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keepers-of-the-gloom asked: Although I'm a pencil and paper kind of artist, I've always wanted to try sculpting things. Noticing that you sculpt a bit on the side, I just wanted to know if you have any tips on sculpting. Also, do you use any specific tools to aid you in your endeavours?
I’m not SUPER experienced in sculpting as far as actual proper technique goes, I just sort of fiddle with things until they look right, but here are some things that might help:
I use super sculpey as my clay of choice, because it holds detail well and doesn’t give you the problem of drying out, and can be baked to a really nice durability (for people who have had problems with sculpey’s durability in the past, I recommend checking out this thread, which discusses baking times/temps/clay mixes that will give you a more durable sculpture.)
Tools-wise, I tend to use whatever is convenient and the proper size/shape for what I need at the time. I’ve been known to use pins, pencils, the round butt-end of various pens, screwdrivers, X-acto knives, and even (GASP) actual sculpting tools! You should be able to pick up a set of wooden sculpting tools for like 7 dollars at a local art supply store.
Super sculpey has sort of a weird natural translucency to it, which can make seeing what you’re doing pretty difficult, so you might want to try mixing a small brick of black and/or white sculpey into it, which will make the clay more opaque and easier to work with.
The last tip that comes to mind immediately is for getting a smooth surface with Super Sculpey, as anyone who has used it probably knows, it’s a pain in the butt to smooth out all your little details so they look like natural textures instead of just awkward tool marks. Rubbing alcohol + paintbrush. Going over the surface of your sculpture before baking it with the alcohol will smooth out any weird edges or fingerprints and pick up any little clay-shavings from doing scratchier textures.
Hope this helps you out a bit!
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These guys are pretty much done, now. Couple little touchups could probably be made but for all intents and purposes they are complete!
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Another WIP sculpt thing. Got a couple glass eyes so this little babby horrorterror will get a matching buddy and then they will both be painted and become earrings! yay!
As with the other thing, proper pictures will be taken when they’re done. :> But these will take much less time so they should actually be up here sometime within the next couple days.
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yay pictures!
This guy was built up on a lump of foil for bulking him out/basic shape. A flat layer of clay goes on and then balls of clay for the eyes and then everything else was built up using those as the key feature to keep everything as symmetrical as possible, and then smoothed out with sculpting tools.
I don’t use anything fancy! In fact, it’s kind of the opposite. I make due with whatever i have that is a good shape for what I need — screwdrivers, pins, knives, paintbrushes, etc. I have a set of really cheap wooden clay tools that I got at the local A.C. Moore store, but that’s pretty much it!
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Sometimes I … sculpt… things.
This guy will be a silly spider-monster. Will take a proper picture when he’s actually done and painted. For now, only crappy webcam shots. 8y