Ares -- or some classical greek hunter

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Ares -- or some classical greek hunter - kandrathe - 11-19-2009

Here is a small photo of my latest work...

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I'm working this one in poly clay. The figure is about 18" tall. The red rod is just a reference to insure the hands line up for an eventual spear.

Today I covered him in a thin layer of clear latex bathtub caulk. Tomorrow I can make it a little thicker, and then add another layer on Friday. Once it's about 3/8" thick, then I will make a plaster mother mold to support the latex negative mold. We then poor in hot wax and dump it out repeatedly to build up about 1/4" of wax inside the mold.

The wax then forms a positive image which I will add surface details, then add a pouring cup, sprues and gates to vent the bronze around. Then the wax is enclosed in a plaster and silica sand mold, and eventually cooked for 24 hours in a kiln to remove the moisture and burn out the wax leaving a negative void ready for the bronze.

Here is a pour I snapped some photos of last July.

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Ares -- or some classical greek hunter - Ashock - 11-23-2009

Quote:Here is a small photo of my latest work...

I'm working this one in poly clay. The figure is about 18" tall. The red rod is just a reference to insure the hands line up for an eventual spear.

Today I covered him in a thin layer of clear latex bathtub caulk. Tomorrow I can make it a little thicker, and then add another layer on Friday. Once it's about 3/8" thick, then I will make a plaster mother mold to support the latex negative mold. We then poor in hot wax and dump it out repeatedly to build up about 1/4" of wax inside the mold.

The wax then forms a positive image which I will add surface details, then add a pouring cup, sprues and gates to vent the bronze around. Then the wax is enclosed in a plaster and silica sand mold, and eventually cooked for 24 hours in a kiln to remove the moisture and burn out the wax leaving a negative void ready for the bronze.

Here is a pour I snapped some photos of last July.

I'm assuming you are the guy with the black visor?

Ares -- or some classical greek hunter - kandrathe - 11-23-2009

Quote:I'm assuming you are the guy with the black visor?

You can't tell? :)

I would love to be involved in the pour, but for insurance reasons, only full time employee's are allowed within the red zone during the actual process.