Keep it MOIST! Sculpting in Wed Clay 101 

I genuinely never got a notification or anything for the last video. I'm not even sure if it was in my subscription feed

@@ailestriker9888 Yeah I was told that from a bunch of people actually. Might have been some kind of flag by YT since it’s marked paid promotion? Idk- I always wonder the point of subscription at that point .

Thanks Sculpture Geek really enjoying your videos! You put a lot of work into your videos. It doesn’t go unnoticed 💪

And i really learn a lot. Thanks leadership. I am willing to learn more.

Hey man! I just wanted to say Thank You! I watch your videos for more than 6 years repeatingly and u always were a enourmous inspiration ! I do not sculpt but just seeing someone that good at what he does is inspiring 👏🏻👏🏻 I guess you’re doing well having sponsors like nintendo, riot and so on bit still i dont get how your videos aren’t viral like VIRAL Anyways i never commented because i just dont do - but now with that invitation i thought i give it a shot Keep up the good work ! And all the best to you

It's my pleasure and an honor to have your view :) Cheers!

Thank you very much! Yeah- sponsorships can be tricky. I feel like it works well with Raid just because I'm a commercial sculptor so it's no different than someone having me sculpt their character. Of course they have a product that they want to promote so unfortunately there's no getting around me having to read the ad but, at least I was able to take the opportunity to sculpt a cool character and share some info to help someone get started sculpting. I super appreciate your comment and view. Thanks again for watching :)

Haha! Maybe I should just start giving these away to subs. Y’all would have to pick them up tho. They’re not light lol. Especially these wed clay ones 😅💪

Thank you so much that's very kind :) Yeah I imagine a lot of it has to do with Raid and the fact that you have to put the "sponsored/paid" tag on the video. Sometimes it's just the way it goes though. I don't let it stop me. Always try to put my best foot forward. You never know who's watching and hopefully this info is helpful to someone starting out. I would have paid a ton of money for even this type of content when I was starting. It was before RU-vid existed.

@@SculptureGeek My pleasure! And I'm happy it doesn't get you down. I'm sure there are people out there who (could) use your videos as an example on how to be better at crafting!

Thank you! I hope it helps at least someone to try and get started. A.I. Be takin over! Lol Thanks for watching :)

Thank you so so much. Im actually a super shy person irl. Funny how that sort of goes out the window when I film myself. Super appreciate the kind words and comment! Thank you for watching 🙏😊

Haha! No worries, friend! It was mostly just a joke. Even my girlfriend laughed at it. I expected both of these last videos to do poorly. I don’t normally do ad reads so I figured they wouldn’t go over well. People see Raid and they just skip. It’s all good tho. Gives me a chance to connect with my real core audience. I’m already on to the next. Should have another video out in a few days. I really need to be a little more consistent here- just tough to put all my eggs in this basket because this platform is anything but. Sure is fun to make content here tho 😅 Thanks for your support and stay tuned 😃

Thanks bro! Cheers! 🙏😁

This makes my day, man! Thank you so much! Happy sculpting and there’s more on the way!

Thank you so much Melqui! 😀 This sculpt was finished in a day but that damn edit took me almost 6 days. I got this project on short notice- originally wasn’t even going to sculpt anything but I thought this character would be fun. I hated putting the chainmail on tho- lol was having fun with that wearing it around the house. Might have to grab another one 😂

Thanks Joyce! Yeah sculpting just takes so much time, anytime you can use a shortcut, why not. It can be sort of tricky though. If things aren't nearly perfect, using a found object can really spoil things. I think more often, I find myself having to fabricate things from other harder materials to then add in to a sculpt.

Thanks man! I have a lot of fun with the edits. Almost as much as sculpting. I wish I could just do both faster 😅

Same

Ah ha! Thanks man! Great name too!

@SculptureGeek Based off my real name and the irony is something I'll never hear the end of, hope you have a great night ✌️

Thanks so much man! That's great to hear! We need more sculptors :) Hoping to inspire some and help out anyone struggling. Thanks again for watching!

Thank you my friend! Im gonna keep hacking away here. I love sculpting and editing too much to quit. Maybe it will catch on one day. Until then, i’m still having fun so it’s all good. Super appreciate you! Cheers 😃

Thank you so much! Excellent channel name btw! Lol

Thanks so much! Already on to the next 😁🙏

Thank you so much 😀 That means a lot to hear. Happy that anyone wants to watch while I toil away on this nonsense lol!

That’s awesome! It can be beneficial to do both. If you have any questions, I’d be happy to help. Feel free to message me at any time, my friend! Happy sculpting!

That means a lot to hear man. Thank you! I remember having the same issue when I started- like, If I wanted to carve a piece of marble or make pottery, no problem but making a Street Fighter figure from clay- good luck. I think there was a whole generation that somehow got skipped. By the time social media got big and everything, digital sculpting took over. Just hoping to keep the medium alive and make some cool stuff in the process 😁🙏

Thank you! I super appreciate the recommendations! Keep them coming. I have been thinking about doing some more bite sized content that doesn't require sculpting an entire piece. Working on getting faster with content and putting more out. Thanks for watching :)

My pleasure! Happy to share- hoping to inspire more traditional sculptors 😃

I appreciate that so much! I've shyed away from these types of sponsorships but Raid has some really cool characters either way. Working on posting more too. This video came together really quick and I'm hoping to get into more of a flow with it. I personally like this style much more, it allows me to experiment with things instead of a long boring montage lol.

Thank you! 🙏

Thanks friend! Means a lot! I just try to make what I would want to watch. Trying to get faster lol that’s the struggle. More on the way tho! Thanks again or watching 😃

@@SculptureGeek yeah its a fine line of being fast but keeping the quality too aint it? I love your style of videos, throwing in some awkward comedy haha nothing better! No worries though here for the long run! 🔥🔥

Thanks so much friend! Will do- already on to the next. Thanks for watching and for the kind words! 🙏

Thank you man! Means a lot. I still have so much fun making these videos and sculpting, As long as someone is watching, I’ll be here scraping away at the clay ☺️Hate that YT isn’t keeping up their end tho- I’ve been hearing a lot about notifications. Sucks but hopefully it will correct itself. All I can do is keep uploading 🤷‍♂️

Thanks man! Yeah I really love filming this way. I can be more creative with the editing. Thanks for watching!

Thanks man! It was a quickie but super fun to work on. Actually love this character 😅

Thank you! Cheers!

Merci beaucoup et merci d'avoir regardé ! L'amour des États-Unis :)

Thank you! 😁

I appreciate that! Thank you so much! I really like doing things this way. It's much more interesting for me and helps to foster a community. Also, I like to help people learn about sculpting instead of what feels more like "look at how great I am" which was never the intention.😅

@@SculptureGeek absolutely! I'm glad that you're feeling good about the type of videos that you make now, it really shows through that you are enjoying what you're doing because you are not only making awesome sculptures, you also insert your sense of humor and personality into the videos which makes them fun to watch (even before you started doing videos this way your editing has always been so good that the videos are super engaging). You definitely come off as someone who is showing the joy of sculpting in an educational way &making what you do seem approachable which is not an easy combination to strike and you do a great job. 👍

Thank you so much Rikki!

Thanks for watching! I started out getting into garage kits, then I customized a few things and once I started learning to just scratch build and sculpt, I was hooked- almost 18 years ago now but I still love doing it just as much. Granted I don’t put near the amount of work into these youtube pieces but that’s mostly for my own mental health lol! I think some more focused content would be good. I really want to just get a few more “working with X material” or starting sculpture vids out just so I can refer people to them instead of trying to write back novels of sculpting principles lol. At the very least, I plan on discussing each sculpt from here on out. I really like doing videos in this way as opposed to the long drawn out montages. It’s more fun for me and just answers people’s questions more. Anyway, thanks for watching f and happy sculpting of you pick it up! Also If love to see some progress so feel free to shoot me a message or whatever when you give it a go!

@@SculptureGeek Ah Man, thats so cool! I bet you built some amazing kits and scratch builds! (I'm so curious what some of your builds were but I also don't mean to pry ^^) Amazing what leads you into the next big thing in your life right? You found your calling for sure, it's a delight to watch you work. I love hearing you will do more material specific videos, so if and when you make those count on me to be here to watch those : D I will for sure send you a message when I finally get into a clay project of my own, for right now I will work up to it : ) Thanks for response! It made my night ^^ You deserve so many more subscribers and views for your videos, sending you peace~

Thanks KK! Miss the heck out of you guys!

Thank you!

Thanks man! Preciate’ ya! 🙏💚

Thank you as well for watching 🙏

More to come! Already working on the next. This was a quick intermediate that I took on short notice. Thanks for stopping by and stay tuned 😊

Thanks thanks! Yeah, I got destroyed on this one lol. All good- I’m on to the next. Stay tuned 😃

@@SculptureGeek I will!! :D

haha! Thank you- the lighting in my studio makes my beard look so black but irl, it's not. Looks like I colored it on with a marker in the video though lmao. My grays don't really show in it.

@@SculptureGeek Wonder-light! Grey strands look awesome in beards. Just like god of war

Haha always watching 👀💦

Haha der vengerfelds yah haha soopa! 😂 Thanks thanks Amy! 💚🙏

Thank you, friend! I’ll do my best. Definitely need to up the content. Working on that for sure! Thanks for watching!

Haha just bringing the truth! It’s such a solitary thing. I’m ok with that tho! Nothing like a cold beer, a good let’s play or podcast coming through the headphones, and a dimly lit studio on a Friday night! 🤤

Thank you very much!

Haha that’s my brother from another mother. Type of dude you would want next to you in a war. Plus I’m out of room and he liked it so- two birds and all that 😅

Thanks thanks!

Thank you very much! 💚🙏

Thank you so much!

Haha much obliged, friend! That thing sure is hungry. Keep your hands away from it's mouth lol!

Thanks bro! Yeah I miss streaming. I’ve been trying to get back to it ever since but I haven’t been able to dedicate the time to it. One day tho. It was a nice Weds/Friday ritual. Hope you’re doing well!

@@SculptureGeek Thanks, all good here, just constantly spinning too many plates around me, but I'm having fun! Don't be a stranger! :)

Thanks so much for watching. I had a ton of fun with this one- just branching out a bit instead of the same ol' sculpting montage. I'm getting old, might as well try and spread some knowledge before the robots take over!

@@SculptureGeek hand made will always be better than robots some things you just cant change! Talent like yours is amazinh to watch i could watch you sculpt all day man!

My friend, that means a lot to me. Thank you so very much for taking the time to write in and watch. Have a blessed day🙏

Thank you! Yeah a clicker would be fun project- super easy so I could get it done quick. That’s a great idea. I’m in love with that show. Of course the games too- not sure which one to do. Really looking forward to season 2 tho!

Thank you for the suggestion and the super thanks! Maleficent would be a great video for sure! I’m up for collabs with other artists too. Not totally sure how it would work but I’m sure we could figure something out. There are a lot of great 2D artists that I would love to sculpt one of their illustrations or vice versa. No biggie tho. I’m gonna keep trucking as long as it’s still fun and it is. Actually had a blast doing this quick Raid character. It was low pressure and a chance to share some knowledge. Already on to the next project which should be done in a few days. Thanks again for the support and the kind words! Cheers! 💚🙏

Yeah, I don’t love the mold making process lol. To be fair tho, I don’t really love the printing process either. It’s similar in knowing how to orient the model and instead of placing supports etc… it’s where to vent and sprue Once you learn enough about mold making though it’s just as consistent. Also, very handy to be able to mold a 3D print if you wanted to clean it up more, make small changes without reprinting, or just make a ton of copies in general.

@@SculptureGeek I do mold some of them. The 3d resin is really brittle. I just find it easier to split models and key them digitally. Made an alien head then I put clay over the top part of the head where I wanted clear resin. molded that then poured in the clear so that you can see the skull beneath. It turned out really cool looking. Sooo many failures though. You are right tho there’s still hurdles with printing stuff as well. 1 missed support can wreck a print.

Thanks thanks! Yeah there would definitely be a few pieces that you would have to cut up- mainly the eyes, the jaw, and the straps. I may back fill a few more areas slightly as well but overall not too bad. I didn't want to get into that too much in this video. I think the molding process really sways folks away from certain materials and it shouldn't. Once you get your feet wet and get comfortable with sculpting, the molding becomes much easier to understand.

Thank you! 💚🙏

No, I haven’t but there were a couple projects I always thought would be cool. I always wanted to zombify myself or take something that has cool armor, like a gears of war figure, then replace the headsculpt with a portrait of myself. So many other projects I want to do first tho lol. Like if it’s a choice between sculpting Mario or myself, Mario is probably gonna win every time 😅

Thank you my friend! Yeah that algo is a little biatch lol. Much appreciated tho! Cheers 🙏💚

Thank you! To start with- pick a material you want to try, get some armature wire and some reference of something you want to sculpt. The trickiest part to start with is making an armature. That's basically a skeleton/figure/structure that supports the clay. Depending on what you want to make, that's what will determine the armature. Once that step is done, just dig in and start sculpting. If you have any background in art, anatomy, drawing etc that's a huge head start. As for tools, most craft stores carry little sets that will get you started. If not, amazon or even ebay I'm sure has something. I'm working on making my own tools available at the moment but it will be a little bit still. You don't need much though. Blick stores are probably your best bet for all of the materials and I know there are some scattered throughout Chicago. Sculpey is super easy to get a hold of and that's actually what I started with back in the day but it's really awful to learn with and doesn't act like other materials. I like Chavant, wed clay, monster clay is fine too. I use a bunch more different materials but those are fun and intuitive. Aside from that, read some books, watch some videos, and study the same way you would any other art form- paying attention to 3d form, light, shadow, composition etc... I have full length tutorials available on my gumroad page as well- they're paid but I stand by them and I tried to make the tutorials I wish I had when I started. Much different than my youtube videos- www.gumroad.com/sculpturegeek. Hope that will get you started for now. Let me know if you have any more questions

Awesome!!! Most highly appreciate the advice and recommendations!!! Thank you very much!!!

Thank you very much. You’re too kind 🙏I still love doing it and I know there are some people who still love watching so this is for them 😊 Thank you again- made my day 💚

I think if the forms are correct, detailing is always the easy part. In this case, it might be the clay tho- some of those ceramics clays are a little tricky. This stuff is made for it. Literally engineered by Disney. Wed= Walter Elias Disney

No problem! You can mold just about any clay- you just have to match it with the right material. Both wed clay and Chavant are made to be molded. Chavant stays workable forever and wed clay dries out and cracks fairly unpredictably. If you used wed, you have a window of time when to best mold it- that all depends on the size of the piece etc… A life sized bust of a person tho- this piece here I would have to cut apart and make joints for it . It has too many under cuts to be molded as one solid piece. As far as what material to mold with the biggest thing is making sure you seal the sculpt with a clear coat like krylon crystal clear. You can also use mold release like manns 2500 if you think it’s necessary. Hope that helps! Hope that helps!

@@SculptureGeek Big help as always! Ill have to find a way to share the finished product with you after all the help.