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sandcastler [2009-05-05 17:16:56 +0000 UTC]
That's some kind of detail you've done with her tail scales! Must have taken quite some time. I like the other extra little fishy details you've given her like the little fins on her tail and the webbing between her fingers. Super sculpt!!
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goddessartist In reply to sandcastler [2009-05-06 12:51:29 +0000 UTC]
Oh thank you! She's a very old piece - probably will give her to my eldest daughter who loves her. I'd like to refine her and repaint her, but new pieces beg to be made.
Thank you so much for your kind words.
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Alwisw [2009-01-02 01:09:14 +0000 UTC]
She's very beautiful! I love the tail. It's some kind of clay, isn't it?
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goddessartist In reply to Alwisw [2009-01-02 01:16:36 +0000 UTC]
Yes, all of my sculptures, or at least most of them, are from a two part ambient set direct sculpt epoxy putty called Aves Apoxie Sculpt. You mix parts a and b in equal amounts thoroughly and then sculpt for about an hour or so. I love this stuff, and Undine is a much older piece I'd love to refine, but instead will just make new pieces...
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Alwisw In reply to goddessartist [2009-01-02 22:13:13 +0000 UTC]
And when you're finished you just let it dry? Or do you have to burn it so it stabilizes?
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goddessartist In reply to Alwisw [2009-01-02 22:28:56 +0000 UTC]
Well it cures over time. It's a part A and B epoxy putty, so I mix parts A and B together for a few minutes, after giving my hands a thin layer of Vaseline or olive oil - so I mix the two parts until they're mixed, which is around 2 - 7 minutes. The more you mix this stuff the faster it will cure, so I generally overmix it. Then I wash my hands thoroughly to remove any invisible film of Aves, lotion them up again, and start sculpting. I have, as I mix it very thoroughly, about 1 hour to sculpt with this material before it starts to set, or harden. It goes through several cure stages which I now know very well, so I can manipulate it throughout the cure stages. It can be sanded, carved, cut, added to...it's exceptional material to sculpt with, and I work in layers.
I can also delay the cure time by popping the material into the freezer. This will hold the cure for up to three days, but not if the clay has already been curing for more than 30 minutes. I've even been interrupted on sculpting the face and have popped the entire piece into the freezer until ready to work on it again.
So it's nothing like polymer - much stronger and break resistant and it's ultimately repairable. I'll upload at some point my Beginner's Guide to working with it.
Does this answer your question? Mayhap I'll make a tutorial or some such thing at some point...time will tell.
I like your blog, Alexander. I'll have to make the time to visit again.
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