Bas-relief in an hour - Part 1

Good day, and in this video I will tell you, rather show you, how to make a relief artwork As you can see, we have here a small piece of gypsum board, which is one fifteenth of a gypsum board, if I may say so. Its size is 40 by 50. I got this picture from the internet and downloaded it. Here, a tree is depicted. Here is the sea and a small little island. What will we do here? We won't just try to copy everything here one by one. But this is approximate, just so you understand what we will be depicting. We will also draw a tree here. But instead of an islet, I will depict mountains, high mountains. A tall mountain will be here, and likewise, a tree will also be depicted here. In this area, a tree will be depicted here too—also on a slope, also at the summit. Here, to make the relief, the material cost is, let me tell you, 150 rubles, so that you understand. Here we'll spend 150 rubles, create a painting worth 3,000 or 5,000 rubles, even up to 6,000 rubles. Here, we won't do anything with the frame. Please note that the edges here were neatly cut by the drywall. You see, gypsum board is easily cut; there are special shapes, sanding forms, everything is neatly sanded. The edges are slightly convex, but drywall can still be cut. Use a utility knife to make a cut in the drywall. The cardboard ends up in the middle of the plaster on both sides. We cut and break the cardboard on one side. Somewhere there are some irregularities; we smooth them down using this sandpaper. I also took PVA glue, applied it, soaked everything thoroughly, and now it's stronger, doesn't crumble, and leaves no residue on my hands. That's it. We have drywall here. As I said, this is 15 parts of drywall—this is a whole sheet of drywall, which can be divided into 15 such parts. It's 40 by 50, meaning a sheet of gypsum board costs around 250 rubles. Well, let's say it's even 300 rubles divided by 15, then the gypsum board will cost 20 rubles. The plaster, on average, let's say about 500 rubles per bag, which is 25 kg. Well, let's say they sell the plaster for 25-30 rubles. Two kilograms of plaster already cost 60 rubles. In total, we have 80 rubles. Plus, to cover it, the paint here is this DuFa acrylic paint, white, silky-glossy. But it's the perfect time to use matte paint. You can add a little tint here, a small amount of black acrylic paint, to make it gray. But this jar costs around 300 to 350 rubles, but we won't use up the entire jar here. We use such a quantity of paint that we will consume it entirely, covering it completely with one color. You will all see it The production cost of this painting will be around 150 rubles, while the price is 3,000 to 5,000 rubles—can even sell for 6,000 or 7,000. If a Malevich square was sold for such a sum, I'm not saying several million, but on average, this painting would be worth around three thousand. Here's some gypsum-based joint compound mixed up here—look how thick it is. It's a dry plaster mixture; I mixed it to such a thick consistency. Why so thick? Because exactly this thickness will be much easier to work with. If we work with liquid plaster, it sticks to the mastic. You see, I don't wipe the eraser, so why should it stay clean? It turns into a mess with liquid plaster, it leaves residue on the mastic. Constant procedures are needed, clean it, do all of this Today I will show you This is just an example; we won't try, but roughly something like that We will depict a tree, and instead of this island, we will draw mountains. I will now show you an example of how it will look on our side. Roughly mountains and tree We will make a similar picture like this one This is also on our gypsum board; nothing here is fully painted. Just paint it, and we'll have a ready-made picture. Techniques of bas-reliefs We're not priming it here, as I don't see the point in priming it here. If your drywall is dusty, you can take a damp sponge and clean the dust off. There's no need to prepare the background here. We already have a prepared background here; we'll paint it later. First, we will begin. How will our mountains be? If you have no idea what mountains look like, you can google it. You will see different types of mountains You can write, create, and depict mountains however you like. Also, any tree you like I'm just a little bit over the edge here Here I will draw stones And something similar to this tree I will draw here I'm not sketching anything here; I'll gradually depict everything here. And the mountains too—just so you understand, I won't have any here; it's just flat. There will be some parts protruding here. We have mountains protruding, some kind of protruding parts exist. Here, for example, you can see That's all we will highlight. And that's all So then What we will need here We will need some putty. As you can see, I've mixed in a small amount here Trowel, float This is what we will be working on A brush will be needed. But we don't paint it We won't paint it with a brush— you'll see for yourself what it's for Also a glass of water Syringe And also putty, slightly more liquid What is this for? So that I can inject small branches with a syringe? I can draw a more fluid one from here But we'll see all that as it unfolds. What and how will I do all of this So, here We'll set this aside. And now I will show you what and how I will do it. And you can repeat along with me And make a similar picture like that one First of all A thick layer of plaster could be applied here. Prepare the background And then create the relief And then don't even paint it Don't paint it; just cover it with acrylic lacquer. Slightly darken And that's all We won't prepare the background here. We'll be making the relief right away on this bare gypsum board here. When will we paint? It won't differ from it in any practical way either. Therefore We start right here The most important thing is to just keep holding on Here is the flat side The one we will constantly clean with a mastichin See? And in this way, we will gradually apply as much plaster as we need. We need more filler for the shaft if necessary. When shaping the trunk, we'll take a bit more putty. In order to depict finer branches We will use less spackle The entire process will be smaller. Slightly thicker We need it even thicker, let's take something even thicker And in this manner So what, I'm here too I'll start as well To mold It's similar to the picture. I'll do it, but there's no need to actually take it here. Something you can There are plenty of pictures of various trees on the internet. You don't need to try to do it exactly one-to-one To outline something Trees are different. Therefore, there's no need to directly try to replicate it exactly. If here the tree is depicted like this You can portray it even better Do you understand? There's no need to try to do something there exactly the same way. Redo it, draw something I prefer these ones more Thick branches I will draw It's precisely here, in principle You won't get much done with a syringe anyway. Because there will be additional tree crowns here for me I can send some fragments there. Take, depict And most importantly What is this about here The entire appearance of the wood will give a sense of These are crooked branches I mean, when we have You know, these branches aren't so smooth And somewhere, such bends and twists Sharp turns At that moment, we had such trees They will look slightly like that I will also show you How to make stones This is putty. Turkish plaster Operational state One and a half hours It goes up to two. With putty, they can be different. There are different types of putty. About forty minutes there for someone Setting time Everyone has a different freezing time. Therefore The putty dries quickly. Mix in a little bit Improved My plaster is drying out quickly. I'm doing this part I'm refining it I am also making a relief sculpture. What is a bas-relief? A bas-relief is a relief sculpture. Where the figure protrudes less than half From the plane Here we have a round tree. We are showing the full volume here. Accordingly, we do the same thing Less than half the volume There is the same technique for making a fire. There, the figure protrudes more than halfway. Therefore Here These two techniques can be combined in this way. I'll say this much The most important thing is to make them semi-circular. The most important thing is to make them semi-circular. And then We will have Look all neat Notice how I'm setting up the cron Trunk of a tree So rough From now on, I won't be doing it anymore From now on, I'll do all of this with a syringe. And now I will make the base itself On what will I have To stand Tree It doesn't take much time. And thus, in such a way OK Please note, I am taking this now Large brushstrokes and I apply them in this order. In order to depict a stone It's somehow right to know A stroke is not necessary to apply. Here If you have no idea whatsoever What do stones look like? Go back and Google it, then take a look What do stones look like? They come in different types. They can be semi-circular, faceted, or sharp. Many different kinds So Google is your friend. Google it and take a look To give you an idea What do stones look like? And in this very manner You can depict stones as well. And everything else Now I will show you How much time do I have? This painting will take up In short, we'll calculate the hours I We will paint her After complete drying It won't become any better here either. When we have thick putty You see, it's much easier to work this way Adjust some details The filler does not spread. The rest is much the same Simpler and easier Therefore Mix the plaster thoroughly. This too I'll say it this way, on the matter You see, it's possible to work on stones Come up with how to depict them Everything else Why do we need water? You can moisten the brushes, wet the brushes The filler won't stick at all. And somewhere above the edges, to work Above every stone Work every corner thoroughly Do you understand? And the putty won't stick either Here If I had filled in this background And I would apply plaster to it A bas-relief would be made on it He wouldn't have held on so easily How much easier will it be to stay on pure drywall? I've already experienced this many times before Therefore Here he will hold on very tightly. On the plastered surface This relief I won't say it'll fall off right away If desired You can take the chisel and place it. Tap it and it will come off. From the ground It can be glued. In this form You can't so easily take it away from her. It will tear slightly downward. This gypsum board Therefore These are the kinds of moments we have. Here in principle That's it, I won't do anything else here anymore Now we will be doing more than just trees How will we do it besides trees The tree, as it usually is with us Trees we have are It is semicircular. This part here Closer to us The distant view is ours These very regions Therefore, we will also begin From the edge More such small ones Through the woods You see, when I take it Applying And I apply I apply them in different orders. I don't have that anywhere properly. And I apply the strokes differently That's how they struck, that's how they struck Don't do what you have The smear was repeated identically. This will no longer be interesting. Because outdoors No two leaves are the same. Or identical branches Therefore, we try our best Apply everywhere Different Smears And pay attention as well What texture am I creating? Everywhere is different Here more, here less It's completely empty here. And we make such a texture And thus we will have a picture But what will she be like for us? We will see at the end I don't even know yet what she'll be like. But I know she will Oh oh oh A picture to all pictures See, I'm here So then We can fix everything Barelli can always be fixed. Therefore, if it drops just a little A pile of all So, something needed to be refined here Therefore, we do not worry about these moments. Everything can be fixed. Here I still do at least a minimum All We are starting When we start applying the plaster We are mixing We sometimes have bubbles somewhere When we start typing The event will take place with us And we're just a bit Let this plaster settle completely. Then, before sticking it in and typing You see this 20 cc syringe We will fully immerse it Why are we doing this? The same as with Makhina To prevent the plaster from sticking Thus, we are gathering The filler is very thick. Therefore, it's a bit complicated. Is filling up You see, don't you? Somewhere clean, somewhere just a little bit It got messed up We have a sponge for this. So that we can clean everything Let's clean it up carefully. And let's start making branches