Big
Bronze Fountains Process (Wall Foundations - Female, Male, Children
and Wildlife Animal)
1- THE CONCEPT/IDEA
Choosing your subject is the first step when selecting your larger Bronze Fountain design. Our design team will help you design a Bronze Fountain that is right for your needs including Wall Foundations with Children, Females, Males, Animals. We like to work with you to come up with an original idea that you can call your own. Being involved in the design process is one of the reasons so many clients choose our company. We want to make you happy.
2- PRELIMINARY DRAWINGS
Once we have a concept, we start to design your Bronze Fountain using various drawings. You are welcome to submit your own drawings if you have a specific design that you feel comfortable with. We like to get the idea down on paper to give us a good prospective of what we are about to create in clay.
3- THE MODEL
A 14 inch model of your statue will be created to visualize your design in 3-d. If there is something you don't like or want to change you just let us know and we fix it to your liking. Upon your approval the model will be molded and used as a guide line in the production of your big statue. This works to your advantage in two ways. First you know what your Bronze Fountain will look and you can use the model as an award or to give as gifts and perhaps even as a marketing tool.
4- CONSTRUCTION OF THE ARMATURE
The constrution of the armature is one of the many important steps
in the making of your Bronze Fountain. A steel frame is constructed and
foam is added to create a rough outline of your statue. The amature
is then sealed with a latex coating and the sculpture process
is ready to begin.
5- THE SCULPTING PROCESS
Once the armature is completed we start the sculpting process. By hand we apply hundreds of pounds of hot clay. Needless to say this is a very time consuming process, sometimes taking several weeks to coat the whole statue and to complete the "block in" stage. With the clay applied we start putting in the detail and your statue starts to take shape.Adding and subtracting clay to get the perfect look is art and it takes time and many man hours to get that look. We spend hundreds of hours on every project during this process to insure that your statue is one that will make you proud.