Part 2 of 2 - Turning Dollar Store Balloon to Jeff Koons Art - Polished Balloon Sculpture
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- Опубликовано: 6 авг 2024
- After the molding, wax, ceramic shell and casting process this video starts off with the metal prep work after casting. It includes sandblasting, de-sprue, sanding, mirror polish, paint and paint finish to a balloon with a translucent dye paint job on a mirror polished bronze balloon.
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0:00 Sandblasting Bronze
0:39 Removing Sprues
1:38 Cleaning and Preparing Metal
4:26 Pre-Polish Prep
4:51 Reassembly and Welding
8:41 Mirror Polishing
10:48 Mixing Paint
11:30 Painting
11:52 Wet Sanding and Finishing Paint
12:58 Compound Buffing Paint
13:41 Final Shots of Finished Balloon 
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My three year old is obsessed with balloons and also pouring bronze, 🤷🏼♀️ kids. He watches your balloon video most mornings, and today he asked if he could tell you that he loves your balloon. Thanks for making this video for the both of us!
I'm 77; was just curious; fully watched both videos. Never knew bronze sculpturing involved so many steps, & a rather expensive little hobby. A lot of work & skill with amazing results. Great Presentation. -and I thought bronze was bronze, but you made it electric blue... WHO KNEW !
It is expensive. I sneak it through with regular production stuff 😉
Dear Ann R.
👍👌👏 Well said, well said indeed. I totally agree.
Best regards luck and health.
WOW what a great job. I would have been happy for you to finish when it looked gold but blue looks great too. What a great job.
Stunning. What a huge amount of work and patience involved, but so well rewarded in the end. Actually I loved it just after you’d finished polishing the bronze and would love to have seen it finished at that stage, omitting the painting, but that’s just a matter of taste, I suppose. Anyway it’s an amazing piece of work.
AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!! Jeff Koons
Both videos were Awesome to watch. Very Cool! 🔥
Wow, bravo, standing ovation to your work!
thank you. i very much appreciate it
Never knew bronze work was such a labor of love. Now I view all bronze sculptures with greater reverence. Thank you for sharing.
Holy smokes - That’s a lot of work! Amazing job!
Shew, you got that right.
Looks like you’ve given the terminator a lobotomy😂
I recently visited the Broad Museum in Los Angeles. Was very impressed with the Jeff Koons pieces. Watching your work was very helpful. Thank you for sharing your awesome work!!! Very impressive! I did some bronze casting as well, but this technique with the liquid and silica powder was new to me.
Im doing the dollar store version. I think whoever makes his sculptures carves them out of blocks of stainless steel so they dont have casting flaws. They cost millions to produce
Love the balloon even before the paint job. Great job. Looking forward to more.
Thanks. I have a lot of videos lined up i was just hoping i could get some traction before i finish them. Looks like RUclips finally put a few of my videos in front of people.
I am so glad you showed this.
I was kinda disappointed when you you jumped from the cast to the finished piece.
Thank you so much. 💖
...and again! WOW!
Absolutely gorgeous. ❤
Wow!! I never knew how much work that involved. If you just showed it to me on the street, I’d think it was beautiful and looks great, but never ever imagine the work it took! Thank you for sharing, very interesting!
Incredible work. The end result totally reflects all your hard work ;) Love the finished piece but think I preferred it before the paint job.
Beautiful work! Thank you so much for sharing your process.
First I have to say, I saw the shiny ball and it made me curious! So I begin to watch you work and honestly DUDE!! You are so amazingly talented!! This is a beautiful project, I really just want the pretty balloon. Never will I ever attempt this but you are really good at it, great explanation as you go. You have a great voice for detailing how to do every step. Even with the sped up parts or editing out of some parts your video is so good. This is not a project for the faint of heart but you make it look easy! I just really want the shiny pretty balloon! Wait, I think I said that already!! Many many thumbs up! Just so beautiful!
Thanks for sharing your process! The outdoor shot of the finished product looks amazing!
Insane amount of work. So much skill!
When you photograph a shiny object put it into a white tent and make a small hole in the tent for the lens of your camera you can light the tent on the outside with whatever lights you like and you won’t see anything reflected
This is beautiful. Somehow I don't think I'll be taking it up as a weekend hobby.
All process step by step is amazing!!
looking forward to watching more of your videos. Thx for posting.
Fantastic! what skill and talent! Great job!
Wow that’s a beautiful piece of artwork!
I love the Bronze, but the blue is beautiful too.
it seems like a 50/50 split with people. it looks cooler in person with the blue.
Jeff, Excellent in every way.
Best and most revealing process.
To be able to produce and keep the process clear is an art in itself.
Calm, collected and so revealing.
If I wasn't 73, I might take up bronze as a livelihood.
After working in fiberglass and concrete for 45 years, I'm glad I'm 73.
Thanks for the video,
Best I've ever seen.
Dale Mallie/ Archetype Inc
Thanks. I think i made regular bronze sculptures for ~7 years before i started doing finishes like this.
Fascinating! Art of any kind is a big process to perfection. I enjoyed watching your beautiful bronze balloon
Oh and by the way, the end wasn’t disappointing, I think it’s crazy how you can do all that work and it turn out so perfect and gorgeous!
Your talented, patience and dedication amazes me!! This is art!!
Wow! As Ann Raczok said, apart from being a tad younger than her, I totally agree with what she's said! That is simply amazing. And I applaud your patience and skill in making and completing this project.
Thank you.
Amazing! Incredible skill and knowledge.
Looks incredible! 🎈 👍
I love it. What a job
A lot of work, totally love it!!
Thank you! I've always wanted to witness the determination required to complete the steps you have taken to get to the finished work!
That was awesome 👌
Amazing work. The end result reflects the work you put in ;) it’s beautiful
If anything, I learned what it means to be didicated. Beautifully done!
I love it so very much! 😍💚
Gorgeous!
Great set of videos dude. Keep 'em coming!
I did those castings at Uni and it was so fun! You are lucky you get to do it all the time.
Beautiful work! Just picturing a few baloons like a bouquet. But w/blue, gold, red or whatever mix possible and mounted on rods (look like strings). That would be an awesome piece for display.
While it's super impressive that you made the line between the "lid" and the balloon body disappear completely, I think you missed the opportunity to turn this into the coolest container to ever exist. The knot would make for a great handle.
that was cool to watch!!
Fantastic....!!!!
Phenomenal my goodness!! That must've taken weeks . Excellent work 👏🏽
👍👌👏 Oh WOW, simply fantastic! What a nearly unbeliiiievably shiny, great result. Made with a ton of effort and by using a lot of skills and patience. Congrats!
Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing.
Best regards luck and health to all of you.
Awesome job bro!
Of course I have no idea how you would make something this beautiful, but wow, what a lot of work. Looking at bronze and then end product. It was well worth it 😍😍😍
Great videos 👍😊
Wow loved every stage 🥰😻 would love a miniature set of each stage 😻😻
Even more amazing..
Dude, seriously great job 👏…
Disappointing?!? That is one of the most beautiful and well executed pieces I've ever seen! (although you must have asbestos hands to able to TIG weld that close to your bare fingers! 😂)
That is insanely beutiful.
I love it!
Its lovely.
So nice! Great to see the process! cool video
thanks. right now i'm editing through 200GB of footage for a gigantic, 1500lb, quartz crystal with a fabricated steel and bronze base while the crystal is backlit to make the quartz glow.
@@skraminc Sounds cool! Looking forward to see it.
Not sure how I ended up here but I watched both episodes and was hooked within seconds . It looks awesome, I liked the bronze finish best . You’re Super talented my friend 👏
This was awesome! Feel like your channel will be huge!
Good luck!
Very nice
Great job on this, just found the channel via the part 1 video and i subscribed
After all that work to make it that shinning to paint it, oh my I almost fainted, its beautiful colored or not.
Its hard to photograph. The paint is completely transluscent. Its still mirror reflective and you can see the met, just see through blue
Dude your fabrication skills are impressive. Nice job.
Thanks
That is so cool! But my God, that's gotta be the most expensive "balloon" ever, 😅 So much time and work that went into that. But Bravo 👏 that's amazing! You're very skilled.
I can't believe what I've just seen, this is spectacular and mind-blowing 🤯 I think it's the most beautiful sculpture I've ever seen 💙🎈
I just made a new one. A pink mylar balloon. Its on my instagram if you have one. Making a video about it soon
@@skraminc can't wait to see it 👍
Well done. Beautiful result.
When I saw it first, in thought you were using a chemical process to metalize the rubber ball on and then build up the metal thickness by electroplating.
But there is definitely a harder process that you have chosen. But I guess it is the sweat that makes your process true art.
Insane 👍👏👏👏
Cool man :) subbed as like your style 👍
Exquisite
Cant wait to see this channel blow up and it to get the views it deserves
Good luck with that idea. People on yt seem to only like to watch people pour ingots, foam swords and other useless shit.
I think it looked more realistically 'ballon like' before the mirror finish was added. Very interesting though.
Sweet!!!!
are you familier with JEFF KOONS ? cause man his work is insane and you'd love it too
I almost like the shined bronze better.
now i know how jeff koons make those balloon sculpture
Maybe in 1998. Now they use xray machines and aerospace CNC machines to carve steel and work with german auto engineers for fine finishes and paint. There is a whole other world of sculpture
Lmfao! Perfectly polished balloon Knott!!! Hahahaha
Beautiful work. I’d love to try myself but sadly my brain is moosh since my recent stroke. I’d love to have a Mickey shaped balloon
Dude i watched both videos and enjoyed every minute of it.!! What an amazing outcome. Also can i have it please. Thank you 😁😂
patience of Job.
Dope
Well, I'll like and comment on each of your videos, in hopes that give you a boost up in the Algorithm. So if you see just a thumbs up, or food item, I'm just feeding Al.
Nice work great finish I'd prefer the raw bronze though 👌
It would be cool to do an balloon animal too. That would be awesome. Also this IS SOOO MUCH WORK ... lol
Looks very cool tho
i thought about it. making rubber molds on balloons is a huge pain and the animal balloon shape would make it a nightmare though
@@skraminc lmao I can imagine. Watching you do all if this I can only imagine. Maybe a simple shape like a heart balloon or something like that. The balloon I'd much skinnier so that might help. This looks like a lot of fun. But also too much work lol. Thanks for sharing and responding bud
@@frankierzucekjr i have a strange shape mylar balloon i might try to do something with in the future. Its a little more interesting
@@skraminc that's cool bud. As soon as I say this I thought of a balloon animal and thought to myself... man that would be cool. Well good luck buddy and take care
You're cool 😎 bro
Was looking for a video like this, the amount of work you've done with doing the things and also filming and editing them are a lot and I appreciate how concise it all was.
as to an opinion that has nothing to do with your skill, adding the base and rod to the piece takes away its contemporary aesthetic of being a balloon made of brass and just makes it look like.a brass trophy of a balloon. leaving it be a free rolling no based object would have been more appealing to the concept of juxtaposing two things as the one thing.
Thanks for sharing, hope you don't see this as another negative youtube comment and more like a constructive criticism of a very moot aspect of the greater work which was well performed and executed.
it's not a permanent fixture. i can take it off whenever. i sort of just didn't know what to do with it when i was done and the black base keeps it from rolling around everywhere lol. it's just sitting on my desk. i had no idea what to do with the balloon after i was finished so i tried to do a small, innocuous, stabilizer basically. make it low profile.
@@skraminc a new project could be a pillow stand for the balloon made out of cement! Going along with the theme of light v heavy and soft v hard!
@@philipdahl8767 what do you mean by pillow stand?
@@skraminc It's in the shape of a pillow but it's completely solid/hard, and you place the balloon on it! Would be great imo. You are so talented.
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Skimmed through the whole thing, must have taken a month to do, impressive work but the process seems overly complicated. The end result is a work of art i have to say.
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I want to buy one ❤️❤️❤️
Incredible work, but, as someone who knows little about mould making and metal sculpture, wouldn't it be easier to straight up make the ceramic mould with a real balloon and foam spouts? Completely taking out the silicone mould
Awesome! I wonder how many coats of paint were needed to not burn through.
Theyre super thin and dry spray so they wont run and slide down like an avalanche on the polish surface. I think like at least 8. I wing it by looks though
I'm really looking forward to seeing what you do in the future, this was awesome! How long did you spend on the all of the polishing?
Curious where you might get the yellow slurry you used to cast in? Or an idea of what is in it?
So typically its really expensive and comes in 55 galloon drums and needs to be mixed continuously but some new products are coming out that are available for "hobby" use. One is SuspendASlurry from Ransom and Randolph and it comes in a 6 gallon size and never needs to be stirred. Im planning on doing a video about it soon for backyard casting so people can do more besides just melting soda cans and copper wire
And the part where im dipping into a rubbermaid trash can is about the cheapest way to deal with regular silica slurry. Its like a 1500 dollar electric motor with a prop and a trash can to keep the slurry suspended or else it falls out of solution and hardens
I watched both videos because I saw some sculptures done by Koons and I was interested in learning how they could be made. Yesterday I saw a video about a woman touching one of the sculptures and it was show on the floor in several pieces. I was wondering how he had made that piece because it couldn't have been bronze or it would not have broken like that.
the real ones are machined stainless steel and a little more sophisticated than my kitchen, dollar store balloon lol but i think the idea is the same if i had a few million dollars to spend
@@skraminc I found out that the koons piece that was broken at the show was actually ceramic.