How To Make A Bronze Sculpture - The Lost Wax Method

How do you make a sculpture out of bronze? This video will show you how using the lost wax method. This technique is thousands of years old, and is still used today to create sculptures large and small. I will show you how using two different models. One made of oil based clay and one 3d printed model that I adjusted. The Otter represents Mr Otter Studio, and the temple is where I was married and I also helped make the stained glass windows that decorate it. I worked at the foundry shown in the video, Adonis Bronze, in Alpine Utah. It was one of my favorite experiences. I loved working around artists, and creators. Enjoy!

Music
Venkatesananda By Jessie Gallagher

Filmed and edited by McCall

[claudegraham]

Thanks for this concise, educational, and enjoyable treatment of the subject. You have a no-nonsense yet pleasant style of presenting the material. I spent an entire afternoon at Shidoni foundry near Santa Fe spending about an hour with the crafters in each phase of this process. PRICELESS!

[AvastVODs]

BANGER video, finally explained it to the depth that i was looking for, TY!

[DannyStroup]

I've never witnessed such a complex, tedious process to produce a shelf ornament. Those things must cost $10, 000 dollars a piece when you consider the man-hours, giant industrial vats, and ovens. Did I mention the molten metal workers wearing space suits? Holy COW!

[joshuapayne]

This was awesome. Love the way you put this together. Your voice and explanations were clear and thoughtfully concise.

[cliffdariff]

I used to work at a bronze art foundry in Berkeley California... very tedious work for sure! Good video.

[pinokio]

SUPER! Really interesting the video, thanks!)

[Preston_Smith]

❤ oh look there's temples in it too

[josephmoodie]

Being your an artist you have the skill to make the art and know all the processes so really this art comes down to ADHD and doing every step to the finest result which really comes down to how far your willing to go to put in the finest details and not just settle for being done early.
The most crucial part in my view is the subject matter then detail.
After that you take every step to the end in the best quality,
Imagine doing this before electricity What a task of hand work !

[missmagnoliasugar]

This is fabulous, I really enjoyed watching this . I have some horse candle holders that are most likely bronze and I can’t find any google search images of anything like them . I noticed they have some white spots which lead me on a search and ended up reading about bronze rot, or bronze disease.. which lead me to wonder if these could be molded again to make more of them .. they really are beautiful, and I’m hoping some day to learn how to do this !

[masterlup]

how did the bottom break that PERFECTLY with a hammer and force at 06:23. Pure magic?

[MJWCowie]

Thanks so much. I really enjoyed your tutorial.Very informative and comprehensive. Is it possible to have a bronze sculpture with a black patina?

[peteredwards]

I’m just starting out on my lost wax journey, I think it’ll be many years before I’m making anything as big as that owl lol

[doryenmctown]

I thought I can learn brass sculpting by watching YouTube 😂😂😂😂

[paulinagonzalez]

well now i know why bronze is so expensive, nice.

[christinas]

How are the bronze pieces made hollow?

[AndrewJosephKeith]

hey that is so cool! Do you know the sculptors Jason Millward, Leroy Transfield and Joseph Brickey? I think they have worked with Adonis Bronze in Utah and I helped start the Figure Sculptors United competitions with them. So cool to see someone in that area go over the professional mold making process!

[Bronzehandicraftvietnam]

Hello, we are from Vietnam and have the same job as you. We look forward to working with you

[pulkityogi-jfxk]

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[iamhelloway]

Video just showed a glimpse of very important step, which is preparing model. If you do not put release agents, whole mold will be ruined ...

[staleysworkshop]

How much did it cost to cast those in bronze? Both the otter and the temple?