MouldMaking and Casting

By Nick Brooks

ISBN:	9781861266682
PUBLISHED:	May 2005
PAGES:	176
BINDING:	Hardback
SIZE:	260x215 mm
INSIDE:	colour throughout including 41 line drawings

Mouldmaking and Casting is a technical manual of the many techniques of this ancient craft and art form. With step-by-step illustrations, it explains the materials required and the processes involved to create reproductions of a range of pieces. The book covers traditional techniques as well as today’s more advanced technical methods.

Topics covered include: Plaster waste and multipiece moulding Silicone and vinyl moulds Clay press moulds Casting from a life model Wax casting Polyester resins and fibre glass Cold-cast metal casting Cement casting

Written in a clear, practical style it gives invaluable instruction for artists, model makers, sculptors and craftspeople.

RRP: £19.95

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