Bronze Ivy ( Degree Show) - Documentation & Evaluation

Having previously done a trail of the ivy i felt a lot more confident in applying the wax as i knew exactly how and where everything should go to get the best result. This time i made sure that the stalks for the leaves weren't too thick with wax as this is the reason why i had to overwork the bronze previously making it look too artificial. I also found that this time i was able to control the wax better, letting the wax cool slightly before brushing on the leaves which resulted in the wax being less likely to drip on to the front of the leaves. If the wax did go on the front of the leaves as also found that leaving the wax too cool meant that the wax could easily be pealed off. By doing this it will hopefully mean that the front of the leaf is unharmed and cast without any extruding bronze that's unwanted. This time i selected more mature leaves as they had a stronger vein to them which would hopefully result in the casting being a lot more defined. The leaves i used previous weren't as strong resulting in the veins getting lost in the casting process. The overall wax process was a lot quicker this was mainly down to me understanding how the wax works as a material and what the best ways to apply the runners and feeders to get the perfect bronze cast. As well as doing some veins i also did some singular larger leaves, this was to hopefully add more depth to the vine. The reason i had to cast these separately to the vine was the size of them, i need to do the same process that i used for the ginkgo leaves to get a full cast leaf. There would be a possibility that the larger leaves wouldn't cast if they were attached to the vine as the bronze would need to travel down the extremely thin stalk to fill the diameter of the whole leaf. I was assured by the technicians in 3D that it would be possible to attach the leaves to the vine after it had been cast.

The ivy

Wax applied and runners and feeders attached

More defined veins on the leaves then previously

Wax easily removed when cooled - Also highlights the deeper veins evident in the wax

Finished wax ready for casting

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