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One evening around Christmas I randomly sculpted this Kiki head at Karpour's place. After some mishaps (falling/burning in the oven, falling on the ground, etc) it has some cracks and some of the hair broke off, but nothing that's hard to fix. Since I don't have any clay here (they don't sell super sculpey here!) it'll just be an unfinished head for a while, but I do plan to put a body under it and paint it sometime. I just hope by that time I still like it enough to finish! (I have two other unfinished Kikis lying around, that don't look anything like my current drawing style anymore)
Category Artwork (Traditional) / All
Species Mammal (Other)
Size 800 x 900px
File Size 490.3 kB
What about this one :P
http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/...../roosculpt.jpg
http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/...../roosculpt.jpg
This reminds me of the work of a Polyform sculptor friend of mine who crafted fairies, mermaids and Centaurs. She never painted the "Human" parts of her figures, opting to use controlled baking heat to create various skin tones. Oh, of course she'd paint in the eyes and various other details, but never painted fleshtones. I think this is the reason Super Sculpy comes in that kind of soft, light orangish color. It was originally created to appeal to doll crafters and figure sculptors.
So awesome!!
I don't think you need to bake it that long though! You can also slightly under-bake thicker pieces like the head first, then add thin details and pop the whole thing back in for a few minutes. it's been a while but I think something like 3-5 minutes is plenty for thin pieces.
That being said it doesn't look like the burned pieces are a problem - are they brittle at all?
I don't think you need to bake it that long though! You can also slightly under-bake thicker pieces like the head first, then add thin details and pop the whole thing back in for a few minutes. it's been a while but I think something like 3-5 minutes is plenty for thin pieces.
That being said it doesn't look like the burned pieces are a problem - are they brittle at all?
I think it looks very well done if not a little on the crispy side XD That bites that you can't find super sculpey where you are. When I lived with my parents I would have to take a 3.5-4 hour drive to the city to get any art supplies pretty much. I mean there used to be a little store that sold some art supplies but they did not do well enough because they charged a fortune for the stuff so not many people could afford it and any of the hard core artsy types would go to the city to get their supplies. It makes me kinda sad that they closed it down shortly after I moved to the city.
A tip - you can actually boil sculpey in a pot of boiling water! I've never done it myself, but my friends who have done it said not only does it work, your fingerprints are removed from the sculpey in the process!
Another material you might want to try is magic sculpt - it's essentially like epoxy putty and clay combined, it can air dry, and when it's dry it is rock hard and can be very light as well! It can be a little hard to work with since it can get sticky, but grab some baby powder, some rubbing alcohol or water and you should be fine.
I'm tempted to ask if you would like me to send you some super sculpey?
Another material you might want to try is magic sculpt - it's essentially like epoxy putty and clay combined, it can air dry, and when it's dry it is rock hard and can be very light as well! It can be a little hard to work with since it can get sticky, but grab some baby powder, some rubbing alcohol or water and you should be fine.
I'm tempted to ask if you would like me to send you some super sculpey?
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