Sculpt along - putting out the feelers.

[cybersquig]

you're most welcome

 

[freakinacage]

i shall certainly try, work permitting

 

[Razakel]

Ow i'd love to participate...
Or am I to late now?

 

[Chrome]

@Razakel: Certainly not! This was just a question to see whether it would be worth a shot. The actual 'event' hasn't started yet. ^^

 

[Razakel]

Ah yeah just read it (I should read stuff 1st next time)
Thx anyways Chrome ^^

But yeah count me in, though am pretty sure I won't be productive on the 1st of jan. lol

 

[RuneBrush]

Finally managed to get onto the forums in over a week, due to lung problems, a cold and a few days of drinking (followed by the pre-req hangover)

As it's going to be a weekly thing I'll give it a go to see if I can improve any of my skills - plus the fact I have green stuff and magic sculpt in the cupboard is a winner! I'll wing you a PM shortly.

 

[mickc22]

For those thinking about using Polymer Clay, here's a couple of useful websites:
http://www.polymerclaypit.co.uk/index.asp for an assortment of clays and tools etc

and for a wealth of information there is Katherine Dewey's website Elvenworks, the link I've included is to the Tips page as there is link for the Forum page there also
http://www.elvenwork.com/tips.html

On a technical note, (sorry James) and I just checked this with Katherine, boiling Polymer Clays does not cure them. This is what she said:

"......212F (boiling water temp) isn't high enough to cure polymer clay throughout the clay body"
here's the original thread on the topic boiling clay

hope this is helpful to someone



Mick

 

[freakinacage]

i have boiled fimo. works well if you are just baking in details. would do the final cure in the oven though

 

[cybersquig]

welcome Razakel & Runebrush! as Freak said, you're most certainly not too late! I'll be posting a number of preparation posts, so you can gather the tools and materials, think about a concept, and be ready to go from next month. @Razakel, as the posts will come once a week, as long as you've had a go at the first thing by the 7th January, then you'll be on track no hangover lasts that long, surely!

re. boiling polymer clay, I should have specified that this works best for the details rather than the body of the sculpt. Thanks for the clarification gentlemen great links there.

James

 

[cybersquig]

http://griffinguides.com/sculptalong-entrants-list/

ok, the list of current interested entrants is up - if you want in, then let me know and I'll add you to the guest list!

 

[cybersquig]

Hey,

So I've just finished and posted the next bit of our preparation for this project, what i hope is a pretty comprehensive description of what is needed for sculpting in terms of tools and materials. For those people joining in, have a read and see if there's anything you need to source before we kick off. For everyone else, I'd love you to have a quick skim and see if there's anything glaring that I've missed all feedback grately appreciated!

James

a linky to the tools and materials post

 

[funnymouth]

now i just have to decide what to sculpt! im leaning towards an mushroom man, because i eventually want to put a warband of them together. the other possibility is an "angel of death." hummmm
what are other people thinking of doing?


great tool tips btw.

 

[cybersquig]

ooh interesting options... I'll post a tutorial to lay out how I go about getting my concept down hopefully later today, real life permitting.

 

[ChemicalFencer]

You have missed something off that list . . . . Caramel chunky kitkats :drool: . . . can't seem to be able to concentrate without them. Of course my gym instructor and wife both say its nonsense :disapointed:. . . .

As for concept . . . . a musketeer: big boots, hat with feather, tabard and long pointy swashbuckling sword :claply:

(And yes I have just discovered the joys of smilies:dance

 

[funnymouth]

Question!
you mention that water isnt very good for greenstuff, so im considering using an oil of some sort, but im worried that ill have difficulty getting it off. do you wash your green between steps?

 

[Chrome]

Using cooking oil to coat your tools and such is a great way of lubricating( I just love that word), If you are using a lot of oil or if you are layering your sculpting in a fast pace A.k.a applying second layer before the oil has dried, you need to wash. It is always good to wash anyway but if you are doing say, a layer a day, it's not completely necessary.

 

[funnymouth]

good to know. thanks chrome. props.

 

[cybersquig]

@chemicalfencer - lol! I think you might be right... consider me corrected! (good, aren't they?)

@funnymouth - Yup, Chrome speaks the truth (of course), I don't tend to wash them, though I have done on occasion when I'm working with vaseline, if something doesn't stick, then out comes the superglue! that'll pull whatever it is into line

 

[freakinacage]

i have always used spit for my tools when working with gs. never had any problems. or sebum on my hands when mixing, just wipe my hands on my nose/forhead and that does the trick. also, talc works

 

[cybersquig]

ooh Sebum. Forgot that one, thanks. The others are all listed in my post though, hopefully that'll give a bit of info for each so that those who are new to all this can decide which they want to go with.

Edit: post now updated with Sebum and a clarification on the exact tools I will be using.