[Artwork] Cobalt Mini Sculpture
woah nicely done, i like how well detailed it is
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Fabulous! Is this your first sculpture?
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That is wonderful, very nice job.
It’s not my first, but it’s my first sculpt like this in about 15 years. It was a little ambitious seeing as I’ve not done this sort of work in a long time. But I’m happy with the results.
Glad you guys like it.
Ok, if you don’t mind some advice from a more experienced polymer-clay sculptor. Your sculpture is pretty neat, but it has room for improvement.
1. Try to obtain the color gradients (esp the inside of the mouth) through the caning technique not through painting. The effect is really really nice. Of course you can do some crease-painting for enhanced effect afterwards.
2. Do not worry about making thinner edges. I know a lot of beginners (and if you didn’t sculpt in 15 years you are a beginner again due to how materials have evolved) worry about the thin areas breaking after being baked. You can avoid that by: a. not using Super-Sculpey (which is gray anyway and needs painting) or Sculpey III (which is one of the worst quality ones) and use instead Kato, Fimo or even the Sculpey-brand Premo. b. prepare a bowl with iced water (that is, dump several ice-trays in it and fill with water to barely cover the ice; as soon as you vget the sculpture out of the oven dump it in the bowl for at least half an hour (or alternatively just stick it in the freezer); this will harden the polymer clay making it very durable.
I’d also suggest using some green and bronze metallic powders on the clay before baking, on the sides of the body and also the edges of the mouth. I love how you did the body. Use translucent clay for the teeth (you can find it in all three brands mentioned above, I personally prefer the Kato or at least the Premo, they are more translucent) with just a headpin size of beige or yellow clay mixed in at the root of the tooth. Also, translucency can be enhanced using the ice-water method described above.
Amazing work darling, good job! I’m looking forward to seeing you make other great GW2 enemies. Maybe the Twisted Marionette next?
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@anayandrell, thanks for the advice. This clay is a medium I’ve never used. So yep, pure beginner when it comes to it. It’s interesting about the freezing process. It’s something I didn’t come across when reading about the clay. I will have to try it out at some point to see the results. When it comes to clay I tend to test the breaking point a little. I’ve found this stuff to be quite tough, so the thing edges wasn’t such an issue, but I know what you mean.
When I came to the painting, it’s the part I thought about the most. I know the colors are off and don’t match the game model dead on. It’s something I decided to play around. I found trying to match the colors dead on just didn’t fit the sculpt, so I branched out some and used my own color swatches on.
I also looked around at various clays, I didn’t find anything in a clear, though I could have probably cast resin molds for those. Thank you for the feedback, whatever project I work on next I’ll keep this info in mind. Also thanks for being constructive.
@Mad Queen Malafide That’s one project that would be an interesting sculpt, but I’m not sure I’d have it in me to sculpt it. Not without either breaking my brain in the process. There’s only one logical way I could think of how to complete it, and that would be to build it like a real marionette which may be past my ability. I’ll keep it in mind though.