I'm experimenting with how I construct my sculptures, seeing how far I can push the clay while still keeping it somewhat sturdy! I'm sure I'm going to make more, even weirder dragons soon!
{thank you to everyone who 🔄reblogs🔄 my work so that more people can enjoy seeing it!}
Then you bulk out the "meat" with aluminum foil. Basically you dont want a HUGE variance in clay thickness because when you bake the sculpey super thick the inside wont cure which essentially causes the cured clay to crack and slough off.
Then you start to layer thin bits of worked clay onto the foil.
I really like premo sculpey for this. It basically took one 8 oz block of premo to sculpt the horse.
You just keep smoothing and refining the shapes as you go. Try to hold the sculpture gently while you work an area and have short nails!
One of the biggest things is you want to wet your fingers with a neutral oil to smooth the clay NOT water. I just used canola oil cus i had it in the kitchen already.
The other thing is you can bake in stages.
This is the sculpt right before its first bake.
The biggest hurdle is losing your established forms while trying to detail other parts. You dont have to get everything in one go and also to get a super smooth sculpt with sharp edges requires a lot of sanding.
^this is the sculpt after a first pass of hand sanding. I got a dremel to help with shaping the hooves more after these photos.
Don't try to get everything absolutely perfect before its first bake because the polish will be through sanding and you can always add more details and rebake.
This is where im at currently after sculpting the mane and tail with sculpey super firm. I think i wouldve rather used premo again, i was just trying it out. I havent done any sanding on the mane or tail yet i will be doing that once i get my primer in tomorrow.
then after sanding the primer and doing a few coats of that i will paint!
I'm really into making all sorts of accessories for Ghosties. It gives them so much personality, them having their own little wardrobe with flower hats and tiny crowns. Things like these feel like such a treat for my inner kid and bring so much joy. 💕