Material
Guide
FIBREGLASS
COLD CAST METAL
FOUNDRY BRONZE
MATERIAL GUIDE
We offer 4 main materials and finishes for all of our sculptures and castings. Below we describe the pros and cons, how the materials are finished and their suitability for a casting. All of our materials are incredibly strong and suitable for both indoor and outdoor use. Expertly detailed and stylised to suit your design.
We can't always show everything possible with each material online due to the privacy of our clients, however we have an extensive range of samples at the studio for you to view.
Fibreglass:
This material is particularly strong and lightweight, if dropped, it will bounce and typically casts are finished in a white finish. However we can also finish in bright and bold colours upon request.
Chrome Series:
This is made from fibreglass and can be tinted to provide a variety of chrome colour finishes. Front silver chrome, to gold, hot pink, blue, gun metal grey, rose gold and many more. This casting finish is UV protected and is easy to maintain and wipe clean.
Cold Cast Metal:
An incredible material for imitating metal with a reduced cost of our foundry bronze castings. This stunning material is a combination of real metals with fibreglass. By combining metal particles of brass, bronze, aluminium, iron or copper, the castings feel and look like real metal with a lovely weight to them. Our wall hung castings have a reduced weight for safety and a metal layer over the top of the fibreglass. Because the colour comes from the metals within the casting. This means they can be handled much more without fear of affecting the surface. These pieces can also be aged to look like ancient sculptures or polished for a modern and contemporary look.
Foundry Bronze:
The most luxurious of all materials, Foundry Bronze is exceptionally heavy and beautiful. Pure metal casting with a larger variety of patina styles makes these casts next to unbreakable and a wonder to hold. These casts can have a variety of patinas to change their colours, a patina is a careful process of adding a hue or colour to the bronze to emphasise detail, depth or design. Patina's vary from dark aged black and brown bronzes to polished golden bronzes or adding blues, verdis gris and many more exciting tones.
Bases & Plinths:
All of our bases are made in house with specialist finishes to provide the best quality piece to compliment your sculpture or casting. Each base is made from mild steel, aluminium or brass upon design request. Each material can be highly polished, patinated to bring out a variety of colours from blacks, greys, blues to rich browns and more. Everything is made bespoke to perfectly match your piece.
NEW - Plated castings
Stunningly detailed plated castings available in copper, nickel, gold and silver. Available for all of our 3D castings. These castings are plated in real metal and have a wonderfully cool touch with a brilliance and sparkle to them.