Gypsum usually takes fifteen minutes to set and about one hour to reach strength.
If you want to make a sculpture directly, there should be a shelf in it to support it. In this case, it is suitable to make an abstract sculpture, which can be fixed with a knife and sandpaper.
Gypsum is generally used to copy sculptures. Turn a master mold on the clay manuscript, smear the release agent, pour gypsum on it, and knock off the master mold, which is the gypsum sculpture.