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Still have a ways to go, but this is the basic fleshed out sculpt for the 7" Oogie-Boogie munny that DrftDgdn commissionedRelated content
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Loving this so far!It was one of my favorite characters from "nightmare" and I think you're doing it justice.Keep up the good work and please show the finished item.I can see from your hand in the photo that the item is fairly large-is the body going to be included also?If so, what materials are you planning on using?My only suggestion would be to include some additional information with your photos.I know I'm guilty of wanting to share something I'm working on and skipping this step.I see that you're creating the item as a commission-congrats!Include those details-it will encourage interest and hopefully lead to more.I don't intend any insult on originality,only that the item is intended as your vision of something existing.
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Thank you for the Critique! Pretty sure you're my first
Indeed, the body and arms will be included, you can see the body & arms at [link] . I use DIY vinyl toys as the base for most of my toys (munny for this one), but i also blank out dunnys and use them.
My friend recently said the same thing about including a little more info in the descriptions of my art, so i'd totally agree with that. I need to work on providing more detailed updates.
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It's nice to be someone's "first",I think!I'm a bit long in the tooth to be that anywhere else
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The KidRobot forums, prettymuch exclusively.
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Hey, love your sculpey work!
I have a lot of fun doing sculpey on munnies, but I have a lot of trouble getting this much detail as smooth as you did.
Would you mind very briefly going over how you smooth out your sculpey?
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sure! Here's the basic process I use for the whole thing. (smoothing is my primary focus in all steps.)
1.) First step is gloves. whether you use sculpey or aves epoxie or magicsculpt, you need to wear gloves to avoid certain health risks. if latex bothers you, try nitrile and/or powder-free gloves. This will help avoid those annoying fingerprints, and you're sure to have better grip. Plus, if you use your bare hands, lots of dirt & oil from your hands will get in the clay.
2.) Use your gloved fingers to smooth the clay onto the vinyl, layer by layer, trying to make a very gradual gradient of the clay. Try to get your hands on a bamboo stylus or two, and you can use that to cut of excess clay as well as pressing it harder into the vinyl. You can make tons of tools, or you can get full sets pretty inexpensively at art chain stores. Try wire, razor blades, toothpicks, nails, bobby pins, dentist's tools (a big + to dentist tools)
3.) Using a sable or really really nice synthetic brush dipped in turpenoid, go over the entire sculpt in the directions that it "moves" (even if it's stationary, just move in the directions of the clay you're shaping. Don't leave a ton of turpenoid on the sculpt.
4.) Bake
5.) Go over the piece in quick, light strokes with about a 200 grit sandpaper, paying special attention to the "seams" (where the clay meets vinyl). This is also a good time to smooth out the rest of the sculpt.
6.) Do the same as #5, but with 300 grit. Remember the Seams!
7.) Do the same as #5 again, but with 400 grit wet/ dry sandpaper until the whole piece is as smooth as plastic. The seams should be gone by now.
8.) Prime & Paint as desired!
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Wow that was really in depth! Thank you that is a huge help I cant wait to try those things.
Where do you get the Dunnys you work with??
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i get them from Bullmoose (bullmoose.com) because they're cheaper there than anywhere else.
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Wow that is awesome...cant wait to see it finished
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Thanks! Honestly, i'm looking forward to the finished product too, this feels like one of my best works so far (and it's very very hard for me to acknowledge quality in my own work)
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That freaking awesome how much does that cost.
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The person paid a hundred for it.
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That's not that bad considering what you would pay for some of the kidrobot toys
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Thanky! Got so much crosshatching to do on this beast still, and then i have to put all of the threads in....wooooo!
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from nightmare before christmas like the like the video games
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yep. or the movie
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