swordtrainer
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I just ordered some green stuff and I was wondering if any of you have any tips about sculpting that would help me
sculpting tips
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funnymouth
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well, i know very little about sculpting, aside from what ive read here, and my kobold sculpting project (almost done painting, BTW!), HOWEVER, the things i have learned are:
1) start with a good frame: do solid wire work - measure things out, compare with minis you have, and DO A SKETCH no matter how crappy it might be. at this point, think about posture.
3) sculpt in layers, dont do it all at once - do muscle, then skin, then cloths, then armor etc.
3) learn the techniques you need, and practice them first on conversion minis. need armor plates, do that. need scaly skin, do that, need cloth do that, need muscles do that!
1) start with a good frame: do solid wire work - measure things out, compare with minis you have, and DO A SKETCH no matter how crappy it might be. at this point, think about posture.
3) sculpt in layers, dont do it all at once - do muscle, then skin, then cloths, then armor etc.
3) learn the techniques you need, and practice them first on conversion minis. need armor plates, do that. need scaly skin, do that, need cloth do that, need muscles do that!
Einion
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Search for and read everything you can get on sculpting with epoxy putties, both here and generally on the web. It\'s know as GS, green stuff/greenstuff, Kneadatite and Duro in case you didn\'t know.
Begin with conversions, then move on to whole sculpted parts, then to an entire figure.
Practice, practice, practice.
My favourite tip: try various mixtures of the two parts - 30% blue, 70% yellow; 50:50; 70% blue, 30% yellow - and see how they feel to you; a lot of people like GS better for general sculpting when it\'s less tacky.
Make sure you blend well - I use the \'roll and fold\' method.
Wash your hands after you mix any two-part putty. Don\'t lick your tools to provide lubrication; if you find that you like to use saliva, as many sculptors do, then figure out another way of getting it on the sculpting tools than putting them directly in your mouth.
Work in stages.
Get used to the idea of using an armature; you\'ll need it for a lot of things, even if you\'re working in stages.
Practice, practice, practice.
If you have the ribbon type you might now, or in the future, find that you need to cut out and throw away the join area. Sucks but it\'s better than having little lumps of hardened putty you can\'t get rid of in your freshly-mixed putty.
Practice, practice, practice.
Prior threads:
http://www.coolminiornot.com/forums/viewthread.php?tid=8771
http://www.coolminiornot.com/forums/viewthread.php?tid=20994
http://www.coolminiornot.com/forums/viewthread.php?tid=12691
http://www.coolminiornot.com/forums/viewthread.php?tid=13094
http://www.coolminiornot.com/forums/viewthread.php?tid=10783
http://www.coolminiornot.com/forums/viewthread.php?tid=10263
http://www.coolminiornot.com/forums/viewthread.php?tid=11364
Einion
Begin with conversions, then move on to whole sculpted parts, then to an entire figure.
Practice, practice, practice.
My favourite tip: try various mixtures of the two parts - 30% blue, 70% yellow; 50:50; 70% blue, 30% yellow - and see how they feel to you; a lot of people like GS better for general sculpting when it\'s less tacky.
Make sure you blend well - I use the \'roll and fold\' method.
Wash your hands after you mix any two-part putty. Don\'t lick your tools to provide lubrication; if you find that you like to use saliva, as many sculptors do, then figure out another way of getting it on the sculpting tools than putting them directly in your mouth.
Work in stages.
Get used to the idea of using an armature; you\'ll need it for a lot of things, even if you\'re working in stages.
Practice, practice, practice.
If you have the ribbon type you might now, or in the future, find that you need to cut out and throw away the join area. Sucks but it\'s better than having little lumps of hardened putty you can\'t get rid of in your freshly-mixed putty.
Practice, practice, practice.
Prior threads:
http://www.coolminiornot.com/forums/viewthread.php?tid=8771
http://www.coolminiornot.com/forums/viewthread.php?tid=20994
http://www.coolminiornot.com/forums/viewthread.php?tid=12691
http://www.coolminiornot.com/forums/viewthread.php?tid=13094
http://www.coolminiornot.com/forums/viewthread.php?tid=10783
http://www.coolminiornot.com/forums/viewthread.php?tid=10263
http://www.coolminiornot.com/forums/viewthread.php?tid=11364
Einion
mattsterbenz
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I chew my greenstuff to mix it. I assume that is bad (hasnt killed me yet, knock on wood!) so dont do that. 
lol
-Matt
lol-Matt
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Rick 1138
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Another good tip i use when sculpting is to use some vaseline on your fingers, and some tools, if they are spatula or flat types.
By some i mean a tiny smear on your fingers, this stops from sticking and getting fingerprints etc on the putty, and it saves having to dab your fingers in a wet pad every 2 mins.
The downside is that you need to wash your mini, i.e. wipe it with a damp tissue etc once the putty is dry, otherwise you may have issues with paint on the green stuff.
This method lets you work on larger areas where your fingers may dry out for longer etc.
By some i mean a tiny smear on your fingers, this stops from sticking and getting fingerprints etc on the putty, and it saves having to dab your fingers in a wet pad every 2 mins.
The downside is that you need to wash your mini, i.e. wipe it with a damp tissue etc once the putty is dry, otherwise you may have issues with paint on the green stuff.
This method lets you work on larger areas where your fingers may dry out for longer etc.
Thunderhawker
New member
You can use a bit of rubbing alchohol to get the vaseline off, but make sure your GS is cured all the way.
funnymouth
Active member
Originally posted by Avelorn
Originally posted by mattsterbenz
I chew my greenstuff to mix it. I assume that is bad (hasnt killed me yet, knock on wood!) so dont do that.
-Matt
Matt, it can get you allergic! And allergic to GS must be every budding sculptors nightmare!!
and it can get you breasts. seriously.
Thunderhawker
New member
Your own or someone else\'s?
mattsterbenz
New member
Hopefully someone else\'s!
I think I will start mixing it with my hands, rather than chewing it. lol it just works so well, and the greenstuff ends up getting a little warm and nice and soft to work with... oh well. lol
-Matt
