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Atelier Galerie d'art Solart
MAKING A PLASTER PRESSING MOLD (2 private 2-hour sessions)
$360.00
Atelier Galerie d'art Solart
MAKING A PLASTER PRESSING MOLD (2 private 2-hour sessions)
$360.00
The description of this training will be available online shortly.
If you would like more information about this, please contact us directly by phone today at 819-428-1765, and we will be happy to assist you.
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INTRODUCTION TO LOST-WAX MICRO-CASTING TECHNIQUES (5 private 2-hour lessons)
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INTRODUCTION TO LOST-WAX MICRO-CASTING TECHNIQUES (5 private 2-hour lessons)
$900.00
Visit product page →DESCRIPTION:
This course is designed for artists who wish to acquire basic knowledge of micro-casting in bronze or silver. It aims to develop basic knowledge of wax work, elastomer molding, and lost-wax casting using plaster blocks / vacuum casting. Integrating these new techniques of transforming material through fire will allow you to refine your artistic approach in sculpture or jewelry making. It will also enable you to acquire the necessary autonomy to book access to a workstation and use the specialized equipment at Atelier Solart to undertake the creation of your future projects.
TECHNIQUES COVERED:
- Making a silicone mold of a small three-dimensional model.
- Wax casting of a small model in a silicone mold.
- Modeling an original small model in microcrystalline wax.
- Assembling a wax casting tree, including the models to be placed in cylinders.
- Investing the wax trees in refractory plaster within perforated steel casting cylinders.
- Lost-wax burnout of the casting cylinders in the electric kiln.
- Firing the refractory cylinders/molds in the electric kiln.
- Calculating the required metals and melting bronze or silver in the crucible to their respective casting temperatures in a propane or electric furnace.
- Vacuum casting the metals into the refractory plaster molds in the casting machine.
- Breaking out/cleaning the bronze or silver casting trees.
- Releasing the metal models/cutting off the sprue and runners.
- Polishing the bronze or silver models.
- Patinating the bronze or silver models.
PREREQUISITES:
Participants who wish to reproduce existing small models must bring their models to the workshop so that we can make their silicone mold and cast them in wax during the first training session. (object or small sculpture 3 inches in diameter x 5 inches high, *the material of the object does not matter)
TERMS:
Upon receipt of payment for your package, a personalized booking code will be sent to you by email. This code will allow you to book your training sessions directly online at no additional cost.
Your training can take place over a short intensive period or be spread over a longer period. That is, you can book time slots close together or far apart to suit your availability and paceDuring your training, I provide all the required specialized tools and equipment. During the months you are enrolled, you also have access to free recycled clay and an individual storage tray reserved for storing your personal belongings and projects in progress.
The training registration fee includes teaching fees and the use of the workshop spaces, tools, and equipment required during the training.
Since each project requires a different amount of material, material costs (silicone, refractory plaster, waxes, bronze, silver) will be charged to you by weight in addition, according to your respective use during your training.
ADDITIONAL SERVICES OFFERED ACCORDING TO YOUR NEEDS:
- If you wish to practice and optimize the integration of the techniques learned during your training, access periods to the workshop workstations are available by reservation.
- Making a silicone mold of a small three-dimensional model.
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MAKING A SILICONE MOLD OF A LIVE MODEL'S FACE (2 private 2-hour classes)
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If you would like more information about this, please contact us directly by phone today at 819-428-1765 and we will be happy to assist you.
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MAKING A SILICONE MOLD AND CASTING A SMALL THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT IN WAX (1 private 2-hour course)
$180.00
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MAKING A SILICONE MOLD AND CASTING A SMALL THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT IN WAX (1 private 2-hour course)
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Visit product page →The description of this training will be available online shortly.
If you would like more information about this, please contact us directly by phone today at 819-428-1765, and we will be happy to assist you.
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