Ludo technique (lost wax bronze casting)

After I made wax casting from the stones and bones I found alongside The Thames, I have being thinking the way to add my own ideas to it, I want to change the shape of the stone naturally and intuitively like its own then I melted wax sculpture I made in the unit 1, I have

1.Make the hollow version of the shape and devide into 3 parts.
2. Make the silicone mould of the bottom piece.
3. Make a thin wax layer of the top mold.
4. Divide into 3 peices.
5. Put nails into the wax.
6. Put nails and wax channel to the wax, fill the crashed ceramic grog and plaster mix inside.
7. Put plastic sticker at the end of wax channels and mark the route.
8. Contact all wax channel and a cup on the top then cover with the mixed ceramic grog and herculite.
9. Build plastic wall around it and tie it with string.New List Item
10. Filled with plaster and pull the bronze into the cup.
11. Smash the plaster and take out the bronze.
12. Take out the bronze and clean out.
13. Cut the extra part and clean out.
14. Welding the pieces together and choose the patina.
15. Put on the patina and leave it to dry then put wax on top and then polish some part.
16. Polish the top part make it gradually fade.

Chine collé combined with laser cut

After the whole series of dissolve the plate

1. Take a photo of the fragment.
2. Edit the photo in Ai and keep the outline as Ai file.
3. Using the laser cut machine to cut the paper.
4. Spray the water on the paper .
5. Put some glue on the back of the paper.
6. Using a card to spread the glue.
7. Run through the press then you have the chine cliné print.

Clay mould (positive and negative casting)

After I made wax casting from the stones

1. Make a thick clay base and put the object into the clay.
2. Press the other half into the clay base the same and put clay wash on the surface.
3. Mix the plaster.
4. Pull the mixed plaster liquid into the clay mould and place the other wax object into the plaster .
5. Cut the extra part away.
6. Close the clay mould and use extra clay to steal it and cut a pulling whole on top.
7. Mix another plaster and fill up the mould.

Ludo technique (lost wax bronze casting)

1.Make the hollow version of the shape and devide into 3 parts.

2. Make the silicone mould of the bottom piece.

3. Make a thin wax layer of the top mold.

4. Divide into 3 peices.

5. Put nails into the wax.

6. Put nails and wax channel to the wax, fill the crashed ceramic grog and plaster mix inside.

7. Put plastic sticker at the end of wax channels and mark the route.

8. Contact all wax channel and a cup on the top then cover with the mixed ceramic grog and herculite.

9. Build plastic wall around it and tie it with string.New List Item

10. Filled with plaster and pull the bronze into the cup.

11. Smash the plaster and take out the bronze.

12. Take out the bronze and clean out.

13. Cut the extra part and clean out.

14. Welding the pieces together and choose the patina.

15. Put on the patina and leave it to dry then put wax on top and then polish some part.

16. Polish the top part make it gradually fade.

Chine collé combined with laser cut

1. Take a photo of the fragment.

2. Edit the photo in Ai and keep the outline as Ai file.

3. Using the laser cut machine to cut the paper.

4. Spray the water on the paper .

5. Put some glue on the back of the paper.

6. Using a card to spread the glue.

7. Run through the press then you have the chine cliné print.

Clay mould (positive and negative casting)

1. Make a thick clay base and put the object into the clay.

2. Press the other half into the clay base the same and put clay wash on the surface.

3. Mix the plaster.

4. Pull the mixed plaster liquid into the clay mould and place the other wax object into the plaster .

5. Cut the extra part away.

6. Close the clay mould and use extra clay to steal it and cut a pulling whole on top.

7. Mix another plaster and fill up the mould.

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Critical Reflection