any usefull sites for sculptures?

Question

please anyone knows helpful sites to sculpt on rock
sculting using clay , mold and casting ,
bronze???
tools for sculpture ....
its much better a site that explains showing pictures

Answer 1

Mold Making & Casting Workshops provides a start-to-finish hands-on learning experience in creating rubber molds and pouring sculptural casts.You could take a course.
You haven't mentioned where you live so I will just give you the link to the page for the U.S.
Mold Making & Casting courses below;
http://www.infohub.com/vacation_schools/...
Casting is a process by which a material is introduced into a mold while it is liquid, allowed to solidify in the shape inside the mold, and then removed producing a fabricated object or part. The finished product is also called a casting. Casting is often used for creating one or more copies of an original piece of sculptural (three-dimensional) artwork. It is also used extensively in the automobile manufacture industry, such as the casting of engine blocks or cylinder heads, or vacuum-forming of plastics and in the lost core process. The process, particularly when performed with molten metals, is also called founding.
Casting may be used to form hot, liquid metals or meltable plastics (called thermoplastics), or various materials that cold set after mixing of components such as certain plastic resins (e.g. epoxy), water setting materials such as concrete or plaster, and materials that become liquid or paste when moist such as clay, which when dry enough to be rigid is removed from the mold, further dried, and fired in a kiln.
Casting may be used to create artistic sculptures.

#Sculpting. An artist creates an original artwork from wax, clay, or another material. Wax and oil-based clay are often preferred because these materials retain their softness.#Mouldmaking. A mould is made of the original sculpture. Most moulds are at least two pieces, and a shim with keys is placed between the two halves during construction so that the mould can be put back together accurately. Most moulds of small sculptures are made from plaster, but can also be made of fiberglass or other materials. To preserve the fine details on the original artwork's surface, there is usually an inner mould made of latex or vinyl, which is supported by the plaster part of the mould. Usually, the original artwork is destroyed during the making and initial deconstruction of the plaster mould. This is because the originals are solid, and do not easily bend as the plaster mould is removed. Often long, thin pieces are cut off of the original and moulded separately. Sometimes, especially in the case of large original (such as life-size) sculptures, many moulds are needed to recreate the original sculpture.#Wax. Once the plaster and latex mould is finished, molten wax is poured into it and swished around until an even coating, usually about 1/4 inches think, covers the entire inner surface of the mould. This may be done in several layers.#Removal of wax. This new, hollow wax copy of the original artwork is removed from the mould.

MORE below on these next sites, they are is also free casting, sculpting,molding etc. Encylopedias, it is full of tons of information for self teaching this medium ;
http://en.allexperts.com/e/c/ca/casting....
http://education.yahoo.com/reference/enc...
Fantastic information on this site of wikipedia;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/special:sea...
More links and sites for free learning below;
http://www.wikihow.com/make-a-life-cast-...
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art2...
http://www.hirstarts.com/moldmake/moldma...
http://www.florilegium.org/files/crafts/...
http://www.ask.com/web?q=how+to+make+con...
http://www.ask.com/web?q=instructions+fo...
http://www.google.ca/search?q=instructio...
http://ca.search.yahoo.com/search?p=cour...
http://www.school-health.org/casting.htm...
http://www.dickblick.com/zz335/34/...
http://www.janfitch.com/castpaper.html...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sculpting#Materials_of_sculpture_through_history -Sculpting materials
Sculpting tools -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/chisel...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/stone_sculp...
The process begins with the selection of a stone for carving. Some artists use the stone itself as inspiration; the Renaissance artist Michelangelo claimed that his job was to free the human form trapped inside the block. Other artists begin with a form already in mind and find a stone to compliment their vision. The sculptor may begin by forming a model in clay or wax, sketching the form of the statue on paper or drawing a general outline of the statue on the stone itself.

When he is ready to carve, the artist usually begins by knocking off large portions of unwanted stone. For this task he may select a point chisel, which is a long, hefty piece of steel with a point at one end and a broad striking surface at the other. A pitching tool may also be used at this early stage; which is a wedge-shaped chisel with a broad, flat edge. The pitching tool is useful for splitting the stone and removing large, unwanted chunks. The sculptor also selects a mallet, which is a hammer with a broad, barrel-shaped head. The artist places the point of the chisel or the edge of the pitching tool against a selected part of the stone, then swings the mallet at it with the strongest possible stroke. He must be careful to strike the end of the tool accurately; the smallest miscalculation can damage the sculptor’s hand. When the mallet connects to the tool, energy is transferred along the tool, shattering the stone. Most sculptors work rhythmically, turning the tool with each blow so that the stone is removed quickly and evenly. This is the “roughing out”
stage of the sculpting process.
More below...............
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/stone_sculp...
Tools

Note use of skirt, tree stump, and stag for support of body and lower arm and the pinning of the upper arm to the arrows in quiver, forming several closed loops that are thus strongerThe Italian terms for the basic carving tools of stone sculpture are given here, and where possible the English terms have been included.

La Mazza - The mallet. This is used to strike the chisel.
Gli Scalpelli - The chisels. These come in various types:
La Subbia - (the Point) a pointed chisel or punch
L'Unghietto - (Round or Rondel Chisel) Literally, "little fingernail"
La Gradina - (Toothed Chisel or Claw) a chisel with multiple teeth
Lo Scalpello - a flat chisel
Lo Scapezzatore - (Pitcher or Pitching Tool) a hefty chisel with a broad blunt edge, for splitting
More below and the Techniques;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/marble_scul...
Materials of sculpture through history -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/sculpting#m.
Casting forums;
http://www.sculpture.net/community/archi...
http://www.sculpture.net/community/print...
Books about Casting below;
Mold Making, Casting and Patina (Paperback)
by Bruner F. Barrie (Author)

The Prop Builder's Molding & Casting Handbook (Paperback)
by Thurston James (Author)
both available at site below;
http://www.amazon.com/making-casting-pat...
You can also go to the Library, it is free and they have great books there for learning this medium.
Hope this helped,
cheers!

Answer 2

Hey Blau Fla,

Included below are a variety of sites, some are the sculptor's site, some are forums, etc.