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fire large pieces
Hello all,
This is my first post to this group and I am looking for a little help. I am new to polymer clay but have done 3 dimensional arts in wood carving, clay sculpting and computer graphics for a while. Anyway, I own a company that does home restorations and themes in which we build a lot of custom accents. Currently I am working with a client that wants to do a Celtic theme in one of their rooms and wants Celtic knot-work pillars that resemble the ones that adorn the pillar in the village of Edoras in the movie Lord of the Rings (here is an image http://www.lordoftherings.net/legend...as/edoras5.jpg). Normally, I would carve these from wood but it requires several pillars and the work is very intricate not to mention the leafing that will be required to get the gold tones. So, I started thinking about using standard pillars and wrapping them with some form of surfaces that could mimic the look I am looking for yet save time over hand carving all of this detail. My friend suggested that I check out polymer clay and so here I am. I pretty much have conceived of how I can accomplish this with clay and I am experienced with traditional clay, but I need to try and clarify a few things. So here are my questions: 1. How am I going to fire large cylindrical pieces of polymer clay that wrap around pillars? Can I torch fire it or heat gun fire it on the pillar? 2. In Polymer clay how do I get an antiqued gold look? As well they may go with an antique pewter look. Can I leaf it like I would do wood or is there a better way with PC, that will be more durable than leafing? If anyone has any thoughts or suggestions I would greatly appreciate it. |
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"ksmeltzer" wrote in message oups.com... Hello all, This is my first post to this group and I am looking for a little help. I am new to polymer clay but have done 3 dimensional arts in wood carving, clay sculpting and computer graphics for a while. Anyway, I own a company that does home restorations and themes in which we build a lot of custom accents. Currently I am working with a client that wants to do a Celtic theme in one of their rooms and wants Celtic knot-work pillars that resemble the ones that adorn the pillar in the village of Edoras in the movie Lord of the Rings (here is an image http://www.lordoftherings.net/legend...as/edoras5.jpg). EEp! You don't want much do you!! I had a look at the picture and suggest....... { 1 } Find out who built the set ( Must be in the credits of the film.) and ask them { 2 }Perhaps a simple wood pillar,( or roughly carved wood pillar, covered in plaster or glue gesso then carved back. Or wooden pillar, covered in one layer of surgical plaster cloth to build up, bulk up the design in moulded plaster cloth, then refine using plaster and carving over that. ( 3 }For permanence, might then be cast in fibreglass resin. Good luck -- Jackdaw collector of junk, trivia and bright twinkly things. Foiled on http://www.jackdaw-crafts.net |
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I thought about contacting them but then my friend who gave me the
recommendation and who is in set design mentioned two thing 1. The person probably did most of the work on all three movies and is probably inundated with correspondence request like mine about all of the sets and 2. They probably did the design in formed foam to save money and expedite the process which will not suffice for my application. I guess I could give it a try but I think it would be a long shot getting an answer. As for the surgical plaster I never though of that, That would eliminate the firing problem that I will confront and again I could leaf it and then put a urethane sealant over it for durability. Would there be any advantage to using that over say fiberglass cloth cut back and carved? I thought of that but figured a clay would be less time consuming than trying to get the curved nature of those pillars accomplished in fiberglass cloth. |
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ksmeltzer wrote:
Hello all, This is my first post to this group and I am looking for a little help. I am new to polymer clay but have done 3 dimensional arts in wood carving, clay sculpting and computer graphics for a while. Anyway, I own a company that does home restorations and themes in which we build a lot of custom accents. Currently I am working with a client that wants to do a Celtic theme in one of their rooms and wants Celtic knot-work pillars that resemble the ones that adorn the pillar in the village of Edoras in the movie Lord of the Rings (here is an image http://www.lordoftherings.net/legend...as/edoras5.jpg). Normally, I would carve these from wood but it requires several pillars and the work is very intricate not to mention the leafing that will be required to get the gold tones. So, I started thinking about using standard pillars and wrapping them with some form of surfaces that could mimic the look I am looking for yet save time over hand carving all of this detail. My friend suggested that I check out polymer clay and so here I am. I pretty much have conceived of how I can accomplish this with clay and I am experienced with traditional clay, but I need to try and clarify a few things. So here are my questions: 1. How am I going to fire large cylindrical pieces of polymer clay that wrap around pillars? Can I torch fire it or heat gun fire it on the pillar? 2. In Polymer clay how do I get an antiqued gold look? As well they may go with an antique pewter look. Can I leaf it like I would do wood or is there a better way with PC, that will be more durable than leafing? If anyone has any thoughts or suggestions I would greatly appreciate it. Post your question on alt.sculpture |
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I know that when Lisa Pavelka covered her car in polymer clay pieces,
she used a heat gun to cure the clay. She said it took forever. I agree, plaster or even air-dry clay may be a better option for you. ---------- Barbara www.penguintrax.com eBay & Justbeadsenguintrax 0 /O\ Nurturing doesn't end at birth: breastfeed, co-sleep, babywear. There is a very fine line between a hobby and mental illness. (Dave Barry) Need quality, inexpensive web hosting? Check out http://www.lyonshost.com. Shopping carts, blogs, image galleries, content management and more! ksmeltzer wrote: Hello all, This is my first post to this group and I am looking for a little help. I am new to polymer clay but have done 3 dimensional arts in wood carving, clay sculpting and computer graphics for a while. Anyway, I own a company that does home restorations and themes in which we build a lot of custom accents. Currently I am working with a client that wants to do a Celtic theme in one of their rooms and wants Celtic knot-work pillars that resemble the ones that adorn the pillar in the village of Edoras in the movie Lord of the Rings (here is an image http://www.lordoftherings.net/legend...as/edoras5.jpg). Normally, I would carve these from wood but it requires several pillars and the work is very intricate not to mention the leafing that will be required to get the gold tones. So, I started thinking about using standard pillars and wrapping them with some form of surfaces that could mimic the look I am looking for yet save time over hand carving all of this detail. My friend suggested that I check out polymer clay and so here I am. I pretty much have conceived of how I can accomplish this with clay and I am experienced with traditional clay, but I need to try and clarify a few things. So here are my questions: 1. How am I going to fire large cylindrical pieces of polymer clay that wrap around pillars? Can I torch fire it or heat gun fire it on the pillar? 2. In Polymer clay how do I get an antiqued gold look? As well they may go with an antique pewter look. Can I leaf it like I would do wood or is there a better way with PC, that will be more durable than leafing? If anyone has any thoughts or suggestions I would greatly appreciate it. |
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"Barbara Forbes-Lyons" wrote in message ... I know that when Lisa Pavelka covered her car in polymer clay pieces, she used a heat gun to cure the clay. She said it took forever. I agree, plaster or even air-dry clay may be a better option for you. omg, do we have photos of that car?? i want to seeeeeeeeeee! omg omg she covered car. im shocked. i want to cover my car. |
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---------- Barbara www.penguintrax.com eBay & Justbeadsenguintrax 0 /O\ Nurturing doesn't end at birth: breastfeed, co-sleep, babywear. There is a very fine line between a hobby and mental illness. (Dave Barry) Need quality, inexpensive web hosting? Check out http://www.lyonshost.com. Shopping carts, blogs, image galleries, content management and more! crna_ofca wrote: "Barbara Forbes-Lyons" wrote in message ... I know that when Lisa Pavelka covered her car in polymer clay pieces, she used a heat gun to cure the clay. She said it took forever. I agree, plaster or even air-dry clay may be a better option for you. omg, do we have photos of that car?? i want to seeeeeeeeeee! omg omg she covered car. im shocked. i want to cover my car. |
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