~ Artist & Sculptor Susan Lynes ~ Sculpting and Casting Course Lynes Custom Cowboy Co. offers a 4 week course taught by Bronze Artist, Susan Lynes and can take a beginner from creating the original wax model to the finished Bronze Sculpture.
Learn how to turn THIS into....
This!
Course OutlinePART ONE 2 weeks of instruction on creating an original wax model. - Start with a slab of wax and learn to create a masterpiece, using your own imagination and creativity. All you need is an idea and I will show you the steps required to bring your idea into reality. PART TWO 2 weeks of mold making, pouring wax reproductions, sprueing, ceramic shell casting and final finishing. - Make a mold of your original so you can make limited edition reproductions. - Pour you wax reproductions and chase them. - Sprue the waxes and prepare for ceramic shell. - Put a coating of ceramic shell on your wax reproduction. - Place ceramic in kiln and burn out the wax. - Pour molten bronze in ceramic shell. - Remove ceramic material from the cooled bronze. - Cut off sprues and clean up bronze. - Weld in window if one is involved. - Finish bronze and sandblast. - Patina bronze and apply coat of paste wax. - Polish wax and attach to wooden base if required. The following is included in the course cost: - Room and Board. - Sculpting tools and all material to create your original wax model. (If taking 2 week Sculpting Course) - Materials to make a mold of your original and wax to make reproduction. - Material to make ceramic shell and bronze to cast your sculpture. * Note - This is limited to a table top sculpture of medium size and does not include life size. - Course hours are 8 hours per day and 5 days per week, but we work more then 8 hours per day so you can put in as much time as you like. Contact is about the Course Cost for the entire 4 week course or you can take either Part one or Part Two
~ For more information, Contact us ~ See more of Susan's Artwork & Sculpture: [susan@lynescustomcowboyco.com] |