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Program of the course period:

We do an average of 2 courses per month.
Number of students per course: 5 maximum.
Course season: September through June.
Elastomer moulding

Day 1: Welcome: Presentation and Molding

    >  General presentation of the Lost Wax
        Casting
    >  Execution of the elstomer and plaster mold.
    >  Realisation of the wax copy.
Making up of the casting mould

Day 2: Beginning

    >  Preparation of sprues and vents.
    >  Completing the mold in which the bronze
        will be poured.
    >  Beginning of the heating of the mold, which will         be completed two days later with the evacuation
        of the wax.
Bronze pouring exercice
Day 3: Preparation: Patinas and Bronze Colors

    >  Continuation of the heating of the mold.
    >  Bronze tapping exercise into ingot molds.
    >  Bronze patina exercise.
    >  How to create a de-waxing and melting oven.
    >  How to find and price the different materials.
    >  How to calculate the price of a bronze casting.
    >  How to create a small foundry workshop, amateur or
        professional.
    >  Taking necessary safety measures.
    >  Questions / Answers.
Day 4: Birth: Casting of the Bronze, de-molding and touch ups

    >  Tamping of the mold.
    >  Heating of the bronze – method and safety measures.
    >  Every student pours his sculpture assisted by the instructor.
    >  Cooling and de-molding of the bronze (cutting of sprues and vents).
    >  Techniques of artistic chiseling with easy to use tools.
Getting the bronze out of furnace
pouring bronze in the plaster mould

Same sculpture touched up and patinated The sculpture after chiselling and patination
Artist: Thierry Casier-Pessot-86150 Queaux-France
Tel: +33 / 549 48 23 20
Sculpture just after bronze pouring
Day 5: Completion

    >  Working on the patina: More than 15
        different patinas will be shown.
    >  Last touch ups and advice for making a
        base for your sculpture (not included in the         course).
    >  Conclusion.
Stuart ROUSSEL
Mas de la Châtière
84290 Sainte Cécile en Provence
FRANCE
Tel: +33 / 6 12 69 61 06

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