Turning a real plant into a beautiful Resin sand sculpture 

Thank you, this made me smile inside. I love watching people use what they have and not over engineering something as simple as a mold support. Beautiful work brother!

Artistry just took place, awesome, but a lots of love you put into it,,,,thank you for a beautiful tutorial,,,Zoe

just wow very creative man absolutely beautiful

That’s the craziest one of those I’ve ever seen!

Apparently, isopropyl alcohol helps to remove the hot glue once it's hardened to make it easier to remove, but I don't know if it actually works. I love the end result!

That was so amazing to watch. Final result is just so beautiful

I would have this one in pride of place in a heartbeat! It's stunning! If you sell your pieces, I hope you make sure that you get an appropriate price for them.

Best one yet, really interesting, and you can see just how much work and time goes into each piece 👍 Would be really cool if you could cast an LED in the stem of the plant to light it up from inside.

What's with my fat arse thinking it looks like a crumbed food item. I wanted to eat it 😂. Beautiful work mate.

Wow! That's beautiful! You have a gift.

Absolutely spectacular!

Beautiful. Love it

It’s just breathtaking. Beautiful work sir.

I like the set of 4. That makes more sense to me. The whole grouping is wonderful. The more I look at it the more I like it.that

Beautiful work! ❤️

Excellent work, well done.

Very pretty! Good job!

BARNABY USED SANDSTORM... IT WAS SUPER EFFECTIVE

This is stunning 😍

I'm so happy to have discovered you, just like that, without warning!!!! You have videos of such quality! I am totally impressed by your talent!!!!! wow wow and wow ! (sorry I think my English is not always very good!)

It was just so funny so hilarious to see you trying to get that piece of wood off. By the way that plant was fantastic.

Perfect!

I have an idea ....23:45....if an aquarium air pump vibrating on a base board can help anyway when curing. Seems ive seen large vibration tables used for concrete molds, and noticed an air pump also causes vibration. Vacuum and pressure chambers are the best to use, but sometimes vibrating table removes bubbles. People also use uv lights to cure resin faster. need molds , chamber, table and uv light.

Absolutely incredible, new subscriber! Just a tidbit of info, if you put a liberal amount of denatured alcohol around the surface where hot glue attaches (ie. Plant pot or plywood) and wait a few seconds, it'll peel off easily.

Beautiful

This is beautiful! I’m a very small time resin artist. I have used bought moulds but they do bore me quite a bit, so tend to use them in different ways, or try to! Branching into making my own now. I really want into expand into different ideas. They will all be miniature though due to physical restrictions from a disability. You’ve given me some thoughts about ways I could use this general idea (not copying the actual idea, I totally respect it’s yours) in a tiny format! I love your clear voice over and clarity of the videography. I have subbed and look forward to seeing more!

You killed it!!!

That's cool

VERY great artwork, hope that by 2024 you will have millions of subscribers😉

Wow I love the way it turned out!! New subscriber here! Greetings from Texas

Kudos to you. As I was watching you progress, I really wasn't sure if it would work out but it turned out great. I thought the angled layers wouldn't work but it adds a really cool affect which is kind of cosmic. I also though it was brave of you to sand it free-hand on the belt sander. Sanding it that way and keeping it square must have been difficult but you pulled it off! The final piece looks fantastic and the only criticism I have is the purplish hue of the clear epoxy which is really really minor. Most clear epoxies have some kind of hue but some don't. I also haven't seen anyone use aluminum foil as a liner and it worked very well. I wonder if it would work on large table top pours which would allow you to reuse the molds.

Its pretty. I like the sand on it. I don't get the crushed glass

Hi, love your work. The first cast with the thermal cracks can be fixed by drilling through the cracks, thus enlarging the void. This will be large enough to pour resin in and fix the fracture.

Love the final outcome! What I also appreciated was that you basically got half way through the first one, the effort to get that far, to then have to start over again. Im guessing the expletives were redacted from the video 😁. As Phill Davy said you get a good sense of how much work goes into arriving at the final piece!

bEAutiful !

Cool 😎

When I spotted the video picture I thought to myself: oh this one is gonna be good! At minute 16:20, as the last drop of resin fell from a leaf, I paused to give a like and subscribe to this infant channel which I hope is destined to greatness. Excellent choice of subject matter, execution, detailed explanations yet, short and to the point. I've watched many, many, many videos on resin casting and have to say, this one is way up the top. Looking forward to see your other videos, past and the ones yet to be! Happy holidays young man, and thank you for bringing your brand of beauty to my Xmas day! Edit: Now that I got to see the whole video, I have to say the end result took my breath away and yes, that is the most beautiful resin creation I have ever seen, one I would love to own of have a copy. Stunning!

New sub here,, doing all the things a sub should do. So comment wise, I keep my failed pieces for a different use. The areas you like in the first casting can be harvested from it. I would cut them off and give them a good sanding and polish, then mount it. This can be sold with the perfect piece. One thing that isn't sold often these years of digital age are bookends. You are handily with a saw so cut your L's from interesting wood or cast them for accent. I prefer driftwood which is very abundant where I live. Mount the casting on a sturdy wire, a chain which you soldered link to link, wood or another casting. Pretty much anything goes as long as it tells your story. With the rest of the first casting, make an "ugly" version or dissect for the best or worst parts. You can sell it with the second one and mount them alike but the contrast can be upped by enhancing the incorrect areas on the first one. With this one, I would add the crushed glass on the outside of the casting with resin and in several layers. This could be done with the hole filling if you are really unhappy with the way it has turned out before. Remember, the "eyes of the beholder". I noticed a comment about how to fill the hole. I use a very small bit then work up two sizes. Use a craft grade syringe. For the hole made by the drill, use a jewelers file to smooth it. Use compressed air for detritus removal. Then, fill the hole with Super Glue, the molecules are smaller than those of resin so you get a more complete connection. Use oil and diluted India Ink to fill large bubbles. Leave a bit of air so the oil, ink and air can move. I It will stain the interior of the bubble eventually but that in itself can be grand. Again, use the crafters syringe. and leave it to dry before filling the hole. If you don't want the hole to show ink, do this really cleanly by not touching the filled bubble, expect not to get the whole thing filled unless you close the crack first. This is all best done with the "hole" side is turned to be on top of the piece. I have one last suggestion, when casting a large, unusual shape, bubbles can hide anywhere. Granted, the pressure pot can deal with these but here is a way to deal with the bubbles you can't see. Life the form about an inch or two off the table then let it drop. The bubbles can be coaxed out with this Cake Bakers trick. You don't want large bubbles in cake so doing this for a bit can really make the piece bubble safe. On that piece, I would have done it a good 10-20 times, at least a few times more once you have stopped seeing bubbles. I hope this helps. I don't often give advice but I have too much time on my hands today, it's a good change. Thanks for sharing this process. I loved it!

Exalent

You should have used UV resin to glue the time plant down. With all of that foil the light would easily have bounced around and cured it pretty quickly. Then you could have HELD the plant in place with your hand while the resin cured.

W🔥W. You make beautiful art pieces. I'm curious to know which resin you use? Great turn out by the way, love this. Just my 1 cent

aww... poor plant 😭. is it possible to use a fake plant mold instead?

cool

Why dont you use another plant-pot to enclose the first mold? It should fit perfectly, just make a hole to pour through.

Not to sound like a critic.. You could have made your box (for final pour) out of acrylic and put it in your vacuum chamber and it would have turned out much better.. I have made several similar pieces that were somewhat like what you did.. Using vacuum and/or pressure pots are key to removing the bubbles.. Thank you for sharing..

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Quality Barnes. I think you made a video for my track too 🤷‍♂️👍😁

The word incredible seems too pedestrian for the finished piece. New subscriber here as well and I am looking forward to the next one. Thank you for sharing your work.

The final piece is stunning! I've made a couple small (like for earrings) resin things, but I don't think I'd have the patience to try a large piece like yours. I've never seen anyone use foil inside the mold. Do you use that for all your pours like this? It seems to give the resin a pretty smooth surface, which I guess helps reduce the sanding a bit. Speaking of which, I think your handmade sanding tools are very clever, but I wonder how your significant other feels about the gunk in the sink. 😂

love it, but may I suggest a brush? for the sand resin???

incrivel ! mas o trabalho é intenso

I would love to have something like that. It's stunning :D What do you do with the test pieces? The test piece would make a gorgeous ornament all on its own, maybe with a thin coat of iridescent paint or gloss applied in places, or some gold or silver paint on the edges of the leaves

Use rubbing alcohol to remove hot glue.

A-Loo-Min-Um…. Geez… damn Brits!! 😁😜😂 JK!! To each their own Potaaaatoo..

What resin are you using please? Not seen it like that before! This is a beautiful, unique piece. Also, you sound like a young David Bowie :)

do you use mold release or dose it just not stick to tinfoil

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Uhhhhh..

I wish the cactus is okay now.

жаль погибшее растение

So..u sacrificed a living thing if beauty for THIS? Smh

Замысел хорош, жаль слои видны....

But... the plant. THE ORIGINAL PLANT!!! What happened to it? Were you able to save it?