can i make sculptures out of paraffin wax? how much detail can they handle? ... i want to make molds...
2007-03-03 15:35:45 · 5 answers · asked by louie 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Sculpture
It depends on how complex you want to get and how big. Paraffin will break if you go too thin, or too tall. Small table top sculptures might be fine, but large ones you'd be better off working with clay over a frame and then making a plaster cast. Are you going to cast plaster, or metal, or what? That will also make a difference.
2007-03-03 17:11:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure you can.. but not all paraffins are created equal.. some carve out and work better than others.. Its generally called the Lost Wax Method.. you make your wax original and you coat it with plaster and melt the wax out and then cast your metal in the plaster mold.. Problem with this method is the original wax is lost and the plaster mold is a 1 use item (you have to break it off) There is however a way around this... you make your wax original, but coat it with multiple layers of liquid latex (many layers) this "rubber mold" can then be used to make multiple wax positives (You simply melt the wax pour into the latex mold, let cool and then peel it off and do it again.. latex molds can make quite a bit of positives) that can then be used to be coated with plaster and cast in metal.. if you want to make multiple copies
Wax works very well for high detail in fact.. the process has been around for centuries.. and its still common to use today.
2007-03-03 15:57:27 · answer #2 · answered by darchangel_3 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes you can. And wax can keep a high level of detail. Though paraffine wax is comparatively britte. If you mix some vaseline into the (molten) wax it will be more malleable.
Though of course your wax sculpture will only be fine as long as the temperature is low enough so it won't melt/deform.
Sculptures are commonly made in wax and then turned into bronze sculpture, but that's a more lengthy process. But it tells you that wax is used a lot for making sculptures.
2007-03-03 15:55:48 · answer #3 · answered by convictedidiot 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hi
i think u r a sculptor ?
am also
paraffin wax use on at u r works then covered all terracotta then u put a hole under the covering part also top side
2007-03-04 19:55:29 · answer #4 · answered by rafi mash 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
yes you can.
it should be able to take a lot of details(or you can make it softer by adding some beeswax.)
but remember if you are making a mold , you have to consider how you want to break the mold apart(if for one time use or to be used many times.)where the parting lines are and to avoid undercuts.
happy sculpting!!!
God bless,
gabe
2007-03-04 14:28:35 · answer #5 · answered by gabegm1 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋