Creative wax
modelling techniques

SPECIALIZATION (Mixed group PT + ENG)
28 hours

NEW EDITION 2024: November 23, 24, 30 & December 1, 2024 - Saturday and sunday 9:00-13:00 e 14:00-17:00
NEW EDITION 2025: May 10, 11, 24 e 25, 2025 - Saturday and sunday 9:00-13:00 e 14:00-17:00

By Susana Teixeira

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This intensive weekend course focuses on creative wax modelling techniques for casting, with different types of malleability and shapes and on the three-dimensional exploration of hollow pieces/objects with pre-set stones.
Wax facilitates creative exploration and allows you to visualise and ergonomically evaluate the objects created before producing them in metal, facilitating corrections and allowing for a dynamic workflow, taking advantage of the plasticity of the materials. The transition from wax to metal can be carried out by a specialised company. There are no requirements or experience in jewellery making, however, we suggest that you obtain training in jewellery making techniques in order to be able to carry out the necessary post-production of the metal pieces.

TARGET GROUP
Jewellers, artists, craftspeople, sculptors and curious people who want to creatively explore casting waxes to create jewellery/objects with metals.


SKILLS TO BE ACQUIRED
Theoretical

  • Knowing and framing waxes in the investment casting manufacturing cycle, advantages and limitations

  • Perform weight conversion calculations based on material density

  • Identify and characterise various types of wax and contexts of use, tools and equipment.

Technical and workshop skills

  • Experiment with and apply modelling techniques in a creative context using aluminium foil and tracing paper, wire wax, textured wax, free forms and liquid wax.

  • Experimenting with and applying techniques for creating hollow volumes and using the drip technique.

  • Apply fluid finishes

  • Pre-engraving the created objects with stones

INFO

  • 28h

  • 2024 EDITION: November 23, 24, 30 & December 1, 2024 - Saturday and sunday 9:00-13:00 e 14:00-17:00

    2025 EDITION: May 10, 11, 24 e 25, 2025 - Saturday and sunday 9:00-13:00 e 14:00-17:00

    • None

  • Mínimum/maximum: 7/10

  • Introduction:
    Framework of casting waxes; advantages and limitations; density conversions for metals; casting process; relationship with new prototyping technologies; tools and work equipment, types of wax and formats; types of stones.

    PRACTICAL EXERCISES

    • Modelling technique with aluminium foil and tracing paper

    • Individual creative exercise(s)

    • Using wax on wire

    • Using plaque wax for texturisation

    • Using modelling wax for free forms

    • Liquid wax modelling technique

    • Individual creative exercise(s)

    • Technique for creating hollow volumes and preparing various models

    • Making models using the drip technique

    • Fluid finishes

    • Pre-setting the models created

  • ready-payment: 430€ or 2x 240€

    All materials are included.
    Created pieces/exercises belong to the trainee.

    Training exempt from VAT - article 9, portuguese VAT code.