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Best Way to Model this Shape?
For an even wedge try this...
Leave one side at table height (flat) on opposite side of clay (base of wedge) have a stack of cards or other solid surface. Use a brayer or other roller to smooth the clay along this incline creating an even wedge shape. To match the curve... Use similiar method to above but use a curved stack of cards or solid curved shape of similiar size to the object. Or cut and curve the wedge to match the object after creating a straight wedge. I hope one or both ideas helps you. Greg Krynen www.PurpleDragonGifts.com - Mythos and Beyond gifts www.krynen.com - Forums, links and other information on lapidary, polymer clay and other materials. "J" wrote in message ... Hi, I'm new to modelling and need some advice. I want to make the shape attached; the curve needs to fit to another object I already have, Can anyone advise me the best way to go about making this shape? I would just roll some clay flat and cut it out but the issues I'm not sure about a 1) How to get the flat clay into an even wedge 2) How to match the curve to the object I already have (Which is roughly spherical) Any help or links would be much appreciated! Thanks J |
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thanks greg!
"Greg Krynen" wrote in message news:cpm3f.45088$HM1.42318@trnddc04... For an even wedge try this... Leave one side at table height (flat) on opposite side of clay (base of wedge) have a stack of cards or other solid surface. Use a brayer or other roller to smooth the clay along this incline creating an even wedge shape. To match the curve... Use similiar method to above but use a curved stack of cards or solid curved shape of similiar size to the object. Or cut and curve the wedge to match the object after creating a straight wedge. I hope one or both ideas helps you. Greg Krynen www.PurpleDragonGifts.com - Mythos and Beyond gifts www.krynen.com - Forums, links and other information on lapidary, polymer clay and other materials. "J" wrote in message ... Hi, I'm new to modelling and need some advice. I want to make the shape attached; the curve needs to fit to another object I already have, Can anyone advise me the best way to go about making this shape? I would just roll some clay flat and cut it out but the issues I'm not sure about a 1) How to get the flat clay into an even wedge 2) How to match the curve to the object I already have (Which is roughly spherical) Any help or links would be much appreciated! Thanks J |
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J wrote:
Hi, I'm new to modelling and need some advice. I want to make the shape attached; the curve needs to fit to another object I already have, Can anyone advise me the best way to go about making this shape? I would just roll some clay flat and cut it out but the issues I'm not sure about a 1) How to get the flat clay into an even wedge 2) How to match the curve to the object I already have (Which is roughly spherical) Any help or links would be much appreciated! Thanks J If I had to do this piece I wouldn't do it out of clay. It would be much easier to do out of wood or plastic. Robert |
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