OVERVIEW | MODELING | MOLD MAKING | WAX CASTING | WAX CHASING | CERAMIC SHELL | POURING BRONZE | CHASING | PATINA
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1: Modeling
OVERVIEW | MODELING | MOLD MAKING | WAX CASTING | WAX CHASING | CERAMIC SHELL | POURING BRONZE | CHASING | PATINA
| Although a small sculpture can be created in wax or clay without an armature usually any work that is created
has an armature. The basic purpose of the armature is to provide a solid support to
the modeling material so its major structural elements wont deform during the modeling
process. The armature represents a simplified skeletal structure - depending on the
design there may be an inside armature or an outside armature or a combination of
both. The modeling medium - clay,
wax, plasticene, plaster - each demands its own specific knowledge
of technique. After the medium has been chosen for its specific characteristics it
is then applied over the armature. First by defining a basic skeleton and then the
muscle structure. Features like the hands face, hair take additional time to refine
to the artists concept. This refining process continues until the artist is
satisfied that the piece is "completed" and has achieved the vision he/she wants
the artwork to embody. |
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