Bronze casting is the process of pouring molten bronze into a hollow mold to create a positive bronze sculpture or object. Methods of bronze casting, like lost wax, ceramic shell, and sand casting are used to produce bronze sculptures, instruments, medals, tools, plaques, and more.
Lost wax casting is the oldest process used to create a one-of-a-kind, detailed metal object by building a mold around a sacrificial wax model. After the mold investment is set, the wax is melted out and forms a cavity where the bronze flows in. When the bronze cools and solidifies, the artist can remove it from the original mold.
Lost wax sculptures take several weeks or months to make. Given the difficulty of the technique and the time-consuming process of creating these pieces, high quality lost wax sculptures are increasingly difficult to find.
