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The Art Of Making Bronze Sculptures
Bronze sculpture is the most common form of cast metal sculptures due to a characteristic trait which is as unusual as it's desirable. Commonly used bronze alloys will expand a little just before being set so that even the finest details of a mold are filled.
Bronze sculptures are also strong while ductile, or lacking in brittleness, allowing figures to be depicted in actions such as leaps and flights. Supports for bronze statues need smaller cross-sections due to such qualities, as can be seen in equestrian statues where only two hooves are on the base.
Today's examples are usually made of ninety percent copper and ten percent tin, while in antiquity bronze works were sometimes made with other elements such as phosphorus, manganese, aluminium, or silicon. Interestingly, far more stone and ceramic works have come down to us through the ages than those made of bronze, as the metal was quite precious and often melted down to produce new sculptures or weapons and armor in times of war.
Thus, very few big examples in bronze are available from ancient times, and of these most are not in good condition. Indeed, most works exhibited in museums, while still full of the evidence of wear and tear, have been painstakingly restored to a quality suitable for display.
Working sucessfully with bronze generally requires a high level of skill, and a number of distinct casting processes might need to be employed, such as lost-wax casting and the related modern-day technique of investment casting. Other techniques consist of sand casting and centrifugal casting.
After final polishing, corrosive materials may be applied to bronze works in order to form a patina or film made by oxidation or some other chemical process and establish some control over the color and finish. For example, reactive chemicals might be applied to create a novel marble-like appearance.
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