![]() By layering the patinas and by using brushes and different spraying methods it is possible to develop deep mottled colors and effects. They can also be applied over each other provided the previous patina has sufficiently dried. The chemicals below can be mixed and diluted to produce a wide range of hues. The colors these patinas produce on bronze can vary from gold to brown to red to dark red to black, depending on how hot the piece is, and how many coats are applied. As the sculpture is hot, the wet patina attaches to the surface and the moisture evaporates quickly leaving behind a layer of color. They are applied to the sculpture with a spray bottle or brush and the sculpture is preheated to a temperature of approximately 100°to 200°depending on the chemical and dilution. Liver-of-sulphur is a chemical compound of powdered sulphur, sodium, and water. Ferric Nitrate is a chemical compound of iron powder, nitric acid and it produces a rust red patina. With our new bronze sculptures, we are developing patinas made with ferric nitrate as well as liver- of sulphur. The new piece will be smaller than the bronze ball that is available with a female telecoprid. This will become a bronze sculpture soon and Martin has begun sculpting the ball pattern. The concept drawing here is showing a humanoid on a swing with a young adult beetle inside a repurposed dung ball that has become the creche for young creatures. Most of the dung beetles in our fantasy world are based on telecoprids but the paracoprid or dwelling dung beetles and the endocoprid or tunnelers and their social burrowing ways have clearly impacted our telecoprids as they re-purpose their dung balls. Male telecoprids make smaller dung balls that they use as food for themselves and for their female mates but they also make larger balls to display their competence when seeking a female mate. The brooding ball acts as a home and food source for the egg as it changes to a larvae and pupates to emerge as a young adult. Female telecoprids typically shape the dung into a big ball that is rolled to a brooding spot where she lays a single egg inside the ball. Telecoprids shape dung into a ball and then roll it away from the dung source. Not all dung beetles make dung balls or roll them and their different methods of building nests for eggs are a characteristic that separates and defines the different dung beetle species. The dung beetles’ ball building talent and the different uses the balls can be put to is the current focus. The additions are part of a narrative that will explain the relationship between the members of this fantasy realm and their lifestyles. The insect and humanoid collection of sculptures continues to evolve with new pieces in development.
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