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MetalbourneMetalbourne Inside a cluster b personalityRegistered User regular
edited February 2009 in Artist's Corner
Sculpting!

I'm no Scotty.

Things I've learned:

1. clay can collect lint out of thin air.
2. New paint brushes have many loose bristles.
3. I need a new camera.

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4. references are surprisingly easy to find if you keep your eyes open.

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Now, I know the dimensions are not the same as my own thumb, even though that was what I was aiming for. Secondly, a thumb is kind of boring to sculpt, so I took the liberty of bending my thumb in all different directions in order to see more definition.

P.S. WIP
Also this thread can be used for general discussion about sculpting.

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  • nakirushnakirush Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    That's pretty cool. What type of clay are you using?

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  • MetalbourneMetalbourne Inside a cluster b personalityRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Sculpey for right now. I may get into other things later, based on people's reccomendations.

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  • TamTam Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    It's a bit lumpy on the front mass of the thumb, and the cuticle is really very thick. You should study anatomy and do life drawings.

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  • MetalbourneMetalbourne Inside a cluster b personalityRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Tam wrote: »
    It's a bit lumpy on the front mass of the thumb, and the cuticle is really very thick. You should study anatomy and do life drawings.

    Your face is lumpy on the front!

    *runs away crying*

    Seriously though, that lumpy part shows up when I bend my thumb. I agree with the cuticle part, though.

    I think I'm going to spray paint it or something in order to hide the lint.

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  • crawdaddiocrawdaddio Tacoma, WARegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited February 2009
    You know, if you cook it, the lint might just burn away on its own...

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  • MetalbourneMetalbourne Inside a cluster b personalityRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Thumb's in the oven. Here's something else I've started. If you want an idea how it will end, do a google image search for cordyceps.

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  • crawdaddiocrawdaddio Tacoma, WARegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited February 2009
    All I'm getting are pictures of worm-like fungi things...

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  • MetalbourneMetalbourne Inside a cluster b personalityRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    crawdaddio wrote: »
    All I'm getting are pictures of worm-like fungi things...

    Oh good. I was hoping I was thinking of the right fungus.

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  • NakedZerglingNakedZergling A more apocalyptic post apocalypse Portland OregonRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    super sculpey i find is easier to use.

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  • MetalbourneMetalbourne Inside a cluster b personalityRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    I decided to try super sculpey. Here is megaman:

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    Shitty picture, I know. I think I like sculpey for some things, super sculpey for others. Also, I'm finding that working small has its advantages.

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  • TamTam Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Why does mega man look like he just snapped his fingers three times in a Z pattern at some punk ass scrubs?

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  • MetalbourneMetalbourne Inside a cluster b personalityRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Stop projecting your own sexuality on my clay model.

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  • crawdaddiocrawdaddio Tacoma, WARegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited February 2009
    I think it's the midriff-baring baby tee

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  • TamTam Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    And the indignant straight stance, arm akimbo.

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  • MetalbourneMetalbourne Inside a cluster b personalityRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Here is yet another sculpture that will never be finished:

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  • r-jasperr-jasper Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    i actually did some sculpting today for my 3d class. might post some photos up later in the doodle thread.

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  • TamTam Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    that looks more like elvis than mega man

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  • MetalbourneMetalbourne Inside a cluster b personalityRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Tam wrote: »
    that looks more like elvis than mega man

    You ever thought about changing up you schtick once in a while? You're getting kind of boring.

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  • KendeathwalkerKendeathwalker Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    You two are cute.

    Is that head going on the previously posted body?

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  • MetalbourneMetalbourne Inside a cluster b personalityRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Kendeathwalker wrote: »
    You two are cute.

    Is that head going on the previously posted body?

    Actually, I did think about bulking up that original body and turning it into a chibi-mega man, since the head is about two-thirds as tall as the body itself. I guess I'll have to do it now.

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