Patinas Articles

Applying Liver of Sulfur | Cold Patina

April 17th, 2009 by Peggy

Sculpt Nouveau’s, Ron Young, demonstrates application of Liver of Sulfur (sometimes referred to as potash).  Liver of Sulfure can be used on copper alloys, metal coatings and cast bronze.  Liver can be found in the Traditional Brown Patina section on our website.
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Applying Ferric Nitrate on Bronze (hot patina process)

April 17th, 2009 by Peggy

Sculpt Nouveau’s, Ron Young, demonstrates application process of Ferric Nitrate Patina on bronze.  You can find Ferric Nitrate in the Traditional Brown Patinas section on our website, along with a whole range of patina and finishes.  Click here

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Mold making and Casting Workshop | February 21-22

March 2nd, 2009 by Peggy
Making a two-part mold with Brush-a-Mold.

Making a two-part mold with Brush-a-Mold.

This past February, students from around the country attended our mold-making and casting workshop.  Students learned how to make one part, two-part, and  mother-molds with our silicone mold-making materials.  In addition, students learned how to cast with our urethane resins and create variety of simple finishes with dyes, metal coatings, and  powders.

A student applies Brush-a-Mold silicone on a small sculpture to create a detailed mold for casting.

A student applies Swell-Shell mothermold on a small sculpture to create a detailed mold for casting.

After applying Brush-a-Mold silicone mold making material on a plaster bust, Swell-Shell mothermold material is applied.

After applying Brush-a-Mold silicone mold making material on a plaster bust, Swell-Shell mothermold material is applied.

What an awesome group of students!  They learned a lot in two days.

What an awesome group of students! They learned a lot in two days.

Special thanks to Association for Visual Arts and Chattanooga State Technical Community College for co-producing this great workshop!

If you are interested in attending future workshops, please be sure to email us [Email address: info #AT# townsendatelier.com - replace #AT# with @ ] and we will place you on our mailing list.