It took almost Sixtey (60) days to sculpt the masterpiece using polymer clay, building the armature, setting the initial posture and expression of the original sculpture, defining the major features, detailing the attributes and refining it for the final clay model.
To make the wax model of the original sculpture, a silicone rubber mould was made from the original clay model without losing any of the micro detailing and expression of the model. Hot wax was poured into the hollow mould and allowed through the chasing wax process and resting the same to set.
Next, to assemble the ceramic mould for the Bronze, the wax model underwent the casting process by dipping into a ceramic slurry for building up the ceramic shell and in turn went through “lost wax process” leaving a hard-hollow ceramic shell. The ceramic shell was intensely tested for its durability at various levels and then alone it is passed to the next stage.
Bronze is poured into the hot ceramic shell and allowed to cool and settle. Later, the ceramic mould was chiselled and smashed away. Vineesh’s experienced technical team then had to meticulously work on the final Bronze finish of the Masterpiece with all care and diligence. The product is now ready for patination.
