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PT's Art -WIPs – June 29 (pg. 11)

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  • #800987
    PurpleTurtle
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      bayoudragon wrote:

      OMG, wow… PT, you really ought to consider selling your stuff. 🙂

      I have considered it, but these fellows are very delacate break very easily. I still need to figure a way to make them a little more robust so they can at least survive the trip to their new owner. I also want to figure a way to sort of ‘mass produce’ them to – especially the fairy dragons. I like to be at a point where I can produce a batch at a time, with relative ease and little time. Then I’ll feel confident in selling them.
      I’m still rather a novice when it come to sculpting, but I find myself learning new things everytime I finish a new critter 😉

      #800988
      ForestDragon
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        Despite your misgivings, your attention to detail (like the muscle detail) is lovely and worthy of praise.

        Do you use wire armature? That may help. I have had problems with the fragile nature of some of the polymer clays as well (enough that I haven’t used them in a while). You also might consider mixing a sturdier polymer with what you are currently using. Polyform (makers of Sculpy and Premo) has a list on their website of the different products they make and the durability and moldability of each. It might be helpful to check it out (then again maybe not).

        Good luck!

        #800989
        PurpleTurtle
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          Thank you! Yes, I do wire armature and I also bulk out with aluminum foil. What was happening in the beginning is that sometimes the clay over the armatures was to thin – when it flexed it would break. Also, when I was more of a novice, I didn’t always bake the clay as long as I should have. I’m getting closer to a technique to make my sculpts more resilient. I also use a little apoxie sculpt ( for claws and horns) after the item is baked. I have even used it to repair some of the damaged polymer sculpts I have. I’ll will look into the Polyform as an option to. Thanks!

          ForestDragon wrote:

          Despite your misgivings, your attention to detail (like the muscle detail) is lovely and worthy of praise.

          Do you use wire armature? That may help. I have had problems with the fragile nature of some of the polymer clays as well (enough that I haven’t used them in a while). You also might consider mixing a sturdier polymer with what you are currently using. Polyform (makers of Sculpy and Premo) has a list on their website of the different products they make and the durability and moldability of each. It might be helpful to check it out (then again maybe not).

          Good luck!

          #800990
          PurpleTurtle
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            Here is my sea dragon. He still needs a few bits of touching-up and I intend to make a base for him. I’m a little annoyed at the way he came out. I wanted his tail to lay completely flat, but it didn’t. I also accidentally broke one of his fins, but I managed to fix that.







            #800991
            lamortefille
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              I never looked through this whole thread before. Your sculpting and painting are just as wonderful as your feather fans!

              Edited for spelling. 😳

              #800992
              bayoudragon
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                OMG… I loves him!!

                #800993
                dragonmedley
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                  He’s wicked! I love him!

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                  #800994

                  He looks fantastic to me! I like that color scheme and those glowering yellow eyes! 😀

                  #800995
                  KoishiiKitty
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                    Oh WOW! I am absolutely impressed. I really love how you did the body, sea dragons are a hard one for me and I just love how this one is almost like a dragon version of a hippocampus. The skin tezture and scales are just awesome too! and that hand painted blending and choice colors.

                    Complete WIN from me.

                    #800996
                    PurpleTurtle
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                      Thanks so much for the compliments! Super Sculpy is quickly becoming one of my favorite media to date 😉 .

                      #800997

                      wow…. it is beautiful!!! i love the texture and colors. very good work!! you are definitely inspiring me to finish my next one.. although it is nothing compared to this beauty.

                      #800998

                      These are so good!

                      #800999

                      lamortefille wrote:

                      I never looked through this whole thread before. You’re sculpting and painting are just as wonderful as your feather fans!

                      Seconded! This is the forst time I have looked through this entire thread too!! Stunning-absolutely STUNNING!!!!

                      #801000

                      purpleturtle wrote:

                      Here is my sea dragon. He still needs a few bits of touching-up and I intend to make a base for him. I’m a little annoyed at the way he came out. I wanted his tail to lay completely flat, but it didn’t. I also accidentally broke one of his fins, but I managed to fix that.







                      He`s sooo cool! I like him! :yes:

                      #801001

                      are you planning on selling any of your sculpts?

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