Welcome to my FREE video series: Tips & Tricks!

Not all tips are tricks, and not all tricks are tips, and knowing the difference matters. In these short free videos, I share some of the quickest and most valuable insights from my career, so you can work smarter without having to learn everything the hard way.

A pair of worn needle-nose pliers holding a thin wire on a weathered wooden surface, with several small rocks or pebbles in the background

Tips & Tricks #02

Tarps and Shade
A worker in a black cap and gloves using bolt cutters on a rebar armature frame outdoors against a concrete structure

Tips & Tricks #04

Rebar Benders
A man in sunglasses and a cap holding a caulk gun loaded with a purple epoxy or adhesive cartridge at an outdoor rock construction site

Tips & Tricks #05

Tool Retrieval
A hand arranging various textured plaster or concrete mold samples in a shallow tray, including patterns resembling coral, honeycomb, and lizard skin

Tips & Tricks #06

Makeshift Stamps
A hand using a screwdriver to adjust a metal wire reel spool on a

Tips & Tricks #08

Custom Pliers
A person's hands holding a compact black wire reel spool with a strand of wire being pulled from it

Tips & Tricks #09

Tie Wire Reel
Close-up of a pair of pliers gripping a thin wire against a metal surface, with a wire reel visible below

Tips & Tricks #10

Tie Wire Tricks
Close-up of two cut rebar ends protruding from a curved, rusty steel armature structure against a light background

Tips & Tricks #12

Cutting Rebar at height
Richard L. Winget in a safety vest and cap holding a plasterer's hawk with a mound of wet concrete mix, standing beside a large sculpted rock form under a plastic enclosure

Tips & Tricks #13

Hawk and Trowel

Video-On-Demand and DVDs

I have a variety of instructional videos covering all aspects of rockwork and fabrication, from planning to sculpting, painting, and more. Come check out one of my newest videos on sculpting Driftwood Handrails.

Richard L. Winget crouching in tall dry grass outdoors, looking through a large telephoto camera lens, with rocky outcroppings and shrubs visible in the background

Meet Your Instructor

Richard L. Winget

Richard L. Winget is a passionate and accomplished rockwork artisan who has been sculpting various materials for over three decades. He has traveled the world as a freelance artist and continues to do so, working on projects ranging from millions to billions of dollars, including world-class commercial resorts, theme parks, hotels, zoos, aquariums, and some of the most spectacular private custom residential works ever imagined. He is also the founder of Authentic Environments and the visionary behind Carve-Rightâ„¢, an innovative, precisely engineered product that simplifies the design mix aspect of sculptural concrete, making it easier for artists and contractors to create artistic projects worldwide.

Testimonials

Here are some of the nice things people have said about my videos and products.

"The detail on carving and coloring is the best I have seen."

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"His connections and knowledge of the business are priceless."

Nathan Giffin (Vertical Artisans, Hickory Hills, IL)

"It has shortened the learning curve by 10-15 years."

John Soychak (Thunder Bay, Ontario)