Leftover GS?
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Make Roses, paint them and give them to your wife!!!
(you\'ve been married how long and you hadn\'t thought of that?)
(you\'ve been married how long and you hadn\'t thought of that?)
Chrispy
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(You didn\'t hear this from me!)
I take leftover GS, find a detail on a mini I want, put some oil over it and make a GS \"cast\" of it.. It\'s not copying a whole mini, and usually it\'s only something semi-flat, like a face or a skull decoration.. Than, when I have these, I use more leftover GS to make copies!
I somehow know already this will spark ANOTHER ethical debate on recasting parts, but that\'s what I do with it... and make small rocks.
I take leftover GS, find a detail on a mini I want, put some oil over it and make a GS \"cast\" of it.. It\'s not copying a whole mini, and usually it\'s only something semi-flat, like a face or a skull decoration.. Than, when I have these, I use more leftover GS to make copies!
I somehow know already this will spark ANOTHER ethical debate on recasting parts, but that\'s what I do with it... and make small rocks.
Einion
New member
Well it\'s always better to have too much putty than too little, that\'s for sure!
I long ago got into the habit of making something from the excess, depending on the time I have available this might be nothing more elaborate than a rock textured with stiff bristle brushes or natural stones (ask me how many of these I have now) but in the past I often tried little sculpting exercises like fur or hair textures, crease patterns for clothing, buckles and the occasional ear.
Recently I\'ve switched to making rough torso and hip forms for future scratchbuilds, as well as rolling out sheets of various thicknesses as raw material for future sword blades etc. Also, if I have any press-moulds handy I might dust one with talc and make a quick impression, if the putty has enough pliability left in it; this would be a good way of mass-producing one\'s own stonework bases for example.
Einion
I long ago got into the habit of making something from the excess, depending on the time I have available this might be nothing more elaborate than a rock textured with stiff bristle brushes or natural stones (ask me how many of these I have now
) but in the past I often tried little sculpting exercises like fur or hair textures, crease patterns for clothing, buckles and the occasional ear. Recently I\'ve switched to making rough torso and hip forms for future scratchbuilds, as well as rolling out sheets of various thicknesses as raw material for future sword blades etc. Also, if I have any press-moulds handy I might dust one with talc and make a quick impression, if the putty has enough pliability left in it; this would be a good way of mass-producing one\'s own stonework bases for example.
Einion
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E-Arkham
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Heh. Well, here was what I said in the recent WotC thread of the same topic:
It helps to have more than one figure in the works at a time. That way any excess from one project can be sent over to another WIP without waste. Estimate and mix enough epoxy for one or two figures, but keep three or four (or more) nearby.
I keep a piece of foam with several pins and needles stuck into it. When I have small amounts of excess, I make mushrooms and cat-tails for bases (like in my mushroom tutorial at http://www.necrotales.com/necroTutorials ) as well as leaves and lily pads.
Using just those two techniques, I haven\'t actually thrown away any green or brown stuff in over a year.
Kep
It helps to have more than one figure in the works at a time. That way any excess from one project can be sent over to another WIP without waste. Estimate and mix enough epoxy for one or two figures, but keep three or four (or more) nearby.
I keep a piece of foam with several pins and needles stuck into it. When I have small amounts of excess, I make mushrooms and cat-tails for bases (like in my mushroom tutorial at http://www.necrotales.com/necroTutorials ) as well as leaves and lily pads.
Using just those two techniques, I haven\'t actually thrown away any green or brown stuff in over a year.
Kep
QuietiManes
New member
Basicly it gets turned into a clump of garbage. Sometimes I try to sculpt rocks or weird shapes or if it\'s alot of putty I\'ll just make a big ball/log with the expectation to cut it up later for something, but I throw it all out after it annoys me on my desk being in my way for a few weeks.
I really like some of these ideas though, copyright infringement and lilypads here I come!
lol
I really like some of these ideas though, copyright infringement and lilypads here I come!
lol
ash waste bases -- Flatten it to a thin pancake, press it onto a base, somoothout fingerprints and texture the surface -- after curing, remove it, rip it, gouge it and cut it, glue it back onto the base and detail it. After painting it could look like this:
Shown these before in another thread, sorry for reusing the images
Shown these before in another thread, sorry for reusing the images
green stuff
Active member
I usually stick the excess on the end of an old paintbrush to make new sculpting tools; mostly smoothing tools.
@marineboy : Those bases of yours are really neat. I might steal your idea if you don\'t mind.
@marineboy : Those bases of yours are really neat. I might steal your idea if you don\'t mind
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freakinacage
Well-known member
i use mine like chrispy. i also roll it into thin lengths and when it\'s cured, cut it up to make spent bullet casings or rivets
atacam
New member
Originally posted by Chrispy
(You didn\'t hear this from me!)
I take leftover GS, find a detail on a mini I want, put some oil over it and make a GS \"cast\" of it.. It\'s not copying a whole mini, and usually it\'s only something semi-flat, like a face or a skull decoration.. Than, when I have these, I use more leftover GS to make copies!
I somehow know already this will spark ANOTHER ethical debate on recasting parts, but that\'s what I do with it... and make small rocks.
How do you get the new GS to not stick to the GS cast?
Thanks
freakinacage
Well-known member
err, oil, like he said....
Chrispy
Active member
Or, depending on the complexity of it and hardness of the GS, I just use some water on the GS and push it onto the mini for a second and then take it off and let it sit. Rackham peices are harder to replicate, I\'ve tried forver to make a copy of Cyanhur\'s mask but faces like Shanys woork great!
Yes. \"Putty molds\" are an excellent thing to do with that leftover green stuff.
I have an assortment of skulls, heads, hands, chainmail and scale textures, etc. Put that bits box to work! I attach a little toothpick to the end of the stamp, add a little more green stuff to make a little stamp handle, and then trim the outside \"cutting\" edge of the stamp, so when it stamps it makes a nice clean outline. This way, you can pick off the \"oversquish\" with ease, after your stampings harden.
I also attach little balls of putty to the ends of toothpicks, for when I will need head armatures. Its nice to use a little putty core for those new heads and faces, and the toothpick is nice to hang on to while sculting.
Also, making little hearts for your boyfriend/girlfriend is a good idea. Try to sculpt in your initials and theirs, like people carve in trees. There are no greater gifts then the ones that are handmade! Super cute!
I have an assortment of skulls, heads, hands, chainmail and scale textures, etc. Put that bits box to work! I attach a little toothpick to the end of the stamp, add a little more green stuff to make a little stamp handle, and then trim the outside \"cutting\" edge of the stamp, so when it stamps it makes a nice clean outline. This way, you can pick off the \"oversquish\" with ease, after your stampings harden.
I also attach little balls of putty to the ends of toothpicks, for when I will need head armatures. Its nice to use a little putty core for those new heads and faces, and the toothpick is nice to hang on to while sculting.
Also, making little hearts for your boyfriend/girlfriend is a good idea. Try to sculpt in your initials and theirs, like people carve in trees. There are no greater gifts then the ones that are handmade! Super cute!
