The art of stone carving is constantly improving with the development of society. From clay sculpture, wood stone carving, stone carving at the end to bronze, ceramic stone carving and metal alloy stone carving later. The update of material technology provides space for the creative development of stone carving. Due to the advantages of convenient molding, light weight and high strength, stone carving was soon applied to stone carving creation. Stone carving materials can be used to quickly reproduce and preserve clay sculptures. Therefore, Stone Garden Statues become landmarks in squares, parks, and recreational places in communities. Next, the editor of the Stone Garden Statues will introduce to you the matters that need to be paid attention to when making the Stone Garden Statues.
It is not easy to make a good stone carving work. To complete a high-quality stone carving work, all aspects of production must be skillfully combined. The round sculpture is the most difficult, and the manufacturing method of controlling the round sculpture can naturally produce relief. The design of Stone Garden Statues should consider the characteristics of material technology.
stone sculpture are easy to form beautiful streamlined products, which highlight the sense of the times of the works, and arc streamlined shapes can be used in design. Due to the light weight and high strength of stone carving, works with strong dynamics and small supporting area can be produced. Sometimes it is necessary to post-coat the surface. The gel coat has leveling properties, and it has a certain leveling effect under the action of tension during curing, which is not suitable for expressing detailed textures. These should be carefully considered when planning. The original model can be made of clay, and after the stone carving is completed, it will be naturally dry, and the stone carving mold can be continued.
The manufacture of stone sculpture is made by hand lay-up. According to the shape and characteristics of the stone carving, starting from the perspective of easy forming and demoulding, the mold is decomposed into several units and reproduced continuously. Shape them accordingly and assemble them into a whole. Finally, painting is handled as a whole, and a Stone Garden Statues work is completed.
Mold manufacturing, mold manufacturing is the key to molding. Gypsum is often used in mold making, but the strength of gypsum is low, and it is easy to deform after a long time. Molds can be made from silicone rubber and stone carving materials. Silicone rubber is in a fluid state before use, with good flow and filling properties. After the cross-linking reaction, the elastic body is formed, which has a large elastic deformation, and the water of the original mold has no effect on the cross-linking reaction. After cross-linking, the silicone rubber has good airtightness and does not bond with the original stone carving. Used as the surface layer of stone carving molds, it can reproduce the shape of the work with high quality and can be demolded smoothly. However, the cross-linked body is easy to deform and needs a support carrier. The easy-to-form characteristics of stone carving are used as the carrier of the mold.
Mold manufacturing method: make silicone rubber, and apply the silicone rubber layer on the original mold in stages at least 1mm behind. After the silicone rubber is cross-linked, a stone carving layer of about 3mm is formed on the silicone rubber. After curing, cut the mold along the divided unit blocks, and pay attention to cutting the stone carving layer and the silicone rubber layer together. Make connecting ribs between the unit blocks and set positioning grooves at the connecting ribs to ensure that the connecting ribs make the unit block mold assembly disassembled as a whole. After the work is completed, the unit block of the stone carving is demoulded, and then the silicon rubber is taken off.
