Sculpting Bonsai Tree using Paper Clay _ White cedar _ Thuja occidentalis @LifeofClay

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  • Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
  • Hi everyone! Welcome to Life of clay, this is Kenji your sculptor. In this video, I’ll be showing you how I build this White Cedar Bonsai tree (Thuja occidentallis) using paper clay. This is the second Bonsai Tree I made in my channel, the first one was made years ago and it is a Pine Tree Bonsai • Sculpting Pine Tree Bo... .
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    Facts about White-Cedar Tree:
    • Bonsai 盆栽 literally translated, means “Tray Planting” is the Japanese and East Asian art of growing and training miniature trees in containers.
    • Developed from the traditional Chinese art form of penjing (盆景). Penjing and bonsai differ in that the former attempts to display "wilder," more naturalistic scenes, often representing landscapes, including elements such as water, rocks, or figurines; on the other hand, bonsai typically focuses on a single tree or a group of trees of the same species, with a higher level of aesthetic refinement.
    • Thuja occidentalis, also known as northern white-cedar, eastern white-cedar, or arborvitae, is an evergreen coniferous tree, in the cypress family Cupressaceae, which is native to eastern Canada and much of the north-central and northeastern United States. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant.
    • Arborvitae is Latin for 'tree of life' - due to the supposed medicinal properties of the sap, bark, and twigs.
    Related Videos:
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    Materials:
    • Ply board cut outs
    • Wood baton (drilled with holes)
    • Wood screws
    • Galvanized wire (16 and 32)
    • Aluminium foil
    • Wood glue
    • Paper clay (made out of recycled paper, pva glue and terracotta air dry clay)
    • Cotton twine
    • Cotton cloth
    • Constructing cement
    • Modellig powder grass
    • Dried lichen reindeer moss
    Acrylic Paints (All are Folkart Brands)
     Beige paint (mix of Titanium white, yellow ochre and burnt sienna)
     Burnt umber
     Burnt sienna
     Sap green
     Black
     Titanium white
     Yellow ochre
     Neutral green (mix of Sap green, Titanium white and little amount of Burnt umber)
     Light yellow green (mix of Titanium white, Bus yellow and Sap green)
    Varnish (Decoart)
     Ultra Matte Water base Polyurethane Varnish
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 38

  • @cathyolague9408
    @cathyolague9408 18 днів тому

    Wow! That was mesmerizing and relaxing. Love your project. Simply stunning❤

  • @StephenBarker-cs6tt
    @StephenBarker-cs6tt Місяць тому

    Wonderful 😊

  • @backtraxxremix8226
    @backtraxxremix8226 Рік тому +2

    Wow! It really looks like a natural Bonsai 😍😍😍

    • @LifeofClay
      @LifeofClay  Рік тому +1

      Thank you so much, dear friend😊🙏

  • @cerisekappes580
    @cerisekappes580 Рік тому +6

    The intricate details and beautiful textures…. Gorgeous sculpture!!! 😊

    • @LifeofClay
      @LifeofClay  Рік тому +1

      That means a lot, dear. Thank you so much😊🙏💚

    • @cerisekappes580
      @cerisekappes580 Рік тому

      @@LifeofClay you are very welcome 🤗

  • @bluedragonette
    @bluedragonette Рік тому +3

    This is really amazing Kenji! I love it💜

    • @LifeofClay
      @LifeofClay  Рік тому

      Thank you so much, dear friend😊🙏

  • @MatthiasMSculpting
    @MatthiasMSculpting Рік тому +3

    Really cool!

  • @rosamariagarayroa6862
    @rosamariagarayroa6862 2 місяці тому +2

    Bellísimo 😍👏🌺👌🇨🇴

    • @LifeofClay
      @LifeofClay  2 місяці тому +1

      @@rosamariagarayroa6862 Grazie😊🙏

  • @zazzenfuk
    @zazzenfuk Рік тому +2

    Amazing!

    • @LifeofClay
      @LifeofClay  Рік тому

      Thanks a lot my dear friend😊

  • @likelime.
    @likelime. Рік тому +2

    I'm new to crafting stuff, randomly came across your channel and this is an absolute work out art.
    Not sure if air dry clay and paper mache is a common thing but it works absolutely beautifully for creating bark textures.

    • @LifeofClay
      @LifeofClay  Рік тому

      Thank you so much, dear friend. I'm glad you bumped into this channel of mine. And I really appreciate it. Regarding the air dry clay and paper maché they are completely different type of clay. The one I used in this project is the one they called Paper clay and I think it's slightly differ from paper maché.😊

  • @lophirosgamer1200
    @lophirosgamer1200 28 днів тому +1

    Wonderful, lind!!

    • @LifeofClay
      @LifeofClay  28 днів тому

      @@lophirosgamer1200 thank you so much, my friend😊

  • @VinodKumar-i1v1l
    @VinodKumar-i1v1l 7 місяців тому +1

    Wow!❤

  • @rhov233
    @rhov233 Рік тому +1

    The bark and tree shape looks amazing. I love how you use recycled materials. I've thought about doing these for some time, but I still havent found a tutorial for making realistic looking leaves. They always end up plastic looking which is a shame. Maybe a challenge for a new project? Thank you for a great video!

    • @LifeofClay
      @LifeofClay  Рік тому

      thank you so much, dear friend. I really appreciate the compliments.😊 I'm actually planning and looking ways on how to make realistic pine needles and cypress spurs. Please, wish me luck in the future.

  • @gabrielsingh513
    @gabrielsingh513 5 місяців тому +1

    I L ove it

    • @LifeofClay
      @LifeofClay  5 місяців тому

      Thanks a lot. Gabriel😊

  • @senengnandur4383
    @senengnandur4383 Місяць тому +1

    God god❤❤❤

  • @heliclops
    @heliclops 2 місяці тому +1

    Muito show

    • @LifeofClay
      @LifeofClay  2 місяці тому

      @@heliclops muchas gracias😊

  • @woodtransformer
    @woodtransformer Місяць тому +1

    Hi, how are you! Very Great Job! Thanks for share! Hi guy, like and subscribe!!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤️

    • @LifeofClay
      @LifeofClay  28 днів тому

      @@woodtransformer thank you so much, I really appreciate it my friend😊🙏 hope you are doing well too. Thanks for having you here in my channel.

  • @lindawillis1094
    @lindawillis1094 6 місяців тому +1

    Where did you buy the leaves for the tree

    • @LifeofClay
      @LifeofClay  5 місяців тому

      Bought them online from aliexpress and on shopee.

    • @lindawillis1094
      @lindawillis1094 5 місяців тому

      Do you have the name of the leaves I would like to go on aliexpress and buy some

  • @tranceghost
    @tranceghost 6 місяців тому +1

    Where do you get the artificial foliage/leaves?

    • @LifeofClay
      @LifeofClay  5 місяців тому

      Bought in from aliexpress and also on shopee.

  • @lindawillis1094
    @lindawillis1094 6 місяців тому +1

    What is constructing cement

    • @LifeofClay
      @LifeofClay  5 місяців тому

      The one that masonry used in building concrete e.g. house, road, etc