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This is the type of art content that has been elevated, but still stays true to its roots. I’ve watched Jazza for a while when he was in his other studios and I’m glad they’ve been able to expand and grow! ❤️
Yeah, most experienced resin casters learn quickly to put a 90 degree elbow fitting on the inlet air fitting to prevent this from making a serious mess.
I also watch a lot of resin art channels, and fully recommend placing your poured molds into the vacuum pot while they’re curing. Even if you pull the air out before the pour, the act of pouring creates bubbles. Also also, the higher up you pour from, relative to the surface, the more air is introduced.
Not all art resin nowadays has the dangerous vapors. So read the instructions first to see what safety precautions you should take. I use a resin that does not have the nasty vapors so I don't need a mask in a well ventilated area =)
@@dragoness0000 the parts themselves are non toxic, so it says theyre safe, but when theyre reacted together they are unsafe so the packaging is basically lying, you should still use a respirator
I believe you can just pour the dragon silicone as one full mold and use an exact blade to cut the silicone and the parting cuts will fit back together perfectly. Robert Tolone uses this process.
You can but it's a right nightmare; you can end up damaging the original (if you're trying to keep it) and even with the sharpest exacto, it wont always cut very neatly (though if you do cut, a zig zag will help it lock back together again) A more well planned and timed version of what Jazza did is generally industry standard, especially for complex pieces
I’m sculpting an entire Godzilla, full dynamic posing and whatnot, would this method work? If not what can I do. (I don’t need to keep the original, it’s made of monster clay)
@@Thedifficultytweak You should really check out Robert Tolone's channel one cut molds require a lot of planning but create super clean casts and ensure everything fits and casts correctly without much cleanup But yeah a one cut mold or multi piece mold will work for your godzilla cast, in my experience just be sure to buy enough silicone cause having too thin walls on a mold can potentially cause it to tear
I would love to see a follow-up video that's a collab between you and Peter Brown. His absolute calmness and your high energy would be a super interesting combination. Plus, he's such an amazing resin artist. I'd love to see what you two were able to come up with since you're both so insanely creative!
Ok, Punished Props is not who I expected to see here XD If my reaction was "oh Jazza no" Bill and Britt's must have been horror and incredulous laughter
Mix, pour to cast mold, vacuum the mold, let it set in the vacuum under negative pressure, release the air valve and peel off the mold. Pretty sure that's the order. If you vacuum before pouring, you just introduce air bubbles you just got rid of into the mold when you pour.
Yes that is exactly how to do it, plus read instructions, take all required safety precautions that instruction tells you to do, stir do not shake....lol Did I mention READ THE INSTRUCTION FOR SAFETY!
This! I’m all for diving in, but I have a problem with shoddy work because of a lack of common sense. I love Jazza but still have PTSD from the time he ruined the horsehair trying to make brushes.
if you first vacuum and then poor from a high stream only on one spot and slightly tap the molds you have virtually no airbubbles. that is how my teacher in Special effects prosthetics did it, who is also a specialist in the field. Both options work depending on what exactly you are doing and how big your molds are.
The moment I heard "6-minute working time for silicone" I knew it would be CHAOS! :) For miniatures and sculptures you should not go below 30min - 2h work time to let the silicone settle in all the details and degass it's surface on its own. With resin you want to use pressure chamber to use short working time to make many casts and clear inside.
What’s the possibility of having you and Evan & Katelyn doing a virtual collab? 👀They could probably show you some really cool resin techniques and you guys could even maybe do a little competition or something!
as someone who watches Evan and Katelyn’s videos, as soon as he started mixing that silicone i immediately thought “I hope he has mold release” and then when he brought it out “oh thank GOD”
I like how the first mold you make is of someone else's model, hand painted, and you don't know if it'll ruin the paint... that could've went horribly lol Anyways, another banger video, the vampire head is especially cool.
I love how much fun you were having with this but the lack of safety precaution with potentially dangerous materials was very disappointing. Chemicals and fumes that other people have explained aside, messing with a vaccum chamber or other pressurized appliance could cause an explosion if you mess it up. I'd love to see another video following up about silicone molds but this time following the instructions.
Dave: I worked pretty hard on those. Is the paint job gonna be okay? Jazza: *holds eye contact with camera, pauses* Probably. And THEN he uses it as the DABBLE! 🤣Peak Jazza. 😂
I purchased your bundle guides on your website man and you truly made art enjoyable for me again. Love how simple you explained everything how quickly I've been able to see myself progress. Really having a blast by just doodling and creating.
Without instructions OR safety precautions. Other folks have already mentioned the lack of respirator, but there were also several segments without gloves and one where you were handling the liquid resin with your bare hands. I'm also pretty sure that you need proper safety glasses when using UV light to cure that UV resin...
@@Sveta69420 it may not be but a lot of kids watch his stuff, even if the majority of the audience here is older people there’s bound to be kids watching too. Kids, and even some teens and young adults, will copy him and put themselves in danger. And while parents SHOULD step in, they don’t always. Especially if they’re also misinformed and don’t know how dangerous resin can be. It’s always better to play it safe than to assume nobody is going to be influenced by your actions. Even if you have a small audience, you need to set a good example just in case.
I did this kind of stuff at uni and I honestly wish my tutor had been like Jazza. When we were first starting, had we made something like Jazza's vampire, we'd have been chewed out for wasting materials by doing such a messy job instead of letting us feel safe in our learning and experimentation, creating an unhealthy perfectionism which resulted in avoidance from a lot of us. Although I must admit; watching Jazza make the moulds was slightly painful as we were always taught "Time spent at the stage before means time saved at the stage after" (aka neat moulds=neat casts)
You should DEFINITELY wear a respirator if you're mixing epoxy resin, don't forget about your camera guy(s) either. Resin fumes are real bad for your lungs
OH NOOOOOOOO!!! I have two girlfriends, but very few people on YT are happy for my relationship success. They disl*ke all of the videos I make with my 2 girlfriends. Please be kind, dear jea
As an avid fan of Jazza for years- this has to be one of his best videos, the perfect mix of goofy, serious, fun and new exciting things! I truly hope this becomes some sort of series because I LOVE this! We need this as a series!
Dear Jazza. Thank you for making content that you love doing. It’s so amazing (dare I say “satisfying”) to watch someone with your passion and creativity just do what they want instead of trying to please an algorithm. Bless you, mate.
My family did plastercraft figurines for decades. To make molds, we would stand things like the dragon head on its flat base and used a paint-on silicone, making a thick flap all around the base. You have to do a lot of layers, but it’s more flexible (and not a block) to remove when you cast, basically turn them inside out to remove. To fill the mold, we would fit squares of cardboard with holes in the middle. Then we would use that cardboard to suspend the mold by the thick flap into a glass or bucket, so it would be upside down. I feel that you used too much water in your plaster. It’s been a very long time since I did it, but I don’t believe we ever used 1:1 ratio of plaster to water. We would definitely have a damp, but firm cast after drying in mold overnight. We would remove the casting at that point and let it completely dry before painting it.
I'm glad that he remembers the mold release 🤣 Evan and Katelyn forget it a lot. Speaking of, love to see Jazza Collab with them. I'm sure they'd made great things together.
This was fun, I hope Jazza keeps going with casting. He did really well for his first go. The mild chaos reminded me of my foundations class when we learned how to use plaster, resin, and silicone to cast these found-object monsters.
A few tips to minimize bubbles: For silicone you can use a vacuum chamber to remove bubble before you pour. While pouring, pour from high up in a thin stream (this pops left over bubbles) and try to pour in one spot on a low point that’s not on your model. After you pour you can tap on the mold or shake it to release extra bubbles, or cure it inside a pressure pot. For casting in resin, some resin can be degassed in a vacuum chamber before you pour. While pouring, you can brush your resin into the mold with a disposable brush to get resin into all the undercuts. Then you can tap on the mold or shake it to release extra bubbles, a torch can also remove bubbles, or you can cure it in a pressure pot. I love when people try out mold making, it’s really fun and useful.
That vampire face would pair awesomely with an LED light! Install it into a wall mount or even a mirror that it looks like the vampire is emerging from.
I'm no silicone expert but I've seen channels make complicated molds which they get out by making a slit in the final stage. Models of all sorts pop right out super easy, barely an inconvenience
Oh, man. Whenever you’re working with resin or silicone or any permanent embedding substance, the first couple trial casts always, *always* seem to go really well to lure you into a false sense of security. Then you try it with some treasured, fragile possession and that’s when it all goes wrong. That’s when you end up slicing pieces off of other things to fill gaps, start chopping table legs shorter to get the level of the liquid *just right,* start to cold sweat into the mixture which just ruins it even further
As someone w prosthetic makeup mould making background here are some tips that may help ^^: When pouring any material into the mould usually for the first layers u pour few amount from a high distance so the rest of the bubbles have a way to pop before making their way into the cast. Also for casting with plaster u can make a first batch that is more liquid (not super watery) and pour a little bit and move around the mould so it can adhiere to the surface, then fill up the rest of the mould with a more dense mix so it dries up faster. Also, you can set it in a table and slam the table around so the air bubbles make their way to the top and pop ^^ Hope this helps, and sorry if its not very clear, english is not my first language.
yeah you are definitely meant to vacuum it after pouring around the form >< the pouring is what causes the bubbles in the mould and vacuuming draws them out. Also silicon moulds are generally flexible enough that it can be taken off from a lot of angled stuff though with fragile things you can generally you can pour a small base in first to set, place the object on the set base and pour to fill, vacuum to set to remove bubbles, once set you carefully cut the mould in half in a way that gives best freedom of removal and peel it off into a 2 part mould. I hope you give this stuff another go because I imagine once you get it down you could make some cool reusable moulds and make stuff specifically to mould them (miniatures and figurines for instance) then you can make an army of things!
A very good first attempt! You've clearly done your research. You could look into getting a pressure pot as well as a vacuum chamber. You can leave the cast in there overnight as it cures, rather than having to rush around vacuuming out bubbles before the resin sets. Also try cutting the casts out of a one-part mould with a scalpel, rather than making a 2 or 3 part mould. It can actually leave less mould lines and be a lot simpler
Hey, when making a silicone mould (thinking of the dragon), you can take an exacto knife and slice in to it in a zig zag pattern. That way you get it out a lot easier but you can also put the silicone together easily again. :)
I’ve never had much luck with vacuuming out bubbles when I’ve done molding/casting. I recommend pressure molding and casting. Similar concept as vacuuming except that you pump air in which builds the pressure in the tank before the silicone or resin starts curing. This will crush the bubbles down to the point they practically vanish and it pushes the silicone or resin into the fine details really well. Overall though, you did way better than my first go at molding and casting, Jazza!
Peter Brown is the resin pouring king here on UA-cam (at least in my eyes). Along with turning/lathe machine work. If you want to dive deeper into bigger resin projects, go to Peter. Some things I've watched/learned from Peter Brown: - He has made some epic projects like an axe made from gummy bears, a pepper mill made from pepper (don't try to turn that on the lathe, airborne pepper) - You can totally just stick your whole project in the vacuum pot, if it fits. That will minimise the bubbles. - Absolutely pay attention to your working time. If you want something super smooth and with time to pour and cure in the vacuum pot overnight, use something with a long casting time like art resin (I believe Peter was a big fan of the Total Boat resin) - You don't need to use fancy resin dyes to get coloured or pigmented resin. Peter has a whole series where he experiments with various household items to see which ones work as pigment. - Moisture will mess up your resin job, so dry things out in a dehydrator etc before you try to encase it in resin
Hey jazza, awesome! Always asked myself when you will give mold making and casting a try. Love it. P. S. A vacuum chamber is not qualified for degassing resin because it sucks the air out. For resin you want a pressure pot. It makes the bubbles "pop"
Having followed Rybonator for quite a while now, watching Jazza put the mix in the vaccuum chamber before pouring hurts every time. Also: respirator! Yes, jumping in without instructions is charming, but can lead to doing dangerous things such as not wearing a respirator when working with resin!
I love how he instead of being a normal artist takes strange ideas and makes it so interesting and make me want to dabble in these things as well great job Jazza! 👍
Jazza please use uv protection Google's while using your fancy lamp and downright flashing it in your face.... Tip: after mixing the silicone mixture transfer it to another mould to avoid unmixed parts and don't scrap the left on side
I expect the comments will be so full of experts with comments about everything you did wrong in this video. Results looked great and that simple paint wash over the dragon made a massive improvement.
"Am I leaking? I am leaking....that's ok because that bit doesn't matter." Hahaha why do little quotes like that tickle me so? Love this channel, always keeping me in creative mode. Thank you for never letting me down!
I love the fast and furious way you just went head first into this, no faffing about. Brilliant stuff just what I like in an instructional. There is too much padding on youtube ! keep it up mate :) I am a subscriber now
It has just occurred to me. Jazza is opening a gaming business in association with tTt. This is probably a shadow test to see if they can mass produce any of their sculpts as lil casts or things we can buy. probably in association with gaming, like the Hex grid Castle there. That would be so cool!
I swear to god Jazza, the chaos is too much for me 🤣 If it was me, I would've already knocked it out and spilled everything everywhere 🤣 thank god you are skilled, fast and also mindful of your arms and hands!!
EDIT: thanks Jazza team for crediting/linking to Fotis Mints dragon head file! Was that FotisMint’s Dragon at the 7:00 min mark? Jazza, love your content, but please credit other artists when you use their stuff.
That wasn't so much using their stuff as actual kidnapping...if there was a free range Jazza around a shared art studio space I worked at, I'd hide all my favorite stuff in locked cabinets, because he's basically a raccoon and he can't help himself.
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This is the type of art content that has been elevated, but still stays true to its roots. I’ve watched Jazza for a while when he was in his other studios and I’m glad they’ve been able to expand and grow! ❤️
He stays true to his motto, obnoxious… but consistent .
@@dabboloosefun unlike ZHC
this is such a change of pace from the zhc videos lol
Same
Yes, but as an Aussie, I must ask, have you seen drawing with jazza?
The fact that he did not carefully, slowly, gradually allow the air back into the vacuum chamber absolutely kills me every time .
Yeah, most experienced resin casters learn quickly to put a 90 degree elbow fitting on the inlet air fitting to prevent this from making a serious mess.
Math teachers hate Jazza. He is the definition of, "Wrong equation, correct answer"
Is he good at maths?
@@edizgunes nope
@@Fb4jfhu4hf chill bro
@@dark420tides i'm sorry?
i'm pretty sure that's an insult and i'm not even a furry
still tho i'll never get furry haters :[
I love that after I watched this video, YT suggested a number of videos showing how to make silicone molds properly. Lol
Yeah, this one is definitely "What NOT to do!" "Learn from my mistakes" type of learning. :D
Jazza: forgets to spray mold release
*Somewhere, Evan & Katelyn's ears are ringing and they don't know why*
just what i was thinking
Them cringing at the resin work
@@SnickersEatsCookies haha yeah and Jazza not wearing a ventilator mask or anything
I didn't know I *needed* an E & K & J collaboration until clicking this video
I know right xD
Ok I was feeling pretty low but hearing Jazza say "super easy, barely an inconvenience" made me smile.
Ryan George?
Gyan Reorge?
Wow wow wow, wow.
Jazza: Super easy, barley an inconvenience!
Ryan doing Pitch Meeting: I... I think I have been summoned somewhere!
And then he did a backflip snapped the bad guys neck and saved the day
Wow wow wow wow
Wow
I see, men of culture.
Pitch meeting references are TIGHT
Wow wow wow wow. Tight
I also watch a lot of resin art channels, and fully recommend placing your poured molds into the vacuum pot while they’re curing. Even if you pull the air out before the pour, the act of pouring creates bubbles. Also also, the higher up you pour from, relative to the surface, the more air is introduced.
Be sure to use safety precautions when using resin. Masks are a must!
Ikr! I hope people dont go and do this without a mask now, this needs to be bumped
A simple mask won't get rid of the toxic fumes, you need a respirator for this.
@@ViewtifulZeke yeah thats what i have, and one for specifically organic vapours
Not all art resin nowadays has the dangerous vapors. So read the instructions first to see what safety precautions you should take. I use a resin that does not have the nasty vapors so I don't need a mask in a well ventilated area =)
@@dragoness0000 the parts themselves are non toxic, so it says theyre safe, but when theyre reacted together they are unsafe so the packaging is basically lying, you should still use a respirator
*"The mold for this should be super easy, barely an inconvenience!"*
I see you are also a man of culture, Jazza.
I believe you can just pour the dragon silicone as one full mold and use an exact blade to cut the silicone and the parting cuts will fit back together perfectly. Robert Tolone uses this process.
The CraftsMan Steady Craftin’ is great with molds.
@@lollylolly8186True that! I love "the Craftsman!!"
You can but it's a right nightmare; you can end up damaging the original (if you're trying to keep it) and even with the sharpest exacto, it wont always cut very neatly (though if you do cut, a zig zag will help it lock back together again)
A more well planned and timed version of what Jazza did is generally industry standard, especially for complex pieces
I’m sculpting an entire Godzilla, full dynamic posing and whatnot, would this method work? If not what can I do. (I don’t need to keep the original, it’s made of monster clay)
@@Thedifficultytweak You should really check out Robert Tolone's channel one cut molds require a lot of planning but create super clean casts and ensure everything fits and casts correctly without much cleanup
But yeah a one cut mold or multi piece mold will work for your godzilla cast, in my experience just be sure to buy enough silicone cause having too thin walls on a mold can potentially cause it to tear
I would love to see a follow-up video that's a collab between you and Peter Brown. His absolute calmness and your high energy would be a super interesting combination. Plus, he's such an amazing resin artist. I'd love to see what you two were able to come up with since you're both so insanely creative!
I should've measured.
~ Jazza 2022
Great job on your first silicone molds Jazza! =D
Ok, Punished Props is not who I expected to see here XD If my reaction was "oh Jazza no" Bill and Britt's must have been horror and incredulous laughter
Mix, pour to cast mold, vacuum the mold, let it set in the vacuum under negative pressure, release the air valve and peel off the mold. Pretty sure that's the order. If you vacuum before pouring, you just introduce air bubbles you just got rid of into the mold when you pour.
molds won't always fit into a pressure chamber. You pour higher up in a thin stream to avoid air bubbles.
Yes that is exactly how to do it, plus read instructions, take all required safety precautions that instruction tells you to do, stir do not shake....lol Did I mention READ THE INSTRUCTION FOR SAFETY!
This! I’m all for diving in, but I have a problem with shoddy work because of a lack of common sense. I love Jazza but still have PTSD from the time he ruined the horsehair trying to make brushes.
if you first vacuum and then poor from a high stream only on one spot and slightly tap the molds you have virtually no airbubbles. that is how my teacher in Special effects prosthetics did it, who is also a specialist in the field. Both options work depending on what exactly you are doing and how big your molds are.
You vacuum two times first before pouring and second after.
I like how Jazza doesn’t just do the project but is also genuinely funny. Makes these videos that much better.
Even if I follow instructions, I fail but this is Jazza we're talking about. It's going to be amazing, obviously. 😌
*attempts to set up vacuum chamber*
* Fails*
"Ok Let's find out what happens when you DONT duck the bubbles out."
The moment I heard "6-minute working time for silicone" I knew it would be CHAOS! :)
For miniatures and sculptures you should not go below 30min - 2h work time to let the silicone settle in all the details and degass it's surface on its own.
With resin you want to use pressure chamber to use short working time to make many casts and clear inside.
What’s the possibility of having you and Evan & Katelyn doing a virtual collab? 👀They could probably show you some really cool resin techniques and you guys could even maybe do a little competition or something!
yes I found a fan of their channel!
That would be awesome!!
perfect collab
Hehehe thanks Francesca :p
maybe they can teach him about the concept of ppe
as someone who watches Evan and Katelyn’s videos, as soon as he started mixing that silicone i immediately thought “I hope he has mold release” and then when he brought it out “oh thank GOD”
I like how the first mold you make is of someone else's model, hand painted, and you don't know if it'll ruin the paint... that could've went horribly lol
Anyways, another banger video, the vampire head is especially cool.
Resin artist here and I’ve been thinking about trying silicone and I’m even more tempted now! Looks so much fun everything looks awesome
Jazza: *thriving and living his best life*
Me: *anxiously watching this chaos unfold*
Loved the Ryan George reference. "Super easy. Barely an inconvenience." Lol. Jazza clearly watches quality UA-cam videos
"Let's pour silicone without instructions"
YES. ALL THE YES.
Yeeeeeeeeeeees
How about no
I love how much fun you were having with this but the lack of safety precaution with potentially dangerous materials was very disappointing. Chemicals and fumes that other people have explained aside, messing with a vaccum chamber or other pressurized appliance could cause an explosion if you mess it up.
I'd love to see another video following up about silicone molds but this time following the instructions.
The vacuum chamber can't explode. At all.
@@damirregoc8111 yes it absolutely can
Dave: I worked pretty hard on those. Is the paint job gonna be okay?
Jazza: *holds eye contact with camera, pauses* Probably.
And THEN he uses it as the DABBLE! 🤣Peak Jazza. 😂
I was searching for this comment 😂😂😂
I don't know... that felt a little dickish to me =/
I purchased your bundle guides on your website man and you truly made art enjoyable for me again. Love how simple you explained everything how quickly I've been able to see myself progress. Really having a blast by just doodling and creating.
Without instructions OR safety precautions. Other folks have already mentioned the lack of respirator, but there were also several segments without gloves and one where you were handling the liquid resin with your bare hands. I'm also pretty sure that you need proper safety glasses when using UV light to cure that UV resin...
Classic Jazza gotta love it
@@KaitlynBurtonISaGOD I mean, not really. There's quirky and then there's dangerous and bad examples
@@TheThirdPrice who cares it's not a tutorial
@@Sveta69420 uhmm haven't other people died before from copying things that aren't tutorials too (rip), don't underestimate ignorance
@@Sveta69420 it may not be but a lot of kids watch his stuff, even if the majority of the audience here is older people there’s bound to be kids watching too. Kids, and even some teens and young adults, will copy him and put themselves in danger. And while parents SHOULD step in, they don’t always. Especially if they’re also misinformed and don’t know how dangerous resin can be. It’s always better to play it safe than to assume nobody is going to be influenced by your actions. Even if you have a small audience, you need to set a good example just in case.
I did this kind of stuff at uni and I honestly wish my tutor had been like Jazza. When we were first starting, had we made something like Jazza's vampire, we'd have been chewed out for wasting materials by doing such a messy job instead of letting us feel safe in our learning and experimentation, creating an unhealthy perfectionism which resulted in avoidance from a lot of us. Although I must admit; watching Jazza make the moulds was slightly painful as we were always taught "Time spent at the stage before means time saved at the stage after" (aka neat moulds=neat casts)
You should DEFINITELY wear a respirator if you're mixing epoxy resin, don't forget about your camera guy(s) either. Resin fumes are real bad for your lungs
No eye protection made me a bit anxious as well. You do not want resin in your eyes. Even a small droplet can do some serious damage.
Do you need to wear one for all types of resin
@@crmsn_ I might want some eye protection around that UV light too.
@@pRahvi0 absolutely, all the PPE.
Who cares. What's the worst that can happen?
0:47 like that little Ryan George reference right there
"Super easy, barely an inconvenience" are you scriptwriter guy from another timeline??? Fantastic job 👍🥰
Wowowow wow wow...wow
OH NOOOOOOOO!!! I have two girlfriends, but very few people on YT are happy for my relationship success. They disl*ke all of the videos I make with my 2 girlfriends. Please be kind, dear jea
Getting stuff out of the mold is tight
@@AxxLAfriku tf?
@@mncrft9087 put stuff into a mold is TIGHT
@15:44 "I'll make silicone offcuts, I'm a genius! Oh, no, wait, that one's still setting"
🤣🤣🤣 I've not laughed that hard in ages! Thanks Jazza.
How easy is it to pour silicone without instructions? Jazza: "Super easy, barely an inconvenience." Me: Wow wow wow wow
That reference is tight!
that reference to a reference to a reference was super tight
Wow, wowow wow
Wow
I really wanted to add on to this, but I just couldn't think of anything good. 🤷♀️
@@Rennies-World ☺ That's no problem! I'm just happy so many people got the reference and wanted to add to it. A lot more fun that way.
As an avid fan of Jazza for years- this has to be one of his best videos, the perfect mix of goofy, serious, fun and new exciting things! I truly hope this becomes some sort of series because I LOVE this! We need this as a series!
Idea: Recast the vampire's head, but turn it into a door knocker with the part people knock in its mouth.
Yessss!!! He should totally do this! Would be cool af to see him casting metals too
You are a genius
Yes!!!✨
The dragon head... Can't help but remember the three dragons meme...😂😂😂
I relate so hard to impulsively starting the silicone before assembling the vacuum chamber! Excitement before planning! :D
Dear Jazza. Thank you for making content that you love doing. It’s so amazing (dare I say “satisfying”) to watch someone with your passion and creativity just do what they want instead of trying to please an algorithm. Bless you, mate.
Jazza : Can't set up Vacuum chamber...
Jazza : I PLANNED IT !🤣🤣🤣🤣
I'm proud of you
I had a chant of “chaos, chaos, chaos” in Evan’s voice this whole video 😆
My family did plastercraft figurines for decades. To make molds, we would stand things like the dragon head on its flat base and used a paint-on silicone, making a thick flap all around the base. You have to do a lot of layers, but it’s more flexible (and not a block) to remove when you cast, basically turn them inside out to remove. To fill the mold, we would fit squares of cardboard with holes in the middle. Then we would use that cardboard to suspend the mold by the thick flap into a glass or bucket, so it would be upside down. I feel that you used too much water in your plaster. It’s been a very long time since I did it, but I don’t believe we ever used 1:1 ratio of plaster to water. We would definitely have a damp, but firm cast after drying in mold overnight. We would remove the casting at that point and let it completely dry before painting it.
3:21 that would make a BEAUTIFUL sculpture
I'm glad that he remembers the mold release 🤣 Evan and Katelyn forget it a lot.
Speaking of, love to see Jazza Collab with them. I'm sure they'd made great things together.
Jazza: “The mold for this would be super easy barely an inconvenience”
Me: “Ah an intellectual. Someone’s been watching Pitch Meetings”
0:45 Super Easy Barely an Inconvinience! Love the reference ;)
Wanted to see if anyone else caught that!!
Alternate title: Pissing off mold makers with the sloppiest mold making process.
This was fun, I hope Jazza keeps going with casting. He did really well for his first go. The mild chaos reminded me of my foundations class when we learned how to use plaster, resin, and silicone to cast these found-object monsters.
Jazza : we will immortalize it
Also Jazza : cuts half the head off
The level of unperturbed chaos in this video is exactly why I'm subscribed to this channel.
A few tips to minimize bubbles:
For silicone you can use a vacuum chamber to remove bubble before you pour. While pouring, pour from high up in a thin stream (this pops left over bubbles) and try to pour in one spot on a low point that’s not on your model. After you pour you can tap on the mold or shake it to release extra bubbles, or cure it inside a pressure pot.
For casting in resin, some resin can be degassed in a vacuum chamber before you pour. While pouring, you can brush your resin into the mold with a disposable brush to get resin into all the undercuts. Then you can tap on the mold or shake it to release extra bubbles, a torch can also remove bubbles, or you can cure it in a pressure pot.
I love when people try out mold making, it’s really fun and useful.
That vampire face would pair awesomely with an LED light! Install it into a wall mount or even a mirror that it looks like the vampire is emerging from.
I'm no silicone expert but I've seen channels make complicated molds which they get out by making a slit in the final stage. Models of all sorts pop right out super easy, barely an inconvenience
This is one of the most chaotic non diy videos I have ever seen and I LOVE IT.
Watching you w a cup of coffee is a good way to start the day. You're so cool dude 🖤
Great! Now all you have to do is create 10 of these, customise them with shiny paints and give them to strangers
Lmfaooooo
😂😂
To be even more accurate, he gets other people to do it, don't credit them, and pretend he's changing the world by painting stuff in sparkly colors.
Oh, man. Whenever you’re working with resin or silicone or any permanent embedding substance, the first couple trial casts always, *always* seem to go really well to lure you into a false sense of security. Then you try it with some treasured, fragile possession and that’s when it all goes wrong. That’s when you end up slicing pieces off of other things to fill gaps, start chopping table legs shorter to get the level of the liquid *just right,* start to cold sweat into the mixture which just ruins it even further
As someone w prosthetic makeup mould making background here are some tips that may help ^^: When pouring any material into the mould usually for the first layers u pour few amount from a high distance so the rest of the bubbles have a way to pop before making their way into the cast.
Also for casting with plaster u can make a first batch that is more liquid (not super watery) and pour a little bit and move around the mould so it can adhiere to the surface, then fill up the rest of the mould with a more dense mix so it dries up faster. Also, you can set it in a table and slam the table around so the air bubbles make their way to the top and pop ^^
Hope this helps, and sorry if its not very clear, english is not my first language.
"I worked pretty hard on that ... will the paint job be okay?"
"... probably. 👀"
Lmao
I love how the dragon head mold looks like, it feels like some fossil you'd find of a ancient creature, bit like dinosaur fossils in real life
8:30 what a smooth transition to the add lol
Pretty cool
You should be able to do some careful light polishing on that resin Thanos to make it really look like carved gemstone
3:20 such an amazing piece of art in itself
When he sliced into the still setting mould to "make an offcut" I lost it 😂
This was probably one of his most chaotic videos in the past few years, if not ever.
I love when Jazza does videos like this. It’s always so fun to watch him try something new.
yeah you are definitely meant to vacuum it after pouring around the form >< the pouring is what causes the bubbles in the mould and vacuuming draws them out.
Also silicon moulds are generally flexible enough that it can be taken off from a lot of angled stuff though with fragile things you can generally you can pour a small base in first to set, place the object on the set base and pour to fill, vacuum to set to remove bubbles, once set you carefully cut the mould in half in a way that gives best freedom of removal and peel it off into a 2 part mould.
I hope you give this stuff another go because I imagine once you get it down you could make some cool reusable moulds and make stuff specifically to mould them (miniatures and figurines for instance) then you can make an army of things!
and in this episode of jazza does stuff without guidance: (possibly) dangerous chemicals!!!!!!!!
A very good first attempt! You've clearly done your research. You could look into getting a pressure pot as well as a vacuum chamber. You can leave the cast in there overnight as it cures, rather than having to rush around vacuuming out bubbles before the resin sets.
Also try cutting the casts out of a one-part mould with a scalpel, rather than making a 2 or 3 part mould. It can actually leave less mould lines and be a lot simpler
Jazza thanks for being here for all of us dude ,you are such an inspiration.
The silocone pouring looks amazing, Jazza, and the video is fantastic.
Hey, when making a silicone mould (thinking of the dragon), you can take an exacto knife and slice in to it in a zig zag pattern. That way you get it out a lot easier but you can also put the silicone together easily again. :)
I’ve never had much luck with vacuuming out bubbles when I’ve done molding/casting. I recommend pressure molding and casting. Similar concept as vacuuming except that you pump air in which builds the pressure in the tank before the silicone or resin starts curing. This will crush the bubbles down to the point they practically vanish and it pushes the silicone or resin into the fine details really well. Overall though, you did way better than my first go at molding and casting, Jazza!
Well done Jazza, as a beginner to silicone molds, you remembered what Even and Katelyn always forget… MOLD RELEASE 😂
In school we never used them but it could be becouse we used a silicon that is only for that and it worked just fine.
Peter Brown is the resin pouring king here on UA-cam (at least in my eyes). Along with turning/lathe machine work.
If you want to dive deeper into bigger resin projects, go to Peter. Some things I've watched/learned from Peter Brown:
- He has made some epic projects like an axe made from gummy bears, a pepper mill made from pepper (don't try to turn that on the lathe, airborne pepper)
- You can totally just stick your whole project in the vacuum pot, if it fits. That will minimise the bubbles.
- Absolutely pay attention to your working time. If you want something super smooth and with time to pour and cure in the vacuum pot overnight, use something with a long casting time like art resin (I believe Peter was a big fan of the Total Boat resin)
- You don't need to use fancy resin dyes to get coloured or pigmented resin. Peter has a whole series where he experiments with various household items to see which ones work as pigment.
- Moisture will mess up your resin job, so dry things out in a dehydrator etc before you try to encase it in resin
Did Jazza just quote the Pitch Meeting guy?! “Super easy, barely an inconvenience.” 😂
I was looking for this comment. I was thinking the same thing too. Ryan George would be proud. I bet.
It's like watching a mad scientist and work.
Loved it!
Hey jazza, awesome! Always asked myself when you will give mold making and casting a try. Love it.
P. S. A vacuum chamber is not qualified for degassing resin because it sucks the air out. For resin you want a pressure pot. It makes the bubbles "pop"
“Super easy, barely an inconvenience”
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Jazza has good taste in youtube content
Having followed Rybonator for quite a while now, watching Jazza put the mix in the vaccuum chamber before pouring hurts every time.
Also: respirator! Yes, jumping in without instructions is charming, but can lead to doing dangerous things such as not wearing a respirator when working with resin!
I love how he instead of being a normal artist takes strange ideas and makes it so interesting and make me want to dabble in these things as well great job Jazza! 👍
I can see no way this pepto bismol pour can go wrong.
Jazza: I’m going to immortalize this treasured piece of art!
Jazza: proceeds to destroy sculpture…
Me: 🥲 what?
Jazza please use uv protection Google's while using your fancy lamp and downright flashing it in your face....
Tip: after mixing the silicone mixture transfer it to another mould to avoid unmixed parts and don't scrap the left on side
the absolute chaos in this video, i love you jazza hahahah
I expect the comments will be so full of experts with comments about everything you did wrong in this video. Results looked great and that simple paint wash over the dragon made a massive improvement.
You gave me heart attack when you started ruing that vampire sculpture 🤣🤣 Loved the video👌
This was so stressful to watch lol. Only Jazza can pull this off while making a bunch of errors in the process haha.
Caught that Pitch Meeting reference so quickly, both Drax & Steve would be so impressed!
quick suggestion for resin you want to use a pressure pot to make the bubbles as small as possible , instead of pulling bubbles out and exploding it
How NOT to work with…. stuff (let alone silicone) lol. Great work and thoroughly entertaining. Thanks Jazza 👍
Jazza is such a renaissance man of art on youtube. He can do it all!
lol this video was a disaster
"Am I leaking? I am leaking....that's ok because that bit doesn't matter." Hahaha why do little quotes like that tickle me so? Love this channel, always keeping me in creative mode. Thank you for never letting me down!
Jazza, you can accept all the sponsers you want! We know it goes into doing more amazing content!
I love the fast and furious way you just went head first into this, no faffing about. Brilliant stuff just what I like in an instructional. There is too much padding on youtube ! keep it up mate :) I am a subscriber now
It has just occurred to me.
Jazza is opening a gaming business in association with tTt.
This is probably a shadow test to see if they can mass produce any of their sculpts as lil casts or things we can buy. probably in association with gaming, like the Hex grid Castle there.
That would be so cool!
I swear to god Jazza, the chaos is too much for me 🤣
If it was me, I would've already knocked it out and spilled everything everywhere 🤣 thank god you are skilled, fast and also mindful of your arms and hands!!
EDIT: thanks Jazza team for crediting/linking to Fotis Mints dragon head file!
Was that FotisMint’s Dragon at the 7:00 min mark? Jazza, love your content, but please credit other artists when you use their stuff.
At 0:34 Jazza commented on it.
Tbf he said Dave had just cured it, and he didn't know where it was from
That wasn't so much using their stuff as actual kidnapping...if there was a free range Jazza around a shared art studio space I worked at, I'd hide all my favorite stuff in locked cabinets, because he's basically a raccoon and he can't help himself.
@@mistygames101 they updated the video credits section
@@jmcc4566 they updated the video credits section
Ha ha, “Super easy…barely an inconvenience.” Cool that Jazz’s a Ryan George fan too.😊