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Oh my god!!! 100th devitationI finally did a sculpture after a 2 months!
This took about 2 days(could've took less if i wasn't so angry)
1st day:3hrs
2nd day:4hrs
altogether and you get 7hrs!
I kept saying "I hate you but I love you" to the sculpture but i didn't mean it, and don't laugh i was frustrated! It's cracking now which sucks. It's a wire skeleton with clay over it. So if anyone can help me from not making future sculptures crack that's be really nice!
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Ohhhh. Is it paperclay or air dry clay. Because paper clay is air dry too. If it's paper clay just wet the cracked area and fill it in. Then take a wet cloth to smooth it out.
I have a tub of airdry clay that isn't paper clay in my freezer. I haven't had a chance to mess around with it yet though.
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Well honestly idk, but did try to use water to fill the cracks 
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idk, I don't know...man I'm getting sooo out of the loop! LOL!
Was it completely dry when you did the water thing?
If the cracks are big enough pack them. Use a tooth pick or something like it to push the clay in and then rub to smooth.
I do have clay in my freezer...I get on these kicks where I buy stuff. Lots of stuff and then I realize that I just don't have time to play with it all so I stow it away in the tub to keep it fresh.
I'm not a big fan of sculpey. It is prone to be brittle and burn/char. For colored clay, kato is awesome but somewhat challenging to work with. I have kato, super sculpey (in the green and white box cus it's flesh colored), prosculpt aka living doll in fairy and baby colors, fimo classic and fimo soft, cernit and puppen fimo all in my freezer.
Right now, I'm only using puppen fimo and fimo classic though. It is super flexible and strong.
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hahaha!
Yep although i hate to admit this but when i used the wire for the arms it was somewhat loose 0.o
But i'll try to use the toothpick idea nvr thought of that.
Well if i ever get alot of clay i now know where to put it
I always hated my pieces becoming burnt, cause some were good.
Well i have all those clays written down and when i can i'm getting them
Thk you so much!
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For my armatures (or skeletons) I use fun wire wrapped around segments of bamboo kabob sticks are perfect sized. The clay sticks well enough to it.
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I'll keep that in mind, one question for you How do you do those clothes? or do you just buy them somewhere?
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I can't sew and I have a really hard time with color. Thus, costuming has been the biggest challenge for me in making my dolls. I can sculpt pretty quickly and it comes easy to me but I got soooo bored of the tired same costuming of bits and shreds of material and moss. Don't get me wrong, I love the look of the wild faerie but it just got boring to do it. And nudes have a rather limited audience and didn't really take me where I wanted to go (which was more in the direction of the classical fairytale).
I have learned to fold and glue like an expert. I googled fairy art and looked at how the dresses looked and I started playing with material to see what effect I could come up with.
Fabritac glue is the brand that I use. I do have to sew a tiny bit on occassion.
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Oh cool. I think sometime in the future i might just make lil clothes like what you do.
So now you just glue the clothes together not sew as much?
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I wouldn't say that I glue them together as much as I glue them to the doll. I cut and/or sew the right shapes, then I glue them on the doll.
I have thought about making removable outfits but I think that's just asking for trouble. Polymer, even the most durable blends, is fragile. The dolls I make are for display and not for playing with. I'm thinking if you can pull the clothing on and off you would be tempted to do that...
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THat's really cool
thk you
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I'm starting my daughter on the air dry clay because the polymer is toxic and I'm afraid she wont use the proper precautions with it such as religiously washing her hands and completely covering the baking dish with foil so the toxic residue wont get mixed with the food that gets baked in the oven.
With air dry you have to go slowly layer by layer and allow it to dry completely. There are different qualities of air dry clay too.
I really liked the idea you had and with the wire armature you are on the right track.
All polymers are not created equally though. And you do have to watch the temperature. Sculpey sells a good oven thermometer. I highly suggest it because nothing is as heartbreaking as a burned piece or a piece that isn't baked completely. The raw clay eats away and breaks down the cooked clay.
If you ever need any help feel free to ask. I'm always happy to send some links to free online tutorials that some great polymer artists have put up to help others.
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polymer what's that
I did use sculpey awhile ago (although nvr backed any), but then I found air dry clay and decided it was better, until it cracked this beautiful sculpture :'( Thks for the advise i'll keep it in mine
And i will definatly have future questions for you
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Sculpey is a polymer clay.
Kato, living doll, prosculpt, puppen, fimo. They are all polymer clays.
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ahhh I see, i'm use to just using the clay not knowing it's name
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Cernit is great for bigger sculpts in my opinion.
Prosculpt and super sculpey (in the green and white box) are great for beginners because they condition quickly and easily, have great memory and are easy to manipulate.
Puppen and fimo classic are great for miniatures. They take forever to condition though and are a little more difficult to sculpt the features.
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Hey, I like the idea.
What clay are you using?
Many people use polymer clays [like sculpey, super sculpey of fimo etc] which you bake in your mum's oven at a fairly low heat to solidfy it.
Small add-ons can be done with a hot hairdryer.
To get some idea of what you can do with it,, you're seen april ryan's crow, check out [link]
and
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etc.
Most otehr clays you'd need to mould to make a solid casting, which is why the above is used instead.
Hope that helps.
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Thks
You helped a lot, it always get's frustrating when no one gives some good advise.
I use air dry clay which before seeing ur comment i decided to use sculpey Again. i usually burned my pieces so i figured air dry clay would be better :/
I'll check 'em out. thk you so much
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Hmmm, maybe your oven has hot points [not a convection fan oven?] Keep the temp as low as you need to solidify it, and put the sculpt in the centre.
Looking forward to more sculpts
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Thks, I can't wait to start sculpting
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