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I made a dragon hat in high school for a halloween costume. I chickened out on sculpting Sssage for the piece because I didn't think I could do her justice.
6 years later, that has changed. One the dragon hat has been retired as the horns have been threatening to come lose completely. Two, I am much better with my hands and the materials I have to work with are much better. And three, I've been getting closer and closer to the furry/scaley community, I would like to participate in walking around in my true scales.
The lower horns are all that needs further sculpting, from there I can carve and hollow it out to make it much much lighter (at least it's lighter than the dragon hat was).
Plaster cloth, paper clay, and home made epoxy follow-me eyes
6 years later, that has changed. One the dragon hat has been retired as the horns have been threatening to come lose completely. Two, I am much better with my hands and the materials I have to work with are much better. And three, I've been getting closer and closer to the furry/scaley community, I would like to participate in walking around in my true scales.
The lower horns are all that needs further sculpting, from there I can carve and hollow it out to make it much much lighter (at least it's lighter than the dragon hat was).
Plaster cloth, paper clay, and home made epoxy follow-me eyes
Category All / Fursuit
Species Dragon (Other)
Size 577 x 432px
File Size 48.3 kB
Paper clay is awesome. It feels just like polymer clay/sculpey, easy to mold, really fun and easy to carve and sand when dried. It dries in the air and can take a couple hours to a day to harden (depending on the thickness). For molding anything 3 inches or thicker, give it a day to harden all the way through the middle. Because this stuff dries bone hard! but again, it can be carved. I've changed my mind on the exact position of the horns numerous times and took a saw to them, moving them further back/up and then use more clay to bond it in place. Hot glue also works really well attaching dried pieces to dried pieces.
I like to work with a bowl of water by my side to help smooth pieces together. To add more to already dried clay, just wet the dried surface and rub a little water on the wet clay also. They mold together wonderfully. But once it is dried, no amount of water will make it workable again, it just gets slimy.
I think this stuff is equivalent to paper mache, but uses cotton lint or fine paper fibers instead. You buy it in a wrapper (so to speak), it comes already moist for you to mold with. I recommend getting a ziplock freezer bag to store it in, when not immediately using it. I close my clay up in the baggie even while I am working. I just slip my hand in to grab another chunk. It gets kinda crispy on the exposed edges if you don't, I found this too annoying so I go the extra mile to keep it humidified.
They sell it at dickblick.com I buy it at my local store, but had it shipped when I was away at school too.
I like to work with a bowl of water by my side to help smooth pieces together. To add more to already dried clay, just wet the dried surface and rub a little water on the wet clay also. They mold together wonderfully. But once it is dried, no amount of water will make it workable again, it just gets slimy.
I think this stuff is equivalent to paper mache, but uses cotton lint or fine paper fibers instead. You buy it in a wrapper (so to speak), it comes already moist for you to mold with. I recommend getting a ziplock freezer bag to store it in, when not immediately using it. I close my clay up in the baggie even while I am working. I just slip my hand in to grab another chunk. It gets kinda crispy on the exposed edges if you don't, I found this too annoying so I go the extra mile to keep it humidified.
They sell it at dickblick.com I buy it at my local store, but had it shipped when I was away at school too.
Sweet stuff, paper-clay. I've never found the already moist stuff, though, only the powdered material you have to wet yourself. I'd suggest wearing a painter's mask to keep the particles out of your lungs, but it behaves pretty much like you've stated. I actually had to bake my masks in the oven at 190 F to get them to harden quicker (I was on a time-crunch, or I would have let them dry normally), and it still took two days...
Neat to see other costumers making masks with this stuff!
Neat to see other costumers making masks with this stuff!
Paper clay is awesome. It feels just like polymer clay/sculpey, easy to mold, really fun and easy to carve and sand when dried. It dries in the air and can take a couple hours to a day to harden (depending on the thickness). For molding anything 3 inches or thicker, give it a day to harden all the way through the middle. Because this stuff dries bone hard! but again, it can be carved. I've changed my mind on the exact position of the horns numerous times and took a saw to them, moving them further back/up and then use more clay to bond it in place. Hot glue also works really well attaching dried pieces to dried pieces.
I like to work with a bowl of water by my side to help smooth pieces together. To add more to already dried clay, just wet the dried surface and rub a little water on the wet clay also. They mold together wonderfully. But once it is dried, no amount of water will make it workable again, it just gets slimy.
I think this stuff is equivalent to paper mache, but uses cotton lint or fine paper fibers instead. You buy it in a wrapper (so to speak), it comes already moist for you to mold with. I recommend getting a ziplock freezer bag to store it in, when not immediately using it. I close my clay up in the baggie even while I am working. I just slip my hand in to grab another chunk. It gets kinda crispy on the exposed edges if you don't, I found this too annoying so I go the extra mile to keep it humidified.
They sell it at dickblick.com I buy it at my local store, but had it shipped when I was away at school too.
I like to work with a bowl of water by my side to help smooth pieces together. To add more to already dried clay, just wet the dried surface and rub a little water on the wet clay also. They mold together wonderfully. But once it is dried, no amount of water will make it workable again, it just gets slimy.
I think this stuff is equivalent to paper mache, but uses cotton lint or fine paper fibers instead. You buy it in a wrapper (so to speak), it comes already moist for you to mold with. I recommend getting a ziplock freezer bag to store it in, when not immediately using it. I close my clay up in the baggie even while I am working. I just slip my hand in to grab another chunk. It gets kinda crispy on the exposed edges if you don't, I found this too annoying so I go the extra mile to keep it humidified.
They sell it at dickblick.com I buy it at my local store, but had it shipped when I was away at school too.
ok babe. I will get on that. One last moment for the dragon hat to live, but then it must remain on my lamp. I love it too much to see it damaged. Poor thing's horns are getting loose. I'm really glad I learned so much from making that. The Sssage head will be bone hard!
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