How to sculpt a Monster Mask - Monster Asylum WED clay demo Jonathan Fuller

[@WoM]

Great work in everything, from documenting this to filming to the actual sculpt

[@StopWhatYerDoing]

This was wonderful to watch. One of the best tutorials I've seen yet for sculpting. Extremely informative and entertaining. I enjoyed how it kept my attention so well. I would love it if you did more, especially the mold making and casting process.

[@KillTheARCANE]

Wow Jonathan. From an artist point of view, I REALLY enjoyed this video. From the content, the process to the editing. Wish you made more of these. You're one HELL of a sculptor!

[@playathomedad7335]

I've watched this video at least 5 times now. Please make some more!

[@jimdevo]

Just a really awesome video and demo. You and Graham did a great job. Very inspirational.

[@63doughnut]

fascinating and instructive - can't ask for more ! I love that sneaky texture mold at the end .

[@jamesolney3456]

Brilliant video. So great to watch someone who is excellent at their craft.

[@thejonfullerproject4393]

James Olney thank you

[@FurlowT]

I'd love to see more of your process for turning that into a full mask!

[@patrickcanter2831]

Thank you for sharing your sculpting technique. This is a great sculpt and the video and explainations were just perfect.

[@kenmadland8910]

Amazing work. Thank for taking the time to put this video together.

[@thestalkinglogo2454]

*Another way to see if your work is symmetrical is to put it infront of a mirror. Because your eye sees the design for presumably many hours, seeing it infront of a mirror highlights to your brain big difference and noticable assymetrical parts. Works for me

[@SciFiArtman]

Yes, mirrors can give amazing new perspectives on virtually all art processes. Much like walking away for a bit and returning with fresh ears in music production. New ways of seeing the same art is always beneficial, IMO. But then again, maybe too much focus is given to symmetry! (like the face half mirrored compared to reality). A little subtle asymmetry is also pretty golden!

[@indureddy1393]

sexwithmanandwoman

[@leepearson7860]

That will awesome 👌

[@hendrixor]

So glad I watched this. Really really helped me with my first attempt at something like this. Some great advice i would never have thought of.

[@BobbyDukeArts]

crazy good, man. bravo!

[@Silentnight1979]

I am finally going to start my first sculpt after watching your videos. Thanks man. I have always wanted to do this. Very helpful watching your process

[@gatomaru]

awesome! what i liked the most is that it shows the artistic process in general not just the sculpting aspect of it :)

[@jatinprakash1996]

really what a wonderful art. love ur work from India, Delhi I also want to learn this art really amazing way to fulfil fantasy

[@artsculpture1024]

What a wonderful video in all ways, and what a talented artist!

[@charlywthedarkness]

more of those please :P but from start to the final product?

[@The_DropBear]

that was awesome! been a fan of your work for a while now jonathan, i always see your work on ebay starting cheap, then selling for way more than i can afford lol maybe one day

[@kali_baba40thieves91]

This video has been extremely helpful to me. Thank you for putting it out.

[@leepearson7860]

Best documentary ever..I have now 2 Monster making SFX sheds..hope to get another 3rd 6x4 shed.

[@ZatoichiBlindSword]

lol like the parting words. Great vid, sir.

[@feh8378]

I can watch this all day long. Thank you sir. I love it. I want to do this

[@PaquetteMasks]

Is there any chance that another video similar to this one could be made in the future? I absolutely love watching people sculpt as it always gives me inspiration to pick up my tools.

[@georgeligouri]

Awesome dude! Great sculpt and lesson and excellent edit!

[@theartguy6776]

Holy crap. Had my sound up when your video came on. Scared the crap out of me.

[@dalecomixcollectibles137]

Incredible work!

[@TristanDelGiudice]

Awesome video John! Loved it.

[@Quadrex7]

I absolutely loved this, Gonna help me take my work to new place :) Thank you!!

[@suemcarthur105]

Thank you so much for your time and generosity making and sharing this video

[@chadwalker9804]

Great work man. Love your stuff!

[@emilymaldonadoemilysclay6412]

love watching your build up 😊👊👌

[@marcelavelazquez5099]

Very good explanation, thank you for allowing me through you to learn every day more

[@TheFlabluker]

awesome video man really a joy too watch :)

[@KOllectivebykellyodell]

best sculpting video ..ever...thanks

[@thejonfullerproject4393]

KOllective thank you

[@thejonfullerproject4393]

I want to do a painting video. just need to find the time.

[@carlamariana1579]

Monster Asylum clay extra firm500grs need go to the fornece?

[@stashlie]

Id love to see a process video!

[@alfonsoquintanilla2328]

Carla Mariana

[@dinulatharusha9484]

THE JON FULLER PROJECT

[@katiesnana1170]

Any chance there is a video showing the finishing of this? Thanks for sharing it. I am trying to learn texturing and this was great!

[@swifty1321]

Amazing talent... Enjoyed that, I want to sculpt a michael myers mask 1978 to make myself a mask but I keep doubting myself as I've never done it before... How should I go about it? The same as that but copy from a picture of the mask? Thanks.

[@blainemurphy1351]

I wish you would do a demo video of you painting a mask and what materials you use. And have the same production value as this one.

[@RolinRutledge]

I was your 5,666 subscriber 🤘 Awesome content!

[@janevonvintage]

I'd love to know what form you are sculpting on? What is it made of? Great video!

[@thejonfullerproject4393]

thank you guys. glad u enjoyed it

[@AshSchultzArt]

Great vid and sculpt. Maybe you could help me with some advice, but I'm looking to turn my wife into Medusa for halloween, but I don't want all the snakes just hanging off her head. I want some coiled and posed, but how can I mount them so that'll work? I plan to do a forehead prosthetic that moves up into the first row of snakes, but what could I use to mount the snakes around the rest of her head?

[@valentinavisintin]

Great video, well edited, superb content, great skills. Only some ringing in the audio but that's details. Congrats to "the machine"!

[@kelloxstehtimwald3968]

i wonder why you don`t have that much abos. the video is fantastic!

[@cdhodg7104]

I imagine in the end it would come down to personal preference, but I'm curious if there are specific reasons you prefer to work with a wet clay vs. an oil clay. I'm very interested in trying this and currently have an oil based clay that I'm not too happy with (too sticky). I'm thinking of picking up some Monster Clay, but again I'm curious as to what you prefer about wet clay. Thanks for any feedback.

[@thejonfullerproject4393]

CD HODG wed clay is so fast. And easy to block in your general shape. And it's cheap.

[@cdhodg7104]

Thanks so much for your reply; I appreciate it very much. AND you're work is incredible!

[@katkell8346]

this is really well put together

[@altrightknight7661]

LONG LONG time ago, i ordered WED Clay online and paid out the ASS for the Shipping just so i could try it out, cause i heard so many awesome things about it, got it in the mail and i HATED IT... i asked myself "how on earth can anyone make amazing masks outta this shit!? it dries out so fast, it cracks all to pieces, it cant hold Detail" so i threw it out in the yard in disgust.. well about 10 or 15 years later i saw this and i was like "ive grown a LOT as a Sculptor and an artist in General.. i was young when i tried it, im gonna try it again" so i bought some and it's FANTASTIC, one of the most enjoyable sculpting mediums ive ever used, and ive used them ALL *though i still love Monster Clay and Castilene more, especially for small figures/toys/Maquettes" but come to find out, the people who sold me the "Wed Clay" Back then... actually had SCAMMED ME. they sold me fucking POTTERY CLAY and called it WED Clay. so its no fucking wonder i hated it for sculpting! so my advice is two fold. if you think you hate something or cant use it well, try again later on in life, you might find out you LOVE IT later on.. or that you was simply lied too somehow. if i had not saw this video and try it out again, id have missed out on such a fun Medium.

[@nicolemuse2078]

I just love this video im learning before i get to art school

[@compassleather]

I’m just getting into mask making and higher quality sfx work. Is 25 LB of WED clay a good start or should I go with 50? Also I love the work!

[@jonathanfuller844]

M C hey. Thank you. Having more clay is always better.

[@compassleather]

Thanks for the advice. I absolutely love the videos. Really helpful and inspiring.

[@yagirltones8748]

When he was like ugh this sucks.. I was etc it looks awesome lol he's a true artist!

[@Quadrex7]

You are incredible, breath taking video

[@ifknlovealesha]

What is the intro song? I've been looking everywhere! Amazing video too btw. So much inspiration crammed into under 30 minutes. You're the man.

[@zachofalltrades1111]

I have so many questions!! I also grew up wanting to create monsters and horror films , I am now 35 with a career I don’t love but gives me money and I have now the time to pursue monster making and my dream to finally create my own horror film! Can you produce more mask making videos?!

[@yotamyered9668]

You're video is very inspiring and it is a wonderful sculpture! i have an important question: I tried to sculpt a creture mask myself from wet clay like you did here. the problem was that after i finished the sculpture i went along with making a 2 part plaster mold, the sculpture began to dry, crack and shrink cause it took me a long time to make this prosess. by the time i finished the clay wall and molded the first half - it was all ruined. can i get and advice from you on how to make it right? i try to work with monster clay that never dries.. but i just cant get the technique right. wet clay comes much more natural for me. the thing is that when i work on the molding the whole sculpture gets dry and cracks.. thak you for you're help ! Yotam.

[@Shrimp_Insurance]

I'm the same I can really only work with wed clay to get things looking good. Next time you sculpt try spritzing it with water in a spray bottle ever now and again, especially the areas that you haven't touched in a while, then whenever you're not working on it either spritz it and cover it with a garbage bag or loosely wrap it in moist paper towels. Should keep it dry/crack free especially when building up the retaining wall. Just try not to get it too wet or it could destroy fine details.

[@jeremyromero5526]

Comments ........ every one want to see time laps now days .......oh well ...dude that's fucking awesome love the video keep it up .......maybe one day a can own one of ur masks.......one love

[@thejonfullerproject4393]

Jeremy Romero thanks so much

[@kirstytaylor5067]

amazing im just learning atm,so your videos are really helpful

[@sanguinaryfxstudio3376]

Thanks for the video! Awesome skills! Out of curiosity... do you add anything to the "magic elixir" or is it just water?

[@PsychoAxeMan]

amazing work man.

[@Trystiansky]

I've only done computer modelling with Mudbox, zbrush, Rhino 3D, and other modelling software, but have wanted to try actual, physical character modelling with clay. I know everyone has their own opinion on how to do things, but I honestly want to know your opinion if I should start with WED clay vs the other options. I know water based clay dries quickly. I think my early attempts at this will take weeks/months/hopefully not decades! trying to model life-sized humanoid shaped heads, with major "alien" type features. I will have to make a "basic" mold of my head (or a head) to build/sculpt up onto, I'm guessing. I'd love some input, if you have time.

[@iananderson33able]

Truly Inspiration. & I am on my way

[@hp4508]

hermoso trabajo!!! me suscribo a tu canal, tienes una imaginación impresionante !!!

[@thefirerises12345]

I love the eyes on this sculpt dude, i think you could sculpt a mean the dark knight returns batman with the wrinkles and the weathered, weary, pissed off look.

[@Ya2uSabe]

So sic 🔥🔥🔥 love your work

[@WieselRobot]

Wow! Very inspiring!

[@Flagussi]

Pleeeease show us how you create a mask with it !! That's awesome !

[@scholtissen]

Bravo for your tutorial. You use any dough? Where can I find it? I am from Belgium. Thank you

[@HighImNick]

Intro was amazing.

[@thejonfullerproject4393]

I do not bake my sculptures. I make a two part plaster mold. with that I can pour latex and make masks.

[@gregcaviness9844]

Great video man!

[@tracykeenan4449]

Fantastic great job

[@Donquijote007]

Hi, where did you buy the clay and the name of the clay please thanks! also where did you buy the model base.

[@thejonfullerproject4393]

Don Quijote de la Mancha its called em 217 WED clay. Most FX art supply stores carry it.

[@Donquijote007]

Thanks you do a excellent job salud!

[@eli3silver]

Wow that's so cool.

[@thebatzinator]

That is so cool!!!

[@rebeccab2422]

I'm 13, since I have to make career choices now I decided a while ago on SFX and I'd love to do a project like this in summer. Any tips to get started ?

[@altrightknight7661]

Best thing you can do if you're going for SPFX is to learn Z-Brush or one of those 3D sculpting programs. Clay sculpture is on its way out sadly.. though some people will always be there to buy masks sculpted traditionally. but not as many as we'd like sadly. if i could learn Z-Brush i would, but i think im too stupid to figure it out lol

[@JoshuaKubit]

Awesome awesome video!

[@chaucer44]

Lovely! Thanks for sharing!

[@iananderson33able]

A heartfelt 101.. Man Family THANK YOU

[@GodDamnBender]

extremely artistic!!

[@noobcastable]

Question: How would I get the foam form out? And is it possible for the form to stay intact?

[@Shrimp_Insurance]

The process that he's using, and is practically always used in the special effects world, is to sculpt with clay over the foam armature and then make a two (or multi) part mold with plaster (or fiber glass etc.), and then casting, in the case of a monster mask, silicone or latex into the mold for the finished piece. So in the end the original clay sculpture gets destroyed, you can take the clay off of the foam armature and then use both again.

[@noobcastable]

Thanks!

[@joshhernandez3612]

You should sculpt a predator head your work is awesome😀

[@MyNorseArt]

If you can`t tell whats wrong with it, look at it through a mirror,it works when drawing a portrait. So I would think it work on a sculpture as well.

[@Deer_Woman]

what type of paint do you use?? is it possible to use craft paint or would it chip off?

[@thejonfullerproject4393]

I use basic acrylics mixed with latex rubber. Sonics a flexible base. 30% latex to 70% paint. Then all my detail work is washes and spatter . Then liquitex inks for mottling and veins with airbrush

[@Deer_Woman]

@@thejonfullerproject4393 thank you! im new to sculpting and making masks. I'm excited to see where this new adventure takes me!

[@thejonfullerproject4393]

@@Deer_Woman awesome. Have fun

[@ocri998]

I want to start with sculpting as well, only made little fimo figures before (polymer clay).

[@thejonfullerproject4393]

water based clay. Wed em217

[@ocri998]

thx for the fast answer.

[@mjmalaske]

Using plastalina clay for my first. How do you heat the clay so it's easier to work with?

[@buckaroosan5571]

I saw that you you offer your head armatures for $100? Are these reduced core? and how would I go about ordering one of these?

[@thelovelehasian]

Do you fine WED clay easy to use? Cause I'm just starting out and I don't really know which clay to start using.

[@luckyuser6488]

Rey Llaban yyyt . ,,..,p"gero? .y

[@thejonfullerproject4393]

Rey Llaban yes. It is real easy to use. And the cheapest clay for the amount you get.

[@hrobjarturingi1720]

THE JON FULLER PROJECT awesoome

[@thejonfullerproject4393]

Rey Llaban I love it. Does take getting used to. Keep in mind. You don't have to keep in constantly wet. I understand in the hotter months it will dry faster. But try not to over use water. Let it dry as you use it.

[@NathooCH3]

Which is the material that you use to make the mask, and other one? is so expensive? how can I found it in Colombia? thnks :)

[@tugceyuceturk]

This foam base is made by you? Have a kind of guide video you can share ? I can imagine clay, gyps negative but the foam kind I am not sure what I have to search for . Thanks

[@hattiehughes8382]

I'm going to a special effects school and part of it is creating busts like this, is there any way I can practice before I get there and do it for real?

[@addictedtogear]

Where can I buy eye balls like that ?

[@KeesCPLUSPLUS]

How many vertices does this 3D model have? Could it be ran in Unity game engine?

[@incardonefilms]

Great video brother!!!!! Currently trying to use Z Brush, But I like doing clay sculpting!

[@russelltiley1091]

hi Jon can you buy these foam heads or do you have to make them please?

[@thejonfullerproject4393]

I make them. But you can definitely get something similar through Monster Makers . Www.monstermakers.com

[@russelltiley1091]

Yes I bought the ed head or something like that@@thejonfullerproject4393

[@russelltiley1091]

thanks Jon

[@stefanfrisk9598]

diggin the video big time but why did you put that metallic-tube-sound everywhere? Creepy sound for glamourshot, sure, but not throughout the video, ears are bleeding. :D

[@wolfman6489]

LOL, I hear you ;)

[@any1alive]

i cant, ... too much ringing

[@monkeymagik619]

They can come to life at night !

[@thejonfullerproject4393]

I make my own armature. I offer them for 100. I designed it for best results.

[@rodlrfilmmakercreator1460]

Is that clay get hard? Is so how long I need to wait and how can I pant it after is get hard?

[@brianheidel4550]

What kind of clay did you use ? Also, it's not good to let those creatures run around loose in your shop :]

[@tishamanda36]

Hey Jon why arent you teaching at Stan Winston?