Sculpting & Painting An Ancient ARCHWAY (to be hidden outdoors & discovered)

Ancient crumbling Archway made from weatherproof sculpting medium Pal Tiya Premium!
We have always hesitated before recommending the use of Styrofoam/Polystyrene as a sculpting core.
In the Arch project, Steven and Kim were working with straight foam as an experiment to see how it performed with Pal Tiya Premium (PTP).
Surprisingly it worked, with two significant catches.
Starting out, their concerns were straight foam is crumbly so PTP has never stuck to it. Also, that the foam would also draw the moisture out as our product cures.
They discovered that spray foam (from a can) does draw the water out, but white polystyrene foam doesn't.
By propane torching and burning back the surface of the Polystyrene, the surface shrank, fused together and became quite spiky, a perfect sticking surface for vertical climbs.
The catches?
Polystyrene is still extremely messy. While cutting and trimming, the white beads got everywhere. They took a lot of trouble to make sure the beads didn't get anywhere birds could eat them.
The fumes from the burning are horribly nasty and must be done outdoors.
The spray foam is expensive and the fumes can be toxic. Use only in a well ventilated space.
Building the arch from Polystyrene only took about three hours. We suspect it would take about 4 hours to do the same with cardboard and foil.
In conclusion: Foam will work, and there will be professional applications for this technique. However, if you have a simple budget, a small studio and limited ventilation, Foil/Cardboard is still a great option.
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[@PalTiya]

Bit off a different armature for you guys on this particular video. We had fun with this one and we hope you love this as much as we do :) Don't forget to watch for the end for a little outtake and see if you can spy our Assyrian Warhorse near the end!

[@darrengrassby4833]

Lovely to see this beautiful arch. I did my dragon similar with foam carving as the armature but covered it with tin foil ready for pal tiya. I notice you guys didnt use foil?

[@PalTiya]

@@darrengrassby4833 Thanks and if you read the description box below the video we explain this :)

[@darrengrassby4833]

@@PalTiya oops sorry forgot to read the explanation, doh! Pal Tiya is a great medium to experiment and have fun with

[@beardodds]

This is one of my favorite Pal Tiya pieces! So darn cool!

[@PalTiya]

Pretty cool huh!

[@scottlowe5961]

Omg!! I totally love this! Another amazing Pal Tiya project.

[@PalTiya]

Glad you liked it Scott :)

[@neschma1]

Grandios 🤩

[@claudiariley5518]

Love the application of real weeds and moss.

[@PalTiya]

Wasn't that cool!! We had such a blast with it!

[@janemorton8667]

What is the paint you are using for the brick?

[@PalTiya]

Exterior grade acrylics is what we use for almost all of our sculpts

[@heatherfs33]

Absolutely love 💕 this!! I love that you’re able to apply the product straight to the polystyrene too. Gorgeous work! X Edit: ahhh I’ve just read the description, thanks for explaining the polystyrene process, I think I’ll stick with cardboard and tin foil lol 😂.

[@PalTiya]

Thanks Heather. Yeah it was the first time we've tried it this way and it we're really happy with the result!

[@drychalice]

Question : Attached is an image of one very similar to the one you built. The question, can you tell if it was done with (foam) or real brick + mortar ? kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHqzi6OaiNKDZ5o ........clip 0:17 Thank you in advance.

[@dinocrisanti2181]

Fantastic work!! so fun to watch it come together. May I ask what paint you use? Plus is the shellac thinned so it can be sprayed and how long for it to set up?

[@jaysonnickols170]

We use that same paint technique in the haunted house industry to weather and age our sets. Plus, we also use foam on our wooden studio flats to get dimension and details, then coat them with a hardcoat. Well, depending on how close the patron gets to the set. If it's in the background, it's usually just textured paint or a light hardcoat. If it's up close and they can touch it, we go heavy so that it holds up to the abuse. Love your product!

[@PalTiya]

Such a beautiful way to get that look huh! We're thrilled you ate loving the product! Thanks for the feedback.

[@faustcompany4599]

Can you tell us how much Pal Tiya it took to complete this piece, please? Thank you

[@PalTiya]

Mark Andrew Schneider approx 1 large bag of Pal Tiya Premium so around 40lbs

[@shemoyspencer676]

Really love this

[@PalTiya]

Thanks so much for your comment :)