Blog - Claire Tennant

14 Mar

Record Breaker To Mould Maker

In Moulding/Casting by clairetennant / March 14, 2016 / 0 Comments

In the ever changing life of a mould maker, I was called to a job at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre to take hand and foot impressions of the world record breaking swimmer Ashley Callus.

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29 Feb

Bottersnikes & Gumbles – Props and Sets Design

In Film & TV by clairetennant / February 29, 2016 / 0 Comments

Bottersnikes & Gumbles - Set Design

Bottersnikes & Gumbles – Behind the scenes of animation.

Last year I had the pleasure of revisiting my roots in making sets for film and TV.
Making miniature sets is my absolute favourite job. Everything must be made from scratch and it is really incredible watching a whole environment spring to life. The level of detail that can be put in is limited only by the imagination of the concept artist and it is so much fun creating each individual part.

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24 Feb

Bowl-A-Rama

In Moulding/Casting by clairetennant / February 24, 2016 / 0 Comments

Sculpting a winner for the Bowl-A-Rama trophies

Bowl-A-Rama Trophies - Claire TennantLast weekend (20/21st FEB 2016) Bowl-A-Rama took place in Bondi. Over two days top of the crop skaters took place in the competition heats advancing through to the finals on Sunday.

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03 Feb

Clear Resin Embedding

In Resin Embedding by clairetennant / February 3, 2016 / 0 Comments

The process of embedding an object into a clear resin block might seem like an easy one,
but actually it’s one of the more difficult techniques to achieve with resins…but gee it looks good!

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03 Feb

From Sculpture, To Mould, To Cast

In Moulding/Casting by clairetennant / February 3, 2016 / 0 Comments

The Mould Making Process

What’s involved in making a mould? How is a mould created and used? A run through of the process involved.

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28 Jan

What’s the difference between moulding and casting?

In Moulding/Casting by clairetennant / January 28, 2016 / 0 Comments

The difference between moulding and casting is a common question.

Moulding and Casting are often confused.
Whilst the two processes are nearly always used in conjunction with each other, they are very different techniques.

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