How Do You Make A Mold, And Cast A Gargoyle Sculpture (Or Any Other Sculpture)?
A lot of people ask me how do I do what I do. Most artists would answer that with “trade secret” or some other nonsense answer. I think it’s good to show how art is created. Artists just starting out have a hard time finding out how to do things. Non-artists don’t understand the amount of work that goes into creating and casting a sculpture so they have no bases to understand the value of art. I hope that this tutorial will help artists on their journey of creating art and give non-artists and collectors an insight into what it really takes to create that piece of art. Step 1 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/4808181/DogDoneRight_Full.jpg’); }); I started this dog gargoyle with a lump of oil based clay. I love working with this type of clay! It never, ever dries out and I can use it over again many times to create new pieces. Step 2 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArti