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Summary: Good Information
Review: A VERY FINE BOOK, especially for plaster investment casting. I recommend it.
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Summary: Good Information
Review: A VERY FINE BOOK, especially for plaster investment casting. I recommend it.
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Summary: Great review of sculpturing
Review: A very practical view of the processes involved in sculpture making.
The book is filled with practical tips and technical references.
The author shares, in a delightful manner, his passion and experience about sculptures.
It is a great reference even if you are only interested in parts of the process (i.e. Mold making, Finishing, Clay processing)
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Summary: Finally, an outstanding book for sculptors
Review: First off, buy this book. I borrowed it from a friend and then ordered it promptly. I read every book that comes out that includes fabrication and mold making. This was a well organized, visually helpful and well written. The information in the book is solid...useful for students and those who have already logged a lot of bronze time. There is always room for improvements, but this book really holds its own. Hats off to all who worked on it. This one will be around for a long time.
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Summary: Best how to sculpture book
Review: From Clay to Bronze would be my number one text suggestion for a modeling sculpture couse at college level, or for someone interested in sculpture personaly. City libraries should have it on there selves. Very current with matial use.
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Summary: From Clay to Bronze - by Tuck Langland
Review: I am a sculptor and own a large library - acquired over many years - and this volume is a very significant addition. The author provides good and useful information whether for the beginner or the seasoned craftsman.
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Summary: A must have studio resource!
Review: I am a sculptor, well versed in bronze work and I love this book! Langland has written an emminently useful studio guide for sculptors interested in bronze casting. Whether you are experienced or a pure novice you will find useful information and handy hints, right from the most base material useage through to advice on setting up a studio of whatever calibre. The only thing that I feel might have been overlooked is information on how to tackle the irksome troubles of "drawback" where the bronze cools unevenly and pulls away from the mould. None-the-less, if you're looking for a comprehensive resource, this is it! (I should know, I've read a lot of these)So, buy it! Do it now!
p.s. A supurb comliment to this book is "Patinas for Silicone Bronze" by P. Kipper
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Summary: A Brief Review of "From Clay to Bronze"
Review: I have been sculpting in bronze for nearly twenty years. Had I owned a copy of Tuck Langland's book when I started out, the quality of my bronzes would have taken a quantum leap, and I would have become a better instructor sooner. In my opinion, Mr. Langland has an excellent working knowledge of the sculpting process, and he presents it in an interesting and witty writing style. This is the best "how to" book on bronze sculpture I have seen.
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Summary: A Brief Review of "From Clay to Bronze"
Review: I have been sculpting in bronze for nearly twenty years. Had I owned a copy of Tuck Langland's book when I started out, the quality of my bronzes would have taken a quantum leap, and I would have become a better instructor sooner. In my opinion, Mr. Langland has an excellent working knowledge of the sculpting process, and he presents it in an interesting and witty writing style. This is the best "how to" book on bronze sculpture I have seen.
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Summary: From Clay to Bronze--A Review
Review: The author is a talented sculptor in his own right. The book he has written provides a basic, overall picture of what it takes to get from a wax original to a finished, mounted bronze. Having owned and operated a commercial bronze art foundry many years ago with which I also cast my own pieces, I am painfully aware that, in the process addressed by this guide, at least 75% of the physical work in producing a bronze sculpture occurs within the confines of the foundry (the 'dirty work' as one reviewer called it). This is as good a basic guide as I have seen and would heartily recommend it to any sculptor who has never been directly involved in casting their own work (probably 95% of all such artists) and would like to start or to one who is thinking of beginning sculpting and wants a generalization of what to expect. A list of suppliers is provided and their literature/catalogs should be required reading for anyone who desires to seriously pursue the production aspects. An area that was covered, but sparingly so, was that of patinas. This is a complicated subject matter that must be studied and practiced extensively before approaching (with due vigilance paid to personal/personnel safety).
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