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Post by watertorture on Jun 19, 2011 16:46:43 GMT -5
ghcustoms requested that I share my sculping process so I'll be posting the progress of one of my latest creations as it happens. It is a fairly complicated project. After selecting one of the many extra Spideys, I used a hairdryer to soften up his arms to remove them without breaking the pegs. [actually that is a normal procedure for me; I staged this one as some of you might be able to tell since the arm doesn't match the body] Attachments:
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Post by watertorture on Jun 19, 2011 16:48:40 GMT -5
I use an exacto knife to remove big parts I don't need and the brush attachment on my Dremel to remove smaller details like I did in the case removing the webbing. Attachments:
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Post by watertorture on Jun 19, 2011 16:54:42 GMT -5
One thing that I do on occasion when the pegs on arms don't match (both the arm and torso have male/female pegs) is to cut off the pegs and drill holes and then attach both with a screw (after using bolt cutters to cut off the head of the screw). In this case, I didn't have the arms I need so I lan to use sculpy for them. I cut a wire coathanger to the length I needed with bolt cutters and then drilled a hole barely big enough for the wire through the torso. Attachments:
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Post by watertorture on Jun 19, 2011 16:56:05 GMT -5
I am also going to addsculpy to the head later and have found that using a wire armature helps it stay on better than glue alone. I use needlenose pliers to hold the wire I push it through the plastic. Attachments:
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Post by watertorture on Jun 19, 2011 16:59:04 GMT -5
I then use 2 pair of pliers to bend the wire at the shoulders, elbows, and one of the wrists. That's as far as I've gotten. More to come. Attachments:
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Post by watertorture on Jun 20, 2011 12:27:24 GMT -5
I use Super Sculpey. Regular white Sculpey sticks to my fingers too much. I have never used any of the other types. I am going to work on his right arm first so I take a portion of Sculpey about the size of the arm. I then roll it into a smooth ball. Attachments:
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Post by watertorture on Jun 20, 2011 12:29:26 GMT -5
I use a set of dental tools to carve details into the Sculpey, but a toothpick works just fine. I also find the back end of a paint brush is a nice rounding tool. Attachments:
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Post by watertorture on Jun 20, 2011 16:29:41 GMT -5
I keep adding on parts. I rub them onto the figure with my finger so that there is not a seem and then use the other tools to add details. Sometimes, like on this one, when there are a bunch of Sculpey parts, I harden the ones I've done with the hairdryer for a few minutes so that I don't have to worry about messing them up or about them sagging under their own weight. Attachments:
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Post by watertorture on Jun 20, 2011 16:38:15 GMT -5
I added Wolvie's claws with Elmer's glue; I used to use super glues but found for all the trouble they didn't stick to plastic very well. I used the hairdryer to harden the rest of the Scupley and make the glue dry faster. This will be Maccus from Prates of the Carribean. I also went back with the Dremel cutting attachment and carved a mouth. Attachments:
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Post by watertorture on Jun 20, 2011 16:55:43 GMT -5
I apply a coat of (usually) black matte spray paint. Attachments:
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Post by watertorture on Jun 21, 2011 22:31:57 GMT -5
I use cheap acrylics from Walmart or Hobby Lobby but a nice fine-tip brush. Attachments:
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Post by watertorture on Jun 21, 2011 22:33:56 GMT -5
I start painting in colors. Attachments:
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Post by watertorture on Jun 21, 2011 22:36:23 GMT -5
He is fully painted. But I want to show off a few of the sculpting details, give him a weathered look, and unify his colors. Attachments:
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Post by watertorture on Jun 21, 2011 22:41:38 GMT -5
I have added a wash of paint by mixing in equal part paint and water and letting the color collect in the grooves of the figure. Here I used black paint. I used the wash here while the figure was still slightly wetso the that it mixed with the other colors. Sometimes I just want the wash to lay on top, but this figure needed unity because of the pinks and light blues. Then, after it was dry, I spray the figure with Modge Podge clear matte spray. It dries quickly; then I flip it upside down and spray it again. Attachments:
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Post by watertorture on Jun 21, 2011 22:42:51 GMT -5
Here's the finished pirate. Attachments:
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