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[belgurdo]

Ever since I saw some fan-made figures in a old copy of that Wizard comic magazine I've wanted to do this. Unfortunately the most experience I've had with clay is in kindergarten.

Has anyone ever successfully made a nice looking figure out of the stuff and can tell me what to do, what I'd need, tools, etc.?

 

[BobbyRobby]

I made a sweet Frog Man out of Sculpey years ago, also inspired by Wizard, but it burned in the oven.

 

[aoi tsuki]

In eighth grade i use the flat kinda knife thing (both the flat part and the rounded back) and made a pretty good penis and some breasts and made a pearl necklace. i was popular for a day. It made me glad... for a day.

 

[fugimax]

Here's one of Vivi from my collection..

To do something like this you just need Sculpey, acrylic paint, and paintbrush.

 

[demi]

Look at them rolls!

 

[Zensetsu]

Thats pretty awesome man, cool black mage +1

 

[fugimax]

Look at them rolls!

Vivi wore him some JNCO'z

 

[Diablos]

Here's one of Vivi from my collection..

To do something like this you just need Sculpey, acrylic paint, and paintbrush.

Wow - excellent work.

 

[Drensch]

Try making a basic wire frame first so the sculpey will have more structure, and you can get a little more outlandish.

 

[belgurdo]

That's pretty cool there. I didn't think about paint.

So would any wire do, or is it something specific like thin copper or something?

 

[nathkenn]

I'm planning on doing a bust of the tall man from phantasm

 

[Meatpuppet]

I assume he'll post here later, but Newbie made an awesome upper torso & head for his first attempt with Super Sculpey.

Having seen it in the flesh, pretty damn impressive for his initial effort in the medium.

Image from the last art thread:

 

[Blacklion]

Sculpey is a great medium... Fairly cheap ...but use armature wire and tin foil for the blob shape, then apply a decent thin layer of super sculpey over the whole model ( not too thick!!)
fire it... then begin base details ... it's a great tool that can be layerd upon on sucessive fires if need be.


did these a while back most have seen em

 

[Drensch]

I used annealed 12 or 16 gauge stove pipe wire. It's strong as hell, but still fairly easy to work with, especially with needle nose pliers. It's about the width of a pencil lead.

 

[Cherubae]

I've never played with Sculpy but I have tackled Crayola Model Magic. It's a light foam-like substance that you can shape. It air dries and shrinks a little bit, but it's nice for small projects where weight is a factor.

Sculpy seems like it would weigh more than I would want it to.




Oh no not the Furby!