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Post by Dan on Jan 10, 2010 21:57:36 GMT
You could also give Kato Polyclay a try. I used sculpey a few years but find Kato to be much more to my liking. Forest Rogers also uses Kato Polyclay. Is it expensive?
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Post by Seijun on Jan 10, 2010 22:31:53 GMT
Its about the same price, give or take a few cents.
EDIT: meant to say, its about the same price as sculpy.
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Post by [][][]cordylus[][][] on Jan 10, 2010 23:04:25 GMT
But you can't bake polyclay!
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Post by Seijun on Jan 11, 2010 2:54:03 GMT
You can bake it.
Ive been putting mine over cured epoxy over tin foil, so 1 pound can go a very long way.
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Post by thrashfennek on Jan 11, 2010 22:38:12 GMT
I'm seeing this thread as a help for everybody one ... so instead of making a new one i just ask stuff here ( not stealing your'e thunder Tyrannax) Where could i get sculpy and is there a way to sculpt seperate limbs ( and base ) and put them together afterwards without seeing lines between the limbs / body , Any tips for realistic skin texture and wrinkles I'm thinking of sculpting a massospondylus ( typo?) because it hasnt been done yet and i'm using an old book as a reference because i love that pic I'm thinking of lifting the tail though but did it really look like that ? with the horn thing goeing on? Kind regards
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Post by Tyrannax on Jan 12, 2010 7:23:14 GMT
After reading for months on sculpting and purchasing several books, I can probably help you with most of those questions. 1. What kind of Sculpey? Super Sculpey and Super Sculpey Firm are the best products to buy. You can usually find these at chain craft stores such as Hobby Lobby and Michael's. Sculpey original (White clay) is really not worth the time or money. 2. It is possible per say, but I do not recommend it and cannot even begin to describe how it would be done. Although it looks difficult and tedious, it is surprisingly far more simple and less time consuming to sculpt the limbs while they are attached to the initial armature. 3. Adding wrinkles is fairly straight forward: Use a sharp tool to literally "draw" lines into the clay. Remember that uniformity does not look natural, so be sure to make the lines uneven. (This does not mean you should style the lines in an utterly random fashion. There needs to be a general direction the lines are more or less following. Creating life-like skin means that you must follow the hills and folds created when an animal moves.) Also, be sure to brush the newly made wrinkles using a paintbrush dipped in 70% or 91% alcohol (91% is more aggressive and will "melt" the clay faster. Be careful and do not use much.) This will smooth out any rough lines. (You can also cover the clay with saran wrap before creating wrinkles. The covering will ensure that you receive smooth lines without having to use alcohol.) 4. There are many techniques used to create scales. One such method is adding small, flattened balls of clay to the sculpture to act as scales. The Horizon Apatosaurus' head has visible scales made from this very technique. Another is by creating a "texture stamp". In order to create a texture stamp you must first ball up a portion of clay about the size of a human eyeball (I cannot think of any other example, haha) and simply press any number of pointed tips into the ball's surface. Bake the stamp at 125 degrees for 45 minutes. After allowing it to cool, coat the stamp with some form of shellac-like material. This will keep the stamp from adhering to the unbaked clay. Now, simply press the stamp into the clay and look at the scale-like results it leaves! A more difficult and tedious method involves using firmer polymer clay (such as Super Sculpey firm) and literally "scratching" scale-like patterns into the surface. We can see an example of this on Papo's dinosaur sculptures. I hope this helped. It was rather rushed, but should be enough to get you started. As for the image, I recommend finding a more up to date and accurate recreation over the internet. There are many images to be found! As for now, I hope your first sculpture turns out to be to your liking. Have fun.
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Post by Seijun on Jan 12, 2010 8:28:06 GMT
Another thing, you can mix polymer clays. I.e. If you find that super sculp is too soft, or that sculpy firn is too hard, you can mix the two.
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