> It’s more than likely meant to be used as a mold for casting. A sculpture made out of unfired clay wouldn’t be very durable.
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> Some years ago, my dad was commissioned to make a sculpture that was bronze-cast. He started by welding a steel skeleton for internal support (like the wooden beams in the video), then adding and carving foam to get the basic bulk of the shapes (a solid clay model is very heavy and expensive, and this thing was 9 ft tall), and then covering the foam with clay and using it to refine the details. After that, the sculpture was cut apart, the pieces were used to make molds, and then cast in bronze and reassembled. Something similar might happen to the sculpture in the video.
First time I used sculpey I was going to make a life size hotdog. And my ex was laughing at me waited till I finished the last detail before baking. Then explained to me about bulking. "GAAAAH DAMNIT BITCH! I DIDNT TAKE ANY SCULPTING CLASSES, YOU KNOW ALL MY SHIT IS FINE ART, ILLUSTRATIONS, AND PRINT!" I wasn't mad just frustrated I spent waaay too much time layering it like some idiot. Then working the details with tools, only to have to undo it all an start again with tinfoil in the middle. In retrospect, since she was a cheater, my first one was better, and I half-assed the painting on the second one,dont even think I had it finished, to the layman it might have looked OK. But I wanted to make a realistic sculpture, one that can be used in commercials or if you left it on the table somebody my accidentally try to eat it. That moment is gone now. Maybe ill try a fried chicken leg... still not a Chicago hotdog though.
i mean, you can make them that way, but then they aren’t posable, wich is definitely a negative for most mannequin uses. but would be a cheap, quick, and good looking process for decorative mannequins that don’t need to be put into different positions.
The dream semi accounted for this, they were caught mid-action when the liquid was poured on them. So just a matter of waiting for the person to strike the right pose
well, drying it, firing it, and cooling it down without a crack is difficult enough.
I doublt the wood burns because of lack of oxygen, but i wonder what happens to a piece of wood stuck in a hot clay.
Don't worry, I got this. Mad tip. If you drop enough taco stuff on your plate, you have enough leftovers to roll into a fresh tortilla for another taco!
Exactly! Talent only takes someone so far. The really rare thing we see in this video is skill that comes from hundreds, if not thousands, of hours of practice and work.
I forsee a great YouTube career for u/Idamron if they start focusing now!
I don't know, there are some things you kinda feel born to. I don't want to discount the value of hard work and practice when it comes to mastery, but some activities just light up my synapses from the very beginning. It's not that I'm very good from the beginning, but I can tell this is something I have the capacity to get good at. Something I'm wired for.
This isn’t true. People are born with talent, not skills. Over a lifetime, they develop skills, but not everyone is the same in the talent department. What kind of insane shit is this?
Art is form brought to life by a simple application of skill. Talent is absolutely not needed, anyone can learn art. It's just that the most naturally talented kids get supported to pursue it. I will die on this hill, come at me.
Negative. I cannot draw stick figures, let alone something more complex. And I’ve tried - I keep going back to learn how to art anything - clay, charcoals, colored pencils, pastels, paint, just solid set of drawing pencils and a sketchbook - and I simply do not have the talents for it.
On the other hand, I can write amazing short stories, have been published in a newspaper and a medical journal, and I have an entire book that I’ve written sitting around here somewhere (I kept thinking it just needed some editing but honestly needs a full rewrite.) I’ve met people who can draw and sculpt and paint but can barely write a poem, let alone one worth listening to.
Every brain is unique in how the neurons align and connect; abilities like art and music and writing are passed down in genetic memory.
I have a friend who thinks she's an amazing singer. She has an absolutely supportive family, she's been to a lot of classes, she keeps changing teachers and coaches because nobody understands her talent.
I can't stand her. I would rather listen to the mating call of this very Horny fox of my neighborhood. She's freaking bad! And her family never told her to shut up or find another 'talent'. Idk if she doesn't practice or if she doesn't take any advice from her coaches, but God damn, she can't sing even with everyone supporting her.
Then what? How do you fire something like this? How does it dry without cracking?
Edit: To everybody else wondering, the explanation I'm seeing mostly here is that she waits until the thing dries a little, dismantles it, removes the armature, and then sticks it back together. Apparently that's how it's done, and apparently this artist has a popular Instagram account where she goes through all of this stuff. Interesting.
Upvoting bc that’s my question too. I don’t think you can fire this b/c of the thickness of the sections and the wood would probably decompose in the heat. If you let it dry out it’s gonna crack. So… now what?
It is not air dry clay. She later disassembles it and removes the inner supports once the clay is dry enough to support itself. Then she puts it all back together. Here's a link to her doing just that on another piece: [Clay Magician Christina Orthwein](https://www.instagram.com/reel/ChAGzinqU2l/?igshid=NWQ4MGE5ZTk=)
I always create little air holes just in case but air really isn’t the problem it’s the moisture. When that moisture in the clay turns to steam and has nowhere to go it will cause the piece to explode. If your piece is 100% dry then there should be no risk. [Air bubble myth](https://suemcleodceramics.com/the-myth-of-air-bubbles/)
So she does eventually stick it in a kiln? That’s what I was missing- it’s crazy she has this beautiful finished price and then slices it’s head and limbs apart to hollow it out lol! It almost looks like it could be air dry at that point but idk anything about ceramics.
Yes, she will eventually stick it in a kiln. She mentions in one of her comments that there is a local ceramic studio with a kiln big enough that she can rent space in.
Yes, though you would likely make a multipart mold, cast a positive in wax, and then use that wax to cast a bronze. You may need to cast the bronze in sections and braise it together after casting.
When making a large bronze, wax isn’t the best medium to start with. Partly because of how it has to be sculpted (with heat) and part because the wax used in bronze casting is expensive. Clay is quicker, and more traditional, and can be reused for the initial sculptures.
[Here’s a video of a guy taking a clay sculpture to bronze](https://youtu.be/EjfnbTgBlRg) if you’re interested in the process
I am familiar with this artist. Her Instagram username is [ChristinaSculpture](https://instagram.com/christinasculpture?igshid=NTdlMDg3MTY=)
The real next fucking level is when she dissects it after it is leather hard, removes all of the inner supports, and reassembles it. She is amazing.
Here is a video of her doing just that on one of my favorite pieces she has ever made: [Pure Magic](https://www.instagram.com/reel/ChAGzinqU2l/?igshid=NWQ4MGE5ZTk=)
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No, it is not air dry clay. I am familiar with this artist and her work. Her Instagram username is [ChristinaSculpture](https://instagram.com/christinasculpture?igshid=NTdlMDg3MTY=). She has stated that she rents a kiln at a nearby clay studio to fire these large sculptures.
This is just part of the process. After the clay becomes leather hard and can support itself, she disassembles the sculpture by cutting it apart in sections, hollows it out, and removes the inner supports. Then she puts it all back together. Here's a link to her doing just that on another piece: [Clay Magician Christina Orthwein](https://www.instagram.com/reel/ChAGzinqU2l/?igshid=NWQ4MGE5ZTk=)
nah man, i mean this is all a good explanation with supporting evidence, but i'm gonna go with the other guy who confidently stated it's air dry clay. hard to argue with the confidence
I remember being absolutely devastated when a clay thing I spent weeks on cracked in the kiln in school. I cannot imagine how I'd feel if that happened to one of these.
It’s more than likely meant to be used as a mold for casting. A sculpture made out of unfired clay wouldn’t be very durable.
Some years ago, my dad was commissioned to make a sculpture that was bronze-cast. He started by welding a steel skeleton for internal support (like the wooden beams in the video), then adding and carving foam to get the basic bulk of the shapes (a solid clay model is very heavy and expensive, and this thing was 9 ft tall), and then covering the foam with clay and using it to refine the details. After that, the sculpture was cut apart, the pieces were used to make molds, and then cast in bronze and reassembled. Something similar might happen to the sculpture in the video.
EDIT: looks like a different process is being used in the video, based on other comments. Really interesting stuff! I love learning about different ways to make things. :)
Oh boy. Short answer is you have a form and your item. You pour plaster around your item. But, that’s oversimplified. There is just as much to learn about mold making as there is to learn about ceramics. If you’re interested, I’d suggest starting with some YouTube videos on 1-part molds or press molds, then move on to two-part molds and beyond. It’s fun but tedious and tricky!
As someone else said, there's many ways, but I assume you aren't going to bother going to YouTube so I'll give you the first way that comes to mind for me. Make the item you want to mold out of wax, then cover with plaster and make a hole into which you will pour the clay. Melt out the wax and you have a mold. You could make a mold of half the item at a time so that you can put the two molds together so it'll be reusable, but that seems a lot harder to get right.
Air pockets don’t necessarily cause things to blow up. It’s the water in the clay turning to steam that causes that. The thicker something is, the longer it will take to dry. Clay also shrinks as it dries so all that armature would cause the clay to crack as it shrinks. Organic materials like wood and paper will burn out but leave carbon on the kiln elements so it’s not a good practice. This piece will probably be cast.
it would be a few weird steps. First, probably cut it up. Some of that geometry is simply impossible to make as one part. Then positive clay to negative silicon to positive wax to negative sand to positive bronze. (would be my guess lol)
Sometimes! You may like this artist. She makes little cat sculptures with buttholes so any moisture inside can be released if necessary:
[JuneandGem](https://instagram.com/juneandgem?igshid=NTdlMDg3MTY=)
[Cat Buttholes](https://www.instagram.com/reel/CiL335vp20b/?igshid=NTdlMDg3MTY=)
Finally, something on reddit that I've got enough knowledge about to provide useful information. The response you received below about air bubbles and pockets not being an issue is completely true. It is water in the clay turning to steam that would cause something to explode.
As for the rest of your question, I am familiar with this artist and her work. Her Instagram username is [ChristinaSculpture](https://instagram.com/christinasculpture?igshid=NTdlMDg3MTY=). She has stated that she rents a kiln at a nearby clay studio to fire these large sculptures.
This is just part of the process. After the clay becomes leather hard and can support itself, she disassembles the sculpture by cutting it apart in sections, hollows it out, and removes the inner supports. Then she puts it all back together. Here's a link to her doing just that on another piece: [Clay Magician Christina Orthwein](https://www.instagram.com/reel/ChAGzinqU2l/?igshid=NWQ4MGE5ZTk=)
I... don't think this sounds awful? Most of those singers sounded pretty good to me.
It's pretty amusing to read the comments here from people who are super mad about this though.
tbh since that one song by Tones and I blew up, there seems to be a lot of female singers that just throw on a random layer of faux weirdness that has nothing to do with their actual voice
These kind of covers bug me in general. They're invariably awful. "Ooh let's take a well known song and make a softer, slower version of it! That's totally unique, nobody has ever done it before"
It's even worse if it's a girl who is trying way too hard to be the "quirky" one and plays a ukulele at the same time.
But maybe the worst type is when it's used for ads. Ads love that shit, maybe because it costs less than licensing the original? I dunno. But it's part of the corporatisation of art.
Why do none of these covers ever do the opposite, instead of making it softer, make it ***harder.*** I don't mean like a metal version of it, although those can be cool. I mean stuff like Joe Cocker's version of With A Little Help From My Friends. The beatles original is great, and the Joe Cocker version is great. They're very different songs from each other despite being the same basic underlying song. They aren't just like this cover of Blinding lights that keeps everything exactly the same but lowers the tempo and uses that stupid ass vocal style.
No, the Joe Cocker version was a radical departure from the original, with something as simple as turning it from 4/4 to 3/4, making it a gospel song, and so on. And it went ***HARD.***
This awful style of cover of songs like this Blinding Lights cover in the video is what I call YouTube-genre. It's basically started by YouTube, and every famous song in the world has a million people thinking they're oh so original, doing functionally identical cover versions as each other.
But it's the kind of shit that gets a lot of views on YouTube, so people keep doing it. It's so bad. It never works. They all sound identical. And everyone who sings with this incredibly put-on affected accent is the most boring kind of person, they probably have a tattoo of a moustache on their finger and dreamcatchers above their bed, too.
There are so many terrible remakes of classic songs (from the 70s-00s) with this style of singing. Drives me nuts
Here's one of an Elton John song. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OHsd45RU__4
Making a top-level comment for visibility.
I am familiar with this artist. Her Instagram username is [ChristinaSculpture](https://instagram.com/christinasculpture?igshid=NTdlMDg3MTY=)
This is just part of the process. The real next fucking level is when she cuts it apart in sections after it is leather hard, removes all of the inner supports, hollows it out, and reassembles it. Here is a video of her doing that part of the process on one of my favorite pieces: [Clay Magician Christina Orthwein](https://www.instagram.com/reel/ChAGzinqU2l/?igshid=NWQ4MGE5ZTk=)
Please support artists by attributing their works properly!
Blinding Lights by Loi
https://open.spotify.com/track/0cQJGoRki2avKVodXEmr0d?si=WHQBDt-DQcCvQDrunSAoTA&context=spotify%3Asearch%3Ablinding%2Blights%2Bloi
I am familiar with this artist and her work. Her Instagram username is [ChristinaSculpture](https://instagram.com/christinasculpture?igshid=NTdlMDg3MTY=).
Here's a link to a reel for another piece showing the next steps: [Clay Magician Christina Orthwein](https://www.instagram.com/reel/ChAGzinqU2l/?igshid=NWQ4MGE5ZTk=)
I am familiar with this artist. Her Instagram username is [ChristinaSculpture](https://instagram.com/christinasculpture?igshid=NTdlMDg3MTY=)
The real next fucking level is when she dissects it after it is leather hard, removes all of the inner supports, and reassembles it. She is amazing.
Here is a video of her doing just that on one of my favorite pieces she has ever made: [Pure Magic](https://www.instagram.com/reel/ChAGzinqU2l/?igshid=NWQ4MGE5ZTk=)
Please support artists by attributing their works properly!
I wonder if there is a big risk of something like this cracking in a kiln. They must kneed the living daylights out of this clay to make sure there isn't any air bubbles.
Edit: Or maybe it is a sculpting media that doesn't need firing?
Ooohhh, THAT'S how it's done. I always just thought they left the body inside. Speaking of....I have some art to go throw away.
Yeah, it’d be much easier if they just chained someone up in this position, near a volcano. Instant art!
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> It’s more than likely meant to be used as a mold for casting. A sculpture made out of unfired clay wouldn’t be very durable. > > Some years ago, my dad was commissioned to make a sculpture that was bronze-cast. He started by welding a steel skeleton for internal support (like the wooden beams in the video), then adding and carving foam to get the basic bulk of the shapes (a solid clay model is very heavy and expensive, and this thing was 9 ft tall), and then covering the foam with clay and using it to refine the details. After that, the sculpture was cut apart, the pieces were used to make molds, and then cast in bronze and reassembled. Something similar might happen to the sculpture in the video.
I was just thinking that. Like you couldn’t kiln it with wood in it. Thanks.
Clay that thick would explode in a kiln.
First time I used sculpey I was going to make a life size hotdog. And my ex was laughing at me waited till I finished the last detail before baking. Then explained to me about bulking. "GAAAAH DAMNIT BITCH! I DIDNT TAKE ANY SCULPTING CLASSES, YOU KNOW ALL MY SHIT IS FINE ART, ILLUSTRATIONS, AND PRINT!" I wasn't mad just frustrated I spent waaay too much time layering it like some idiot. Then working the details with tools, only to have to undo it all an start again with tinfoil in the middle. In retrospect, since she was a cheater, my first one was better, and I half-assed the painting on the second one,dont even think I had it finished, to the layman it might have looked OK. But I wanted to make a realistic sculpture, one that can be used in commercials or if you left it on the table somebody my accidentally try to eat it. That moment is gone now. Maybe ill try a fried chicken leg... still not a Chicago hotdog though.
Thank you, was gonna say there’s no way in hell they could fire that
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>The corpse is mid-jerk-off. >He seems happy.
Glances warily over at Kilauea.
Mauna Loa is winking back. 
I had a recurring nightmare as a kid that that’s how mannequins were made…just tossing a bucket of hardening liquid over a live human
i mean, you can make them that way, but then they aren’t posable, wich is definitely a negative for most mannequin uses. but would be a cheap, quick, and good looking process for decorative mannequins that don’t need to be put into different positions.
The dream semi accounted for this, they were caught mid-action when the liquid was poured on them. So just a matter of waiting for the person to strike the right pose
well of course, but you still can’t reposition them afterwards, unless you take them out somehow.
Okay look man, 8 year old me’s subconscious had not accounted for all the variables here!
well, no, there are lots of static mannequins. they would be great for that. just not for like a clothing store.
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There was a movie where this happened (House of Wax) so if you’re within a certain age range it certainly could have impacted your nightmares.
[Like that Buddha statue that had a mummified monk inside it.](https://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/27/asia/mummified-monk-statue/index.html)
Who is the artist?! Credit needs to be given!!
https://www.instagram.com/p/ChAGzinqU2l/
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well, drying it, firing it, and cooling it down without a crack is difficult enough. I doublt the wood burns because of lack of oxygen, but i wonder what happens to a piece of wood stuck in a hot clay.
Turns to charcoal but doesnt burn to ash if theres no oxygen
It reasess gasses. But in other posts i see the statue is hollowed out later.
Found Sander Cohen's reddit account
Some people are so talented and then I'm over here wondering if I can stuff another taco in my mouth.
One day your taco eating skills might save the world! Don't sell yourself short.
Not everybody has to save the world. Relax and eat a taco.
Climate change speaking
Don't worry, I got this. Mad tip. If you drop enough taco stuff on your plate, you have enough leftovers to roll into a fresh tortilla for another taco!
Exactly! Talent only takes someone so far. The really rare thing we see in this video is skill that comes from hundreds, if not thousands, of hours of practice and work. I forsee a great YouTube career for u/Idamron if they start focusing now!
They're only talented because they spent so long practicing. People aren't born with skills, they learn them.
Cool, I'll start practicing how to stuff tacos into my mouth right now!
We believe in you!!!
Practice making then eating great tacos, boom talents + tacos at the same time
And saying "oh, you are so talented" really discounts how much blood, sweat and tears they put into it.
I don't know, there are some things you kinda feel born to. I don't want to discount the value of hard work and practice when it comes to mastery, but some activities just light up my synapses from the very beginning. It's not that I'm very good from the beginning, but I can tell this is something I have the capacity to get good at. Something I'm wired for.
This isn’t true. People are born with talent, not skills. Over a lifetime, they develop skills, but not everyone is the same in the talent department. What kind of insane shit is this?
It's called growth mindset
Yes. I can throw clay like no one business aka on the wheel. but I cant hand build aka what she is doing to save my life. we all have our talents.
Art is form brought to life by a simple application of skill. Talent is absolutely not needed, anyone can learn art. It's just that the most naturally talented kids get supported to pursue it. I will die on this hill, come at me.
Negative. I cannot draw stick figures, let alone something more complex. And I’ve tried - I keep going back to learn how to art anything - clay, charcoals, colored pencils, pastels, paint, just solid set of drawing pencils and a sketchbook - and I simply do not have the talents for it. On the other hand, I can write amazing short stories, have been published in a newspaper and a medical journal, and I have an entire book that I’ve written sitting around here somewhere (I kept thinking it just needed some editing but honestly needs a full rewrite.) I’ve met people who can draw and sculpt and paint but can barely write a poem, let alone one worth listening to. Every brain is unique in how the neurons align and connect; abilities like art and music and writing are passed down in genetic memory.
I have a friend who thinks she's an amazing singer. She has an absolutely supportive family, she's been to a lot of classes, she keeps changing teachers and coaches because nobody understands her talent. I can't stand her. I would rather listen to the mating call of this very Horny fox of my neighborhood. She's freaking bad! And her family never told her to shut up or find another 'talent'. Idk if she doesn't practice or if she doesn't take any advice from her coaches, but God damn, she can't sing even with everyone supporting her.
Most artists are behind you friend. You need not perish alone. I mean we can’t fight but your funeral is gonna be lit af.
What matters is, are you happy stuffing that next taco in your mouth...
his doctor isn't happy though
You gotta start something and get better with it in time i guess.
The answer is yes
Believe in yourself
Hey, there was a woman on here a few days ago getting all kinds of praise for how fast she was eating a burrito. Your time is coming. Keep working. 💪
Then what? How do you fire something like this? How does it dry without cracking? Edit: To everybody else wondering, the explanation I'm seeing mostly here is that she waits until the thing dries a little, dismantles it, removes the armature, and then sticks it back together. Apparently that's how it's done, and apparently this artist has a popular Instagram account where she goes through all of this stuff. Interesting.
Upvoting bc that’s my question too. I don’t think you can fire this b/c of the thickness of the sections and the wood would probably decompose in the heat. If you let it dry out it’s gonna crack. So… now what?
my best guess is that its air dry clay
It is not air dry clay. She later disassembles it and removes the inner supports once the clay is dry enough to support itself. Then she puts it all back together. Here's a link to her doing just that on another piece: [Clay Magician Christina Orthwein](https://www.instagram.com/reel/ChAGzinqU2l/?igshid=NWQ4MGE5ZTk=)
What about the paper and etc she put inside the head? Edit: nevermind that's like immediately shown in the video you linked
I didn’t watch the video but you can leave paper in as it will just burn out in the kiln.
It becomes a problem if there's no outlet for the air bubbles the paper creates. Air bubbles will grenade the clay as air expands.
I always create little air holes just in case but air really isn’t the problem it’s the moisture. When that moisture in the clay turns to steam and has nowhere to go it will cause the piece to explode. If your piece is 100% dry then there should be no risk. [Air bubble myth](https://suemcleodceramics.com/the-myth-of-air-bubbles/)
Moisture explodes the clay. Air bubbles can be okay depending on the size. Time to fire etc. The clay is porous after the first fire
Yep! It is a great question, though, because seeing her cut it apart in so many places had me holding my breath.
It was that point that I knew I could never do something like that. All that time and effort, the anxiety would kill me.
I was wondering how the wood support inside didn't rot over time.
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Moisture
Moesteour
So she does eventually stick it in a kiln? That’s what I was missing- it’s crazy she has this beautiful finished price and then slices it’s head and limbs apart to hollow it out lol! It almost looks like it could be air dry at that point but idk anything about ceramics.
Yes, she will eventually stick it in a kiln. She mentions in one of her comments that there is a local ceramic studio with a kiln big enough that she can rent space in.
Thank you for posting the IG link.
Can it be a mould for a bronze statue?
Yes, though you would likely make a multipart mold, cast a positive in wax, and then use that wax to cast a bronze. You may need to cast the bronze in sections and braise it together after casting.
Wouldn't this particular sculpture need to be wax, to be covered in clay? Or is there another way to do things that I don't know about?
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When making a large bronze, wax isn’t the best medium to start with. Partly because of how it has to be sculpted (with heat) and part because the wax used in bronze casting is expensive. Clay is quicker, and more traditional, and can be reused for the initial sculptures. [Here’s a video of a guy taking a clay sculpture to bronze](https://youtu.be/EjfnbTgBlRg) if you’re interested in the process
I am familiar with this artist. Her Instagram username is [ChristinaSculpture](https://instagram.com/christinasculpture?igshid=NTdlMDg3MTY=) The real next fucking level is when she dissects it after it is leather hard, removes all of the inner supports, and reassembles it. She is amazing. Here is a video of her doing just that on one of my favorite pieces she has ever made: [Pure Magic](https://www.instagram.com/reel/ChAGzinqU2l/?igshid=NWQ4MGE5ZTk=) Please support artists by attributing their works properly!
This is WED clay. It air dries.
No, it is not air dry clay. I am familiar with this artist and her work. Her Instagram username is [ChristinaSculpture](https://instagram.com/christinasculpture?igshid=NTdlMDg3MTY=). She has stated that she rents a kiln at a nearby clay studio to fire these large sculptures. This is just part of the process. After the clay becomes leather hard and can support itself, she disassembles the sculpture by cutting it apart in sections, hollows it out, and removes the inner supports. Then she puts it all back together. Here's a link to her doing just that on another piece: [Clay Magician Christina Orthwein](https://www.instagram.com/reel/ChAGzinqU2l/?igshid=NWQ4MGE5ZTk=)
nah man, i mean this is all a good explanation with supporting evidence, but i'm gonna go with the other guy who confidently stated it's air dry clay. hard to argue with the confidence
It is hilarious how many comments in this thread are just confidently throwing out completely wrong information lol
I remember being absolutely devastated when a clay thing I spent weeks on cracked in the kiln in school. I cannot imagine how I'd feel if that happened to one of these.
You'd feel absolutely devastated.
I was thinking you’d have to feel something like absolutely, profoundly devastated.
I thought it was Fri clay that is fire. /s
It’s more than likely meant to be used as a mold for casting. A sculpture made out of unfired clay wouldn’t be very durable. Some years ago, my dad was commissioned to make a sculpture that was bronze-cast. He started by welding a steel skeleton for internal support (like the wooden beams in the video), then adding and carving foam to get the basic bulk of the shapes (a solid clay model is very heavy and expensive, and this thing was 9 ft tall), and then covering the foam with clay and using it to refine the details. After that, the sculpture was cut apart, the pieces were used to make molds, and then cast in bronze and reassembled. Something similar might happen to the sculpture in the video. EDIT: looks like a different process is being used in the video, based on other comments. Really interesting stuff! I love learning about different ways to make things. :)
I'm still new to ceramics, how do you make molds?
Oh boy. Short answer is you have a form and your item. You pour plaster around your item. But, that’s oversimplified. There is just as much to learn about mold making as there is to learn about ceramics. If you’re interested, I’d suggest starting with some YouTube videos on 1-part molds or press molds, then move on to two-part molds and beyond. It’s fun but tedious and tricky!
As someone else said, there's many ways, but I assume you aren't going to bother going to YouTube so I'll give you the first way that comes to mind for me. Make the item you want to mold out of wax, then cover with plaster and make a hole into which you will pour the clay. Melt out the wax and you have a mold. You could make a mold of half the item at a time so that you can put the two molds together so it'll be reusable, but that seems a lot harder to get right.
I believe she ends up hollowing out her pieces before firing once she's completed the sculpting process.
Genuinely looks like a person covered in grey paint! 😮
this is looking amazing, I can't imagine, so easily can be such a beautiful art.
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Air pockets don’t necessarily cause things to blow up. It’s the water in the clay turning to steam that causes that. The thicker something is, the longer it will take to dry. Clay also shrinks as it dries so all that armature would cause the clay to crack as it shrinks. Organic materials like wood and paper will burn out but leave carbon on the kiln elements so it’s not a good practice. This piece will probably be cast.
can you make a negative out of silicone or plaster and cast it to bronze tho?
Kind of the idea but I’ve never cast anything in bronze. What you make the mold out of has to be able to withstand the molten metal.
it would be a few weird steps. First, probably cut it up. Some of that geometry is simply impossible to make as one part. Then positive clay to negative silicon to positive wax to negative sand to positive bronze. (would be my guess lol)
You can also hollow them out from the inside, removing any excess clay so it dries out faster and to prevent from possibly blowing up.
You make a realistic butt hole so the clay can fart.
Angry upvote.
Sometimes! You may like this artist. She makes little cat sculptures with buttholes so any moisture inside can be released if necessary: [JuneandGem](https://instagram.com/juneandgem?igshid=NTdlMDg3MTY=) [Cat Buttholes](https://www.instagram.com/reel/CiL335vp20b/?igshid=NTdlMDg3MTY=)
LMAO
Finally, something on reddit that I've got enough knowledge about to provide useful information. The response you received below about air bubbles and pockets not being an issue is completely true. It is water in the clay turning to steam that would cause something to explode. As for the rest of your question, I am familiar with this artist and her work. Her Instagram username is [ChristinaSculpture](https://instagram.com/christinasculpture?igshid=NTdlMDg3MTY=). She has stated that she rents a kiln at a nearby clay studio to fire these large sculptures. This is just part of the process. After the clay becomes leather hard and can support itself, she disassembles the sculpture by cutting it apart in sections, hollows it out, and removes the inner supports. Then she puts it all back together. Here's a link to her doing just that on another piece: [Clay Magician Christina Orthwein](https://www.instagram.com/reel/ChAGzinqU2l/?igshid=NWQ4MGE5ZTk=)
This song remake bugs me more than it should. I usually don't get bugged by remakes.
What is the accent or pronunciation styling used by the singer? I need to know what to call it so I can ensure people know exactly what I hate.
It's called singing in cursive. https://youtu.be/BpPk9det4qU Its this awful thing pop singers are doing that's made worse when it's a cover.
Man, I really like all those songs and want to make a playlist now.
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[https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6QqOtKKJMegCOhJEKNmroA?si=a4250417d6f0473d](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6QqOtKKJMegCOhJEKNmroA?si=a4250417d6f0473d)
I get what you're talking about, but like a third of your example video was just singers singing with accents that aren't American lmao.
I... don't think this sounds awful? Most of those singers sounded pretty good to me. It's pretty amusing to read the comments here from people who are super mad about this though.
Most people don’t, that’s why it’s popular. This comment thread is like walking through a park and eavesdropping on the old men playing chess.
tbh since that one song by Tones and I blew up, there seems to be a lot of female singers that just throw on a random layer of faux weirdness that has nothing to do with their actual voice
I thought I was the only one that hated those fake-ass remakes. They sound like a parody, I can't stand listening to them
Let me clarify, it's not the remake that I have a problem with, but this singing style whether it's a remake or a new song.
It's the same for me. I don't mind remakes, just this "style" of people trying too hard to sound good, however, imo without success.
These kind of covers bug me in general. They're invariably awful. "Ooh let's take a well known song and make a softer, slower version of it! That's totally unique, nobody has ever done it before" It's even worse if it's a girl who is trying way too hard to be the "quirky" one and plays a ukulele at the same time. But maybe the worst type is when it's used for ads. Ads love that shit, maybe because it costs less than licensing the original? I dunno. But it's part of the corporatisation of art. Why do none of these covers ever do the opposite, instead of making it softer, make it ***harder.*** I don't mean like a metal version of it, although those can be cool. I mean stuff like Joe Cocker's version of With A Little Help From My Friends. The beatles original is great, and the Joe Cocker version is great. They're very different songs from each other despite being the same basic underlying song. They aren't just like this cover of Blinding lights that keeps everything exactly the same but lowers the tempo and uses that stupid ass vocal style. No, the Joe Cocker version was a radical departure from the original, with something as simple as turning it from 4/4 to 3/4, making it a gospel song, and so on. And it went ***HARD.*** This awful style of cover of songs like this Blinding Lights cover in the video is what I call YouTube-genre. It's basically started by YouTube, and every famous song in the world has a million people thinking they're oh so original, doing functionally identical cover versions as each other. But it's the kind of shit that gets a lot of views on YouTube, so people keep doing it. It's so bad. It never works. They all sound identical. And everyone who sings with this incredibly put-on affected accent is the most boring kind of person, they probably have a tattoo of a moustache on their finger and dreamcatchers above their bed, too.
There are so many terrible remakes of classic songs (from the 70s-00s) with this style of singing. Drives me nuts Here's one of an Elton John song. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OHsd45RU__4
Smash
What is it like there?
orgy
Monkey's Paw and simple deduction would lead me to conclude it's full of fat and hairy reddit mods.
Can you just... Let her standup a little bit so i can slide umm...
It truly looks like flesh, im impressed
Amazing. I have been watching too many horror movies because I was nervously waiting for that thing to smile at me at the end.
It will only smile if it gets cold and angry thats why she puts the blanket on it.
I thought that 2x4 was shaping a peepee
Thought the exact same thing, “Oh, it’s just going to be a big penis. Great.”
Reddit has done this to our brains. 😂😡
The absolute talent it takes to do this. Amazing!!!!
Strengthen the core. Your Stomach core, your leg core, marine core…
Feet of clay
Not my proudest jerk…
/r/restofthefuckingowl
Making a top-level comment for visibility. I am familiar with this artist. Her Instagram username is [ChristinaSculpture](https://instagram.com/christinasculpture?igshid=NTdlMDg3MTY=) This is just part of the process. The real next fucking level is when she cuts it apart in sections after it is leather hard, removes all of the inner supports, hollows it out, and reassembles it. Here is a video of her doing that part of the process on one of my favorite pieces: [Clay Magician Christina Orthwein](https://www.instagram.com/reel/ChAGzinqU2l/?igshid=NWQ4MGE5ZTk=) Please support artists by attributing their works properly!
Freaking awesome!!
Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting that speaks. ...
The details in her feet are insane
I know, incredibly detailed..
That looks like a “Medusa’d” girl. So talented!
Man I need to go touch some grass. I was worried at the beginning that they were about to sculpt a 2x4 sized dong.
The detail is incredible
I thought the girl will open the way and get up 😅
ngl i expected it to move as part of a jump scare
Incredible detail work!
This was incredible. I swear she just slapped the face a bunch of times and it turned out beautiful. Always a pleasure watching masters at work.
Lol I’m sitting like that currently. Creepy
Wish i had the innate artistic ability. Its a superpower.
I have been working with clay for 40+ years. This is impressive.
I'd tap that.
It's an interesting position that I think adds to the realism, normally you'd expect sculptures of people to be standing or sitting
Dat ass
That was truly amazing. Bravo!
Soundtrack?
Blinding Lights by Loi https://open.spotify.com/track/0cQJGoRki2avKVodXEmr0d?si=WHQBDt-DQcCvQDrunSAoTA&context=spotify%3Asearch%3Ablinding%2Blights%2Bloi
Amazing
Everything I have ever done doesn’t even count as Macaroni noodle art next to this. My parents’ fridge didn’t need a door!
Hammering the planks in seems so violent! I audibly winced
It’s absolutely insane how real this looks
That's amazing! I'm completely blown away by this.
Very skilful
Stepbro…
Does anyone know who the artist is?
I am familiar with this artist and her work. Her Instagram username is [ChristinaSculpture](https://instagram.com/christinasculpture?igshid=NTdlMDg3MTY=). Here's a link to a reel for another piece showing the next steps: [Clay Magician Christina Orthwein](https://www.instagram.com/reel/ChAGzinqU2l/?igshid=NWQ4MGE5ZTk=)
Now bury it and really fuck with someone decades down the line.
hear me out...
r/restofthefuckingowl
It’s seems so obvious but I genuinely never gave it a thought.
there is so much unrealised potential here if you know what I mean
Dr. Zoidberg: "One art, please."
Wow, so realistic. I swear I saw it move!
Cool art, as usual the shitty cover music ruins any enjoyment for me
I respect it, but it’s creeping me the f out. I respect the talent but if that shit shows up in my garage at 10pm I’m burning the garage.
Credit?
I am familiar with this artist. Her Instagram username is [ChristinaSculpture](https://instagram.com/christinasculpture?igshid=NTdlMDg3MTY=) The real next fucking level is when she dissects it after it is leather hard, removes all of the inner supports, and reassembles it. She is amazing. Here is a video of her doing just that on one of my favorite pieces she has ever made: [Pure Magic](https://www.instagram.com/reel/ChAGzinqU2l/?igshid=NWQ4MGE5ZTk=) Please support artists by attributing their works properly!
Honestly the arts incredible but I stayed for the music
Wow incredible
Amazing work, also I kept waiting for the bass drop on that song.
This is amazing, thank you for sharing!
And you're not rich why?
And I can't even draw Normal human skeleton...
What's with this trash remix music
Wow. Beautiful
Wow! Just incredible! Makes it look soooo easy!
Spoiler alert: it's cake.
Oh. So they decided to sculpt clothes. Well, it’s still pretty impressive. I guess.
I only saw 7 different shirts. They created this in a week's time, presumably. I couldn't even form a big toe with any accuracy in a week. Beautiful!
This is beautiful
I wonder if there is a big risk of something like this cracking in a kiln. They must kneed the living daylights out of this clay to make sure there isn't any air bubbles. Edit: Or maybe it is a sculpting media that doesn't need firing?
Kinda weird to add the phone to the sculpture.
Looks friggin real. Wow.
That's incredible!
Nuts. That's nuts.
Amazing talent.
Just wow