The main material for waxing is beeswax. Each wax image costs nearly 1 million yuan. It usually takes 3-6 months from the initial preparation to the final sample.
But there are new materials.
Wax statues more than 100 years ago, some Chinese who traveled to Europe introduced the wax art to the country in the form of travel notes, until they were introduced to China from abroad in the 1980s.
World-class wax masters call it a super-realistic sculpture art of stereo photography. In order to make the shape and demeanor of each wax figure reach the level of "image" with the real person, the wax artist began to collect the image data of the character: including the physical characteristics of the character, living habits and the postures familiar to people. Subsequently, the creation of the mud sculpture was professionally called the mud draft. The sculpture clay is the means of wax sculpture and the basis of image formation. After the mud is finished, the mold is made of gypsum, and then the wax film is poured. The raw materials for waxing are made from natural wax as the main component and refined by solvent dewaxing and deoiling.
Heat the wax image, add a proper amount of honey and pigment to it, and then pour the prepared wax into the plaster mold. After the wax is cooled, the shell is peeled off, which becomes a waxy prototype. Wax images have more demanding requirements than any other art form. To truly resemble a real person, makeup is a must. Then they were planted with eyebrows, beards, hair, and clothes, and a wax statue of honor is born. Wax is the art of simulation, and lifelikeness is an important feature. It is this realistic effect that attracts people to appreciate, recognize and appreciate the look and spirit of the wax figure characters. This artistic effect, which is fake and true, makes the wax figure have the value of being irreplaceable by other artistic styles.
The waxwork for celebrities has been expanding and being affirmed. When people are in close contact with these "celebrities", do you know that the vivid waxy torso is "made up" by epoxy fiberglass.
Making wax figures is a very complicated task. To make the wax figure vivid and vivid, you must strive for every step of the production. After the measurements are taken, the artists will bring these precious data back to the wax factory in the main building of London, where only another “celebrity” can be created. According to the recorded data and the photographs taken, the sculptor will first use the clay to pinch the head of "Liu Xiang" and then apply the plaster to make the head of the mold. As long as the hot wax is poured into the plaster mold, the plaster mold is removed after cooling, and the original shape of the wax image is shaped, and the hands and feet can be made in the same manner. The initial production of the trunk also requires the support of the metal skeleton. The purpose is to replace it with epoxy glass fiber. It is light and fast, and it is corrosion-resistant and non-deformable. It is too suitable to support the body wax-like torso.
In fact, in the wax figure, the excellent epoxy material is not only used for the "torso", but the details of the head are also treated with epoxy materials. Experts from the China Epoxy Resin Industry Association said that after the original prototype is made, it will enter the complicated processing process - the production and coloring of eyes, hair and skin. This is a very delicate work. The eyeball uses a glassy resin - acrylic resin. It has an epoxy group and has the dual advantages of epoxy resin and unsaturated resin, and is often used in heavy corrosion prevention. On the "celebrity" wax figure, it makes the eyes look sultry and suitable for painting. Because the radial lines in the pupil are all hand-painted in watercolor, even the tiny filaments in the white of the eye must be made with red silk thread.
