Scoop out this sculpture with me :) process of preparing a sculpture for firing

[@Cotttontheangelcat]

Poking holes in the inside actually prevents air bubbles in clay so ur sculpture doesnt explode/crack while firing

[@enigmag9538]

Kind of like pizza dough.

[@CheesecakeParfait]

1.6k likes and only one comment? Let me fix that

[@alicemoutinho2331]

​@@CheesecakeParfaitPara quem você deu uma curtida?

[@sely5200]

Why did she scoop the inside out?

[@srarynxxxxx]

@@sely5200she explained it in the video 😭😭

[@Therioprofessor]

As a neurosurgeon, I was amazed to see those gloves! We are always concerned about leaving hardware inside our patients. So relieved you found and removed them!!

[@waferreal]

This is crazy 💀💀💀I ain’t NEVER going to a neurosurgeon bruh 🙏🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@1andonly222]

@@waferreal you won’t believe the shit that is left inside people all the time !!! It’s really crazy !!!! Ever watched Seinfeld remember the episode with Milkduds I think it was …? It’s not so unrealistic frighteningly hahahaha

[@danielwarpaint1963]

Hey !!! where's the hedge clippers?

[@kiriyomizuko]

I wanna be a neurosurgeon

[@Everyday_Eva]

Omg 😂❤

[@Moldingcheeseparticles]

Lobotomy core

[@Ilovechovies]

straight to jail

[@koikun]

😭😭

[@cuulpeeoofox5962]

Omg 😊 my dream piercing 🤩

[@M3rry_Rizzmas]

​@@cuulpeeoofox5962 dryyyyy

[@TobiasSchneien3825]

@@Ilovechovies fun fact: lobotomies actually aren’t legal in most places, they are typically frowned upon tho

[@SaskiaTheBoss]

you ever wonder why some artists say things like “it took me 3 years to make this” these are some of the reasons why.. let’s not talk about corrections if something cracks, doesn’t dry well, bumbled, melted, morphed, chipped, fell off, changed colors because you did not seal it well, now you gotta remove what you did seal for even finishing touches… or even, you got better with a skill per say lips or eyes & want to retouch the final product, or you learn something new…then comes the drying process…all over again, praying that it results well after all of your efforts…

[@RuthMoffattArt]

so true!! so much trial and error goes unseen in the final product

[@tartar7170]

the actual work on stuff like this takes like 3 hours 😐 its just waiting for it to dry up a bit and then firing that take months

[@schemesthefox1255]

@tartar7170 Yeah, months. Not *years* . Sometimes the actual painting or sculpting is what takes long.

[@tartar7170]

@@schemesthefox1255 I’m talking about the piece in the video. This should take about 3 hours, and much less with more experience.

[@chbatache]

Omg., it looks alive 😮 Such a perfect work you got🎉

[@dancemonkey23]

Did you say, let it dry for a month?? Wow, i dodnt realize it took that long to dry.

[@lillynxy]

with a piece this big, it’ll take that long to fully dry to the point where there’s no moisture so it can be fired without blowing up. smaller pieces don’t take this long, maybe a few days or so I believe

[@blacksalt1802]

@@lillynxyTy for explaining

[@Boing2699]

It takes forever! Even just drying a smaller project usually takes about a week and you have to keep it covered with damp paper towel and such to make sure it doesn’t crack. You can’t kiln fire it until it gets to a certain point in the drying process.

[@agermanpotato6009]

Oh yes it does take long. I once did a cat skull and I was in a mental health clinic. It took so long, i was scared of not being able to bring it home

[@wyrmoffastring]

yeah a lot of people don't realize how long some art needs to just kinda hang out and not be touched lol back when i still painted with oils, whenever people would ask me to paint them something they'd be shocked when I told them that their painting will need to wait several months before i can put varnish on it safely (like a minimum of 6 months, to be safe) they usually then asked me for acrylic paintings, which are dry in minutes, lol

[@kennyshoes]

You should fill one of these with marbles. So if it falls and breaks, it will be kind of funny instead of sad.

[@____Ann____]

The marbles will melt in the kiln.

[@Naturally3m0]

"Ahhh, that's where I put my marbles!"

[@kennyshoes]

@____Ann____ Home Kilns hit about 2000° and glass depending wont melt until about 2500-2900°. Maybe, maybe not.

[@jucas_art]

@@kennyshoesthis is most likely stoneware clay which fires at a higher temperature. So the marbles would definitely melt and even if they didn’t it could cause other issues with firing too. But it’s a cool idea to do something like that for low fire clay

[@isabellagaines6868]

​@kennyshoes I used the same clay and I used to put marbles in some trays because they would melt into a really interesting pattern on the bottom of the plate or whatever. Not saying it's not possible with other types of fires but I'm p sure these would melt.

[@doralevitt2879]

It looks like chocolate!! 🤩🤩🤩

[@RuthMoffattArt]

Yess it felt like working with chocolate 😂

[@hellgazer8370]

omg you should eat it 🥰🥰

[@user-iy3nt5mm2v]

Someone should talk to the chocolate statue guy and get him to make a chocolate bust

[@DBT1007]

Eat it then! 😅 Jokes aside, yeah, that's why chocolatier(idk ppl who handle chocolate) can actually make choco statue. But the cost.. Probably so expensive to buy😅

[@sanriobraincell]

cursed Easter egg

[@FatimMuhammad-v3c]

It's beautiful 😱

[@AuTumn_drawz_and_pawz]

It's absolutely stunning 😍😍😍

[@Allaboutit2.0]

Geez, a month?! I thought waiting a day for my pottery pieces to dry felt too long😂

[@RuthMoffattArt]

Totally feel you! This is just super thick and would be a huge explosion so I don’t want to risk it 😅

[@deus_ex_machina_]

​@@RuthMoffattArt Have you tried making some uncarved test pieces of various thicknesses and drying times so you can determine what the minimum drying times are for a particular thickness + margin of error?

[@RuthMoffattArt]

@@deus_ex_machina_ not really, depending on the time of year, I’ve found drying times vary a lot so I usually just feel the pot and if it’s cool to the touch at all it’s still not dry. If I want to cut something close then I’ll just candle it in the kiln for a day or so

[@Domedwho]

@@deus_ex_machina_If you leave an an airbubble inside of clay, you should leave it for a minimum of two weeks, but likely a month. the moisture without exposure to new air will take forever to dry out and risk explosion.

[@krekiwi]

I waited like four days for my sculpture to dry

[@BlueMoonArtist900]

When you’re the first one to fall asleep at a sleepover:

[@katdoestuffYT]

underrated comment 😭

[@SisterEdits]

This deserves so many more replies tbh😭

[@SanrioCutiepie-Qp2]

"chill dude it's just a little prank" The prank:

[@SanrioCutiepie-Qp2]

​@@SisterEditsOk your wish is granted

[@SanrioCutiepie-Qp2]

HAHAHAHAAHA SO FUNNY

[@somewhat9626]

Yes poking holes on the inside does help! Our professor taught us that in ceramics at university 😅

[@peterstephan606]

Wow you are really talented 😮

[@StephanieFix]

You are so talented my nerves and patience can never

[@thatmushroomartist]

I feel like this is the better way I’ve seen it done. I’ve seen people do this but after they’ve fully detailed the piece so they have to go back and do a lot of delicate retexturing at the seams. Looks like you got a decent bit of detail but still have a good bit of refining before it would be done. It’s a beautiful piece. I wish I had the space to work with clay on a larger scale.

[@kuobah]

Is it the one person who does animal sculptures?

[@cashewcatz]

I was told the holes were so that if there were air bubbles, it would crack inside the sculpture rather than push its way to the surface. Im sure its also good for drying faster and even too.

[@monicad99]

are the holes made all the way through the material, or just on the inside?

[@cashewcatz]

@@monicad99 just the inside!

[@monicad99]

@@cashewcatz ok, thanks for answering!

[@LuvFoxyFox]

I love how she said “now it needs to dry for a month” so calmly Edit: OMFG THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE LIKES AND 3 REPLIES not to be that person but Like if you want to

[@therealsunnyplays2]

Ikr

[@clearpaican]

Wow it s. Beautiful your making a girl clay😮

[@HyImHARSH]

She's so. Professional

[@KassKat519]

The details in the eyes though 😮 impressive!

[@Aaaalaah2456d]

Nah nah the eyee loookss realistic✨✨❤️

[@candlequeen3501]

I SAW THE THUMBNAIL AND THOUGHT SOME LADY WAS DOING A SCULPTURE MAKEUP LOOK THIS LOOKS SO REALISTIC!!

[@Fox_Box_Studios]

I thought it was a real woman too and it scared me at first 😭

[@need_more_kittens]

And I thought it was a skincare routine video with a girl using that sort of tiny razor to shave and clean her face 😧 Such a lively sculpture!

[@gabrielakrist11]

❤ that clay lady looks so alive & realistic 🎉

[@dry_cat]

its chocolate

[@L0la_buggi3s_paws]

You are SOOOO good at sculpting!!! 🤩

[@Sigma-school-rf2gn]

That’s so pretty

[@MAryaM-v7d5l]

Omg❤it looks like a reall lady! Wow❤❤❤❤❤

[@greg-ie8bn]

as a art student its so annoying when my teacher tells me to hollow out even the smallest sculptures i make

[@RuthMoffattArt]

It is definitely tedious! But I understand why they’d want you to do that if things have a quick turnaround time of going into the kiln. At the same time though I have heard of people firing completely solid cubes (that have been drying for ages) and haven’t exploded… but it’s different story when you’re working in a shared kiln!

[@BatDadx]

listen to teach they got your back

[@angelbiscuits]

a mild annoyance is way more palatable than the shame of your piece exploding in the kiln and ruining everyone else’s stuff in the process

[@melissaannboone3639]

With 26 yrs experience an art teacher! I will say these are very TRUE facts! Keep the clay form no thicker than your thumb and allow it to dry as much as possible. If and when there is an explosion in the kiln... it can cause a 'chain reaction' 😮 of other clayworks breaking

[@eloiseharland9609]

I love videos like this because they remind me of my grandma! She's an amazing artist and used to do a lot of clay sculpting like this, we have a good number of her works still kicking around

[@Mandy_Jay]

That is impressive!

[@RuthMoffattArt]

Thank you!

[@IvanaTinkleCaesy]

Why does it looks so delicious ❤

[@D1ana_official]

It's so pretty❤

[@iammaberandom]

It's not a cake. It's not a cake. It's not a cake

[@d4dbody]

this is a chocolate

[@Kurai_The_Therian]

@@d4dbody That was a joke, right?

[@Ibelieveinchadther]

@@Kurai_The_Therianwell, it is pretty obvious

[@Kurai_The_Therian]

@@Ibelieveinchadther I had to make sure dude, chill

[@Ibelieveinchadther]

@@Kurai_The_Therian nonono, I totally get what you mean I do it too I am literally so sorry I just realised how rude my comment sounded I was just trying to answer you-

[@ArtRat0_0]

To the people asking what a Lobotomy is (related to a comment in the comments section). A Lobotomy is a surgery consisted of making holes in the skull, removing some brain tissue, and severing the connections between the frontal lobe and the thalamus. Lobotomies were done to relief people with mental illness, but now the surgery isn’t used much due to medicines and side effects from the procedure (like death.)

[@donnastan101]

Isn't used much?? So people still use it??

[@yuliavel9051]

I always wonder why would ppl ask questions like this in comments, if it's easy to Google the answer?

[@monbub]

​@@donnastan101Yeah, there used to be ads for them and people genuinely believed it would "fix" their problems, not knowing the actual effects. People got them for themselves or their family members, even without permission.

[@Tisbilly]

Specifically, a sharp tool was put up through the eyelid and into the brain (damaging the skull in the process), and then wiggled around until the victim became incoherent. It was proceeded by the less extreme but still morally questionable leucotomy, which targeted a similar area but did less damage. The idea for the leucotomy, if I'm not mistaken, came from research on two chimps; the formerly aggressive and dangerous animals were rendered calm and docile after getting leucotomized

[@Tisbilly]

​@donnastan101 Definitely not. It's a stain on medical history lol

[@Just_stella8]

Not me thinking it was chocolate 💀😭🍫

[@Crazyhappystar]

same 😭😭😭

[@mahdireza5695]

O. M. G. I'm someone who LOVES baking and art and I just had the COOLEST idea for a cake to gift to a makeup obsessed friend. (I love makeup too) The base can be a red velvet sponge cake (I make a tasty red velvet cake) layered with some dark chocolate ganache and carved into a dome with a facial structure. Then I can bake a layer of gingerbread cookie dough into a face shape (I can shape and sculpt foil into a face then bake the gingerbread dough on top). After that's baked, I can fill the hollow parts with ganache or marzipan and stick it on top of the cake for stability. Then I could either apply marzipan or ganache over the gingerbread, texture it like skin face and paint some realistic details with edible paint (like eyes, natural skin details like dark circles and pimples etc.) Then from there I can add a dragons beard candy wig. After that I could either do the cake face makeup myself or make edible makeup for my friend to apply herself. I could buy cheap empty makeup containers and fill them with edible makeup and provide some clean makeup brushes. I would also provide lashes made with black royal icing that sets hard like sprinkles. What I'd put in makeup containers: cocoa powder for contour and eyeshadow, some freeze dried strawberry powder for blush and eyeshadow, some peachy/ivory coloured white chocolate mixed with a bit of cocoa butter for "concealer" (can be remelted and blended with a clean sponge), dark chocolate for eyeliner (can be remelted), edible glitters, black cocoa powder for dark eyeshadow or contours etc. I would also provide edible glue for the "lashes" which can also work as gloss (might mix it with colours too). Sorry this is so long 😂

[@Yofa-m7e]

Fr😂

[@RainbowProCat]

​@@mahdireza5695woah

[@aichaseck9634]

Oui 😢 💓💓💓😂

[@Sassolino-z7c]

WOW!You're fantastic!!

[@vaomapafalatau4519]

That looks great 👍

[@MusicBaby0.0]

I remember doing this for a sculpture of my dog and feeling so sad for scooping out her brains. 🤣

[@caspernicole09]

😂

[@eat_the_rich2004]

Btw, for anyone wondering why the clay isnt really changing its shape being set on the table and grabbed, its because its most likely at a stage called 'leather hard' or atleast thats what the space I was taught from called it, its a stage of the clay where its not quite dry, and nor quite wet, its usually used to add texture, remove texture, and, as you see here carve out spaces or surface layer designs in order to make sure it keeps its shape

[@cottoncandyhairamitystan8389]

You are so talented keep up the good work

[@plumadeprimavera]

That’s skill, not talent

[@rhondabusse8170]

Beautiful work ❤❤❤

[@lee-uw7vv]

this is insane i cannot believe one can be SO FREAKING TALENTED !!!?????

[@meshellcountrygal4512]

Wow! Just wow! Amazing artistry!

[@PlayerTenji95]

Cool! I learned something new!

[@catfeatherss]

She is beautiful. Brava!!

[@peppermintpattycam5546]

Thats incredible!

[@ILOVEJESUSCHRISTHTP]

this actually pretty cool talent

[@RonryAsAlways]

Youare living the dream I had as a child

[@j1829g]

I'm gonna tell younger kids that this is what lobotomy looks like

[@groverw7507]

a backtal lobotomy, if you will

[@MelonHere20]

HELP LMAO

[@Miss_circle-sl4y]

Thats more detailed then I could ever do- awesome job ❤ wow 🤩

[@RuthMoffattArt]

Thank you so much!

[@yasmeenabid2824]

Miss circle what do u want for lunc- Miss circle: OREOSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS⚫⚪⚫🤑🤑

[@Miss_circle-sl4y]

@@RuthMoffattArt ofc ^^

[@StephanieCaro-xt2re]

So Beautiful 😍😍

[@Amanda-dy4fv]

Beautiful what a gift you have.

[@Sunnyluvscat]

I was Like “was it chocolate WAS IT CHOCOLATE??? I’m eating that”😂😂😂😂

[@ItsMeKennKenn]

not me thinking that was chocolate XD

[@Sigma-school-rf2gn]

Can you make a funky flower pot?

[@julie91295]

A MONTH? jeez new appreciation for these sculptures

[@thankamjoseph1371]

Appreciated, wonderful work. 👏👏

[@Neopacket]

Very cool. Do you use special clay for this or can you use stoneware clay? I've been wanting to try sculpture but only have experience with pottery style ceramics

[@RuthMoffattArt]

That’s how I got into sculpture too, from doing normal pottery - I use all my same pottery clays for sculpture! This one is highwater’s earthen red I think it’s a cone 5 or 6 stoneware clay

[@Neopacket]

@@RuthMoffattArt thank youuuuu!

[@V.I.C.]

Wouldnt it be a lot faster if you just use a small shovel with one giant scoop and then bam your done except doing some little touch ups?

[@plumadeprimavera]

Not really because that puts more pressure on it and could ruin way more than those little details

[@RuthMoffattArt]

I’m sure it would be faster but this took about a week to sculpt so I would rather not risk messing it up during this stage!

[@karenrobres6181]

Im sure you are doing it the correct way, but in school, we built around a ball of newspaper, neck of rolled newspaper. We fired it with the newspaper inside. Paper disappeared and never any cracks or explosions.

[@graphite2786]

Yeah that's what we did but you can only go to a certain size because it may shrink and crack during drying. Another way was using styrene as an armature and melting it out with acetone

[@RuthMoffattArt]

This is definitely an option! too much paper burning can cause buildup inside the kiln though and eventually affect the elements, which is why I do it this way

[@moosmya]

this method also works ! but i think she posted a video explaining that she enjoys being able to ‘feel out’ the shape she wants without having to base it off of something else.

[@maniiiyanii]

Thought I could do this easily, tried, failed, realized how much actual effort is put into this

[@Dreamwa-5]

Wow very pretty! I think this is very difficult. But it looks great❤💖

[@ranaqumi1984]

ppl who thought it was chocolate…🤡 👇

[@Smileycreature]

Me💀

[@BiggestDuckster]

ppl who reply in here are idiots, oh wait-

[@Siswuffthegreatqueen]

Forbidden chocolate

[@giovannigiovanni9377]

You scored but you didn't slip😢

[@RuthMoffattArt]

I use water instead of slip - by scoring with the water it creates slip on the surface 🙂

[@Dskskskuh]

Wow, this is very good! I usually do the hole pokies with pies 😅 but this is very beautiful 🤩

[@thisdeath]

yoo ao cool, ur so cool for making this, girl :0

[@Starrykitkat1]

I like how the doctor who finally listened gained a face and actual design. It’s like they wanted to show their eyes and ears because they were finally seeing and hearing them.

[@piginpink]

Oh wow, 1 month of drying! The sculpture is amazing, loved all the little details, like the skin texture 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@RuthMoffattArt]

thank you so much!! The skin texture is so fun to add at the end

[@gamekaiser8556]

That is so cool🎉❤

[@TheRealSonicFam]

Its Magnificent ❤

[@HaneenHaleema]

Wonderful art ❤keep going love ur artsss ❤❤❤❤

[@RuthMoffattArt]

Thank you so much 🥰

[@vighneshh4104]

I love this video

[@vania.husen08]

You are amazing ❤

[@Zip_art-h4t]

Me artist👨‍🎨 You artist👨‍🎨

[@Dieterludwig56]

Hello, what a beautiful sculpture. I don't know if you're reading this. I'm practicing sculpture and I'm wondering which tool leaves that texture? Could you tell me? I'd really appreciate it!

[@IsrarAhmed-j5d]

AMAZING🎉😮

[@eylul_mikasa]

I saw this video as shorts while watching a video,And because I didn't look carefully, I thought it was a real person at first. You are very talented

[@bluewolfchicken7310]

This is why i could never do this. I could never wait that long to see the finished product lmao, props to u

[@MissLadybug4]

I tried using clay for an art project previously which was making masks inspired by things we liked. It was interesting. I watched how you cut the back part of the head and my heart dropped like what are you doing lol

[@Aquamoonshine]

It look 👀 like Chocolate 🤩🤩🤩

[@Cxrpsz]

Magnificent work ill like to see it glazed

[@A.-.-.]

The 1st shot of the sculpture on the stand - the neck looks like what movies/TV shows show for any kind of severed neckular area 😂 A+

[@mahaklink4262]

You are creative, ❤Keep ❤❤😊

[@GamyirBagra]

Wow 😲❤❤ love it ❤❤❤

[@KiraNoKokoro]

I freaked out for a second when I saw the thumbnail because I genuinely thought it was a real person 😭

[@julianaferro836]

Isso é muito incrível, this is really awesome

[@NourSawwan-wq7ju]

Wowww this so good

[@airlynsky4635]

I want more sculpture content!!!😻

[@nafiysamuhammad4208]

Did she say dry for about a month! Wow that’s patience at its finest!!

[@Nukelar34]

I. Thought it was real! You’re so talented

[@INOSUKE-e5k]

OMG THIS IS SOOOOOOO BEATYFULL❤❤❤❤❤❤🤯🤯🤯🤯💘💘💘💘💘

[@L52R84]

Eccezionale bellezza! 💯

[@mvrdvrxs]

U are so talented

[@Artmagician14]

Amazing 💗

[@sukhenmajhi5219]

Beautiful 👌 art

[@Aliceisallama101]

Amazing! I was wondering if you put some type of finish like a shine or perfection on the plate when it’s done! Just to prevent any paint coming off or to make it stronger. ❤ love the plate though!

[@RuthMoffattArt]

Thank you! For my plates, I add a clear glaze over top of the underglaze so it becomes glassy and food safe :) for this portrait sculpture I will probably leave it bare to show the texture

[@DariaMuñoz-p4y]

Te quedo bonito 😍

[@Bunnyyoutube1222]

Looks like chocolate! Yum! 😊

[@Najiya_786-r1u]

Wow it's amazing ❤ love from India 😊

[@Im4art]

What type of clay is this the sculpture is beautiful 🤩 🤩🤩

[@RuthMoffattArt]

Thank you so much! The clay is Highwater earthen red

[@Tabby-ee1ld]

I CANNOT be the only one who thought it was chocolate at first