Fine Craft Articles

Casting With Townsend Casting Resin

January 15th, 2008 by Peggy

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Townsend Casting resins are two-part liquid urethane casting system designed for use by sculptors, wood carvers, pattern makers, taxidermists, hobbyists, proto-typers, model makers, special effects professionals, doll makers, jewelers, restorers, to name a few.

Here are a few examples of pieces made with Townsend Casting Resin.

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Study of a Female Centaur, by Cessna Decosimo, Chattanooga, TN

A mold was made from the artist’s original piece which was sculpted from clay. To achieve the beautiful bronze patina, the interior of the mold was dusted with bronze powder before the casting resin was poured into it. Once cured and de-molded, the surface was buffed with steel wool and patinaed with our Sculpt Nouveau solvent dyes.

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Detail of Study of a Female Centaur

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On the left is the original sculpture of a lizard made from stone. A mold was made of it with Knead-a-Mold. Then, Townsend Casting Resin was poured into the mold. The lizard on the right is the resin cast. The white resin lizard could now be painted, patinaed or left as is. To create a bronze surface, bronze powder could have been dusted into the mold prior to pouring in the resin. Visit our “how to” section on our website to read more.

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Casting resin was poured into a silicone mold taken from an architectural ornament.

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Bronze powder was dusted into a silicone mold, casting resin was then poured into the mold. When de-molded, the bronze bonds to the exterior of the resin and can be buffed or patinaed.

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Back of the resin piece showing bronze powder on exterior.

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This resin casting was poured into a silicone mold taken from an architectural terra cotta relief. The casting resin was poured into the mold which was dusted with gold-colored powder to give it a luminous surface.

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Meet Leslie Molen and Her Beautifully Handcrafted Elves

December 22nd, 2007 by Peggy

Townsend Atelier supplies products to all sorts of artists and craftspeople across the globe. Our products are used by sculptors, restoration professionals, jewelers, potters, crafts people, doll makers, soap makers, taxidermists, and even chocolate makers.
Our new Web Gallery will be a place where we will regularly showcase some of the incredible work that our customers are creating with our products. We are always excited to see what everyone is making and hope that you will be too. Please check our site periodically for new postings.

You may get some inspiration. What will you make?

P.S. We would love for you to tell us what you are making! Send us an email [Email address: info #AT# townsendatelier.com - replace #AT# with @ ] and let us know!

Leslie Molen is a nationally recognized doll artist based in Denver, CO. She has exhibited her one-of-a-kind work in galleries and museums around the world.

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To make the finely detailed heads of her intricate elves, she pours the heads in Clay-Shay (available at AVES) which she covers with cloth. Leslie then makes a mold of the cloth covered clay head with Knead-a-Mold.“I appreciate that the Knead-a- Mold picks up such fine detail that I can still cover the head in fabric and that detail still shows through!” she says.

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Mold of original clay head with Knead-a-Mold, silicone putty.

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These “Heads in a row” show from original, molded, and the finished product.

littleblossoms-lavendar.jpg Little Blossoms in Lavendar, by Leslie Molen

For more information about Leslie and her work, visit www.rootie.com
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