Architectural Polystyrene Styrofoam Carving by Sculpture Studios

[@nataala_]

I am moving into architectural moulds and concreteworks using hotwire and foams and this video has been uncommonly motivational. Thank you for sharing.

[@maleahlock]

Came back to watch this video. Listening to you give yourself a pep talk about your work is where I'm at right now. Whew. I'm so nervous about the piece a client wants. I'm not procrastinating watching all of your old videos. I'm researching. Really.

[@smedina146]

FINALLY !! A full length process video..thank you! I have been fascinated with foam carvings and learning how to carve reliefs, pediments, angels such as Michael, or gladiators, etc., for my home decor...your work is right down my ally! Seeing how you used the free formed wire cutter really helped...how far down you would go for each layer, coming up a bit further for each one etc., I am a novice carver and have a big job ahead of myself but your work is inspiring!! thank you!!

[@2techshop]

Your work is truly magnificent, unbelievable craftsmanship. Great video and cool dance moves.

[@tonybeadle8392]

Beautiful work, I owned a fibrous plastering company for many years and can appreciate all the time and effort that you put into your sculptures, never had the opportunity work with polystyrene, but it looks great fun, was not expecting such a smooth finish, lovely work indeed.

[@kevkeelan5106]

I could watch you work all day. You are brilliant.

[@jezzacek]

great work! its cool to see someone doing creative architecture by hand

[@brianblather]

Beautiful work, it is wonderful to see you do a full length process video. I will be going back through your channel videos and eagerly waiting for more.

[@hulagirl1955]

Quite majestic and lovely work. So painstaking, isn't it? Enjoyed following the process and watch your patient and skillful workings. Loved the musical interludes, too. ♥

[@daveobrien507]

you are a genius mate. I am a solid plasterer. I could only dream of creating work like yours . hats off

[@uwehillmann2293]

Super cool. Master of Plaster. Great from Wiesbaden the City with the nicest house facades in stucco.

[@TheBroodingTom]

Very nice work!! Once upon a time I used to do Plastering and built basic window canopies and columns out of foam but THAT, sir, is outrageously amazing and skillful!

[@RonWylie-gk5lc]

Breathtaking and wonderful, what fantastic art

[@seriago]

Great work and video. ...Inspiring. Thanks for sharing Aden!

[@wisniostv]

Great work. This architectural ornaments look fantastic

[@alepadavano227]

I just subscribed to your channel as per my custom I will watch all of your posted videos,and keep coming back as you post. Complainin g about ungrateful customers has been my mantra for decades. Al

[@AdenHynesSculptureStudios]

Alphonsus Padavano Cheers Al, thanks for watching. Hopefully you'll enjoy what you see :) Aden

[@Greatestfratus]

Beautiful work and work ethic. I admire your skill and dedication to your work. 👏

[@smedina146]

Hot wire foam factory has a fantastic set of tools for both the crafter and the professional...I just got a tool and am going back for more! (not to mention, very affordable)

[@jeaninebradfield]

This has been a wonderful eye opener. Thank you for sharing your artistic ability!

[@staylorstudios]

Such amazing work! I loved watching the process of how you create your pieces. It would be a dream for me to be able to create pieces like this for theater and exterior pieces. Keep up the amazing work!

[@shellykirkmeyer]

Brilliant!! I love sculpting with marina foam as well.

[@DRACUL1964]

You are a Wizard! The best skills I've ever seen, Beautiful!!!!!!!

[@RonanKellyRocks]

you are an artist and an inspiration Brother Thank You

[@HAMMER_2.2]

Aden Hynes is my hero!

[@normandowie8306]

Excellent work your doing there fella.

[@amariliomelo3800]

PARABENS PELO BELISSIMO PROJETO E ARTE!!!

[@paolabueso]

Beautiful work! Thank you so much for sharing this.

[@philharris893]

Beautiful work! I love this!!

[@ElisaGPerez]

Lol loved your dance. You are an amazing master of artwork. Amazing!

[@AdenHynesSculptureStudios]

We always appreciate the comments on the dancing ;) usually means the viewer watched the whole video. Merci!

[@Bigalldone]

Dude, your work is amazing.

[@papelemento5306]

you're such an inspiration to us stryro craft artists/ sculptor. :)

[@alexandervanwyk7669]

SIMPLY BREATH TAKING. Thanks for showing

[@AdenHynesSculptureStudios]

Thank you very much indeed!

[@tinkerbots7632]

Wow... simply amazing. Thank you for this quality video and work.

[@AdenHynesSculptureStudios]

Thanks Tinkerbots :D

[@scottlowe5961]

That was awesome, thank you very much for recording the process.

[@AdenHynesSculptureStudios]

You're welcome Scott! Thanks for watching

[@markcap8287]

Beautifully done.

[@imin2cad]

Wow amazing work, you're a true artist

[@AnthonySherritt]

Gorgeous! I think it's a dying art but you're keeping it alive.

[@AdenHynesSculptureStudios]

Thank you for your kind comments on my work.

[@ravenartsandgraphics4456]

Incredible work and an inspiration. Newbie question..., what type of foam do you use?

[@ToddAndelin]

beautiful work! its gotta be fun working at at scale!

[@sandieschneider3400]

You Sir, are a master sculptor, WOW!

[@thefrogqueen1]

Excellent

[@wyndiefeatherstone948]

Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!

[@vahneb7260]

Magnificent this took my breath away. Thank you

[@JOEGGGJOE]

Beautiful. Stunning.

[@charcoal386]

Hi, i have a question if anyone can help thats great. I want to turn a polystyrene egg into the golden egg in harry potter but the surface of the egg needs to be very smooth. Whats the best coating to put on it? Is it plaster of paris?

[@silkboxing4454]

Raw Talent. Great work

[@smedina146]

May I ask--no beg!--for a few videos for us beginners on how to carve a relief? We are no threat to your work or livlihood...just a master giving helpful hints and techniques. I have just purchased my first hot wire knife and plan to get a free-hand router hot wire as you have and a few other pieces...again...thank you!

[@claybirdgod]

Wow......thats super cool,very elagant

[@monomakes]

Beautiful work!

[@nancybisogno118]

Just fabulous!! So exciting to watch!!

[@AdenHynesSculptureStudios]

Thanks Nancy :) we always wonder why this is our most watched video though, when there are far more exciting ones on our channel we think! Go and take a little look :D thanks for watching!!

[@Navigator777777]

I stamp and stain concrete so I watched your stone wall build with great interest. What attracted me more is the collective humor of your talented people goofing off while producing. Having fun while working is a sure sign of success.

[@blacksmith779]

Amazing work. I thought that you would have done that with layers of thinner polystyrene.

[@artat777]

That is truly amazing such talent

[@123sanjiv]

Wonderful works!

[@geroz1000]

Genial trabajo... Felicidades...

[@MiscellaneousMcC]

Amazing! I came across this video just looking for help on making some large Broadway masks. I ended watching some amazing sculptures come to life! A big inspiration for me, Thank you for sharing this!

[@AdenHynesSculptureStudios]

Danial McCoy Hi Danial, glad you came across this, I hope this was of a little help. Have a look through our channel at some of our other projects, see what you think :) Might give you some ideas. Thanks for watching!

[@MiscellaneousMcC]

Aden Hynes Sculpture Studios I have watched quite a few. Lots of amazing things! Im curious about what kind adhesive you use to glue together expanded polystyrene (packing type foam). I've been trying to find an answer but it seems like everyone has their own method.

[@AdenHynesSculptureStudios]

Danial McCoy Hi Danial, we use a squirt PU expanding foam called No Nonsense Foam. You buy it in cans that you attach to an application gun (very messy, don't get it on you!)

[@janaculbreth007]

Wow wow wow!!!!!! I want to do this!!! On a smaller scale of course for things in my house, where can I get the foam? Also the dance skills are just as awesome!!! I am a fan!!!! 🙋

[@AdenHynesSculptureStudios]

Thank you very much! We get our blocks in a bulk order from an insulation packing company here in the UK. Our blocks come in 8 x 4 x 2ft size. Thanks for watching.

[@kyststudio-epicartadventure]

Ah ha! That’s what I need to add to my practice, some back tension relieving dancing! Love 💗 it!

[@AdenHynesSculptureStudios]

Does wonders!

[@billdaniel5567]

That's awesome! :) Thanks. I am going to try this type of scuplting.

[@Piiquititos]

would you post a video on how to make the home made hotwire cutters noone does them good they either go way too simple or too complicated

[@kidsarthub]

high professional and fantastic work!

[@rajkholi5729]

kidsarthub GVC kysunod

[@ericprobinson]

Impressive. you are very talented.

[@Sturdyhart]

Wow! Great Job!

[@alyatoscottcamara4102]

You're great, really this is art!

[@dtalampas18]

Stunning work of art,, I am an artist also working with styro ,,, your process is great, I am using an home made knife for carvings,,it takes a lot of time but its worth ..I wonder what is the thing you put on it to make it hard and strong after you cut it..,,

[@jasonevans4562]

great video, good info. thanks for posting.

[@petertwining5729]

Totally awesome, true talent.

[@molic1981]

great work.. justa fantastic..

[@JO_Artificial]

This is beautiful

[@ggwright5255]

AWESOME!!! Would love to do a workshop ...

[@NaS55jec]

Beautiful! Beautiful! Beautiful Work!!! I'd like to get into shaping and sculpting with polystyrene, plaster, fiberglass, bondo...etc! I'm just getting in the hang of things. Could you recommend a site where I can order Polystyrene for sculpting online??

[@435prudence]

Can I ask your advice on where to get or make a good hot wire foam cutter? It appears to me you are maybe using two together? I cannot find anything online decent to buy and I am seriously struggling with the junk I have bought. By the way, your work is amazing.

[@hellogawjus8115]

That is my question as well

[@AdenHynesSculptureStudios]

The jobs have their fun moments, but it does require a lot of hard work, we make these videos to get a sense of everything thats involved. Thanks for watching! :)

[@casinog2]

Hello aiden, I keep re-watching your videos trying to catch the name of the transfer mask used ? Is it a material or netting paper.... what is it? also do you surface seal the eps with plaster? I use styroseal 1000 and it is self leveling . My use is signage so I actually do hard coat the foam to 1/8 or more thickness . If I make a mold to do copies, the styroseal works well as a sandable surface too. Keep up the great work!

[@rahulpatelbaroda]

Hello Aden , Great Work !!! Can you please let me know whether we can apply Micro Topping Concrete on the EPS Art Work you do ? or what do you suggest as the finishing material ? Thanks n regards , Rahul

[@jenny666barnish]

When you apply the plaster on top, is it a thin or a thick mix?

[@AdenHynesSculptureStudios]

Thin mix. It's water based. So needs to be thin in order to dry properly to then sand back. If its too thick, it doesn't dry, and ends up cracking (note, it's a water based plaster mix. NOT Plaster of Paris)

[@kev3d]

Really wonderful.

[@madscotsman65]

i make reptile walls with foam and would love to do what you do .where do you go to find this type of work love it . i am in Australia

[@robinconet9577]

Wow that's wonderfull work

[@dunebuggy1286]

Awesome. How does a person in into that line of work? I'm sure that on the "jobs available" list there isn't one for polystyrene carver. 😁

[@davetv4705]

Nice work Bro!

[@LoiselsPhotography]

What's the tool you are using and where can I buy or how do you make one?

[@AdenHynesSculptureStudios]

c cgunn We're using a very thin sheet of glass fibre, almost lie a tissue paper, so that you can draw onto it, and then draw through it. And we're covering it in just a household plaster filler. This isn't waterproof or anything as its going inside, just a shell so we can make up the surface, quite delicate though.

[@castertroy6347]

+Aden Hynes Sculpture Studios That is remarkable. I've use the home made hot wire for designing and making parts for remote control airplanes. Especially the wings. You can also make casts of some parts this way for fiberglass molds. Great work! My final thought as the video ended, So many talented people doing this and now we have 3D printers and or 3D dremel machines. Takes some of the art out of it but at the same time makes the ideas endless.

[@jrretana7257]

+Caster Troy. z

[@jrretana7257]

+Caster Troy. z

[@Kasum770]

Aden Hynes Sculpture Studios

[@VelhaGuardaTricolor]

What tool do you use to sand the peace as you are doing at 3:58 ? Thank you! And you are GREAT !

[@5xXelementalXx5]

Really enjoyed the video, subscribing!

[@CatspitProductions]

From stone to Styrofoam. That is wicked cool. Excellent video. Love the creative dance ;) Come get some Catspit~!

[@abrahamacosta2191]

great work.it amazing.

[@AdenHynesSculptureStudios]

Just a small piece of folded sand/glass paper to rub down the smaller areas. And thank you very much :)

[@utubewillyman]

Beautiful work. But you knew that already. Do you coat these with any kind of epoxy or plaster? If so, what do you use?

[@AdenHynesSculptureStudios]

its a water based plaster filler, and thats it just sanded back :) this isn't going to be reached so won't be touched, and seen from a distance so this is all thats needed

[@utubewillyman]

Thanks, Aden. That makes sense. But when you do a piece that might get roughed up a bit, do you have a stronger coating you'd use?

[@AdenHynesSculptureStudios]

Have a look at some of our other videos, we do a lot of work with glass fibre. Moulds, blanket coats, and casting. These are often used for long term outside things and things that will be touched etc. Have a look through our videos :)

[@utubewillyman]

Will do. Thanks!

[@decorativemoldingsfromplas210]

Beautiful!

[@tyroneno11]

Hi Aden absolutely brilliant work and professional presentation. Im a master specialist decorator from a company called Devlin In Design,and am wondering if you have any advice on where to purchase professional hotwire cutters.it would be much appreciated. Many thanks brother.

[@TheSimpleGame]

You're awesome :) and the dance was awesome too, lol! Taking those moves with me

[@نورهحكمي-ن1ش]

The Simple Game

[@lushfauna]

What do you coat this with plaster?

[@AdenHynesSculptureStudios]

Its coated in a regular water based household plaster. Its put on quite thin, then air dries, and you can sand it back. Not intended to be touched too much

[@lushfauna]

Thanks for answering questions, I'm getting into this. I got a few cakes of foam from the craft store but are small and they have nothing that size. Paid way to much But I want to try some foam fun and can't wait. What's the go to place for foam blocks? What a cool job.

[@michaelkmiotek7965]

lushfauna buy rigid foam insulation at a store that sells construction materials and glue many of them together to make a block

[@BADBRYZ]

Can you use a spray fiberglass or regular fiberglass on that?

[@franklee6800]

that's No problem. same as outside wall insulation eps board + fiberglass

[@suziemarie5617]

Just beautiful

[@AdenHynesSculptureStudios]

Thank you Suzie Suzie :)

[@carlosvanderley]

VERY, VERY GOOD!!!!

[@freddiehill1512]

Hi Aden and team! I was wondering where you get your large pieces of styrofoam from. I've looked in several places but only found it in small sections. Can you help?

[@ryantheiron4191]

There's this thing called the Internet, mate. Have a butchers

[@franklee6800]

search youR local eps foam factory

[@starkiddo83]

How do you alter a piece when a client requests a change?

[@AdenHynesSculptureStudios]

They request a change, and we either cut off material, or add material, its only polystyrene after all. Then we reapply the plaster finish again.

[@starkiddo83]

Do you use a special glue, or just tacky glue?

[@AdenHynesSculptureStudios]

For polystyrene its a PU expanding foam, takes about 20-30 mins to go off

[@juanrojas7505]

This is Art.

[@allisbob444]

I am also servicing a high end market and this work is top notch

[@jdooweb]

This is amazing!! Where does one get those huge blocks of Polystyrene?