Wow, I have lots to try. Went to Sculpt Nouveau, Ron Young’s shop, for patinas. Patina’s are the coatings put onto bronze and other metals. Often used to make the metal’s appear old, they also allow an artist to add color into the metal sculptures. And Ron Young is THE EXPERT acknowledged world wide for Patina’s. I’m getting closer to finishing a few pieces and am very inspired after the aluminum pour last weekend. At Sculpt Nouveau (website link provided), they gave me an incredible kit for starting. Even included a metal coating so I can turn a piece of wood into something that looks like metal. It’s going to take some work to try out the different waxes, patina’s, and paints in this kit. I”m excited. Thank you Sculpt Nouveau.
http://www.sculptnouveau.com/index.cfm
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Interesting post – I’m a chemist and have always been interested in the ways to make a patina on a metal surface.
Thanks for sharing.
Bill,
Glad you found this interesting. I’ll post some pictures in a week or two on how the patina’s came out. Will be working with iron, bronze, aluminum, and even a piece of wood. Can’t wait for the weekend when I get to play with these new toys.
Robine