Question

An artist wants to create a metal sculpture using a mold so that his artwork can be readily mass produced. He wants his sculpture to be exactly 6 inches tall. Should the mold also be 6 inches tall? Why or why not?

Answer 1

Answer:NO

Step-by-step explanation:

No the mold should not be of the same size as that of sculpture because the material from which molds is made may shrink or expand depending upon its properties .

For example grey cast iron shrinks on cooling.

We need to make mold bigger in general so that if there is a need of finishing it can be done easily without altering the size of sculpture.