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Patinas for Silicon Bronze
by Patrick V. Kipper
Artists and Collectors!
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A comprehensive guide to the fascinating and secretive art
of bronze coloration known as patination. Includes 72 hot
application recipes and corresponding full-color photographs.
Step-by-step instructions, including metal surface preparation,
the patina process, application techniques, choosing the right
patina, life-size and monumental patinas, and caring for bronze.
Full-color photographs of finished bronze sculpture.
Patrick V. Kipper's artistic reputation with art foundries, sculptors, galleries and museums in the field of bronze patination is nationally known and respected.
A comprehensive guide to the fascinating and secretive art of bronze coloration known as patination.
Patinas for Silicon Bronze was written to introduce the individual to the fascinating and secretive art of bronze coloration known as patination: to hopefully extend the palettes of fellow patineurs, to provide insight and appreciation for this most versatile of all the fine art forms, and to give guidelines to the novice art student who may be dabbling in bronze patinas.
This ancient art of metal enhancement by the use of color is found throughout most cultures of the world. Almost infinite in application techniques, patinas using rich deep tones have the ability to give the look of age, or antiquity, to a bronze sculpture. They are also capable of making the bronze surface appear as other mediums, such as marble, granite, wood, and leather.
Seventy-two hot application recipes and step-by-step instructions for patinas on silicon bronze are presented, along with corresponding color plates. Photographs of finished bronze sculptures are also shown, to give the reader a visual idea of how some of these patinas appear on three dimensional surfaces.
A few examples of cold patina recipes are noted in order to give the reader a well-rounded exposure to both schools of patination. The history of patination is discussed as well as a comparison of bronze alloys, metal surface preparation and traditional and contemporary application techniques. Patinas on a monumental scale and the problems associated with bronze exposed to the elements is also described at length.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1:
Introduction
Chapter 2:
Bronze - A History
Chapter 3:
History of Patinas
- A Short Asian History
Chapter 4:
The Patineur
Chapter 5:
Bronze Alloys
- Traditional Bronze, Red Brass, Asisan Bronze, Silicon
Bronze
Chapter 6:
Metal Surface Preparation
- Blasting, Pickling or Acid Bath Treatments, Sanding,
Scotch-Brite™ Handpads and Steel Wool, Pumice, Organic
Solvents
Chapter 7:
The Patina Process
- Equipment, Materials: Highlighting
Agents, Chemical Compounds, Base Coats, Nitrates, Oxides,
Assorted Compounds
Sealers, Casein
