Sculpting in Wax Workshop

How Bronze Sculpture is Made


The Victorian Artists Society
The Victorian Artists Society
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5.0 (2)

2 x 5.5 hours Class size 1 to 5 guests    

  $340 (Afterpay & PayPal Pay in 4 available)

Join sculptor D'Arcy Rouillard for an introduction to creating a wax sculpture ready for bronze casting.
In the first session, artists will have an introduction to the material, the process of bronze making, and answering questions about the practice. Participants will be able to play around with the material. The body of the session will consist of artists brainstorming ideas of what they would like to create with the assistance and input of the teaching artist.
In the second session, we will explore the ideas and continue progress on the sculpture. There will be time to assist artists in refining their sculptures and answer any further questions, including how to contact the foundry to finish your works!
What you'll get
Reference materials such: as art anatomical texts and picture examples of the bronze
making process for Participants reference during the sessions.
Sculpting wax and rudimentary sculpting tools will also be provided, costs included in
the price of the workshop
A completed artwork
Knowledge required
Beginner-friendly
What to bring
  • A tupperware container
  • Tea-towel
Session repeats

This class series runs over 2 consecutive days.

Location

The Victorian Artists Society - 430 Albert Street, East Melbourne VIC

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The Victorian Artists Society
The Victorian Artists Society

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The VAS art studio occupies an original bluestone building opened in 1874. Though almost totally subsumed by gallery in 1895, it still serves both as a studio and a reminder of our history. Designed by architect Leonard Terry, who had worked principally as a designer of warehouses and banks, it was a single-storey construction without windows.
Since then, the VAS studio has survived extensions, renovations and massive restoration projects to be associated with the careers of some of the most significant artists of Australian history. It is within these walls that young artists including Arthur Streeton, Charles Conder, Tom Roberts, Walter Withers and Frederick McCubbin commenced their journey of brushstrokes. The original floor of Baltic pine, worn by the feet of these artists and coloured with 150 years of paint, still remains alongside original tables and easels.
To this day, the Victorian Artists Society offers classes catering to all experience levels, from beginners to professional artists, in oil, watercolour, acrylic, drawing and sculpture. Classes cover techniques such as portraiture from a life model, landscape and still life. Daytime, afternoon, evening and weekend classes are conducted in the historic VAS Studio and are taught by highly regarded artists.
In addition to our 10 week courses, we also regularly offer workshops and a number of casual sessions including life and portrait.

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