Thank you very much for your good training, it helps me a lot. Unfortunately, I don't have clay of your quality. Is there any material that I can mix with clay to make it more flexible?
Not that I know of. You might have to find different locations for water clay. But if you make oil clay it's pretty easy to make it flexible. Also look into wax sculpture, it's really cool to do.
Thanks for sharing the hollowing process of your amazing sculpture. I have seen people sliding their sculptures to make the scraping process more visible, and the stitching it back together. What advantage do you see on your method over the slicing?
Ive done both, i found its easier to do the hole type but more time consuming. i always pick areas that you can easily cover. The larger stitching works great, but use it mostly for portrait sculptures.
I have made a chimpanzee head with a hollow back. But I’ve forgotten to add any means of how to hang it. Any ideas? Also. Loving how you hollow your sculpture, will it make any difference that you will still have thicker/thinner areas? My chimpanzee has some areas that are over an inch thick and others that are about 2cm! I have my own kiln and will candle for several hours before the main firing schedule. Thanks.
If you made it with clay. What i'd do is add a wire with epoxy. Usually you want to make something to support it before it becomes hard. Your goal with the hollowing is aim to have the same thickness all around. If you have thin and thick they will crack. I usually let it air dry for a week or two before firing.
Thank you so much. Since I did not know this method I couldn't make a standing figure. The legs would always crumble under the weight of the body 😂. Because I started hollowing right from the beginning. I hope this method will solve my problem
I've heard of people using some type of low fire armature inside. But i have no experience with it, it just seems it would crack. But id be willing to try it
Ive done that before a few times. But afterwards when firing it created a seam where it cracked when i fired it in the kiln. It should work, but i like the control i get with this method.
Really great tutorial, thanks
Fantastic. You make it look so easy . Thank you.
Thank you! The best video this amateur has been able to find yet!
Absolutely stunning piece. Great video thankyou ❤
Very well done. Very good framing, very clear to see. And narration was pretty good, flowing very well. Congratulations!
Thanx for that lesson. I saw some who make a vertical cut, remove the clay and closed it again with clay
That might have been Phillip faurut? For a head portrait i'd do that but for a figure i find this is the easier way.
Thank you so much! Very helpful for me ,,,
You are welcome!
Thank you very much for your good training, it helps me a lot. Unfortunately, I don't have clay of your quality. Is there any material that I can mix with clay to make it more flexible?
Not that I know of. You might have to find different locations for water clay. But if you make oil clay it's pretty easy to make it flexible. Also look into wax sculpture, it's really cool to do.
Thanks for sharing the hollowing process of your amazing sculpture. I have seen people sliding their sculptures to make the scraping process more visible, and the stitching it back together. What advantage do you see on your method over the slicing?
Ive done both, i found its easier to do the hole type but more time consuming. i always pick areas that you can easily cover. The larger stitching works great, but use it mostly for portrait sculptures.
I am a painter and sculptor from Egypt, and I wish to work with you. I admire your work very much, and I wish you success
Thank you very much! Let me know how we can work together!
I have made a chimpanzee head with a hollow back. But I’ve forgotten to add any means of how to hang it. Any ideas? Also. Loving how you hollow your sculpture, will it make any difference that you will still have thicker/thinner areas? My chimpanzee has some areas that are over an inch thick and others that are about 2cm! I have my own kiln and will candle for several hours before the main firing schedule. Thanks.
If you made it with clay. What i'd do is add a wire with epoxy. Usually you want to make something to support it before it becomes hard. Your goal with the hollowing is aim to have the same thickness all around. If you have thin and thick they will crack. I usually let it air dry for a week or two before firing.
Thank you so much. Since I did not know this method I couldn't make a standing figure. The legs would always crumble under the weight of the body 😂. Because I started hollowing right from the beginning. I hope this method will solve my problem
Glad I could help! After it becomes a bit harder it does have quite a bit of strength. Good luck
I tried the method with success. It worked fine. Thanks once more
This water clay looks so nice. What clay is it?
I try to sculpt my hand, it was a little hard to me but I finish😁
Can any type of armature bracing be inside of pottery clay while kilning
I've heard of people using some type of low fire armature inside. But i have no experience with it, it just seems it would crack. But id be willing to try it
@SculptSome thank you I'll look that up me and my friend are trying to make these tall monuments like in western movies for his g scale trains
Nice video. Do you add holes after the hollowing for the air to go out?
Hey Chris, this is red low fire clay with grog. I get it locally> i believe it's called virginia red
Yes i do put holes. I usually vent the sculpture through the base, so you never see the hole. If its a portrait i vent it through the back sometimes.
@@SculptSome thank you!
Why dont you just cut the piece and holow it and the, afterwords, put it back together?
Ive done that before a few times. But afterwards when firing it created a seam where it cracked when i fired it in the kiln. It should work, but i like the control i get with this method.
I would cut sculpture it in half, sculp inside and stick together. That's my way.
Thats a good way, do you ever get cracks at the seam?
@@SculptSome you need to stick the halfs properly, and slow drying afterwards.
What clay do you use? Is that a teracotta earthenware or a red stoneware? Thanks.
its called virginia red. A low fire red terracotta clay
@@SculptSome thanks!
You should leave the holes open like that, I would never close them 🤣
Lol yeah make her look like she has a disease
This is kind of jewelry work, sir!
God, that looks like my body.
you are inspiration 😁