Brilliant sculpt! Really hope there is a casting mold follow up for this guy. The casting mold design/construction are always my favorite part of the process.

Mrs. Van Tiki saves the day!

@vantikistudio

11 ай бұрын

She’s the best!

I LOVE the time lapse of the actual setup and sculpting! It's not a process I'm familiar with and it's really intimidating so seeing the process helps

@vantikistudio

11 ай бұрын

Stoked to hear it! Starting a sculpture is very intimidating to me as well

Amazing job. Someday, if you ever have time, consider doing a video where you discuss and analyze, say three, of the mugs/scuplts that most inspire and inform your approach to design. In other words, pop the hatch on that interesting brain and let us see inside. Always love to see you work and your enthusiasm. Mahalo.

@vantikistudio

11 ай бұрын

That’s a great idea!

Thank you so much for the shoutout and for always sharing your beautiful artwork!!!❤

@vantikistudio

11 ай бұрын

Thank you for your great tools!

The thing I love most about your videos is the process. Please don't feel bad showing us more of your sculpting. Keep up the great work!

@vantikistudio

11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Oh my, I have a greater appreciation for the art and patience behind tiki mug making! Thank you for sharing.

@vantikistudio

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

Even though you have shown this process before I still enjoy watching everyone.

@vantikistudio

11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

I am so excited to see this Zombie Jug come to life!!

@vantikistudio

11 ай бұрын

Me too!! Can’t wait to start glaze testing!

Lookin forward to the molding process (especially casting process) of this. Awesome!

I found your channel about a week ago and have been watching a lot of your videos. I really enjoy watching you create your art. This was a fun project.

@vantikistudio

2 ай бұрын

So glad you found my channel! Thank you for watching!

woah that looks so good! I can't wait to see how you're gonna tackle the mold making.

@vantikistudio

11 ай бұрын

The mold was indeed tricky! Here’s a peek at the 2nd casting: instagram.com/reel/CwXmkussZzT/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

New video! So excited! That looks sooo good! I love the concept, and I can’t wait to see it in its final, glazed glory!

@vantikistudio

11 ай бұрын

I can’t wait to see it glazed too! I have been doing glaze tests all weekend, and hope to start glazing the AP glaze testing jugs tomorrow ✨🤞✨

This is amazing. You're so ridiculously talented!

@vantikistudio

11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

The Timelapse were amazing, thanks for sharing with us.

@vantikistudio

11 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Thank you so much for putting the link to your table stand!!! I had spent so much time rewatching videos and reels because I know you've mentioned it before. Thank you!

@vantikistudio

11 ай бұрын

Sure thing! I LOVE the stand!

This was fun. it looks so good. made me think if halloween already.

@vantikistudio

11 ай бұрын

It’s never too early to think of Halloween!

I really appreciate you sharing your creativity and thought process so much. Thank you for making these. Always look forward to a TTT! I’ve been working on my own studio practice and even seeing how you manage your time is helpful 🙏🏻

@vantikistudio

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! Time management is critical, and I am awful at it - for my partner is really good at planning and scheduling 😅

Oh that looked like fun. Now I want to make an animal one. 😊 Maybe after I get settled in Portland.

Love this thanks for sharing!

@vantikistudio

11 ай бұрын

Thank YOU for watching!

This is so cool!!

@vantikistudio

11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Awesome as Always!!!

@vantikistudio

11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

I absolutely love it. No wonder you were excited on Insta to share that the video was up early.

@vantikistudio

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! Now I get to share the first castings on Instagram!

This was fantastic and fun to watch. Thank you!

@vantikistudio

11 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Absolutely incredible. Another great job!!

@vantikistudio

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

:-) you are such a fun guy!

I wish I was there to say "Do NOT take back that large pipe!" ....remember, happy little accidents just happen. You'll need that pipe for the next project or the one after that!

@vantikistudio

11 ай бұрын

I had to take it back because it was $175! 😂

really great, thanks again for the quality content so fun to watch!

@vantikistudio

11 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Very happy with this new video. The details of this sculpture are so good! You are a great artist!!

@vantikistudio

11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Wow!! 😮

@vantikistudio

11 ай бұрын

😁

This was such a Terrific Tiki Technical Tuesday (T^4?) - I loved the detail in your decision making process, and now I’m really energized to do a “face jug” for my own creepy collection. I’m apparently not fully up to speed on my @vantiki lore, and I’d love to hear more about your SFX backstory in future videos. [THIS IS GOOD]

@vantikistudio

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! I should do a chat about those crazy FX days in a future episode

I always wish I hadn't watched this yet because I want to see it being molded and it's not up yet!

@vantikistudio

11 ай бұрын

I’m afraid I didn’t film the molding process for the jug - it was complex, and I was already behind schedule. Shooting the process is fun, but it makes everything take twice as long 😅

Sooooo Happy to see another Great video!!!!! Your Positive attitude just makes my day!! Where can I get one of your mugs you make?

@vantikistudio

11 ай бұрын

I sell my mugs on our website: vantiki.com I post the sale dates on my Instagram account - the presale for the zombie jug will be coming up as soon as we dial in a glaze

Yeah, we had bear spray but didn’t need to use it

@vantikistudio

11 ай бұрын

I am always happy to not need the spray! This was our first trip where we saw both black and grizzly bears (from the car)!

Hi. We miss you. Would be nice if a new video came out 😊

@vantikistudio

9 ай бұрын

I knoooow!! I have an episode that has been nearly done, and I’ve been putting off finishing it as I planned on doing an animated sequence for it. Well, as you may have guessed, I haven’t had the time to do the animation, so the episode has been parked on my computer for (gasp) months!

You know what they say: measure once, cut twice.

@vantikistudio

11 ай бұрын

😂

What part of the process do you enjoy the most/least? Just curious.

@vantikistudio

7 ай бұрын

Good question! I love the rough blocking out stage, and I dread the final detail passes (only because they seem to take forever)

That sculpt is screaming for a metal tooth. Not chrome or gold though. A dull steel or iron would be amazing.

@vantikistudio

11 ай бұрын

Good idea!

That is one heck of an ugly mug! I love it already, can't wait to see completely finished

@vantikistudio

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! I’m doing glaze tests this weekend, I can’t wait to get glaze onto the jug!

Hi!! I am just recently getting into ceramic mold making for small figures and had a question for the pro! In the past, I see you've used Chavant Sculptex for help in your plaster molds for small figures. However, where I live Sculptex is hard to find. I'm wondering if you think Chavant's soft NSP is as good as Sculptex? If not, why? NSP is available near me but not Sculptex, and I can't really tell what's different between the two... but I am really hoping you can help me!!! thank you tiki man!!!!

@vantikistudio

8 ай бұрын

Aloha! I’m sure the chavant soft would work great - the goal is really to use a clay that is softer than your model, and that can be smoothed out nicely. One last thing to make sure of is sulfur intent in the clay, as some silicones will be inhibited by sulfur. Chavant NSP is Non Sulfur Plasteline so you are good to go!

@onesalivabubble

8 ай бұрын

@@vantikistudio thank you!!!!!

Why not coat the wooden eyes with glossy polyurethane to prevent absorbing liquids?

@vantikistudio

9 ай бұрын

That could work, but I do lots of scrubbing and brushing with both alcohol and mineral spirits - I’d worry about scrubbing away any coating I put on the wood. Also, wooden spheres usually have wood grain texture

You need a 3d printer!

@vantikistudio

11 ай бұрын

I’d love one, but I feel like that’s putting the cart before the horse. The horse is learning zbrush, and I’ve struggled to learn it for years.

@SmithDrewSmith

11 ай бұрын

Good point. It would have been great for the geometric shapes in this one, but you don't do much geometric. Love your channel, I'm going to be doing a slip cast soon based on what I've learned here!

I really love your work, happy attitude and professional way of approaching your work, with respect from one of your fan and 1year colleague in iran. Thank god i'm alive in age of internet

@vantikistudio

11 ай бұрын

Wow!! Thank you so much!