| Silver figurines or statues made fully of sterling silver | | | | taken out of the mold and talented artisans retouch |
| would be very heavy, as well as very expensive, | | | | it so that all the details are just right. |
| because of the huge amount of precious metal | | | | Once the piece is ready, it is submerged in an |
| required to manufacture them. | | | | electrolysis tub where the piece will be first covered |
| Some pieces are made following a brilliant method of | | | | with a metallic copper layer and following that, left |
| creating a large artistic piece, without the excessive | | | | for 10 to 12 hours to become gradually coated with a |
| cost it would naturally have if is was made as a | | | | layer of .999 quality silver. This layer is about six |
| normal statue or figurine and using exclusively silver | | | | times as thick as normal silver plating and the piece |
| to make the entire piece. This process is called | | | | will stay in the silver tub until the layer has achieved |
| electroforming. | | | | 15% of the piece's weight in .999 silver. |
| Formerly only given industrial uses such as making | | | | Once that is achieved we have a silver statue. It |
| metal pieces for machines, today this process has | | | | gets taken out of the tub and chemically oxidized to |
| been transported to the artistic realm, giving us the | | | | acquire a black patina, then a thorough polishing |
| opportunity to enjoy the possession of a beautiful | | | | process follows. Buffing is also required and done to a |
| and unique piece which is made of.999 silver (higher | | | | high luster. |
| content of silver than Sterling) without having to pay | | | | To complete the process, the piece is then |
| prohibitive prices. | | | | protected by completely covering it with a clear coat |
| First, the artist conceives his piece and then crafts it | | | | of special lacquer. This coat prevents tarnishing, which |
| using some material such as plasticine or clay, which is | | | | is inevitable with silver, so... no need to polish again |
| then made into a mold of resin or gypsum. This mold | | | | any time soon, as this step ensures the piece's finish |
| is taken and filled with a similar substance which, | | | | will last! |
| when dry, will render a model of the statue in a now | | | | You can now enjoy the beauty and prestige of fine |
| solid material. | | | | silver statues without having to pay an arm and a leg |
| This preliminary statue is used to manufacture by a | | | | for them, and a vast variety of them are |
| similar procedure, a silicon mold which is then injected | | | | manufactured this way. No matter what your |
| with a fine resin specially used for this. Once the resin | | | | preference is, there is most likely a statue that you |
| statue inside the silicon mold is dry and hard, it is | | | | will fall in love with. |