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new online lesson, sculpting feet
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I have been so intimidated trying to
think of a way to sculpt or cast a hand (and one nearly 2x the size of actual human hand) and, voila, here is your post! Now, my question is: if I make a hand that thick, will it actually bake? Or should I go back to square one and figure out another way to the formation of the hand? Thanks, Marika, for such a wonderful tutorial! And, thanks to the group. Kim This is the direct link to the tutorial pages: http://members.home.nl/asrai/cursus-en.htm Or when you click the url at my signature, chose Online lessons from the left menu. Hope you like the tutorial. :-) -- Marika http://members.home.nl/fantasydolls ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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My Newly Sculpted Hand
"Marika" wrote in message
news:MPG.1e63db18bd4248d9896e8@news... Kim schreef... Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I have been so intimidated trying to think of a way to sculpt or cast a hand (and one nearly 2x the size of actual human hand) and, voila, here is your post! Now, my question is: if I make a hand that thick, will it actually bake? Or should I go back to square one and figure out another way to the formation of the hand? Thanks, Marika, for such a wonderful tutorial! And, thanks to the group. Kim Hi Kim, Well there might be another problem with the size you would like to make, do you have an oven big enough for this? I would not advice to make it solid. To cure polymerclay you need to bake about 15 minutes per 6 mm (1/4") of thickness. I usualy use an armature with tinfoil inside bigger objects. I think I would try another type of clay, for instance an air drying clay over a wire armature. Perhaps make a wire armature looking like a skeleton hand, build it up using (kitchen)paper and papertape. After this you can use airdrying clay for the sculpting. Good luck! ;-) -- Marika http://members.home.nl/fantasiefiguren http://mariekopdekiek.web-log.nl Wow, fancy that! I have been waiting to get home from the office today to get a message to the group and...we must have been on the same wavelength. OK...here's the deal. I got so excited about the tutorial for sculpting hands that I've already done it! I used aluminum foil in the same way as is instructed in the tutorial (i.e., I made a "stub" then sliced through the foil to shape the four fingers, made a separate thumb and put it on just the way it's instructed, etc.). Then, I began working poly clay onto the foil and I now have a fairly beautiful hand that I am going to go ahead and the fingernails onto tonight. Here's my dilemna--and I know some of you may really sigh and think what an idiot I am; but what I did is sculpted the hand out of Sculpey (just the regular 'ol white stuff that comes in a pretty big box). I know, I know...what an idiot. BUT, there's got to be a way...please tell me there's a way! This hand will still fit in my toaster oven, and I am pretty sure it will still fit once I have also added the art layers to it. In other words, the white sculpey is just the base and I will be adding Premo (or whatever you suggest--Kato, FIMO, etc.) to detail the hand with color and shapes. Could anyone please let me know if I should "fire" the hand as is with the white Sculpey, then add to it and fire it again, or should I add what I'm going to and then fire it altogether? The hand is about 2X the size of a human hand and the clay is currently anywhere from 1/8" to 1/4", probably mostly 1/4"--maybe some areas are a little heavier (like the knuckle and fingertip area). By the way, the foil worked wonderfully and I referred to the tutorial often. It's perfect and I so appreciate it! Let me know if I need to give any more details. Kim ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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My Newly Sculpted Hand
Kim wrote:
Wow, fancy that! I have been waiting to get home from the office today to get a message to the group and...we must have been on the same wavelength. OK...here's the deal. I got so excited about the tutorial for sculpting hands that I've already done it! I used aluminum foil in the same way as is instructed in the tutorial (i.e., I made a "stub" then sliced through the foil to shape the four fingers, made a separate thumb and put it on just the way it's instructed, etc.). Then, I began working poly clay onto the foil and I now have a fairly beautiful hand that I am going to go ahead and the fingernails onto tonight. Here's my dilemna--and I know some of you may really sigh and think what an idiot I am; but what I did is sculpted the hand out of Sculpey (just the regular 'ol white stuff that comes in a pretty big box). I know, I know...what an idiot. BUT, there's got to be a way...please tell me there's a way! Is this Super Sculpey or something else? I'm not familiar with all the Sculpey clays. It is not a common clay brand in The Netherlands. I only tried Sculpey LivingDoll myself, it's a lot like the Prosculpt polymer clay. :-) This hand will still fit in my toaster oven, and I am pretty sure it will still fit once I have also added the art layers to it. In other words, the white sculpey is just the base and I will be adding Premo (or whatever you suggest--Kato, FIMO, etc.) to detail the hand with color and shapes. Could anyone please let me know if I should "fire" the hand as is with the white Sculpey, then add to it and fire it again, or should I add what I'm going to and then fire it altogether? The hand is about 2X the size of a human hand and the clay is currently anywhere from 1/8" to 1/4", probably mostly 1/4"--maybe some areas are a little heavier (like the knuckle and fingertip area). I think you should first cure the hand with the white Sculpey, then add new layers with a skintone polymerclay on top of the cured clay. Most polymer clays can be baked more than once. I do hope it will be strong enough with just the tinfoil underneath, for a big hand I would always use a wire armature. I read somewhere that Sculpey isn't a very strong clay. That clay combined with a foil armature.....hmm I would be very careful with this hand when it's cured! ;-) By the way, the foil worked wonderfully and I referred to the tutorial often. It's perfect and I so appreciate it! That's great to hear! :-)) Let me know if I need to give any more details. Kim I wish you a lot of succes and fun with the sculpting, would love to see a picture when it's finished! -- Marika http://members.home.nl/fantasydolls |
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