Archive for March, 2012
Monday, March 26th, 2012
This post goes into the measuring process in more detail, focusing on the arms of both of the Cherubs.
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As you can see I marked on the template the distance in from the edge of the stone (picture 3), I drew a line which I transferred onto the stone by ...
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Monday, March 19th, 2012
The next stage was to turn the maquette around so I could start taking some measurements off the wings and the back of the heads.
In order to do this, I made a template of what I had drawn on my bench and placed the plaster model of the Cherubs on ...
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Friday, March 16th, 2012
As you can see once I had removed the bulk of the stone away with my saws and heavy chisels, I was able to start refining some of the points in the faces. This was done using my squares, rulers and sliding squares.
I measured in from the front onto a ...
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Monday, March 12th, 2012
The next stage was to position the plaster model of the Cherubs on the stone to give me an indication of how to proceed.
I then marked the size and shape of the stone on my bench and this is where they remained until it was time to turn them round ...
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Monday, March 5th, 2012
The next stage was to cast the clay models in plaster.
I separated the cherubs in order to cast them more easily. I scored a line to distinguish between the front and back-this allows me to see where the two halves will be for casting. I pushed in brass metal shim ...
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