The clay poodle dog sculpture is now completed. The client will now review the images and make last minute requests for any modifications. Once the poodle sculpture is approved, I will give the entire sculpture a wash with a solvent in order to minimize any tool marks and shavings that may still be visible on the surface. The process will take 2-3 days to allow the solvent to dissolve and ensure the clay returns to its natural hardness.
The solvent is used to slightly soften the clay in order to aid in the blending.
Applying a wash at this stage helps with the surface detail in order to give it a more realistic look and feel. By not cleaning the dog sculpture surface before the mold fabrication will create additional work for me during the wax-positive stage.
Molds capture every detail; therefore, it is wise to only fabricate a mold after everyone is happy with the final clay sculpt.
A wax-positive is an identical replica of this clay sculpture; the only difference is that it is a wax casting from the mold. Wax-positives for most bronze castings are hollow. The walls of the wax cast vary from 1/8” to 5/8” in thickness.
More on the process once the images are available.
The solvent is used to slightly soften the clay in order to aid in the blending.
Applying a wash at this stage helps with the surface detail in order to give it a more realistic look and feel. By not cleaning the dog sculpture surface before the mold fabrication will create additional work for me during the wax-positive stage.
Molds capture every detail; therefore, it is wise to only fabricate a mold after everyone is happy with the final clay sculpt.
A wax-positive is an identical replica of this clay sculpture; the only difference is that it is a wax casting from the mold. Wax-positives for most bronze castings are hollow. The walls of the wax cast vary from 1/8” to 5/8” in thickness.
More on the process once the images are available.
View of the under side of Trackers head.
Front view...
Profile of the entire dog sculpt.
The paw area showing the poodles nails. Let me know if you wish to have the toenails shorten.
Tracker (poodle) front leg.
Detailed image of the fur texture.
Another view of the fur texture.click on any of the images for a better better view
