Painting The Paper Cement Clay Toad

The paper cement clay toad is all painted, sealed, and glued to the leaf, and he's now ready to go outside for our year-long experiment.

We received a ton of votes about what to call the new recipe, and "paper cement clay" was a clear winner. People liked it because it says exactly what it is, so that's what I'll be calling it from now on. But remember - it's still experimental until we've had a chance to see how well it holds up through both summer and winter weather.

Links mentioned in the video (let me know if I forgot anything):

Leaf casting video: https://youtu.be/4RSWObvnFgI
Toad sculpting video: https://youtu.be/HWq_aH5cE5c
Paper cement clay recipe video: https://youtu.be/8JzjIZVlSd8
Written post with the two clay recipes (I used the one with the joint compound for the toad: https://www.ultimatepapermache.com/weatherproof-paper-mache-clay
Linda's mushroom tutorial https://www.ultimatepapermache.com/make-a-waterproof-paper-mache-mushroom
Rustoleum Matte Clear Enamel https://amzn.to/3za3nuU (affiliate link)
E6000 glue on Amazon https://amzn.to/3vpUWux (affiliate link - but it was a lot less expensive at my local Lowes)

If you like the masks and wall sculptures behind me in the video, you can see patterns for them, and more, at https://www.ultimatepapermache.com/patterns

And my sculpting books are available on amazon.com:

Fast Faces - Unleash Your Creativity... https://amzn.to/2DSNXfG
Make Animal Sculptures: http://amzn.to/1nMUO3a
How to Make Masks: http://amzn.to/2obUDmq
Make Tiny Paper Mache Dogs: http://amzn.to/1KXd9zg

You can show off your sculptures on my site here: https://www.ultimatepapermache.com/daily-sculptors-group-page

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
2:15 First layer of acrylic paint on the paper cement clay leaf
3:04 Dark green on the leaf
4:36 Starting to paint the paper cement clay toad, first underlayer of grey
5:11 Second layer, with warmer grey
5:40 Adding dark spots to the toad
6:11 Adding a little color
6:32 Outlining the spots
6:47 Painting the gold toad eyes
7:12 Adding brown areas and spots to the toad's back and face
8:12 Working a little more on the toad's eyes
8:16 The toad painting finished
8:19 The enamel spray I used to seal the toad and leaf
10:25 The e6000 glue I'll use to stick the toad to the leaf
10:23 How the toad looks in the garden
11:11 How to share your sculptures on my site
11:52 Using the paper cement clay inside
12:41 Plans for a new pattern project, rhino or dragon? Help me decide
12:46 Garden question -
13:34 Conclusion