Sculpting

There are several ways of starting a bronze sculpture. You can create your form in:

• Clay
• plastelin (oil based clay)
• Casteline (wax like clay that melts)
• Wax
• Sculpy
• Wood
• Styrofoam
• Plant materials (anything that will  burn)

I love to create the Form in wax. It allows me to work in small details and is hard enough to keep shape and surface if you keep the environment temperature cool. I had some mishaps with a couple of my pieces and had to learn the hard way...acctually it was the soft way.

Most people like to work in Oil based clay. It has the advantage of being very playable and never dry's out. It will be workable even at cold temperatures and is easy to manipulate. It comes in different hardness and can be reused after the mold is made.

Follow the links on top to find out more about the process.