Making concrete statues/Painting and finishes.

Pouring is on hold until I can catch up on custom orders .Here's a little peek at the process.
Concrete artisan Daryl Carlyle
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[@danielcarter1505]

You should do a start to finish video showing the process of how to make moulds and shells for newbies

[@dramamask]

Absolutely awesome video! Exceptional work and I love all the pieces you have there! Seeing your finishes sent shivers down my spine! :)

[@mrconcreteartisan]

Shivers... I'll buy you a sweater mate,lol. :)

[@dramamask]

Blown away, Gris!!! :)

[@nicholaspalmer2122]

Hi yes I seal with a clear varnish, is this correct? Please can I ask what primer do you use. Many thanks Mary (Bath UK).

[@mrconcreteartisan]

Clear varnish is good,give it a couple days to dry completely .I used to use a spray on shellac ,but strted getting some mixed results on occasion with my rubber.Learned from a wood working buddy ,that shellac has a very long cure time.So needless to say I don't use it anymore.On concrete I use a water based concrete sealer. On plaster models I use a varnish oir a thinner based concrete sealer.I do also recommend for all porous materials www.smooth-on.com/product-line/superseal/. Hope this helps.

[@nicholaspalmer2122]

Retire! Your too young, lucky you :) Question, I use acrylic paint and the colours fade and lose there brightness, what am I doing wrong? Love your work

[@mrconcreteartisan]

Are you sealing them afterwards?

[@robinson101011]

Your work is awesome Gris. Good information and thanks for taking the time for the video, I know you have to be crazy busy.

[@mrconcreteartisan]

Thanks , yes just trying to get passed this mothers day weekend ,always crazy around this time.

[@MrTabletman]

Beautiful gris your very very talented. Please tell me your gold/silver basecoat, do you spray on or paint with a brush?

[@mrconcreteartisan]

Brush on Mrtabletman.

[@tomellsworth2726]

Really nice Gris A+ I like the jade and i am amazed how well the buddha with the dragon came out .every time i see it. Thanks for the vid.. Will you be trying the jade on the buddha with the dragon ? .or do you just make them as ordered. Could you do another walk through of your store once you have all the new statues in it . ?

[@mrconcreteartisan]

Maybe the jade on the buddha,I do all the orders first then I move on to getting some in the store.This week I will do more for the store.Funny my wife just said yesterday ,"You haven't done a store walk through this year." I'll try and do one next week.

[@fumes1981]

Could just do a black base coat with a dry brush finish!

[@mrconcreteartisan]

Yes ,absolutely!! It's a very nice finish as well.

[@tomellsworth2726]

Good morning Gris.a few questions. do you put any wire or anything in the dragon wings? I have a large gargoyle with thin wings simmilar to the dragon and people always want to pick it up by the wings and of course they break. also . i watched the video on the little vent tubes you put in areas where air would get trapped. did you put them on the ears of the buddha with the space between the arm and the body. . is there a rule of thumb that you use to decide where you want to put one ? Thanks for all your videos.

[@mrconcreteartisan]

Good morning as well Tom , Hope you've been well.Putting the wire in these wings is ridiculously difficult ,have done on other similar molds,and I'm not happy ,as the wire on occasion touches the surface ,and I think it looks like.... well you know lol.Lets face it even if you have wire in them and someone picks it up by the wings ,still going to break ,just not fall apart.So here's what I do now.I use a ton of AR (alkaline resistant) fibers in my mix for delicate models.We also don't let folks pick up any statuary at the store, and when they purchase we give them some instructions on how to pick up and place the pieces as well as care and maintenance.When I load them in cars or trucks ,I always tell them to pay attention how I handle them.Of coarse the biggest is never pick up the damn things by the wings lol. I think I'll do a vid on vents , easier to show than type all day haha. Take care Tom ,all the best.

[@mrconcreteartisan]

Hey Tom don't know if you seen this one?? kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmmTcnVtadWAeqs

[@benfrombc]

would you kindly mention what brand/kind of latex rubber you mold for concert i just can't find in ebay for typing liquid latex or latex rubber i just can't find them Thank you

[@dottiburke40]

Wow your work is beautiful! If a cement statue has had a sealer put on it can I paint over it?

[@mrconcreteartisan]

Yes , you can but you should seal again after your paint has cured.Thanks for the kind words!

[@lloyd5701]

Very skilled & Blessed 🙏🏾 Are you creating for Canadian Clients , and do you have classes to teach your craft ?

[@MrTabletman]

Hi gris, I have another question for you buddy with regards to your finishes. The gold/silver base coat you put on the buddha etc, do you still put a watered down black base coat on first before the gold or is it just straight on with The metalic? Thanks a lot gris

[@mrconcreteartisan]

Here you go my friend, this will answer the question ,just the base coat and then the wash. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGOsloyAbNWGf5I

[@MrTabletman]

Thanks gris, so the base is not watered down or anything just straight on the statue? Then the wash Thanks dude

[@secalcavazos3204]

You should be able to slow your dry time down with some medium reducer just now or whatever the stuff is called that slows done dry time. Hope that helps out great job on the Statue painting they look fantastic

[@Danny19805]

mrconcreteartisan i have a question i have a lot of resin boeddha statues and want too make them gold whit the black accents wil this work the same for resin as for the concrete statues greets

[@mrconcreteartisan]

Yes, it should work exactly the same Danny.

[@anvupham1232]

Awesome work Gris Do you sell the Buddha moulds

[@mrconcreteartisan]

No, not at this time. I probably should enough people have asked.

[@atishubhee5215]

Hi... Nice job... I also do the same work... I am from Mauritius

[@mrconcreteartisan]

Hello ,my friend.

[@dantekaori8648]

Is there a scarry dragon head you made?i want to make a pots with dragon head

[@martinebangs6520]

Bonjour mon homme....lots of great things on the go. Custom orders are great, I like what you did with that skull....be back soon oookkk ???...

[@mrconcreteartisan]

I'll try and get more vids on the go.Did one last week ,but half way through got a huge fiberglass sliver, so the other half was just me swearing lmao ):

[@martinebangs6520]

Ya that would put an end to it, lol....I dropped my computer on my toe on Friday, I swear they heard me a mile away (pun intended)...take care...

[@mrconcreteartisan]

Ouch!! I heard it all the way out here:)

[@MzMia5300]

I would live to buy a buda, and the goodness too

[@craftythebarber]

how can i get those buddha molds ? ...... loking to try my hands at something creative.

[@mrconcreteartisan]

Those particular molds are mine ,that I made and are not currently for sale.If you look on ebay you can purchase latex rubber molds ,and i'm sure there would be some Buddha molds available, good luck :)

[@Franklinveterinarycenter1of4]

what is the sealer: acid stain vs. water base stain?

[@davepservices1439]

Hi,what do you use to get the Budda's gold ??

[@mrconcreteartisan]

www.homedepot.ca/en/home/p.soft-gold-946ml.1001053148.html?eid=PS_GOOGLE_HD+%7C+E-Comm_E-Comm+%7C+Shopping+%7C+Decor_Home+Decor_pla-305540910896&gclid=CjwKCAjws8vaBRBFEiwAQfhs-H5vYVMDZDODaMo6lYN5imxdcvjvi37rX56PtPgk1jk7LF-Q305G0BoCoX0QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=CLaJ5OKcsNwCFYglfwodMFcBQQ

[@zombietraveller8766]

I wish you could show us how while u paint that

[@Watchinthefoolshere]

I want the frog! :-)

[@bobrutan4735]

Excellent Gris! The angel with acid treatment is fantastic! As is the faux treatment!!!!! Would love to spend a day in your shop!!

[@mrconcreteartisan]

Let me know when your comin and I'll put the coffee pot on :)

[@bobrutan4735]

May just happen some day!!!!

[@mrconcreteartisan]

Wouldn't that be awesome.

[@edwardmurray2284]

What sealer do you use?

[@mrconcreteartisan]

I use a water based concrete sealer. Behr from Home depot is great.

[@edwardmurray2284]

@@mrconcreteartisan ty very much! How many coats? Do you dilute it to impregnate?

[@edwardmurray2284]

@@mrconcreteartisan multiple coats? Do you use a house painting brush? Is it nonyellowing?

[@mrconcreteartisan]

@@edwardmurray2284 No I don't dilute , there are different finishes available to you ,natural ,low luster ,semi gloss and hi gloss. The natural is good to seal concrete and have it looking exactly as it did to start ,goes on dark but when it's dry ,it goes back to natural ,two coats are sufficient. Hi gloss for a nice shiny painted piece anywhere from two to five coats depending on the shine you wish to acheive. At home I give all my pieces another coat in the spring every year.

[@mrconcreteartisan]

@@edwardmurray2284 Non yellowing,house paint brush or a cheap craft chip brush works too. Hope this helps you out ,good luck in all your endeavors!!