Love the idea, the build, the presentation and the jabs at the crafting brothers. They killed you in their gauntlet obstacle course, now you jab them. Can't wait to see how this will evolve !!! The skull pile is great.
These are really good tips, thanks for that. I like your format as well. I can't imagine having to discuss how to make a black wash each and every time you reference using it. Jeremy would be rich by now if he got royalties! Well done Franky!
"All you need is one skull..." I have that. Now I just need to figure out how to shrink it. Another nice piece of work, sir. If you want to strengthen Styrofoam or cardboard in the future, you may want to try paint, water and tile grout. Mix it fairly thick, and then apply a thin layer to the wall. (
@@FrankyDCrafter Sorry for the delay. I was sure I posted this reply days ago. Grout is basically concrete without quicklime. It is brittle in the same way that a thin layer of concrete is brittle. You can smash it into little pieces if you hit it, but you need to hit it REALLY hard. Grout dries hard, but starts off wet goop, so it cannot really be used to sculpt. It is also heavy goop, so you want to use a minimum amount. I generally sculpt my terrain out of foam, and cover it in a thin layer of grout texture paste. The other important information for working with grout is below: Safety: Use a respirator, and vacuum the piece, and the area when you are done. Grout is a collection of very fine particles of rock and cement. You do not want concrete dust inside your lungs. Project Planning: This stuff has a long drying time. It takes about 24 hours to fully cure. You will need to spray down the grout with a very light mist of water four hours after you place it, and four hours after that. What to Buy/Use: You want to buy tile grout, not the stuff for bricks. If possible, do not buy the pre-mixed tile grout. Most hardware stores sell cartons of tile grout powder. Tile grout comes in two forms: Sanded and Unsanded. Both are useful for terrain. Another item you might want to consider to make sprinkling grout easy is a snap-ball tea strainer. - Sanded tile grout has sand added to it already, and therefore has a rougher texture. I like to mix this with a little bit of sand, PVA, paint and water and then apply it for dirt terrain or rubble. - Unsanded tile grout has a much smaller-grain type of sand, and a very smooth texture. Mix it with a tiny bit of sand or baking soda, some crushed/ground glass (for a shiny ice/snow mix,) PVA, paint and water, and you will have a great sand/snow paste. - You can sprinkle grout to create small patches of texture on a flat surface (rust,) or to smooth out patches of rough texture so you can flatten dirt to make a path. Cover the area you want to smooth with a thin layer of PVA and water, and sprinkle on your unsanded tile grout. Seriously, consider the snap-ball tea strainer I mentioned above for this. Finishing the project: Vacuum it. You can seal grout terrain with the standard methods, but since it is basically concrete at this point you don't have to do so. I would do it anyway, but I'm a little paranoid about sealing things..
AMAZING BUILD!! What clay did you use for both the stamp and the basing material into which you pressed it? Also, did you have to bake the stamp or was it air-dry?
Air dry clay for some and there was no need to bake that. I used other clays but air dry was the best cheap option although super sculpey worked too, but that one you gave to bake.
We can’t figure out how you did the stamps, and it doesn’t look like your previous vids do this (at least not by title). What do you use to make the mold itself?? How did you harden it? Did you need to coat the initial actual skulls with something to get the mold substance to release??
It starts at 3:27. I used clay to make the mold. Allowed it to dry and then used more clay to make the copies. Just make sure not to let them dry in the stamp.
