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Sculpted in Chavant's NSP clay.Related content
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Thanks! Sure saves time sculpting those shapes.
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I've started playing with that style of clay and I just wanted to ask how you get it to look so mechanical and lean looking?
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Trust me, on closer inspection, it is not as smooth as you think. I find sculpting mechanical things very tricky, in particular, symmetry. I did a waste mould on this guy, cast it in resin, then had to do a lot of modifying (filling and sanding) in order to get the smooth, manufactured look I was after. Sculpey firm or chavant hard grade may be better materials for these kinds of shapes. J.
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Gotcha, thanks for the info
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Chavant???β¦you must be some kind of masochist!!!!
You should try the firm grey Super Sculpy for these sort of thingsβ¦you can get sharper lines easier and then bake the buggars and do the final polish with sand paper and files etc.
Having said that this is greatβ¦so WTF do I know!!!?β¦lol
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Ha ha, what can I say Dave? I guess I'm a glutton for punishment. Managed to get it pretty smooth then I did a waste mould and cast it in resin. Hopefully it should be done by next week as I'm showing my wares at IMATS this year. Time to start networking again.
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Coolβ¦.I might be going to IMATS, so hopefully we can catch up.
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impressive! all those straight lines must of been challenging
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You bet they were, ha ha! Once the clay got warm it was tricky to get those clean lines. Freeze spray helped. J.
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Have you tried monster clay? And if so, which is better in your opinion??
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Haven't tried it yet. Heard good things about it though. I mostly use Chavant medium or sculpey. For masks i use wed clay. J.
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its great stuff! my only problem is its a little soft when it comes to casting process..
was hoping chavant hard would be a little firmer, still gotta try it.
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reminds me one of the guardians of the old formats from regularΒ show
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Hello, yeah it's sculpted in chavant medium.
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that's great!! i wish i can sculpt like that. I use super sculpy to make custom parts and that's about it.
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reminds me of those little coffee drinking aliens from men in black
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mixed with an EVA from Neon Genesis
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