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Part of a commission I've been slowly putting together. I'd have more to show, but this is the only part that currently looks even vaguely appealing (all the parts are separate until they get painted, so photographing the body parts might be a little macabre...).
When finished this will be a posable doll like the Rio doll I did: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1940691/
Wish I could post more often, but sculpting is a heck of a lot more labor-intensive than drawing is, heh. ;p
On a side note, for any of you still interested in the Cat Dance figure (http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1649902/), I've left preorders open for a few more days per requests. Reservation page can be found here: http://www.studiocute.com/preorder.html (please note that the final price will most likely not be $45, that's just the base deposit for reserving the figure).
When finished this will be a posable doll like the Rio doll I did: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1940691/
Wish I could post more often, but sculpting is a heck of a lot more labor-intensive than drawing is, heh. ;p
On a side note, for any of you still interested in the Cat Dance figure (http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1649902/), I've left preorders open for a few more days per requests. Reservation page can be found here: http://www.studiocute.com/preorder.html (please note that the final price will most likely not be $45, that's just the base deposit for reserving the figure).
Category Artwork (Traditional) / General Furry Art
Species Housecat
Size 900 x 600px
File Size 84.6 kB
There's not really much of a trick to getting it smoothed-out...mostly it's just rubbing with the fingers, with a little solvent for lubrication. After it cures, I sanded some parts of it with a semi-fine grain, but most of that was just the way it was.
As far as the hair/head goes, same thing, I just placed each shape over the one that was there previously, and pressed it a little, but mostly just rubbed it smooth and let it sit.
As far as the hair/head goes, same thing, I just placed each shape over the one that was there previously, and pressed it a little, but mostly just rubbed it smooth and let it sit.
What kind of clay are you using? Most normal polymer clays (like Sculpey) aren't made with a whole lot of internal strength to begin with. Also, if it's more a problem of the ear not sticking (rather than a thin area breaking/cracking) you might want to try scratching the areas you want to stick together with a needle or a knifetip, say, right where the base of the ear and the area on the head where it will go, then putting a little solvent in the grooves, then putting the ear on and blending the edges. Scoring the surface to rough it up a bit will probably help the two pieces adhere better.
The two things I've used in the past were Sculpey diluent and turpenoid (sold for cleaning paintbrushes in craft stores). They basically act about the same, a liquid you can brush onto the surface of Sculpey and it sort of melts it a bit, makes the surface slightly tacky. Also good for smoothing rough details, you can use the brush repeatedly over the surface and it'll kind of melt down the high details (if you plan to try this, turpenoid is more cost-effective).
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