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GateKeeper92 In reply to FlameShuken [2010-11-04 00:56:56 +0000 UTC]

thanks!! ^.^ I've acutally been thinking about writing short stories about them (there are pics of my pther babies in my gallery) but now its NaNoWriMo and i don't have time!! xD Aww rats are cute and sweet =3

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FlameShuken In reply to GateKeeper92 [2010-11-04 00:57:58 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome! Blah I know how you feel about NaNo x.x I'm behind in it myself!
<3 Rats are definitely cute

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GateKeeper92 In reply to FlameShuken [2010-11-04 01:09:40 +0000 UTC]

lol me too!! Especially since I have finals right now and a huge final projects in multimedia xD but writing is so much important to me! ^.^

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FlameShuken In reply to GateKeeper92 [2010-11-04 13:53:18 +0000 UTC]

finals already? Wow o-o School feels like it just started for me. We don't have final project type things until the very end of the year. <3 but oh sheesh writing. It's always an experience!

...I ought to try sculpture for my characters who don't have purchased figurines to match them. Any kind of tips? Do you use the wire armatures and such or do you just go right on in with a wad of clay and get to it? And do you bake your little guys?

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GateKeeper92 In reply to FlameShuken [2010-11-04 20:26:26 +0000 UTC]

My first several dragons I just kinda jumped in feet first with nothing but a wad of clay, but with my newer (better) dragons like Griffin and Tomako I used scuplting wire to make the base for the wings.

For clay I like to use sculpty clay, but you have to keep it wrapped up or it will dry out. Make sure to wash your hands before you use it because anything you have on them will get in the clay and glunk it up. If your clay does get hard, you can try a LITTLE water, but it's better just to keep everything wraped up in a plastc bag or something. I bake it in the oven on parchmnt paper (wax paper burns) on a cookie sheet, and usually just bake it till some of the thinner extremities turn purple. Even if sme of the thicker parts seem to still be soft, let it set for a little while, because it will harden over time. And for paint I use various acryllic paints.

Some other random tips (maybe it would be easier to just make a tutorial?) would be to keep your hair tied back if you have long hair, smooth any bumps or marks out before you bake it, and keep your finger nails timmed (clay is a pain to get out from under nails, and they'll make nwated arks on your clay). If you have a rough spot after your back it, just use a nail filer or some sand paper to sand it down.

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FlameShuken In reply to GateKeeper92 [2010-11-20 15:13:00 +0000 UTC]

Hmm.... I'll have to give it a shot myself then. ^^ I think I might have trouble getting the poses and stuff and I've never built on wire before but hey, you don't learn if you never try right?

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GateKeeper92 In reply to FlameShuken [2010-11-22 04:28:07 +0000 UTC]

exactly!! if it helps, i always do a (horrid) sketch of the pose, of what they are holding/ wearing, the details and such, just to organize my thoughts (because i am VERY scatter-brained). Send me a pic so i can see how it turns out if you decide to do it!

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FlameShuken In reply to GateKeeper92 [2010-11-28 13:52:39 +0000 UTC]

was looking at sculpey clay last night. I didn't find wire that specifically said sculpting wire though. What kind should I look for?

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GateKeeper92 In reply to FlameShuken [2010-11-29 03:46:01 +0000 UTC]

it might also be called arbiture wire. as long as its flexable and doesnt have any kind of casing around it (i.e. rubber or plastic, like electrical wire) it should be fine

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FlameShuken In reply to GateKeeper92 [2010-11-29 20:55:36 +0000 UTC]

Mkay. I'll have to keep an eye out for it then

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GateKeeper92 In reply to RoguePyrat [2010-11-02 20:32:57 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I started making these after I read those books, lol. No signs of life yet, though!

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RoguePyrat In reply to GateKeeper92 [2010-11-02 20:53:59 +0000 UTC]

I've only read the first two, but they're really cool & want to get the rest!
Fingers crossed that you'll see something soon

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GateKeeper92 In reply to RoguePyrat [2010-11-02 23:03:52 +0000 UTC]

aww you've barely scratched the surface!! You gotta read the rest, they are amazing. But the latest cliff hanger before the next book comes out was just. plain. mean! xD I've acutally talked (emailed) to the author before, he's a pretty great guy... even with sneaky evil cliff hangers...
I hope I see something soon too!! I'll keep watching ^.~

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RoguePyrat In reply to GateKeeper92 [2010-11-02 23:30:17 +0000 UTC]

Ooo, I will deffinately have to get the rest of them

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GateKeeper92 In reply to gacktgirl00 [2010-05-28 04:37:27 +0000 UTC]

of course!! just need some clay! cant not make me dwagons!!

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