SO FRUSTRATED
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Disturbed1
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if you don\'t have access to rubber tipped tools.. try an eraser.
A #2 pencil eraser is better than nothing..
and works fairly well for smoothing medium to large areas. I smear a dab of vaseline on it.. then wipe off the excess.
Just my 2 cents
A #2 pencil eraser is better than nothing..
and works fairly well for smoothing medium to large areas. I smear a dab of vaseline on it.. then wipe off the excess.
Just my 2 cents
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Don\'t touch the GS with your fingers!
It\'s a simple solution aint it?
It\'s a simple solution aint it?
Einion
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It\'s hard to avoid having to use your fingers for smooshing putty into place and general shaping but if you do want to stick to this method there are a couple of things you can try to avoid fingerprints.
The first is obviously wearing gloves but most people find them quite uncomfortable and it can be difficult to find them in the right size - they need to be tight on your fingers so that folds don\'t catch in the putty (which is a right pain!) and this makes them really difficult to put on if your hands are the least bit sweaty.
A good alternative to gloves is finger cots - like condoms for your fingers - which are a lot more comfortable to wear for long periods as the palm does most of the sweating. You can make your own versions of these by just snipping the fingers off your gloves. You\'ll probably find you only need to wear these on two or three fingers - thumb and first two fingers.
If you want to try either gloves or cots I would suggest not using latex, it doesn\'t last and the alternatives are much better. You can get cots in many places online if you can\'t find a source locally.
In the meantime one of the best ways I\'ve found of getting rid of fingerprints before you start to shape is by working over the surface of the putty with the back of a fingernail, once you get used to it it\'s surprising how much easier this is than doing it only by rolling with a cocktail stick etc.
Einion
The first is obviously wearing gloves but most people find them quite uncomfortable and it can be difficult to find them in the right size - they need to be tight on your fingers so that folds don\'t catch in the putty (which is a right pain!) and this makes them really difficult to put on if your hands are the least bit sweaty.
A good alternative to gloves is finger cots - like condoms for your fingers - which are a lot more comfortable to wear for long periods as the palm does most of the sweating. You can make your own versions of these by just snipping the fingers off your gloves. You\'ll probably find you only need to wear these on two or three fingers - thumb and first two fingers.
If you want to try either gloves or cots I would suggest not using latex, it doesn\'t last and the alternatives are much better. You can get cots in many places online if you can\'t find a source locally.
In the meantime one of the best ways I\'ve found of getting rid of fingerprints before you start to shape is by working over the surface of the putty with the back of a fingernail, once you get used to it it\'s surprising how much easier this is than doing it only by rolling with a cocktail stick etc.
Einion
Dammekkos2
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Clay burnishing tool!
I ask for one of these at every hobby shop I visit. Haven\'t found one yet though.
I ask for one of these at every hobby shop I visit. Haven\'t found one yet though.
No Such Agency
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http://www.colourshaper.com/
These are rubber-tipped tools of various shapes, sizes and rigidity, I got one and it is pretty good for GS sculpting and smoothing (though I only do a minimal amount for conversions etc.)
These are rubber-tipped tools of various shapes, sizes and rigidity, I got one and it is pretty good for GS sculpting and smoothing (though I only do a minimal amount for conversions etc.)
Have you tried DETAILS on Westgate Road, I\'d be surprised if they couldn\'t at least source one for you?Originally posted by Dammekkos2
Clay burnishing tool!
I ask for one of these at every hobby shop I visit. Haven\'t found one yet though.
Dammekkos2
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Thanks Mike, there are indeed suppliers in the toon. The link provided by NSA has an extensive list of retailers, and to my suprise there are 4 in Newcastle. Thanks NSA!
Yellow one
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I remove any relief from my fingers long time ago, with acid joke. If seriously, i use the wooden shaft of the brush, polyshed by abrasive paper to the conus, similiar like on photo of sculpting tools. Sometimes i use my fingers too, for polishing of large parts of relief. I follow the finger very and very delicate, dont push, follow easy. And use the water for lubricant. But if use the condoms for fingers, have not this problemlol
joke. If seriously, i use the wooden shaft of the brush, polyshed by abrasive paper to the conus, similiar like on photo of sculpting tools. Sometimes i use my fingers too, for polishing of large parts of relief. I follow the finger very and very delicate, dont push, follow easy. And use the water for lubricant. But if use the condoms for fingers, have not this problemlolSounds like you\'ve got it covered, but try artists\' supply stores instead of hobby stores. Especially stores that supply sculptors and potters.
You know, this thread has just made me think that perhaps my burnishing bone (a tool used in papermaking, stop thinking that you dirty minds!!) might be good for smoothing green stuff. I also bought some metal sculpting tools, and some of them have a rounded tip at one end that I use for smoothing.
Bobby Wokkerfella
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I use Baby oil, rubbed onto my fingers. You could also try vaseline, thes both help the problem.
khavor
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Also make sure you don\'t try to do too much at one time. If you only work on one area of your mini at a time you\'ll always have more space to hold/rest it without touching what you\'ve been working on. Whenever I try to do two or three things in one sitting I invariably end up messing up or getting fingerprints in something I\'ve just done.
Tinweasel
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Don\'t know what you would call the wooden tool, but it\'s for clay sculpting and I found in a dedicated art store. One end comes to a wedge-shaped point, the other end is a rounded \"spoon\" shape.
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I use the wooden tool in conjunction with Vaseline and smooth burnishing of semi-hardened Kneadatite with fingertips - I\'m a novice sculptor, but I haven\'t had any fingerprints show up yet! The biggest thing is to burnish out any fingerprints after the stuff has started to harden somewhat, and to press lightly so as to not deform the shape of what you\'ve sculpted.
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I use the wooden tool in conjunction with Vaseline and smooth burnishing of semi-hardened Kneadatite with fingertips - I\'m a novice sculptor, but I haven\'t had any fingerprints show up yet! The biggest thing is to burnish out any fingerprints after the stuff has started to harden somewhat, and to press lightly so as to not deform the shape of what you\'ve sculpted.
philologus
Subgenius
You guys use your fingers?!? Man why didn\'t I think of that. I\'ve been using my tongue to lick the details in. All my models look like ice cream cones@#$%! I can\'t get rid of the taste either.
