Learn the secret of vibrant colours in concrete!

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Learn the the secret to getting unique and vibrant colours in your concrete objects. Follow along with Rat Girl and Mr. Concrete Concrete as we mix 6 amazing colours, cast a few perfect objects and chat about life. It's a lot of fun and we hope you learn something along the way.
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Welcome to the world of Mr. Concrete and Ratgirl! Follow along with these two experienced concrete artists as they teach you how to make beautifully marbled and vibrantly colored concrete using integral mineral pigments. It’s fun and easy and these two experts will show you all the secrets of perfectly cast, vibrantly colored concrete from start to finish.
As you follow along with these masters you’ll learn how to mix, cast and finish objects to the highest standards. You’ll learn how to make pots, planters, tiles, tables etc, anything and everything, and if there’s something you want covered just ask! We make the messy experiments before you do so, that way you don’t have to ever fail! We will teach you to be the very best concrete artist you can be! quit your day job or just take up this relaxing hobby and make objects for your home and for your friends!
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Grey Matter delivers concrete technology to artisans that have been industry secrets for far too long! Cast incredible objects with ease in the comfort of your own home.
"We want to make more than sidewalks. We need a concrete mix that can make art." - Concrete Cat
Grey Matter was originally developed exclusively for Concrete Cat. It's a special mix designed to meet the rigours of fabricating sculpture, furniture, and architectural details. Concrete Cat lended their design expertise and with the support of the Canadian National Research Council we designed a mix that’s been perfected to make the most beautiful castings in the world!
Concrete Cat's Story -
"When Concrete Cat began experimenting 12 years ago the only mix available was for sidewalks; it was clumsy, crusty and slow! After years of hunting we discovered that the largest concrete company in the world had a proprietary mix that could solve our problems. Unfortunately their minimum order was 20X more than we used in a year coupled with unattainable annual licensing fee, they would not give us the time of day.
It took another year to find the reclusive concrete chemist who helped us make magic. With this new found sage on board we were able to appeal the the Canadian National Research Council to aid us in an 18 month research project to design a concrete mix from the ground up. We created a mix designed to make highly detailed art with no need for special equipment. To date Concrete Cat has used over 20 tonnes of Grey Matter, it’s the best concrete in the world and our work wouldn’t be the same without it!

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@cacevedo07 11 ай бұрын

Take this as a constructive feedback: it would be nice to hear you talking about what pigments, the proportions, mixing, weights,...you are using, instead of small talks. When I say this, believe me, I speak for everyone: nobody cares about your personal life, preferences,...sorry to say this. If we click here is to "learn the secret of vibrant colours in concrete", nothing else, no nonsense talks

@ruchiagarwal8818 11 ай бұрын

I agree , would prefer more talk on the pigments ,than small talk

@CONCRETECONCRETE 10 ай бұрын

aw thank you, glad you like the video!

@CONCRETECONCRETE 10 ай бұрын

thanks for the love :)

@monahelmgens3703 5 ай бұрын

This exactly.

@imadethiscomment5663 3 ай бұрын

Same. I've been watching alot of DIY videos about emergent cement- & concrete-related technologies. DIY geopolymers, aircrete, etc. Also how to make my own acrylic paints from the constituent components. "A little bit of that, 1 'scoop' of this, a bit of water until it's about this consistency, and you should hope that it doesn't crack like my last one did." Science is hard to make exciting, and it's a bit of extra work to do in the first place to end up with a consistent product, but for a DIY video it would be nice to put a little infographic up on the screen of measurements of everything. Because without the one creator who made the video doing a bit of science as a starting point for the viewers to replicate and grow from, all the thousands or millions of viewers now have to do the science themselves or trial and error until they're able to 'feel it out' like pro chefs do without measuring things. Just some food for thought ;)

@Joe-em3iw 27 күн бұрын

Straight to the comments. No secrets revealed.

@johnrabb 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video!

@karliehu7115 7 ай бұрын

theoretically, is it possible to make any colour with different pigment ratios?

@shes_a_pearl Жыл бұрын

hi! Is the white pigment titanium dioxide? :)

@apriln2108 4 ай бұрын

I'm so confused... was there supposed to be a reveal of types of pigments used? I feel cheated a little. 😟

@MaryAnnNytowl Жыл бұрын

Where's the best place to find molds like those? Or do you make your own?

@CONCRETECONCRETE Жыл бұрын

We make them

@Happylizzy666 2 жыл бұрын

Can you wash the pots when finished? Or should you? I’m finding they are dusty after sanding thank you!

@CONCRETECONCRETE 2 жыл бұрын

Are you using Grey Matter or another concrete mix? Mix design can account for more dust. You probably also need to seal your object.

@Happylizzy666 2 жыл бұрын

@@CONCRETECONCRETE thank you 😊 I’m using cement all. And I usually only seal the inside because I don’t like the shiny finish on the outside.

@ResinanceHealing Жыл бұрын

Can this concrete be used on kitchen counter tops?

@CONCRETECONCRETE Жыл бұрын

Yes, we have done it many times :)

@MarshaABranch 6 ай бұрын

Amiericans say "nitch" English speaking countries that was British colonies tend to say "neesh". The latter is the British English pronunciation. The former, I don't think is the American pronunciation per se, but seems to have become accepted there.

@spectronaut420 2 жыл бұрын

Do you know the silicone used to make the molds?

@CONCRETECONCRETE Жыл бұрын

Yes

@spectronaut420 Жыл бұрын

@@CONCRETECONCRETE may I know?

@lynettejones3514 6 ай бұрын

Nicole Boowman has amazing concrete moulds at affordable prices. Fantastic website.

@spectronaut420 5 ай бұрын

-for being open artsy type yall horde craft info like no ones bz@@CONCRETECONCRETE

@kidusyohannes1026 25 күн бұрын

@@CONCRETECONCRETEare you gonna tell us?

@ninaredenius1009 4 ай бұрын

It’s a mauve more than a purple.

@lynettejones3514 6 ай бұрын

I had no idea what this video was supposed to be about. Would have been cool to hear you explaining what youre doing, like quantities etc. I turned off after a couple of minutes as the small talk drove me mad. Pistakio is the correct way to say it not pistashio and its neesh not nitch