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Blackout-Comix — Twilight Sparkle My Little Pony FiM Sculpture WIP
Published: 2011-12-17 21:40:40 +0000 UTC; Views: 5884; Favourites: 39; Downloads: 168
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In the process of finishing sculpting a Twilght Sparkle. The sculpting process is practically finished and all that's left is some minor sanding before I can begin painting. She looks a little dirty. Probably should wash my hands more often while sculpting. The primer coat will take care of the discoloration though.She is 4 inches tall and made from Fimo sculpting clay.
Edit: I changed the pic submitted. I received some feedback and decided to extend her bangs. The new figure is above. You can probably still see the seem from the extension, but after painting it will not be visible.
Twilght Sparkle (C) Hasbro
Sculpture made by me
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Do you have to give these a wire frame before you build them?
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Nope. My Celestia is the only one that I needed a wire frame for. This one is solid clay except for a toothpick in her tail for support.
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Thank you, I've never built anything but cups before, so I'm trying to figure out what I need to do with sculpy.
One other thing though, the hair, I'm assuming you sculpt the body than add the hair as a separate piece of clay and sculpt that?
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Yep. The clay I use is rebakable, so I make the body in full and then sculpt the mane and tail separately. I attach them to the bald sculpt and bake it again to affix it permanently.
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how did you make her do you have instructions on makin her
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I made her from scratch, out of Fimo sculpting clay. I took a blob of clay and shaped her using my hands and some basic tools. I smoothed her with sandpaper. I'm working on a big WIP How-To thing with my next sculpt of Celestia. That should answer all your questions when it finally comes out.
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The clay I use is Fimo puppen doll clay.
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awesome
thank you for replying so quickly
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any tips on making the mane and tail? im currently trying to make one for a friend and i have found your sculpture then i found this piccy... you make it look so easy @_@ tho then again i havent used clay for like 6 years.... and we ARE using different kinds of clay im using air dry n you fimo, to which iv never handled before, though it looks like oven bake sculpty like, to which i HAVE used before and i KNOW is completly differnt then this clay im using right now...
(right now i have made the body head legs and horn...and im letting it dry. i am concerned that if i let it get to dry that i wont be able to get the tail or mane on.... tho theres always superglue.... but yeah anyway...)
sooooo any hints or tips for the mane and tail? >_<
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Let me say that any advice I could give will not be that applicable with your medium of choice. The styles and techniques for sculpting can vary tremendously depending on the type of clay you are using. That being said, my very first recommendation is to never use air dry clay...ever. Second, I usually make the manes/tails last and after I've already baked the body. I used a rebakable clay and the bodies are already baked/hard when I make the mane/tail. This allows me to shape the mane into a rough approximation of what it should look like and then really work out the details without damaging any other part of the sculpture. I also bake the mane 2-3 times adding additional details each time. I add the lines by cutting them with an exacto knife and teasing them apart with a needle. I always cook the tails separately from the rest of the sculpture and connect them after they are fully finished baking. As for getting them to look as show accurate as possible, I would recommend watching the show and if you feel the need then look around to see what other sculptors and 3d artists have figured out. The problem is that the characters are 2-D and the artists change a lot of details from angle to angle so that it's convenient for them. This means a lot of details do not translate perfectly into a 3D model. So that means you have to get creative or borrow other artist's creativity. I apologize, but that's about all the advice I can give you. Hope that helps.
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thats ok, and its what i had on hand and i hadnt used it for awhile so i wanted to try it out haha. that you for your advice. i didnt know there was REbakable clay... im use to sculpty to which burns if you leave it in longer then its suppose to be haha. how does baking it help if you can tamper with it more? (as you can tell iv never messed with rebakable clay) kinda dont have the funds to mess around with. and my schools have only ever messed with the kiln bake clay. >.o so i have been limited. but the hair and tail last is what im doing with this sculpture cause its the same as your idea tbh, its just really hard to shape it haha... but yeah, thanks for the info. :3 if you want to add anything go ahead, im all ears... but i will look up the type of clay more cause iv seen it around. just didnt think it was all that. guess i was wrong XD
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I have used air-dry, Sculpey III, Super Sculpey, and Fimo. Out of all of them, Fimo is definitely the best I've worked with. The only warning is that the clay tends to be hard to work with and requires the sculptor to have fairly strong hands. If you are not, you could still add vegetable oil to the clay a little at a time which helps to soften the clay. The rebakable clay allows for mistakes and incomplete sculpts to be made that can later be altered. For example, if I lay a spike of hair that doesn't look quite right I could cut it off and try again or add additional layers of clay to smooth out the rough parts, and then finish it off by sanding it with fine grain sand paper. In essence it allows for trial and error and for fixing mistakes whereas any other non-rebakable clays cannot be changed once baked.
The rebakable clays work like any other, but for example Fimo states that you cook it at 230degrees for 30min and then it must cool completely before cooking it again. It can be cooked any number of times with cracking or burning as long as it cools in-between cooks.
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hmm... kk i have.... idk what type of hands. haha. thanks for your advice. and when im done with this, i shall add it in DA.... though i dont know when that will be.
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oh god, its not even colored, but its so cute <3 <3
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I don't think I've ever faved a WIP before. This is coming out super keen.
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Well I'm honored then. Thank you. It was a lot of work figuring her out. She'll hopefully be done in the next couple of days.
On a side note. I was curious which type of paints you use on your sculptures. Your paint jobs always come out looking great and smooth. Any tips you could share.
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I use cheap cheap acrylics (Blick Matte). I've been pondering buying tamiya model paints/paints for miniatures but they're pricey and never come as a set. Whatever type of paint it is you're using I'd say you're doing better than me and my craft stuff.
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I've been using FolkArt outdoor acrylics. The paint is supposedly very durable, self sealing, UV and weather resistant. Been experimenting though.
Thank you for the kind words.
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Ah, I might check those out. Knowing something's colorfast/UV resistant would make me more comfortable selling it.
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