The past weekend I've attempted my first ever direct lost wax cast. Instead of casting a proper piece that I've spent days on I've decided to cast something very simple that is very easy to make. I've lost a huge amount of detail, but at least I've ended up with something. In the process I've learned so many things that will improve future casts. I've realized that a warmer mold will deliver better results. Along with a warmer mold I will also improve the direction of my vents. Another thing that I want to look into is a way to dioxide my bronze without having the coals floating directly on my bronze.
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| My first Lost wax casted sculpture. |
My bronze have a pink colour that I really like but didn't expect. At the moment I am using a 90% copper 10% tin ratio but would probably soon switch to a silicon bronze.
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| Close-up of the detail that I have lost during the casting process. |
On Sunday Karma came to visit, she then decided to do a wax sculpture of our dachshund (and the model behaved surprisingly good). Last night I got into the mood to build something and sculpted a Chameleon from reference photos that I took when one decided to visit our garden. We hope to cast our two pieces this coming weekend.
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| Karma's quick wax sculpture made from observation.... Our pet dog. |
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| The Chameleon that visited our yard. |
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