Make a Lion Statue With Concrete
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- čas přidán 16. 09. 2019
- Concrete art do it yourself project: Making a lion statue from a latex mold. The finished concrete lion is primed with acrylic gesso, then painted with acrylic paint. Latex lion mold used in this video was purchased online.
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He's absolutely beautiful
Thank you!
i cant add a comment for some reason but where to get the molding from
Lions rule ....us humanoids drool !!! I so have to do this. Thank you, you made it look easy enough ! 😻😻😻😻All hail to the lion !!
You can do it!
Came out awesome
Thank you!
I want to thank you very much for making this video. Well done, great tutorial!!! I enjoyed watching the different stages of development to the end product, and what a gorgeous lion he is!!!
Thank you so much!
That is absolutely spectacular sir, too beautiful for words! It was wonderful to see it come to life. I'm 63, lady in Mpumalanga, South Africa and recently discovered making cement/concrete plant containers with fabric etc but still have a lot to learn, enjoying if very much. I love your lion, a real beauty thank you for sharing it 🦁🦁🦁.
Thank you & thanks for watching!
Educational, relaxing, and a joy to watch. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you!
Came for the DIY…….stayed for the suspense
Totally unusual n super unique. Love him
Thank you!
That is BRILLIANT. Well done.
Thank you!
I would like to touch your hands with tons and tons of respects. Such a talented man you're!
Thank you so much!
Absolutely stunned work! Beautiful.. I love the little lioncats looking on.. Lol what a beautiful talent
Thank you so much, you’re too kind!
Nice video! Thanks for not talking and just letting your art communicate to the viewer. Beautiful!
Thank you!
that was awesome!
That ending!!!!!
thank you , will try it.
Thank you!
@@x-webman hi
That looks badass. I gotta try it
Do it!
That is so sweet ! Thanks for sharing this.
Thank you!
So glad to watch the process straight to the point.
Thanks for watching!
He’s beautiful, lovely work 👍🏻👏🏻
Thank you so much!
You are awesome man replying to every comment have a great day
Thank you, I really appreciate your support!
great job ! ! ! beautiful paint and detailing work.
Thank you!
That's called dry brushing it's not rocket science and pretty damn simple ffs
OMG!!! It’s gorgeous!! 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽🇯🇲🙏
Thank you!
Everything about that
lion was perfect, the
sculpture, the paint
job at the end.
Thank you so much!
So cool! I ordered one of these molds today, I've got two cousins who are also artists, paint off coming soon.
Have fun!
@@x-webman good afternoon! I just watched the video. Please can you let me know where to buy the mold?
Thanks so much 🙏
Hi where can we order mold?
Beyond beautiful, really nice.
Thank you!
Amazing. I'm inspired to try something. I starting by watching rocket stove ideas and landed on this and couldn't look away
Thank you, that is the best compliment ever!
I'm in love with the lion and the video editing
Thank you so much, you’re too kind!
Love it! So talented!
Thank you so much!
I love it!!!!
Thank you so much!!!!
🇨🇷🇨🇷🇨🇷🇨🇷🇨🇷
Thank you!
You gave me an idea to cast my gargoyles and do this!))) great job btw!)👍
Thanks, and good luck with the gargoyles!
Very cool nice detail
Thanks!
looks like the great Aslan. Thank you for the video. ^_^
Thank you, love me some Narnia too!
Great Job Mister Thank You So Mucho For Share
Thank you Ramiro!
@@x-webman You're Welcome Sir.His Work is Amazing. !!!
That was one crazy colours for a lion and a crazy pose for a lion
It’s just so crazy!
Splendid!
Thank you!
Excellent work.
Thank you!
THIS IS REALLY GREAT.
BUT HOW BOUT A LINK FOR THE MOLD? TY
Thanks! I don’t have a link for the mold, I buy them on Ebay.com
@Maddog worker www.ebay.com/itm/AWESOME-24-LION-LATEX-MOLD-CONCRETE-PLASTER/174339624999?hash=item2897739027:g:CpsAAOSwI9le7lC-
You should put charcoal tint into your concrete mix that would give you a starter for your basecoat as well as get a Roto hammer and use it as a concrete vibrator. You can dip it down into the structure itself and pull a lot of those bubbles out on a smaller scale, but just like the big boys do. It did turn out nice although I am trying to figure what my first 3-D structure will be. Mostly concrete steppingstones you know the turtles paw prints blah blah blah but again nice work
Thanks for the tips!
Really awesome statue. Well done! You've got a lot of talent and good taste. I want to make something now... I can't sculpt on that level, but my dad was an amazing figure sculptor so maybe it's time for me to finally learn... at forty years of age haha
Thanks for your comment! I think anyone can make one of these with a mold. If you want to do it, just do it.
@@x-webman Do you buy the mold somewhere or make it off a plastic piece?
@@jacobmarley2417 Most of these are made from a piece that's already been made, I go to yard sales and second hand stores to find things to mold once you have found what you want to mold then liquid latex is applied in layers to make a thick mold, depending on the size of the piece you are replicating depends on the amount of latex you would have to use for rigidity and to prevent expanding from the weight of the cement, as to why he also surrounds the mold in sand to prevent expansion in the mold, for a piece of this size you would end up doing in the range of 40 or more layers which is time consuming as to you have to dry each layer before applying the next using a hair dryer or something of the sort. There are other options to making molds however latex is one of the more cost efficient ways of doing so.
1:32 love it 🤣
That came out very nice 👍
Thank you!
Hmm, very inspiring. Now to find a quality latex mold and let my inner artiste out! 🎨
Good luck!
amazing job!
Thank you!
I very much enjoy this statue, very satisfying
Thank you!
This comment is not who I am
I don’t
(Very much enjoy)
Anything, I love this statue
Yes I said love
And the reason I love it
Is because it’s a statue of a lion
Nice, I didn't know you could make them with molds
Yes, you can!
This looks so easy!
It is easy, it just takes a little time!
Believe it or not my cat was watching this video with me. He gave it a thumbs up.
My cat try’s to lick it, so apparently it taste good too!
I don’t know how I came on here without reading the heading...but I legitimately thought that was a mold of a giant mushroom... so imagine my surprise when it came out as a lion.... no more eating stuff out of cows poop for me.. no more!!
Beautiful results!!!
Thanks!
Casting beautiful nice work Lion....Man...Compares to carving of the old world
Thank you!
First two minutes, and I'm like 'omgs, it's the Sorting Hat! I hope I get into Huffelpuff' But this was a very useful video, regardless of House, and I thank you. (
Thanks!
chulada de trabajo Felicidades señor
Gracias por su comentario
Nice statue👍
Thank you!
Thank you
You’re welcome!
i subscribed for absolutely no other reason then the killing the bag part coming out of the blue.
I’m glad you liked it!
Beautiful 👌
Thanks a lot 😊
Que peça linda, parabéns pelo trabalho !
Thank you!
sick editing
Thanks!
Awesomeness
Thanks!
Wow fantastic video great job where did you get the latex mold to make that or did you have to make it yourself by the way new subscriber as well fantastic Sur
I got the latex mold on Ebay. Thanks for the comment & thanks for watching!
That's neat
Thanks!
Very Nice artworks sir!
Thank you very much!
Perfeito meus parabéns amigo !!!
¡Gracias!
You do wonders with your hands 😉
Thank you!
You are very welcome I can just imagine what type of wonders you do with your hands uff
Love the vid bro
Thank you!
Good video
Thank you!
You ascared me at the end
Sorry
I've been wanting to create lions for quite a while. You didn't mention where lion molds can be bought. 😻😻😻😻😻😻😻😻
I bought this mold on Ebay.com
Thanks for inspiring me to try my own business just brought 5 moulds today. What cement mix are you using? I've heard one part cement 2 part sand, is this correct?
I’m using bagged premixed high strength concrete, just add water!
awesome video! quick question. iv"e been making small statues for a couple of months and at first, I was making my own mix with sand aggregate and portland cement, the mold I was using was of an owl and after it was done curing I would take it out of the mold but the ears would always break, after continuous failing, I decided to just use portland cement with no additives and they came out great but over time they started cracking and then I came across this video and see that you use a premix bag of concrete so I bought the same concrete you use in this video and gave the owls another shot hoping the ears would not crumble and I would have a long-lasting noncracking statue, and well they broke once again and now I am completely lost and have no clue what I'm doing wrong I've tried everything more than once and still seem to not figure it out. do you have any clues that may help🤷♂️if so thank you so much!
Maybe try leaving to set longer before removing it from the mold. You could also try putting a small piece of wire in the ears for reinforcement.
Хорошая форма! 👍
Спасибо
No talking...good!
Thanks!
i like a little chatter if it's relevant, it's terrible music that drives me nuts. there's so much that can be mentioned that would be very useful information. but, some guys aren't into that, and that's understandable.
This is more of a “watch me make a lion statue” than a how to. Also, I hate hearing myself talk!
You could apply the white patina using a big brass like a brass for clothes
Yes, that sounds like a good idea.
Wow it came out gorgeous 😍 I was just looking at design statues and they are way too expensive I was checking to see whether I could make one myself, you gave me a really good idea thx 🙏👌
Thanks & good luck with your idea!
Thank you X!
My pleasure!
Love how the video says “Start to finish” and the 1st step is to have a premade mold.
This is what “Start to finish” in concrete for me is: Make a block of concrete and actually carve the thing.
Now you know a new way to make a statue!
Want a cookie or something?
good luck carving concrete, lol. most people would just use specialized concrete as a sculpting medium and build it up. then, they'd make a mould of it and sell the mould for hundreds of dollars.
What a sinister ending!!
Very good instructions though, a bucket of sand would be a million times easier than creating a mould jacket.
Thanks! I’m allergic to liquid latex, so I had to find another way. I’ve started using a new less creepy ending!
This is great. Thanks for sharing. I also recently used apparently same concrete mix which has cement, sand, gravel etc.. and I also sprayed water on it for 2 days. But now after 1 week, it seem little brittle on the edges. Whnever I pick it up, some sand sheds out of it. Do I need a sealant on it? Can you suggest what can be done?
Sounds like maybe too much water in the mix or sprayed on.
@@x-webman I see. Yeah may I sprayed too much water. Is there something I can do now?
Make a new one
AWESOME! Def saved this video. I love these lion statues but too expensive to buy. Great video. Where did you get the mold & how much?
Thanks! I got the mold on Ebay for about 230.00.
@@x-webman wow that's expensive
Yes it is. With fiberglass backer it would be another 100.00 or so, that’s why I use sand!
Gracias por tu video amigo Dios te bendiga
Muchas gracias
I cannot even begin to imagine what a mould of this calibre would cost in Canada. I would love to include locally made statues in my farmers market stall, but the costs are as big an investment as the livestock are for a small business start up.
I know what you mean. I paid about $220 for this one about 5 years ago.
@@x-webman I truly wasn’t attempting to be rude or insult anyone. Canadian prices, exchange and taxes probably triple your costs. Canadian farmers are literally lining up at food banks these days to feed their families under the Trudeau/Singh Liberal NDP Communist Party of Canada. I’m in my 60’s and my partner in his 70’s; and they’re right, it’s hard to teach an old dog new tricks!
I’ve recently gained agreed consent to get an incubator after proving that there are enough new homesteaders to make a profit on specialized poults like Islandic and Easter Eggers.
I am correlating a plan to bank the money to make this work, it’s just hard on a struggling budget. Sorry if I offended you ❣️
Very kool
Thank you!
Excellent work ! Do you have a link for the paints that you used?
Thanks and greetings from Mexico👍
Thank you! I use many different brands of acrylic paints, whatever I can find a deal on.
Mais um inscrito. PARABÉNS !
Obrigada
Amazing, are you Canadian? I am trying to start making objects and I can not find the right cement, almost every video I watch is in a different language and they use a different product or just call it cement, could you please help me, thanks for sharing
Thanks! I’m American. I just use bagged concrete (Quickrete) off the shelf of local hardware store.
Beautiful ! What do you use to clean statues after a few years outside?
I would recommend only water and a soft cloth. If there is dirt that water won’t remove, maybe use water and dish soap, and a soft cloth.
Ok, now I have to think, where can I get a silicone mold :D
Excellent work, but where did you buy plastic the mold to make the lion? :D
Thanks, I got this mold on Ebay.com
Good work keep it up.......................ADMIN SUNNY
Thank you!
Nice.
Thanks!
Very nice I am interested in making one where do you find the mold ?
I got this one on Ebay.com
Nice paint job!
Thank you!
Parabéns pelo trabalho gde abraço
statue singa sangat bagus
Thank you!
Thank you!!
You're welcome!
Several years ago my ex flew home from UN building in NY to Seattle SeaTac airport. I asked, what do you have in this bag, Concrete? When I lifted her bag off turn style. When I unzipped bag at home, she did have concrete in form of a statue!
That’s cool! I used to live near SeaTac (Fort Lewis). I loved Washington state.
@@x-webman ex was born in ft Lewis so she was home too! She amazed me:5 masters, taught 6 languages knew dozens hence UN
Hi Great job! Could you please make a step by step video on how to make the mold. Thanks
Hey, thanks for the comment! I don’t make the molds. I buy them online from Ebay, Amazon. My videos are to inspire you & show you finishing techniques. There are many great videos on youtube showing how to make latex molds. Thanks for watching my video!
@@x-webman Thank you for your reply and info. I will look on Ebay/Amazon for the mold. Blessings!
@@x-webman How much does the mold cost? If it's only a few bucks more then its probably worth just buying a finished lion statue itself. But nonetheless, really good job!
@@Gaba-oo4qb moulds with this much detail and size looks to average between $2-300 on ebay. that sounds like a lot for something you might get, let's say 50-100 pulls out of (maybe far fewer for all i know), but latex is expensive and you'd obviously buy a mould to make things to sell. small moulds look to be in the $50 range.
@@ryanbarker5217 Understandable. And how much can you get out if you sell the statue that you make from the mould?
WoW!!!
i like this mold... using sand for support instead of fiberglass... also what rubber was used to make this? is there a kit available with instructions on making this mold or similar type?....thanks
This is a latex mold I bought on Ebay.com. There are many video’s on CZcams showing how to make a latex mold.
@@x-webman thax... i will check it out... i wonder how much cost is to make a mold like this? looks like your mold was made by painting multiple lyers of latex over a lion statue... i just need to find best source and correct latex to buy... thax
I think you could make a mold like this for around $40. First, you will need an actual statue to make a mold from.
@@x-webman yes it seems to be pretty simple just takes over a week to make a latex mold....thax... maybe making a mold from silicone is better and faster.
amazing, where did you get the mould from out of interest?
Thanks, I got it on Ebay.com
@@x-webman its a great job ,but I try to get the mould but I cant find in e-bay.
Love your video tutorial.
I have a question, would mortar concrete work instead of the concrete mixed with all that gravel?
I’ve never tried it.
@@x-webman I'm looking forward to a a smoother surface. I tried with the mix you used and ended up with a bunch of rocks on the outside of the finished mold. Thank you for you tutorial videos they are great.
Vibrating the air bubbles out will keep gravel from the outside. The finished statue will be as smooth as the mold you are using.
@@x-webman thank you I will try that on my next one.
Thanks for watching & good luck! Let me know how it turns out.
Great work
What’s the secret so that the gravel don’t show up in the surface? I had that issue with planter mold
Thank you! Tapping out the air bubbles should keep the gravel from the outer edges of the mold.
Absolutly beautiful. I just subscribed. I would love to try this. Could you tell me where you got the mold and provide a link if possible? Thank you.
Thank you! I bought this lion mold a few years ago on Ebay.com.
@@x-webman Thank you.
Cool
Thanks!
@@x-webman I use a similar product here in ireland called Post 10. It's a readymix concrete that does the trick very well but you have to be carefull about adding too much water