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Bodhi
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| Chairface wrote: | | Musta_Surma wrote: | I found an article about sculpting but after asking the writer of this article I was asked not to post the pages here but rather list this link to his homepage, give it a look, to me it looks very good, only thing is that this person also has his own store so I am not sure if you wish it to stay here or not.
http://www.lyonstudio.biz/Sculpting/SculptingIndex.htm |
Thanks for the reference. Its great! One question. What the hell is a ball burnisher? I did a google search, and I still have no idea. |
It has also allready been posted fourther down. A ball burnisher is a rounded end right. Clayshapers make smoothing far easier though I feel. There is a flat one that you just stroke gently along the surface and a rounded one though made in rubber that you can use once the putty has set a bit.
The great disadvantage with clayshapers should in all fairness be mentioned though: They produce a small amount of static electricity attracting hair and dust and such. So one has to watch out for that.
There are many retailers of clayshapers but I don't wish to advertise for a particular retailer. It's a trademark name so a search should find you some. There are also "Colourshapers" (same thing but softer) and I hear there are ones that are between clayshapers and colourshapers in softness though I've never seen those.
Clayshapers have black tips, colourshapers white tips, and the ones "in between" supposedly have grey tips.
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Musta_Surma
Joined: 06 Apr 2006
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Location: Mexico City
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| Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 10:44 am Post subject: |
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| I got a few more articles which I find very very good, but I am waiting for an answer from the people behind them to see if its okay with them to post it here. One of them is 43 pages long so PM me if you want it by e-mail. |
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Ewan
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| Posted: Fri May 05, 2006 10:50 am Post subject: |
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I thought it was a highly specialised job in the porn industry.  |
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Chairface
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Location: London Ontario Canada
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| Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 5:26 am Post subject: |
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| Ewan wrote: | | I thought it was a highly specialised job in the porn industry. |
 
Thanks for the info Bodhi. |
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Klute
Joined: 27 Apr 2006
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Location: Co.Durham,England
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| Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 10:47 am Post subject: |
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If what you mean by ball burnishers are just steel tools with rounded ends then I use these. They are embossing tools for card making and come in various sizes.
I use them to create textures on the putty.
The skin on these was done using a small end....approx 1mm.
Using the burnisher and plenty lubricant I gently textured the fresh putty. Fresh to get the texture right. Slightly cured putty would have sprung back and the texture wouldnt have shown. There is a cured main bulk for the body and the texture is only done onto a thin new layer. |
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Chairface
Joined: 02 Apr 2006
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Location: London Ontario Canada
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| Posted: Sun May 07, 2006 8:22 pm Post subject: |
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| I was admiring those on the FOD. Congrats on winning the Heresy Monster contest! You had my vote. |
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Klute
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| Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 9:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Chairface wrote: | | I was admiring those on the FOD. Congrats on winning the Heresy Monster contest! You had my vote. |
Well 4th really but still well chuffed. There was a lot of quality entered.
Im thinking of sculpting another one of the turds and resin casting a few to paint. Its about time I tried out my pressure casting stuff (it has been sat there a year) 
And thanks.  |
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Chairface
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| Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 4:43 am Post subject: |
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| I'd be interested to see how that turns out. |
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Klute
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| Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 9:43 am Post subject: |
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| So will I. |
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minimaker
Joined: 28 May 2006
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Location: The Netherlands
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| Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 11:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Bodhi wrote: | | Clayshapers have black tips, colourshapers white tips, and the ones "in between" supposedly have grey tips. |
Yup, that's it. Grey is closer to black than white in stiffness though. I hardly use them though (only if I can't find my black ones). I do most work with black but will sometimes switch to white if a real soft touch is needed.
To complicate matters, the stiffness of the rubber seems to have changed. The current black is stiffer than the set I got two years ago (not just wear and tear - more people have reported this) while the grey is similar to the old black. Don't know about white since I've not yet bought spares for those.
My tools. To explain: I'm a mechanical engineer and therefore a tool freak. I.e. I like to design and experiment with tools. The tools I use most are a few I made of stainless steel in a brass tube and the black clay shapers.
Bye, Ming-Hua
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Chairface
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| Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 4:46 am Post subject: |
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| Those tools are awesome minimaker! Thanks for sharing. I have a few ideas of tools to get..... |
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aerofool
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| Where's the best place online to order your greenstuff? |
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Ewan
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| Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 6:27 pm Post subject: |
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Depends where you are based...
If you are in the UK, probably Heresy Miniatures
Link: http://www.heresyminiatures.com/
If not, maybe some of our friends from further shores could help? |
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aerofool
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| Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 6:52 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm in the US.. not in the UK. I didn't think about Heresy, but it would be nice to have a place closer! |
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Father
Joined: 20 Apr 2006
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Location: Being a pirate on the river Saskatchewan.
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| Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 6:53 pm Post subject: |
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Gale force nine sells green stuff.
I'm lucky enough that all the local hobby shops now stock it. Here in Canada anyway. Online shopping is great and all, but usually for things like greenstuff I want it right away, waiting for shipping is a pain.
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