Hypertufa Sculpture - Step by Step Guide to Make Your Own Sculptures Using Hypertufa

Sculptures are great work of art that many people recognize. The work of art is as amazing as its value. Putting sculptures in your garden provides extra beauty that catches the vision of every person. As said by Oscar Wilde, "A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament".

Making sculptures with a bunch of adhesive mixture of sand and Portland cement is the best and common way to start constructing your hypertufa sculpture. But before you can start, there are few things that you will need in making hypertufa sculpture.

Air-dry clay
Plaster powder
Water
Mixing bowl
Large spoon
Petroleum jelly
Paintbrush
Modeling clay
Rubber bands
Drill

The procedures in sculpting hypertufa sculpture start with the process of molding your statue in air dry clay, where your creativity is most needed at this point. Remember that before you do the molding process, please make sure that your statue is completely dry, and subsequently cover the statue with a thin layer of petroleum jelly and plaster. The amount of liquid plaster needed for molding process depends upon the size of the statue. Divide the statue with a thin line using modeling clay symmetrically. At this stage, you need to mold each side of the original statue so that later on you can make your final image.

Apply some coat of plaster with usage of brush on one side of the statue and wait until it dries completely. Connect the plaster with rubber bands to make it tight enough so that nothing can leak out. Drill some hole in your plaster mold, so that you can pour inside whatever mixture that you plan to use to make the hypertufa statue. Some people add mosaics in particular part of hypertufa sculpture, usually at the bottom. This is done in order to add extra beauty feature in your creation.

Learning how to make hypertufa sculptures is a great way of making your garden looks beautiful and amazing. It is one of the best ways to show your artistic talents in your garden. It is fun and also an inexpensive way of improving the garden landscape. Anyone who constructs sculptures by using hypertufa can realized their imagination to the full potential.