Plaster
There are a few more things I want to try out in the meantime. One of them is using plaster instead of sand for painting; as plaster sets quickly, I decided to mix it up and use it without any colour. After all, plaster can always be painted afterwards.
I’ve got two pieces of chipboard left over. I painted both of them yesterday. One has a coat of green on it. That tube of green watercolour (no, it’s not acrylic paint). On this board, I first sketched with a very large piece of pink pavement chalk. That was a right mess. Eventually, I found the blackboard chalks (right under my nose) and traced the sketch. I find sketching tedious work. I realised it doesn’t have to be that precise, because I’m going to fill the areas with plaster anyway and won’t see any of it then.
When you work with plaster, it’s a race against the clock. By the time I could finally get started with the filling knives, some of it had already started to dry out. I picked those little hard bits out of the plaster. The further I got, the more it had dried out.
So for the final section, I needed fresh plaster and mixed some up. Unfortunately, this plaster was a bit thinner and it was already getting dark.
The final bit – the eyes, nose and mouth – took an incredibly long time as a result. I kept trying to add some relief and tweak the face a bit. Actually, it turned out differently from what I’d planned.
I notice that the longer I fiddle with something, the more the original idea fades away. It’s a shame, but that’s just how it is.
In the end, I decided to stop. I have no idea if the plaster will fall off the chipboard. In any case, it felt quite heavy and doesn’t seem any lighter than sand, even though the art teacher claimed it was. The board also seemed damp. Tomorrow or the day after, I’ll see if it can be touched up, provided it hasn’t all crumbled off the board.
Actually, I don’t want to paint the whole thing. Who knows, I might do it after all, or just part of it. Or, for clarity’s sake, I’ll give each piece a different colour.
This was a fun things to do.
1-5-2026
Used materials: green watercolour paint, palette knives, chipboard, plaster
it turned out to be a real bas-relief)
It looks three-dimensional in the shadows, and I like it.
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It is three-dimensional, although I didn't intend to, but somehow while at work it reminded me of the days of modelling and sculpting.
Still not finished by the way
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Yes, it looks like a sculpture, a bas-relief.
Maybe this work doesn't need to be finished. It has its own style and expression.
It just needs some side light.
да, это напоминает лепку, барельеф.
Может быть эту работу не надо заканчивать. У неё есть свой стиль и своя выразительность.
Просто ей нужен боковой свет.
Then I leave it the way it is.
Thanks for your view and advice
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Wow I love this, this looks like a relief sculpture, the fact that the plaster is thin it will take you much time to get some of the forms. I know this must have taking a lot of your time to make. It’s beautiful though. 🤩
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It was a fun things to do, just the nose and mouth were annoying also because I used here a thinner plaster and had to keep pushing it up and modelling till it became dryer (= thicker).
The best part is that the heaviness of the first days is gone now it is dry. Today it feels much lighter. It was a fun thing to do and now I have to decide if I should change something and painted in which way.
Thanks for stopping by.
P.s. I wonder if you like to give this a try as well.
Yeah it’s true, I could see that the nose was a struggle for you. But the outcome isn’t bad at all.
Give it a try lol 😂 men I can’t say though, I have never tried such medium though.
I could sand down the nose and mouth a bit more. The thing is, it’s not really meant to be viewed from the front, but from below, just like in the photo I used. I think that would be easier to paint than to fill. It might also be easier to carve it out of a block of plaster, or to sculpt or model it from clay.
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Well it’s just like sculpting, sometimes sculptors use some reinforcements wire which will hold us the molds. It’s not an easy work though.
Drawing it is far much easier like you said.
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It looks like a very difficult tech, but it's looking good, let us see when you finish it please! Happy Labor Day!
It is not that difficult, but better to work smaller and not in the dark. It does might help to colour the plaster to be able to see the difference easier. As a paint medium I do believe this plaster is too heavy plus modeling it isn't easy so it is better to work flat without much depth.
You have a lot of patience and that is good because I think you enjoy all this art new styles and materials to work with.
I prefer enjoy contemplating the art 🎭
LOL I always used to believe I have a lot of patients but after ten hours trying to make base.app and the rest working I had it. Such a waste of time.
I do like art, to watch, to see the creators at work and to try out new things as well. I do believe I need a different plaster. This one is heavy and still not dry. Same for some paint I poured which was thicker paint but the layer is thin. So, still 3 pieces (actually 5 + door + roof + window frames) to finish.
Well I think that the very first time we try something not always go so smooth, so I am sure that next time will be easiest.
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Let's see if there will be a next time after I finished all the other works and better, make what I had in mind.
That's cool!
I've never tried it.
You notice there's more and more green in your paintings, well I'm somewhat observant, but ignore me, no problem
LOL I want to get rid of this green since it is not acrylic paint. It worked by adding sand to it so I thought let's make the chipboard green as well. Perhaps I should try to mix it with acrylic anyway. It's no problem if what I make doesn't last forever since neither will I.
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This is your ideal man hahaha
Actually not. Mine isn't a bunch of muscles and fun to be with
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I understand, but this one is green.😉
Maybe just paint the nose red?
No. I cannot stand clowns. The teacher suggested terracotta, varnish so it can also be outside (outside I could do this on the walls so no need to if you ask me).
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I see. Looking forward to seeing the result soon.
I will not paint it. I agree with what @bambuka said.
Today and tomorrow I have an extra look and see if there's room to put it down somewhere. Can be I will varnish it or add some gloss since I am not sure how vulnerable it will be if it remains this way.