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revenant-99 — Nile Crocodile sculpt- head close-up
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A close up view of my croc sculpt.Sculpted in Sculpey Firm
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So I just posted my drawing I did using this as a ref. I don't know how to link so go check it out
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Can I use this as a reference for a drawing?
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Yes, I'm happy for you to use the image if you think it can be useful to you
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Thank you. I just had a little doddle idea and I loved the pose or your sculpture. I will upload a pic when I am finished with it
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I don't even know what to saw, this is incredible!
So, super sculpey firm, huh?
I just bought a box of that, but it took my ten minutes to cut out one square of it, then I almost sprained my wrist trying to mold it! I'm a shrimp. XD
Do you happen to know any sort of way to combat the toughness of Sculpey firm, pr should I just grow some muscle?
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Sculpey Firm does take a bit of work to get it supple and pliable enough to work with but it's worth persevering with because of the nice crisp textures you can get with it.
I find it easier to work with small chunks at a time and just warm it up in my hands and slowly knead it until it softens enough to work with.....if you try to do this with a big chunk it will take ages to work up.
Some sculptors just can't get on with it but do like some of the properties of sculpey firm so they mix it with regular sculpey to produce a softer yet still fairly firm clay. To do this a lot of them use pasta rollers to mix the two types together....they just keep folding over the sheets that roll out the back and putting them through again until the two clays have fully combined.
For most of my sculpts like this one I build the under structure of muscles first using regular sculpey for it's speed and ease of use and then apply the final skin and details using the sculpey firm.
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Your work is fantastic, and each of your pieces shows off your talent wonderfully.
I was wondering if you could give me a few tips on working with sculpey on the scale you do. Do you build up a basic shape then add texture, or bake in-between processes? I find it hard to sculpt satisfactorily on a wire and foil armature that moves a lot, and the sculpey doesn't seem to like staying put on foil. Do you use a different method?
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Thanks a lot.
I wrap thin wire around the thicker armature wire to give the sculpey some texture to grip onto first. Next I will cover the whole armature with a thin layer of sculpey (about 3mm to 5mm thick depending on the nature of the sculpt) and then bake it at this stage. I can then build up the forms on top of this sculpey layer brushing a little petroleum gel onto the baked sculpey to help the fresh stuff stick better. This way I don't have a problem with the sculpey moving around the bare wire.
I do the same with foil, just cover it with a thin layer of sculpey and bake before building up the forms.
I hope this makes sense, please feel free to get in touch again if you have any other questions.
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That does make sense, thank you! That's exactly the sort of advice I was looking for. On my latest sculpt that's what I have done, but not tried using petroleum gel. I will certainly do so now though. I got a bit scared of it I think, but I will have another go at it again.
Thanks for being so open with your techniques.
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No problem, I'm glad I was able to help......just a small amount of petroleum gell is required by the way, there's no need to brush a thick layer on as this would probably make the sculpey slide all over the place. It seems to really help the fresh sculpey adhere to the baked.
Another thing you can do is to rough up the surface of the first layer of sculpey with a rake tool (or a portion of fine saw blade if you don't have one)prior to the first bake.This will help provide a surface that the fresh sculpey can grip to.
Good luck with your next project and just get in touch if you need any more info/advice on problems that may arrise.
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Thank you! Some very good ideas. Glad I asked, we need more people willing to share in DA.
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You're very welcome.
I don't have any classified secret info about sculpting!....so I'm more than happy to share what little I've learnt over the years.
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Cheers.
The whole sculpt is about 20" from head to tail, so the head is about 3" to 4" in length.
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Thanks, much appreciated!
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Superb, again I'm blown away by the level of detail. Was the detail all done by hand? Also what did you use for the eye, it looks as though there's a small marble in it?
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Thanks a lot, all the detail was hand done by hand. Texture stamps (I've never used them) would not work on a piece like this as the different scale shapes and patterns have to be accurate to nature for the sculpt to look right.
The eye is just a small ball of Milliput (two part self hardening epoxy putty).....a hard eye form is really usefull and allows you to sculpt sharp edges to the eyelids without damaging or distorting the eyeball underneath.
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Thanks so much, I really appreciate it.
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