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Linkette [2007-10-08 00:05:09 +0000 UTC]
Wow! I'm speechless . . . I can't imagine making something so detailed. @_@
This is AMAZING. And I really liked reading the story that goes with it, too. ^_^
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Boggleboy In reply to Linkette [2007-10-08 01:21:00 +0000 UTC]
Thank you Gretta! Believe it or not, he was supposed to be one of my less involved pieces!!!! I'm glad that you enjoyed him and his tale- and thank you for reading it and for the fav! It is greatly appreciated.
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Comacold [2007-05-01 20:29:34 +0000 UTC]
What materials did you use?
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Boggleboy In reply to Comacold [2007-05-05 21:06:27 +0000 UTC]
Polymer clay and other natural materials. The main piece then was painted in layers of acrylic.
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Comacold In reply to Boggleboy [2007-05-06 14:48:00 +0000 UTC]
Acrylic? When I paint my sculptures with acrylic their surface becomes unpleasantly rough and kinda mat. But yours looks great.
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Boggleboy In reply to Comacold [2007-05-06 16:57:41 +0000 UTC]
You must be putting it on too thick. Plus, you really wouldn't want your surface to be glossy- that seems to be a mistake a lot of people make. A matte finish is what I have on this piece- except the eyes which I've coated in a gloss glaze. But really shiny, glossy surfaces are not as visually appealing for the whole piece unless that is exactly the visual texture you want- it makes everything look like it was mass produced out of plastic injection molded material or rubber. In most cases, you should be trying for matte or even a flat finish. I water my acrylics down and apply them in layers as washes. Build it up rather than trying to cover the surface in one go. I also coat my finished painted product with an acrylic matte medium- also watered down a bit.
Another thing you can try is to coat the painted product in TLS and then bake it again at a lower temp for a short period of time, but I don't recomend that to you unless you really have a feel for you clay, and for how to apply TLS as it can build up too much in lower areas and turn milky. You really need to have your technique for painting sculpts and models down before you try that latter technique- I still don't get it right all the time- as well knowing what you can do with your the baking times and temperatures, as it can cause the surfce to turn brown or totally ruin your paint job if you aren't careful. But you should never apply acrylic paint to the surface right out of the tube- so to speak- without diluting it a bit. There are also a lot of dry brush techniques I use. I apply the darker colors first- adequately diluted- and let that dry, then I use a sort of dry brush method to apply lighter shades to all the higher areas, thus leaving the lower areas darker. It takes a but of honing...
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Boggleboy In reply to Comacold [2007-05-11 02:34:40 +0000 UTC]
Well, let me know when you post them. And I would never laugh at them!
Yes, good advice is nice- but I usually fetch a pretty penny for my works, and the $$$ puts food on the table and keeps bill collectors away from the door step! While advice...well, it still has it's value.
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Boggleboy In reply to Comacold [2007-05-11 14:38:41 +0000 UTC]
Then I will give one last word of advice: Stop listening to them. Art should never be a hobby- it is who you are or it is nothing. You can make a living at it if you really try and focus on it and if you truly want it to be so! I imagine the people who tell you you can't make a living at art have nothing to do with art or creativity in any form. Therefore, how could they possibly know?
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Comacold In reply to Boggleboy [2007-05-11 14:45:30 +0000 UTC]
What would you reccomend me to do then? Go to an art school or keep trying to improve my skills on my own?
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Boggleboy In reply to Comacold [2007-05-12 04:33:47 +0000 UTC]
Both if you can- the latter for sure if you have a true desire to do more with art than just have a passing and casual romance. You see, I never went to college- my family and I could never afford it. I now have a few college level art courses under my belt that I took as an adult, but I am largely self taught.
I have no choice but to live by and with my art- everything else I have tried to do left me feeling misserable, angry and empty- even sick- in my mind, my heart and my soul. You really can do it if you want to badly enough and if you keep practicing- honing your craft like a fine sword's edge. Hone it until it cuts through everything and you and your craft and flow...dramatic but true.
But I will tell you one thing that is true: it is not an easy path to take. But a true artist is cursed and blessed- for she really has no choice, and will always be sad inside if she does not do art.
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Comacold In reply to Boggleboy [2007-05-12 20:42:10 +0000 UTC]
Yes, I have already noticed that. It makes me feel kinda sick when I don't create something for a long time. I tried to get to art school but people there were giving false information about the entry exam just to get money from ppl who tried to pass it for the first time. So all the experience I have now was gained without anybody's help.
When I was younger I thought that if I practice enough I will be able to make a living from my art. Now I am not so sure. Now I think that ppl like me couldn't make their dreams come true because instead of doing what they wanted to do, they had to do the things that they had to do in order to survive.
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Boggleboy In reply to eyefeather [2007-01-21 17:53:29 +0000 UTC]
He is : 12cm in height x 14 cm wide x 9 cm deep And thanks! I added your EBay auctions to my favs on EBay by the way! I love the stuff you have up!
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fairiesnest [2007-01-20 16:36:42 +0000 UTC]
Wonderful character with amazing details...I love the stories that go along with your pieces!
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Boggleboy In reply to fairiesnest [2007-01-23 19:34:54 +0000 UTC]
Thank you Cynthia- it's gotten so that it is more difficult for me to do these creatures and not have a back-story to them!
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