Great sculpture pieces created with the model in mind but the artist must include their own vision of the character. It is true that some sculptures known for their beauty such as “David” a European classic who was made to represent the glory of man. Today there are wide varieties of statute molds and with the ability to process the cement mixture, finish it off, and finalize the procedure you too can have a beauty to display in your lawn or patio.

The opportunity to buy a statute mold presents it very easily as there are many to chose in all different sizes and categories. You may select from historic persons, animals, or an array of modern images. The statute molds are very easy to prepare and usually will produce hundreds of copies. You normally should use a mold release to help maintain the mold so that you can make many replicas. The processing of these sculptures is so easily done that some find they not only like to do it to enhance the beauty of their own lawn but make the sculptures for resale. Making sculptures is a very lucrative business. Sculptures are easy to do since the statute molds are already premade.

The process in making these beautiful pieces of work is very simple first you make up your mix according to the recipe, which is found on the side of the bag. We would like to suggest the following recipes in order to help you with your project.

The recipe for a lightweight concrete is as follows:

  • 1 quart of water (0.9463 liters)
  • 2 quarts Portland cement (1.90 liters)
  • 3 quarts of sand not sand from a beach (2.84 liters)
  • 3 quarts of Perilite or vermiculite (2.84 liters)

Use a bucket to mix all the dry ingredients together in one then in a second bucket add ¾ of your water while slowly mixing in your dry ingredients until you have a workable consistency continue mixing in your water until your mixture looks like a brownie mix. Since you are doing sculptures from your statute mold, we suggest that you use a colorant to enhance the beauty of the statute. You may also use a special paint created for the concrete mixture to paint when the sculpture is dry. You should paint both sides of the statute to prevent moisture from collecting causing your sculpture to flake and break. A colorant used should be placed in the mixture so when it dries the statute is already colored. In order to make the concrete look darker you only need to add more of the colorant mixture to your sculpture. You find that with the statute molds you may make hundreds of sculptures as long as you properly clean the statute mold after each use.

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