Modelling; a guide for teachers and students . [To fiicc /ngc 226. Fig. 181.—Photo of i\ Clav. r^w * . ?•*! KfiB ,t *:if .^I-^^ •> ^^^r^- 1^- I! iKf \_To Jollozv Fig. i8i. Fig. 182.—Photo showinc; First Layer of Plaster (Yellow).. {Io follo-i, 1-ig. 182. Fu;. 183.—Photo showing Irons fixkd. Modelling 227 clay, and, once dry, soap it in the same way as for the bust andthe figure (Fig. 184). In the case of a reHef of the size givenhere, it can be placed on a table and the soap thrown in ;but if its proportions are such that it must remain standing,use a large brush to rub the soap all
Modelling; a guide for teachers and students . [To fiicc /ngc 226. Fig. 181.—Photo of i\ Clav. r^w * . ?•*! KfiB ,t *:if .^I-^^ •> ^^^r^- 1^- I! iKf \_To Jollozv Fig. i8i. Fig. 182.—Photo showinc; First Layer of Plaster (Yellow).. {Io follo-i, 1-ig. 182. Fu;. 183.—Photo showing Irons fixkd. Modelling 227 clay, and, once dry, soap it in the same way as for the bust andthe figure (Fig. 184). In the case of a reHef of the size givenhere, it can be placed on a table and the soap thrown in ;but if its proportions are such that it must remain standing,use a large brush to rub the soap all over the surface,frequently dipping it in the liquid and continuing for abouta quarter of an hour. When there is no further trace ofsoap, oil the surface, and, in the case of a large relief,syringe it well with water. If the relief be a small one itcan simply be placed in water for ten minutes. Allow it once more to dry, and then run the plaster inthe interior. For a relief easily handled, this may be doneby placing the mould on a table ; but for a larger one theplaster must be thrown with the hand as for the figure, usinga long brush to push the plaster into the deeper parts. Inboth cases a first layer of plaster ^ inch thick is
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