Posts Tagged ‘patina’

Bronze Casting 101

January 23, 2010 - 3:30 pm 1 Comment

This video shows what it’s like to make your own sculpture out of bronze.

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Lost Wax Casting Step 9 of 9 Finishing and Polishing

January 16, 2010 - 9:26 pm 11 Comments

Lost wax casting, step : Grinding, buffing and polishing the finished charms.
Feathered Gems Jewelry has documented the entire process of casting Braille charms for Seedlings Braille Books for Children. Music: Violin Concerto in E by Mendelssohn

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Japanese Traditional Metal Casting

December 16, 2009 - 12:44 pm 18 Comments

Melting metal to create artwork. This is a video which shows a rare method of blending different metals to make one artwork.
By Eitoku Sugimori, resarcher of plastic expression, Japanese aesthetics and art history, author of Japanese Patinas and Japanese Metalsmithing Patination.
http://www.amazon.com/Japanese-Patinas-Eitoku-Sugimori/dp/1929565119

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