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Artists never share these steps especially when making professional pieces like these. Thank so much for sharing this with us.May God bless you for being selfless
Thanks for the video. I wish you had shown how you temporarily join the 2 plaster shell halves, to prepare for casting, as this is new to me. It looks like you used some kind of added plaster 'buttons' & twine... but I wonder about the details of doing this? You show removing the twine, but did not show making the plaster buttons or uniting the 2 plaster shell halves with the twine before making the cast, skipping this step. I would guess there is a right way & wrong way to do this? & important details to know?? Anything to keep in mind for this step you can tell me?
Hi Peter. Really nice work and thanks for sharing all this information with us. I already did some figures and they turned great. May i ask you what is “mechanical restoration” ? Its give really nice finish .
@@ThePeterZaytsev haha! That’s ok! It’s a wonderful video. Very helpful. I’ve never done anything before and thought I will try it based on your video. I think I understand the step though! Thank you for sharing the video for everyone. I was looking exactly for this process!
In this video it was just portland cement and water. But sculpture casted with this mix will get cracks on the surface. Nowadays I am using 1 part cement + 1 part fine sand + water mix
Hi Peter, thanks for your sharing your inspirational work & sculptures! I want to try this some day. How much would you estimate is the cost of the mould for one project and What product/brand do you recommend?
Mathias, thanks for your kind words! It is hard to estimate any cost because prices depends on country. For now I live in Russia, so 1 litre of silicone cost about 10 dollars. And other materials are very cheap too.
thanks for the insights and really nice sculpture but please use gloves and masks when handling cement and laquer (especially indoors) so you can keep making these for a long time to come :)
The silicone looks so runny. Why wouldn’t you use a thicksotropic additive and thicken the second coat of silicone ? Also I always have an inward edge at the base of all pieces. Make the finishing so much easier.
@@ThePeterZaytsevSilicone additives have come a long way. I put the first coat straight silicone to pickup all the fine details. Second coat with thickener and a pinch of colour so that I know what I’m covering. Third coat I use more colour to have three different t colours. This makes the layering more visible.
Don't mix cement with bare hands. The Ph is sufficiently high to cause permanent skin damage, especially with continued exposure. Plaster of Paris is much less caustic but can develop heat in curing. With all these materials use proper gloves. Especially if you're doing this for a career.
@@ThePeterZaytsev No, brother, thank YOU for being humble and willing to take advice. That is a mark of a true artist. Blessings of continued success to you and your loved ones.
@@ThePeterZaytsev Can you explain what you mean by 'some white glue didn't work well with cement'? I have white glue (Elmer's glue all) & would like to add it if it will make the sculpture stronger. But now I wonder what you are saying here? Thanks!
@@ThePeterZaytsev same with foam. The volume is made with foam which can be covered with thin layer of plasticine or plaster if you cannot make the model only with foam. The model can be copied with silicone and cast several times
@@rockwalldesign I am trying to reduce amount of single use waste so I prefer not to use foam which is non reusable and will stay somewhere in trash for many years.
1. I don't like to model with cement - it is messy. You can't model with hands or need to use single use gloves. It is hard to make changes next day. 2. If you model directly with cement you can't make several copies = less money ))
Sorry for my opinion, I didn't know that you use the mold for serial production. For sure the silicon copies is the best way. Greetings and good luck production!
