The technique of sculpture

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The technique of sculpture

John W. Mills

(A Batsford craft paperback)

B T Batsford, 1985, c1965

[New ed]

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Includes index

New edition 1976

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The author describes all the important sculptural techniques to enable the sculptor to be confident of an exact reproduction of his original idea. Individual chapters deal with the various materials used by the sculptor and the tools required in each case. There are further sections covering maquette, firing, bronze-casting, welding, brazing, constructions, armatures, direct media finishes and presentation. Mills trained at the Royal College of Art.

Table of Contents

  • Sculpture relief
  • the maquette
  • stone
  • wood
  • clay
  • terracotta
  • firing
  • casting - moulding techniques, filling methods and materials, foundry methods
  • welding and brazing
  • constructions
  • armatures
  • direct media
  • finishes
  • presentation.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA5654322X
  • ISBN
    • 0713425091
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    168 p.: ill.
  • Size
    25 cm
  • Classification
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