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You are interested in a bust
commission and wish to familiarize yourself with the procedure? The basic idea
is "have tools, will travel..."
 Decision: you contact me by e-mail or telephone, we discuss
your initial requirements and desired completion date, we agree on the price of
the portrait and a timescale
Note: Prices for a sculpture
portrait vary according to size (lifesize, or larger than lifesize), whether
the portrait will consist of full head and neck only or full head, neck and
shoulders, whether the sculpture portrait is for a home (private residence) or
for public display.
- Formal commission: you
confirm to me the commission in writing by e-mail or mail and you send an
initial payment - usually one third of the total amount and a start date is
agreed on
- Initial appointment : of
approximately one hour... I take pictures and measuments, we discuss the angle
and mood of the pose
- "Fleshing out" the portrait
sculpture: then I get the bust advanced to about 70% or so in clay (this is
not an exact science so percentages are a complete
estimate!).
- The second appointment is
an actual sitting to make adjustments and progress the sculpture portrait.
Estimated time is a couple of hours minimally.
- The third appointment is
again an actual sitting. Sometimes the work is finished at this point sometimes
I will require a fourth or even a fifth sitting. This is largely played out
until we (the "subject" and I) are both satisfied that we have the likeness and
the mood and ultimately have arrived at the fine art piece you have
commissioned me to create for you.
- At that point I shall require a
second payment before proceeding to make a mould. We will also discuss and
agree how the piece is to be cast, patinated (coloured) and mounted.
 Moulding & Casting
the artwork: I will then get the sculpture portrait cast in the foundry,
rework the piece at the wax stage (there is ALWAYS some finishing required as
there is a limit to wet clay as a material and some details are best worked in
the wax).
- Patination & Base: I
will also supervise the patination process in the foundry and mount the
sculpture portrait onto a base if appropriate.
- Delivery/Shipment: Finally,
upon completion of the work in bronze, I shall either bring/ship the bronze
bust to you or you can pick it up from my studio in Kent.
- Estimated time from first sitting
to finished portrait 4-8 weeks depending upon the subject's ability to schedule
the 1st, 2nd and any subsequent sittings as close together as possible.
Location is never a problem - I travel all over the world for sculpture
portrait commissions.
Note that all bust commissions
can be executed in bronze or terra cotta or other media to your
requirements.
For UK and international
enquiries, email us
Or telephone UK: +44 (0)1892
870166
UK Mobile: 07905244722
For the prospective private art
collector, corporate art buyer, urban planner or public art coordinator we
offer options to create busts as originals only or as limited edition
sculptures. |
