I am an artist and I am loving this! I have experimented on much smaller scales but would love to learn from you and watch how you create. It is so inspiring
It's so refreshing to see what I call a real sculptor at work. I came to ask questions after watching some time lapse footage of some self proclaimed masters make some semi classical figures in drapes. So boring but each to their own . Anyway soon as I heard Beefheart it all fell into place. . Have left without having to ask you anything . Won't bother ripping down the cheesecloth net curtain ...newspaper . Brilliant. Thanks.
In 2016, I made a sculpture that was 6.5 ft tall. Glue, paper pulp, joint compound, cardboard. I was on the floor, wiping it, when the sculpture fell and concussed me. My ear STILL rings when I use my eyes heavily or don’t sleep well.
Thanks John for sharing your work and technique over several RUclips videos. My favorite moment in this video is at the end, when you check out the figure using a lamp. I'd love to see your creations lit by colored lights shining from different directions - I imagine an impressive sight without spoiling the starkness of plaster.
cantopia I started in clay and moved to oils, but sculpture is my natural inclination. No kiln, so have been looking into paper clay and found your video. I really dig what you did with syrofoam headdress or antlers or whatever...lol. I use up old doors too.
Me, a person who was trying to find sculpting videos for help for my own project, I stumbled upon your video. Your projects look very surreal, btw. And now I have a better idea on how I can make some sturdier body parts for my own project. ^u^
I have been wanting to make something with plaster and armature. I was going to make a creepy alien , then started a mermaid doll with wings. You gave me inspiration to try something cool. Thank you! Love the music
Hi John new to your channel I currently on a 3d sculpture painting course only the tutor advises you buy her ready made plaster for the work which is costing a fortune in postage costs from Russia to the UK. I do know a few other artists who have given away her secret which is a plaster named Clavel riviera decorative stone plaster with added fibres. This imitates the Mediterranean Old stone walls. Now having watched this I seen cellulose fibres are added to your plaster and a green stuff used for insulation. I've been experimenting with making my own texture paste which has to stand upto the tutors expectations for the lessons upto 5cms high some petals need to be oh these are flower sculptures and have found a decorative plaster in the UK called fox decorator a Polish company makes it and it has cellulose fibres inside. I do know this Clavel is fibreglass not cellulose. I'm wondering is that insulation stuff you use any good for adding too this decorative plaster do you think as at the min I'm just adding marble powder to thicken it up because it's already got the fibres added.
thanks for showing, it wouldreally help in the future if youd annotate the video with process and materials used cause i dont know if thats water or some adhesive
Love your work, how does the plaster not break? I tried using it the same way water+plaster stuck on similar base of a sculpture and it would just crack n w just a touch it would just fall off
Hi John! Love your videos !! so helpful. thank you for sharing. Working on my first large scale sculpture and want to use plaster - can you advise what brand/type you use exactly? plaster of paris? does it matter?
Beautiful ! Beautiful! Beautiful! All your artwork is different and just gives a very appealing feeling! Watched all ur videos! Loved ur work! U have really inspired me to try this out! Btw is pop and plaster which u use r both different? How do you prepare the paste which u r using..can u please tell the proportions of mixing the glue n molding powder? U have used different molding powders in the video..
Thank you for you comments. I truly appreciate them. As for the addition of Elmers glue, I generally add that to plaster maybe a cup to a quart of water. I don'tnt worry about proportions too much. I just want some extra strength. If you add too much the mixture will,become gummy and hard to work with but it'll certainly be strong. The second material is Amaco Sculptamold. It comes already mixed with glue so you just have to mix it to the consistency you feel,like working with:either wet and sloppy or thick and more like paste. Third, I have added celluloid (household paper insulation) in varying amounts thinking it might add strength to the plaster but in this case I fear I used too,much and may have actually weakened the plaster. I think it would be important to pre-soak the cellulous and then mix it very thourighly with plaster but not use as much I I have here. The other reason I used cellulous was to ,try to,make the plaster lighter (weight) but I have since found a lightweight plaster called Structolite which is mixed with Perlite and is, I hear very very lightweight. I haven't used it yet but intend to this weekend and will post a video about it, its strength, ease of worksbility, and whatever else I discover. Thanks again. Hope this answered your questions as best as I can right now.
have watched probably all your video's, and though you are more advanced than I, We use similar techniques. But saw the Portland cement, and wondering if you mix with plaster at times? my sculpturs mostly are exterior, so curious if that is a possible solution. thanks
Hi. Yes I have mixed various cements with plaster, not directly but on top of each other. I did this because some cement -based mixes are a little more plastic and easy to manipulate when I want some greater control. None of it is even close to the malleability of clay although a lot of them are marketed as "clay-like" or stuff like that. Plaster alone will survive outside for a few years but not forever. If I where stuck making something out of plaster that had to be outside or otherwise take a beating I would mix it with Acryl-60, which is a polymer additive for cement but works fine with plaster. Elmer's Glue works too but makes the plaster gummy. I am also about to do some experiments with Minwax Wood Hardener, which is a liquid that I believe penetrates porous materials. It's expensive but not as expensive as watching your hard work dissolve in the rain. The Minwax liquid would be applied after the plaster has set and dried, otherwise you'd be trapping water in there. Whether or not it can be added directly to the wet plaster mix, I don't know, but I don't see why not. All I can say about cement is that it's real hard to work with. It tends to go off too slowly and it's far too heavy for my purposes. Perhaps you can find a method that suits your work. Keep in touch. Good luck. John PS Can I see your work somewhere?
Hi, I like your style, but what do you do with all the sculptures in plaster? surely they aren't weather proof is it a certain type of plaster you use like Herculite etc? Thanks!
No, they are not weather proof but plaster is pretty weather-resistant. By which I mean a plaster figure of any real thickness at all, say 2" thick, will endure a lot of inclement weather and survive one way or another for a couple of years. But that is without any additive. Acryl-60 and/or Elmer's Waterproof glue will add to the life of the sculpture both indoors and out, but if outdoors a final coat of some kind of polyurethane (once the plaster has dried good and hard) will help. The problem there is that if the sculpture is hollow and the surface is water-tight then water can accumulate inside the sculpture and will slowly and steadily push its way through the plaster and shove the polyurethane off and then break up the plaster so you need to vent the interior area of the sculpture or fill it with something like foam or actually build your sculpture over a solid foam core. Cheers. J
Exterior varnish will make these things weatherproof. You just have to make sure there are no holes where moisture can get inside. Any interior moisture will cause it to rot from the inside out.
@@carkirsch77 No, I haven't used cement yet but am working with 3 specialists to find a lightweight moldable, waterproof, weatherproof and strong material.
I found myself intrigued, even scared of your images..this art drew me in to being uncomfortable, but i couldn’t look away! Fantastic imagination..i mean brilliant! I would diffidently own those 3 alien looking bodies all together down the hall on the wood ..id be scared all the time...but wow, art should move you, if it doesn’t its not for you, find something that does! Art is just beautiful
Hmmm... "How much for a sculpture?" I dunno. I've never been asked that before. I've never sold any of my artwork. I kinda make it cuz I want it. If I could just go buy it, life'd be a lot easier. Less fun tho. Thanks, John
Hi. For the main armature I use fair thick wire. Up to 1/4 inch. For hands, I use something like 1/8" or even thinner. You can always get thing and wind it up to a double thickness. . But important: It's Aluminum wire. Steel is too tough and springy and won't bend easily. Cheers
Thank you so much for sharing. You need a big area to do this work. Are they finished?.they look very delicate, like fairy people.You see in your garden.
Well, these won't take too much of an eating but they are easy to repair. And no, I haven't used cement yet but I have experimented a little. Problem is that it doesn't model the same and is too heavy, probably. I am trying a material call Structolite which is plaster mixed with perlite. It is very light but comes out s grey/brown which I'm not sure I like. We shall see. Thanks.
They are some sort of head dress I suppose. Goid question. But I avoid being real specific. Don't want to get in my own way. Btw you,might like ruclips.net/video/0GxB417iWVI/видео.html
Thank you. No, generaly the figures are not all that heavy. It depends on how much plaster each requires. Some are fairly light. The figures attached to backing boards get pretty heavy though because they don't generally come off the backing boards. Again, Thanks. John
1/4 inch if I need a real strong armature but it's hard to work with so 1/8" in fine and sometimes I double it up. The strenght of the piece comes principally from the shell, the plaster and paper itself. Cheers.
why did you left your statues without completion? all your statues look incomplete and no details.. is it a style of art.. looks like very easy kind of art..
Home Depot or Lowes or someplace like that. It's cheap. Be careful not to use to much or it will weaken your plaster; which is why I add Elmers' or Acryl-60. And be sure to mixe the insulation cellulous thoroughly so you don't get dry wek spots.
I'd need to know a little more about how you're using the plaster but initially I can suggest adding elmers gle to the mix or some kind of fiber. Excelsior (used to stuff furntiure) is often added to plaster catings for strenght but I don't know how you'd build with it. It'd be a hell of a mess. I often use a coupld of layers of plaster bandages (less expensive in bulk from medical supply places than art supply sites) and that stuff will not crack. Then you layer additioanl plaster over than. Tell me more about your process and I'll see if I can think of anything. Thanks and have fun. John
Well here's a link to me making my best guess: ruclips.net/video/yUIA9ksQwHc/видео.html Maybe that'll help. I'll be interested to know what you think. Cheers, John
No, the Elmarers is for dry-strength. But it can make the plaster gummy and you have to work faster, especially if you use too much Emlers which , how much is that? I don't know. I just add some into the water and hope. HAve fun. John
Dude, that’s awesome. Thanks for bringing us into your studio!
Amazing job, as right now it’s looking like a creature coming out of the wall…. Can’t wait to see it’s once is done completely 👍👍👍
I am an artist and I am loving this! I have experimented on much smaller scales but would love to learn from you and watch how you create. It is so inspiring
Thanks for sharing your creations.
I love your art!
It's so refreshing to see what I call a real sculptor at work. I came to ask questions after watching some time lapse footage of some self proclaimed masters make some semi classical figures in drapes. So boring but each to their own . Anyway soon as I heard Beefheart it all fell into place. . Have left without having to ask you anything . Won't bother ripping down the cheesecloth net curtain ...newspaper . Brilliant. Thanks.
That feeling when you look at your art... and love it! Nice work
Great Creative Work. I appreciate that you are being seen and allowing us to see you work the process.
Thank you--John
In 2016, I made a sculpture that was 6.5 ft tall. Glue, paper pulp, joint compound, cardboard. I was on the floor, wiping it, when the sculpture fell and concussed me. My ear STILL rings when I use my eyes heavily or don’t sleep well.
Thanks for showing this... it's interesting to watch how it all comes together in the end.
Thanks John for sharing your work and technique over several RUclips videos. My favorite moment in this video is at the end, when you check out the figure using a lamp. I'd love to see your creations lit by colored lights shining from different directions - I imagine an impressive sight without spoiling the starkness of plaster.
Thank you. You might be interested in a compilation video I recently posted.
ruclips.net/video/0GxB417iWVI/видео.html
WOW! Expressive - the mind boggles Beautiful female forms and wiring technique. Pays to be knowledged of the human anatomy Thanks for sharing
Omg I do my sculptures like this! Plaster and foam is so fun to work with. Great video man👍🏻
Thanks. Where can I see your work? --John
I love how you work!!! Beautiful lines and movement. I wanna play at your studio!
Thank you. It's nice to find pople who get what I'm doing. What do you do? John
cantopia I started in clay and moved to oils, but sculpture is my natural inclination. No kiln, so have been looking into paper clay and found your video. I really dig what you did with syrofoam headdress or antlers or whatever...lol. I use up old doors too.
Me, a person who was trying to find sculpting videos for help for my own project, I stumbled upon your video. Your projects look very surreal, btw. And now I have a better idea on how I can make some sturdier body parts for my own project. ^u^
haha hope ur project went well, I also have a project !
I really appreciate this art and all the effort you put into this! Don’t mind the haters
Well done my friend love it
Absolutely fantastic!
Thank you very much. JE
This was perfect for helping with mediums for my wearable sculpture project. Thank you for this ✨
I have been wanting to make something with plaster and armature. I was going to make a creepy alien , then started a mermaid doll with wings. You gave me inspiration to try something cool. Thank you! Love the music
You're very kind. Thank you. Have fun. ---John
News paper is strarting to become a rare product nowadays
Amazing work!
Great work😍😍😍
Awesome great work!!
I love it! I've watch all of your RUclips videos! I'm obsessed. I'm your biggest fan!
Thank you.
John
are you working on any new projects?
Iggy Pop... love that song so much. thank you for this
i have a project just like this, thank you for the vid!
Love Beafheart.
Hi John new to your channel I currently on a 3d sculpture painting course only the tutor advises you buy her ready made plaster for the work which is costing a fortune in postage costs from Russia to the UK. I do know a few other artists who have given away her secret which is a plaster named Clavel riviera decorative stone plaster with added fibres. This imitates the Mediterranean Old stone walls. Now having watched this I seen cellulose fibres are added to your plaster and a green stuff used for insulation. I've been experimenting with making my own texture paste which has to stand upto the tutors expectations for the lessons upto 5cms high some petals need to be oh these are flower sculptures and have found a decorative plaster in the UK called fox decorator a Polish company makes it and it has cellulose fibres inside. I do know this Clavel is fibreglass not cellulose. I'm wondering is that insulation stuff you use any good for adding too this decorative plaster do you think as at the min I'm just adding marble powder to thicken it up because it's already got the fibres added.
Splendid !!!
thanks for showing, it wouldreally help in the future if youd annotate the video with process and materials used cause i dont know if thats water or some adhesive
Yeah. You're right. I will add notes. It's a mix of water and Elmer's Glue in no real ratio, just an eyeball guess. Cheers. John
How do you keep the plaster workable, how do you keep it from setting up in your bucket? It it just extra watery?
you make such great content! Please make more!
Appreciate your creativity! Do you offer workshops?
Amazing! I'm going to try doing this!
Wonderful!
could we please see you make the wire armature for this?...thank you
Love your work, how does the plaster not break? I tried using it the same way water+plaster stuck on similar base of a sculpture and it would just crack n w just a touch it would just fall off
que bello trabajo amigo me inspiras a crear
Hi John! Love your videos !! so helpful. thank you for sharing. Working on my first large scale sculpture and want to use plaster - can you advise what brand/type you use exactly? plaster of paris? does it matter?
thanks for the inspiration
Beautiful ! Beautiful! Beautiful! All your artwork is different and just gives a very appealing feeling! Watched all ur videos! Loved ur work! U have really inspired me to try this out! Btw is pop and plaster which u use r both different? How do you prepare the paste which u r using..can u please tell the proportions of mixing the glue n molding powder? U have used different molding powders in the video..
Thank you for you comments. I truly appreciate them. As for the addition of Elmers glue, I generally add that to plaster maybe a cup to a quart of water. I don'tnt worry about proportions too much. I just want some extra strength. If you add too much the mixture will,become gummy and hard to work with but it'll certainly be strong. The second material is Amaco Sculptamold. It comes already mixed with glue so you just have to mix it to the consistency you feel,like working with:either wet and sloppy or thick and more like paste. Third, I have added celluloid (household paper insulation) in varying amounts thinking it might add strength to the plaster but in this case I fear I used too,much and may have actually weakened the plaster. I think it would be important to pre-soak the cellulous and then mix it very thourighly with plaster but not use as much I I have here. The other reason I used cellulous was to ,try to,make the plaster lighter (weight) but I have since found a lightweight plaster called Structolite which is mixed with Perlite and is, I hear very very lightweight. I haven't used it yet but intend to this weekend and will post a video about it, its strength, ease of worksbility, and whatever else I discover. Thanks again. Hope this answered your questions as best as I can right now.
@@cantopia wow!! Thank you so much!! Looking forward for the video!! Hope you have fun ..
you can use this technique to make actual life like sculpture
have watched probably all your video's, and though you are more advanced than I, We use similar techniques. But saw the Portland cement, and wondering if you mix with plaster at times? my sculpturs mostly are exterior, so curious if that is a possible solution. thanks
Hi. Yes I have mixed various cements with plaster, not directly but on top of each other. I did this because some cement -based mixes are a little more plastic and easy to manipulate when I want some greater control. None of it is even close to the malleability of clay although a lot of them are marketed as "clay-like" or stuff like that. Plaster alone will survive outside for a few years but not forever. If I where stuck making something out of plaster that had to be outside or otherwise take a beating I would mix it with Acryl-60, which is a polymer additive for cement but works fine with plaster. Elmer's Glue works too but makes the plaster gummy. I am also about to do some experiments with Minwax Wood Hardener, which is a liquid that I believe penetrates porous materials. It's expensive but not as expensive as watching your hard work dissolve in the rain. The Minwax liquid would be applied after the plaster has set and dried, otherwise you'd be trapping water in there. Whether or not it can be added directly to the wet plaster mix, I don't know, but I don't see why not. All I can say about cement is that it's real hard to work with. It tends to go off too slowly and it's far too heavy for my purposes. Perhaps you can find a method that suits your work. Keep in touch. Good luck. John PS Can I see your work somewhere?
Great choice in tunes my dude.
Thank you. Beefheart was a genius.
FANTASTIC, YOUVE GOT TALENT
Great,, thanks Sir,, 🥰
This is beatiful
I love it!!
Man, you are my inspiration...
Thanks for your channel
I love this work! Congratulations!
You are The best!!!!
Hi, I like your style, but what do you do with all the sculptures in plaster? surely they aren't weather proof is it a certain type of plaster you use like Herculite etc? Thanks!
No, they are not weather proof but plaster is pretty weather-resistant. By which I mean a plaster figure of any real thickness at all, say 2" thick, will endure a lot of inclement weather and survive one way or another for a couple of years. But that is without any additive. Acryl-60 and/or Elmer's Waterproof glue will add to the life of the sculpture both indoors and out, but if outdoors a final coat of some kind of polyurethane (once the plaster has dried good and hard) will help. The problem there is that if the sculpture is hollow and the surface is water-tight then water can accumulate inside the sculpture and will slowly and steadily push its way through the plaster and shove the polyurethane off and then break up the plaster so you need to vent the interior area of the sculpture or fill it with something like foam or actually build your sculpture over a solid foam core. Cheers. J
Exterior varnish will make these things weatherproof. You just have to make sure there are no holes where moisture can get inside. Any interior moisture will cause it to rot from the inside out.
cantopia Have you ever tried grey cement? I would love to see your art survive longer in any kind of weather. Thank you for sharing!
@@carkirsch77 No, I haven't used cement yet but am working with 3 specialists to find a lightweight moldable, waterproof, weatherproof and strong material.
Thank you to share
I thought it said you were doing the statue of David.
I found myself intrigued, even scared of your images..this art drew me in to being uncomfortable, but i couldn’t look away! Fantastic imagination..i mean brilliant! I would diffidently own those 3 alien looking bodies all together down the hall on the wood ..id be scared all the time...but wow, art should move you, if it doesn’t its not for you, find something that does! Art is just beautiful
Thank you for your heartfelt and complex reaction to my work. I appreciate your willingness to give it your thoughtful time and attention. John
Love seeing that IMAGINATION in progress. How much for a sculpture?
Hmmm... "How much for a sculpture?" I dunno. I've never been asked that before. I've never sold any of my artwork. I kinda make it cuz I want it. If I could just go buy it, life'd be a lot easier. Less fun tho. Thanks, John
Where is these type sculptures used or sold?
Saludos desde Colombia felicitaciones wauuuuu
You can make your own ancient alien bodies!
where do you get the wire? what kind of wire is it?
Ciao,cosa e la povere bianca ,che usi per bagnare la carta,? Grazie mille!
plaster. thanks!
Amazing
how many thick or gauge is the wire you used? can anybody answer me!!!!!?
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Hi. For the main armature I use fair thick wire. Up to 1/4 inch. For hands, I use something like 1/8" or even thinner. You can always get thing and wind it up to a double thickness. . But important: It's Aluminum wire. Steel is too tough and springy and won't bend easily. Cheers
@@cantopia thank you so much sir. Very appreciate this response. I am subscribing to your channel :)
Thank you so much for sharing. You need a big area to do this work. Are they finished?.they look very delicate, like fairy people.You see in your garden.
incredible work 👌
Interesting materials and technique. Will have to try my own version
If you don't mind me asking, how fragile are this sculptures, and have you ever tried cement??. Thank you for the great art work
Well, these won't take too much of an eating but they are easy to repair. And no, I haven't used cement yet but I have experimented a little. Problem is that it doesn't model the same and is too heavy, probably. I am trying a material call Structolite which is plaster mixed with perlite. It is very light but comes out s grey/brown which I'm not sure I like. We shall see. Thanks.
What are the components on the head? At first I ththem to be positioners but it looks as if they will stay.
They are some sort of head dress I suppose. Goid question. But I avoid being real specific. Don't want to get in my own way. Btw you,might like ruclips.net/video/0GxB417iWVI/видео.html
Love it.
Thank you for sharing, the work is amazing! Do the figures end up being heavy? Like can they be hanged on the wall? Thank you.
Thank you. No, generaly the figures are not all that heavy. It depends on how much plaster each requires. Some are fairly light. The figures attached to backing boards get pretty heavy though because they don't generally come off the backing boards. Again, Thanks. John
@@cantopia great! thank you again!🙂
Hi John, what is the largest gage of aluminum wire do you use?
1/4 inch if I need a real strong armature but it's hard to work with so 1/8" in fine and sometimes I double it up. The strenght of the piece comes principally from the shell, the plaster and paper itself. Cheers.
Thank you, and cheers to you!
Terrific! Thank you for sharing.
why did you left your statues without completion? all your statues look incomplete and no details.. is it a style of art.. looks like very easy kind of art..
Hey how about making a bust or head from plaster?
well, I probably ought to do a video on sculpture portraiture. I've done a lt of them. Thanks for the suggestion. John
And after all,can I to develop the door?
To each his own. Dont care for art that looks unfinished . Thats art for ya.
yep
so cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool
where you get the Green Fiber? do you like the stuff?
Home Depot or Lowes or someplace like that. It's cheap. Be careful not to use to much or it will weaken your plaster; which is why I add Elmers' or Acryl-60. And be sure to mixe the insulation cellulous thoroughly so you don't get dry wek spots.
Everyone I work with plaster it cracks. I have done large pieces and I end up using paper and glue. Plaster cracks on me. Any recommendations?
I'd need to know a little more about how you're using the plaster but initially I can suggest adding elmers gle to the mix or some kind of fiber. Excelsior (used to stuff furntiure) is often added to plaster catings for strenght but I don't know how you'd build with it. It'd be a hell of a mess. I often use a coupld of layers of plaster bandages (less expensive in bulk from medical supply places than art supply sites) and that stuff will not crack. Then you layer additioanl plaster over than. Tell me more about your process and I'll see if I can think of anything. Thanks and have fun. John
Just small figurines, but I wanted to make an angel and the wings kept cracking
Hmmm.. make them thicker? And/or add Elemer's glue to the mix. Let me know how it goes. Cheers, John
Rene L Have you ever tried cement? Here you have some directions I found in RUclips.
ruclips.net/video/gV1mm--QZKs/видео.html
Capt Beefheart in the background
Another alternative is "good stuff" (home Depot) insulation spray $5
Yep. I use that to glue insulation board chunks together and to fill in the gaps.
Thanks. John
Fantástico
A monster?
Well here's a link to me making my best guess: ruclips.net/video/yUIA9ksQwHc/видео.html
Maybe that'll help. I'll be interested to know what you think. Cheers, John
Nice work sir
beautiful..
Sorry that I can´t visit the website
Top muito bom!! Music tmb top!!🤟
O! Captain beef heart!)
Hhhhhhh.what is it
hi I noticed youb used some Elmers with sculptmold, does that give it texture?
No, the Elmarers is for dry-strength. But it can make the plaster gummy and you have to work faster, especially if you use too much Emlers which , how much is that? I don't know. I just add some into the water and hope.
HAve fun. John
Cliff DaRiff Another one:
ruclips.net/video/xuDgLsnErik/видео.html
Captain beefheart!!!!
so impressive
Bien vue, ((S u p e r)) .Chapeau John .
Great and yourtube is great thanks
Thank you for this video...
Bello
Weird-ass video, but great sculptures.
Thank you.
The existential battle
This is okay if compared to making ogoh-ogoh in Bali, you can type in the "ogoh-ogoh" thaw ... Fantastic
Yeah. I googled oh oh-oh oh. Amazing. Thanks. John
Muy interesante el proyecto
Muchas gracias. Juan Edwards