Bronze casting - Art foundry
We offer artistic casting and casting in bronze, brass, copper or other non-ferrous metals. We use modern technologies such as 3D printing, special materials and hi-tech machines for subsequent processing and chiselling. We cast bronze statues, sculptures, reliefs, busts and other artistic and other projections. Our art foundry works as part of our hi-tech workshop.
What we offer - Bronze casting
- Creating a 3D model according to any photo or image
- 3D printing and subsequent production of a mold for casting bronze
- Production of molds: silicone, gypsum, hull, etc.
- Casting bronze. statuettes / sculptures / busts / relief based on a 3D printed model
- Casting based on any model - lost wax method (just provide us with a physical model)
The most common types of bronze castings
- Bronze statuettes (up to 50 cm high)
- Bronze busts (from 15 to 40 cm)
- Large bronze busts (from 40 to 120 cm)
- Bronze reliefs (up to 30 cm long)
- Bronze statues (from 120 cm upwards)
We currently specialize in busts up to 40 cm, but we can also make larger sculptures from several parts.
Bronze busts
Bronze statuettes
Art Foundry Prague: Our Method
Our procedure for casting bronze or brass is the so-called " lost wax method ", but unlike most other foundries, we can also make a model according to which the bust / sculpture will be made.
Instead of the classic clay model, we use 3D modeling and 3D printing. Based on the printed model, we make a silicone mold, then a wax model and then we make a shell highly resistant mold and let the wax positive burn in the furnace. We then pour hot metal into the resulting negative form - most often bronze.
Of course, if you already have a model (made of clay or other material) as a client, we will do a silicone mold and other steps based on the model you have supplied . We use 3D printing only if the client does not have a model and does not want to have the model produced separately by a sculptor.
Casting bronze sculptures: Technology
We use modern technologies for casting bronze and other metals, including:
- Baking furnace for molds
- Metal melting furnace (we have several furnaces of our own production)
- 3D printers for the production of models
- Prototyping workshop (preparation of models and molds)
- Metal workshop (grinders, saws and welders for metals)
- Chiselling workshop (machining, grinding and polishing of castings)
- Patination workshop (chemical spraying, polishing, waxing)
Bronze casting: Our work
Foundry Prague
Our foundry has various interesting machines and options at its disposal: 3D printers, kilns, melting furnaces and many other tools.



What our foundry and workshop can offer you
- Creation of 3D models for printing
- 3D printing of statues, statuettes, replicas and decorations
- Creation of negative molds for subsequent casting of metals and other materials (gypsum, epoxy, wax, concrete, etc.)
- Casting / casting of bronze, brass, copper, tin, aluminum
- Chiselling to the desired shape (smooth and structured sculptures)
- Patination (desired color and appearance of the sculpture)
- Statues, statuettes, busts, reliefs, decorations, replicas
Articles on bronze casting
You will find on our blog:
Production of bronze busts for a world-famous Czech photographer
Bronze bust production - Viking Halfdan
Casting a bronze bust - Kratos
Why choose our foundry
- We are a craft workshop and use traditional and modern methods
- We have a comprehensive workshop (3D printing, lasers, wood and metal workshop, CNC, various machines)
- We can make products from design to final sculpture
- We have know-how and experience from various fields
- We offer a good offer in terms of quality and price
Price of bronze casting
The price depends on the complexity of the object, the size and the method used.
We offer better prices!
To give you an idea : We will make a simple full bust based on 3D printing up to 20 cm (approx. 5 kg of bronze) for CZK 20,000, from the design of the 3D model, through printing to the final casting. A bronze bust approx. 30 cm high, hollow (simple solid shape) costs around CZK 30,000.
Frequently asked questions
Why a bronze casting? Why not other material?
How long does it take to produce a bronze statuette, bust, sculpture?
- We will create a 3D model based on a photo or image (7 days)
- We will print the model on a 3D printer (1-2 days depending on the size)
- We will produce a special shell mold for casting (7 days)
- We will create a 3D printed model from the mold, the so-called negative form will be created (1 day)
- We melt the bronze at a temperature of about 1200 degrees and pour the statue (1 day)
- We clean from the shell, clean the casting and smooth flat surfaces (1-3 days)
- According to the customer's wishes, we patinate on different colors (1 day)
- We will create a silicone mold based on a physical model (7 days)
- We will create a wax model from a silicone mold and adjust it for casting (5 days)
- We will produce a special shell mold for casting (7 days)
- We melt the wax model from the mold, the so-called negative form is created (1 day)
- We melt the bronze at a temperature of about 1200 degrees and pour the statue (1 day)
- We clean from the shell, clean the casting and smooth flat surfaces (1-3 days)
- According to the customer's wishes, we patinate on different colors (1-3 days)
What materials do we need for bronze casting?
How much does a bronze casting cost?
Short answer: It depends on the size, amount of material and complexity. Approx. From 9000 to 200 000 CZK.
In general: The bigger and more complicated the statue, the more expensive.
Specifically:
Small uniform statuettes up to 20 cm: 10,000 - 20,000 CZK without VAT.
Bust up to 30 cm high: approx. CZK 30,000 without VAT.
Sculptures in human life size: 90,000 - 150,000 CZK without VAT.
Why are bronze castings so expensive?
- Create a 3D model or a physical model according to a template
- Print a 3D model or model from clay
- Modify the model for subsequent molding
- Production of silicone molds
- Production of supporting solid molds for silicone
- Production of a positive wax hollow model
- Modification of a wax model for casting
- Production of shell mold resistant to high temperatures
- Burning wax from a shell mold
- Burning of the shell mold to maximum strength
- Casting bronze into a mold
- Breaking the mold and subsequent removal of shell residues
- Chiselling (grinding, milling, polishing and cleaning)
- Patination (chemical reaction of bronze to the desired color)
- Waxing of the final casting