, casting, & patina process. There are more than 75 line drawings & over 200 black & white photographs showing clearly everything needed to make exacting casts of the original piece of sculpture. The text & illustrations have been designed as a guide to show & describe exactly what the user will be seeing & experiencing as it occurs in front of them. The author, Mr. Barrie, is a member of The National Sculpture Society, in New York City & The International Sculpture Center in Washington, D.C. Mr. Barrie has worked in stone, clay, wood, wax, plaster & plastilina. He has more than twenty years of experience with mold making & casting. To order: FAX 609-466-2450, PHONE 609-466-2986.

Hot Metal

Hot Metal
Author: Wayne Potratz
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 191
Release: 2019-10-08
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1879535335

This book, in it sixth edition, has evolved over the years into a complete guide to the metalcasting of sculpture. Potratz (Ironwain) has taken his years of knowledge gained practicing and teaching his craft and is now sharing it all in this easy-to-use book. Contents include: Introduction to Metal Casting, Recommended Tools and Equipment, Safety, Pattern Making, Sprueing and Venting Wax, Intro to Molding, Melting and Pouring Metal, Chasing, and Patina of Metals. Includes a comprehensive bibliography; an appendix filled with useful conversions, charts, recipes, and cupola/cupolette furnace building specs; detailed index; and much, much, more. ,

The Materials and Methods of Sculpture

The Materials and Methods of Sculpture
Author: Jack C. Rich
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 511
Release: 1988-01-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0486257428

"Promises to become a standard reference book." — The Art Digest. Exhaustive, profusely illustrated guide to all of the technical aspects of sculpting in stone, metal, wood, and other materials. The author expertly covers casting, surface treatment, exotic materials such as amber, coal, and even butter! Much more. 281 illustrations.

The Technique of Casting for Sculpture

The Technique of Casting for Sculpture
Author: John W. Mills
Publisher: Trafalgar Square Publishing
Total Pages: 176
Release: 1967
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Experience has confirmed John Mill's belief that modelling, and the necessary technical aspects that accompany this skill, must be taught. This book provides all the necessary information and instruction for a student of sculpture to master the technique of casting.

Making and Moving Sculpture in Early Modern Italy

Making and Moving Sculpture in Early Modern Italy
Author: KelleyHelmstutler DiDio
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 275
Release: 2017-07-05
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1351559516

In recent years, art historians have begun to delve into the patronage, production and reception of sculptures-sculptors' workshop practices; practical, aesthetic, and esoteric considerations of material and materiality; and the meanings associated with materials and the makers of sculptures. This volume brings together some of the top scholars in the field, to investigate how sculptors in early modern Italy confronted such challenges as procurement of materials, their costs, shipping and transportation issues, and technical problems of materials, along with the meanings of the usage, hierarchies of materials, and processes of material acquisition and production. Contributors also explore the implications of these facets in terms of the intended and perceived meaning(s) for the viewer, patron, and/or artist. A highlight of the collection is the epilogue, an interview with a contemporary artist of large-scale stone sculpture, which reveals the similar challenges sculptors still encounter today as they procure, manufacture and transport their works.