Customer Reviews

Mold Making, Casting and Patina

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While I was able to glean some marginal information from the book, I found it totally unsuitable for an intermediate approach to lost wax casting. This is a great book for a housewife who wants to show her kids how to make relief sculture or simple plaster casts. If you want to find out about the intricacies of casting for bronzes, save your money; you won't find it here. "Moldmaking" describes waste molds and latex, "Casting" is in plaster, and "Patina" is only for gypsum products. I expected more from the title, and I was disappointed.

Very clear and simple instructions. Takes you step-by-step through several different basic mold making procedures, using simple latex molds and plaster casts. There are a multitude of pictures and line drawings with clear repetitive step-by-step instructions as though the author were working with you in your own home. It is a basic book and not so advanced as to confuse you. Great beginner book.

If you are already a technical person who is looking for more information...skip this book. Unfortuneatly it is vague and unhelpful. I say this technically speaking...if you are curious about the process and just want to pick up a bit of vocabulary.. have a look. They could have done a great job with this book... but once again the process falls flat. Don't let the cover fool you.

I started casting by winging it and messed up a nice sculpture and realized I really needed help. It's not the most exhaustive book on the subject, I might like to know how to cast more than plaster or rubber. But it really is a very good step by step for some very basic, good casting methods; both how to make the mold and how to cast with it. I now know what I did wrong! and how not to make the same mistake again. I like how the author writes, it is very accessible and his intent is to make the process easy to understand. Very good book on the subject!