Good Practice Ideas Before Painting a PYO?

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May 28, 2012 at 9:32 pm #505409
Hannah
I’ve been eyeing up the PYO’s and kinda been wanting to do one, but I have zero practice painting figures or any three dimensional object. I have been looking at some tutorials on the matter, but I would still like to practice on something first before I buy myself a PYO. Anyone have any ideas on what I could use?
May 28, 2012 at 10:15 pm #881041
siberakh1
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Why not try some of the plaster figures you can find at some of the crafts stores? Sometimes there are garden figures that are inexpensive or birds or frogs that could provide some practice? Walmart may even have some plaster figures around to try out.

A good PYO to try out is the Muse. It is small and has every texture you could think of to paint (scales large and small, fins, feathers, fur, etc.). You can totally go crazy and make them look super cool. 🙂 They even have little jewel spots on them and can hold small things in their beak/mouth. 🙂
May 28, 2012 at 10:19 pm #881042
Adaneth
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Here’s a thread on a similar topic. 🙂

http://windstoneeditions.com/forum/online-place-get-practice-ceramicbisque-stuff
May 29, 2012 at 7:01 pm #881069
Hannah
Thanks for the suggestions and the link! I’ll keep an eye out for ceramic figurines or something similar to practice on when I go to get the right sort of acrylic paints and supplies. The muses do look like they would be good practice, but with shipping and everything I would rather wait until I have experience and get a dragon or kirin.
May 30, 2012 at 12:40 pm #881105
dragonmedley
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The muse is a little guy/gal, so the shipping is minimal. Of all the PYOs, the muse is the cheapest shipping-wise. The most expensive is the keeper.

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May 31, 2012 at 12:03 am #881134
KaytanaPhoenix
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I bought a couple small lizards/frogs/turtle from Hobby Lobby in their garden section to practice on.. they were good for the textures I’d be encountering with the dragon and were like $3 ea. As mentioned, Walmart or even maybe Home Depot (or some sort of garden center that carries lawn ornaments) would be just as good 🙂
May 31, 2012 at 12:45 am #881137
Hannah
The muse is a little guy/gal, so the shipping is minimal. Of all the PYOs, the muse is the cheapest shipping-wise. The most expensive is the keeper.

Hmm, true. I just checked, and it looks like shipping for the muse would be about $8, which is a lot cheaper then I was expecting. That said, shipping for the kirin is only about $11, so not that much more.
May 31, 2012 at 2:17 am #881142
KaytanaPhoenix
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The muse is a little guy/gal, so the shipping is minimal. Of all the PYOs, the muse is the cheapest shipping-wise. The most expensive is the keeper.

Hmm, true. I just checked, and it looks like shipping for the muse would be about $8, which is a lot cheaper then I was expecting. That said, shipping for the kirin is only about $11, so not that much more.

I couldn’t ever justify the muse when I could get small dragons for $5 more… once I took the leap I ended up with 7? PYOs XD to work on, lol.. one has been finished, and one is *hopefully* close to finished! lol.. they’re a lot of fun, and for me anyway, were a lot less intimidating once I started working on one
June 2, 2012 at 3:06 am #881263
bagheera23608
Oh thank you for posting this thread! I’ve painted in the past, but have never been overly pleased with the outcomes. My sister just asked me to paint a muse for her for Christmas and I AM TERRIFIED. She has much more confidence in me than I do, clearly.

Quick question – I just checked my local Hobby Lobby and A C Moore’s but didn’t find any unpainted plaster. Are ya’ll talking about unpainted plasters? Maybe I just missed them……
June 5, 2012 at 4:00 am #881399
Hannah
I was at the art store close to me today to pick up some extra commission supplies, and I notice they had a bunch of delta ceramcoat paints (no paintable figures though). I saw these were mentioned in a PYO tutorial. Anyone use them? How are they?
June 5, 2012 at 5:46 pm #881413
littleironhorse
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I don’t know how close he is to being produced, but the Foo Pup should be the best deal of all the PYOs. He’s only an inch an a quarter long, so he can’t be all that expensive, and the shipping even better…

http://windstoneeditions.com/blog/foop
June 7, 2012 at 1:45 am #881473
Blight
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You could also try Breyer’s activity kits 🙂
June 7, 2012 at 2:32 am #881480
Hannah
So, uh…. I just bought a PYO dragon and Kirin. :O

There’s my early birthday present to myself! And I’ll probably find something to test on when I go get the paint and supplies. But eeee, I’m so excited!
June 7, 2012 at 3:00 am #881481
dragonmedley
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I was at the art store close to me today to pick up some extra commission supplies, and I notice they had a bunch of delta ceramcoat paints (no paintable figures though). I saw these were mentioned in a PYO tutorial. Anyone use them? How are they?

I use them; I like how they’re opaque compared to some of the FolkArt.

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June 7, 2012 at 3:31 am #881484
Hannah
I was at the art store close to me today to pick up some extra commission supplies, and I notice they had a bunch of delta ceramcoat paints (no paintable figures though). I saw these were mentioned in a PYO tutorial. Anyone use them? How are they?

I use them; I like how they’re opaque compared to some of the FolkArt.

Thanks. Opaque is good.
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