Ares -- or some classical greek hunter

[kandrathe]

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.