Nicolas Pain
Marine Wildlife Sculpture




The original sculpt is 'laid up' with clay.

The completed clay 'jacket'.

The clay jacket is coated in a plaster shell to make the outer mold casing. The clay is removed and silicone rubber is poured in to make the detailed inner mold.

Wax is poured into the silicone mold to reproduce the sculpture in wax.

The sculpture is complex and had to be cast in multiple pieces.

These are all the waxes . This shows all the separate pieces.

The wax is coated in plaster and the wax is melted out. Bronze is poured into the void. This shows the plaster being removed form the bronze casting.

The casting requires multiple 'sprues' to help the bronze flow to all the parts of the mold.

The main body is hollow. The thicknesses of the bronze can be seen here.

The parts then need to be assembled.

Details must be 'chased' in where the sculpture components have been joined.

The assembly is complete.

The initial layer is black. The colour is controlled by the amount of heat that is applied.

The green final colour starts to emerge as layers are built up.

The final colour is apply using a chemical patina and a blow torch.