Plaster has been widely used throughout the fine arts. The material offers multiple plastic possibilities. In sculpture it may be assembled, cut, carved, stamped, patined. It may be used as is, as a final work, molded, or directly sculpted on an armature.
* Food and lodging are not provided
The workshop offers you to discover all the uses possible of the material, with reference to your personal project.
Week-end classes dates for 2023 – 2024 :
71 rue Maubeuge
75010 Paris – France
Telephone : +33/(0) 681 95 16 97
b.brandeau@gmail.com
The armature : galvanized wire or threaded shaft if necessary.
Armature attachment to the plaster base.
The plaster bandage : gauze bandage impregnated with plaster of Paris.
The tow : raw linen fiber.
The plaster : a hard white substance made by the addition of water to powdered and partly dehydrated gypsum.
Covering the armature with plaster bandage or tow dipped in plaster.
Plaster mix : mixing together water and plaster.
Sculpting plaster on armatures with different sizes of brushes or spatulas.
Corrections and finishes with rifflers, rasps and plaster knives…
