Tutorials

Kiln-Casting with Glass: The Process

Kiln-Casting with Glass: The Process

Anna Boothe, former faculty member in the Glass Program at Tyler School of Art (Temple University) and current freel...

Marbled Effect in Polyurethane Resin

Marbled Effect in Polyurethane Resin

An intrinsic “marbled” look can be a challenge to achieve with resin. It takes experimentation and it is extremely difficult t...

Customer Project: Decorated Venus Figurine – EasyFlo Liquid Plastic

Customer Project: Decorated Venus Figurine – EasyFlo Liquid Plastic

At the Polytek March 2014 Mold Making & Casting Workshop, attendee Ro-Z Esposito (more info. on this artist at the end of the a...

Customer Project: Cast Stone Magnolia Buds for Tattnall Square Park

Customer Project: Cast Stone Magnolia Buds for Tattnall Square Park

West Side Stone Works of Macon, Georgia took on a mold making and casting project to create cast stone magnolia buds that...

Customer Project: Indianapolis Fabrications Assists Sopheap Pich – “A Room” Installation

Customer Project: Indianapolis Fabrications Assists Sopheap Pich – “A Room” Installation

Commissioned to assist Sopheap Pich with the “A Room” installation at the Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA), Polytek customer India...

Looking Back: Hanks & Spielberg Receive Cold-Cast Bronze Statues

Looking Back: Hanks & Spielberg Receive Cold-Cast Bronze Statues

Looking back through the archives of Developments, a Polytek® printed newsletter covering a variety of mold making and casting topi...

Faux Finish Bronze: Resin Statuary

Faux Finish Bronze: Resin Statuary

Cold Cast BronzeCold cast bronze is a popular casting method used to achieve a cast bronze look. Generally, this technique requires...