Priley Riley, Gouache paintings, December 2013

 

These are quick paintings that I did in my sketchbook in order to practise using gouache paint, which I hadn’t used before.

Priley Riley, Wax Casting, 2nd December 2013

I did wax casting today for the first time and I think that the process is long but very enjoyable. I made moulds of a pear and an apple, which can be seen in the photo above. To make the moulds, I covered half of the fruit with clay, built a tall clay wall around this, and poured a mixture of water and fine casting plaster into this. I then let it dry, removed the clay wall and base, and was left with one half of the mould. I did the same to the other side of the fruit, before putting a small hole through the moulds. I kept the moulds separate and brushed melted wax into them. I then placed one mould on top of the other and poured more wax through the small hole that I made, before pouring it back out. I then poured water through the hole, poured this back out, left the moulds together for a minute, and then took them apart and pulled out my casted fruit. The casts that I made are shown below.