Painting and finishing
Once the initial castings have been brought into the Painting Studio the all-important colour patterns are then designed and developed to achieve a definitive Painting Master. This often takes a lot of experimentation with Matt and Carole, our Head Studio Painter, working together striving for the best look and finish. A coherent and well thought out master allows us to maintain a consistent look to the pieces by having a constant visual representation to copy and follow to allow for an excellent level of continuity.
It is at this point that all the preparation towards creating a fully realised production Sculpture can come to life. All pieces are skilfully hand-painted utilising a high-quality, water based, masonry grade paint to maintain both a beautiful and hardy finish that can withstand both an interior and exterior environment. So yes, the pieces can live outside as long as care is taken not to allow any bleaching process from sunlight to occur by leaving sculpting in the same place constantly looking at the sun.
The final part of the pieces creative journey is where we wistfully apply a thin coat of a water based matte lacquer, or sealant, utilising a carefully prepared spray gun.
