Sculpting a Snail (body) - Polymer Clay

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  • Опубліковано 13 січ 2016
  • Hello and welcome back to a new polymer clay time lapse sculpting demo, where I make a very cool looking snail in gorgeous 4k time lapse video! I'm going to be doing a follow up video on this in the future... I want to try my hand again with the airbrush, but for now, this has been baked for 60 minutes at 275º degrees and is ready for further painting/touches.
    ...I'm NOT in a hurry to do a follow up on this Snail quite yet because I want to attempt making a Star Wars AT-ST (the one with 2 legs) How cool would that be? Now is the time to subscribe if you're not already.. it would mean so much to me if you did...
    108 gigabytes of video was used, sifted through, and then was narrated. It took over 6 hours to mix this video down just once, I also have to do a pre mix (missing audio) first, so I can then narrate the video using another device.. Reason I'm saying all this is it's taking alot longer to make videos due to outdated computer, but that's not the reason, entirely, for the lack of videos... I don't do much for the holidays. So when I start this NEW project I don't know have fast I can go. Even though my computer is outdated, and there's no way to sample 4k video that doesn't stop me from uploading a beautiful 4k video.
    So in short, I'm back! ..but I'll try to go as fast as my tolerance to this ol' PC's performance will allow.
    I haven't gave up on you guys, and thank you so very much for not giving up on me!
    Thanks for taking the time to watch, and to read this. Like always, it means the world...
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  • @ChristieNel
    @ChristieNel 8 років тому +23

    You're incredible. This would look good glowing. I know, I know, I want everything to glow.

  • @vickiwillems3928
    @vickiwillems3928 8 років тому +1

    Interesting subject. Can hardly wait for the painting and touch-ups.

  • @h.stiemke4217
    @h.stiemke4217 8 років тому

    SO GLAD to see your videos again!!!!!!!!!!!! MORE PLEASE!!

  • @JustinElkinsII
    @JustinElkinsII 8 років тому +6

    I can tell you that is something I didn't think I would watch to the end-it's a snail. But! I sure did! It was fascinating, and the camera work alone was spectacular! Great JOB!

  • @danielamcghie1565
    @danielamcghie1565 8 років тому

    Great video. Thank you for taking the time and showing us how its done. Love the snail!

  • @bbybrz
    @bbybrz 5 років тому +1

    I love your work! And the longer videos are better because we get more info and detail from your artwork! I'd be willing to watch an hour of it I love it!

  • @Seashell994
    @Seashell994 8 років тому

    Wonderful texture on that snail!

  • @SoCraftastic
    @SoCraftastic 8 років тому +7

    Your intro is so cool! Great work on the snail, Tom!

    • @TheBroodingTom
      @TheBroodingTom  8 років тому +1

      +SoCraftastic Thank you so much Sarah I'm really glad you like it!! And I love stop animation! I just got a new camera and decided a new intro was in order. They sure are fun to make but takes all night to do though.. So glad you like the snail! :D

    •  Рік тому

      thank you

  • @julia22202
    @julia22202 8 років тому

    This is awesome! It looks so real!! I love snails.

  • @kalonakitu
    @kalonakitu 7 років тому +1

    you amaze me!! so skilled!! looks awesome! thanks for sharing the process.

  • @spencer4hi
    @spencer4hi 8 років тому

    Fantastic!!!

  • @lindag1632
    @lindag1632 8 років тому +1

    Glad I found this site - recommended by another clay-crafting videographer. Looking forward to learning more - love your style. Thanks

  • @melj4581
    @melj4581 8 місяців тому

    Love a longer video so much more informative! didn't get lost with it just having music as some others do. Thank you for sharing looks amazing!

  • @deedeejordan7797
    @deedeejordan7797 8 років тому

    thank you for coming back I missed you because you are my inspiration to clay when you stop I stop

  • @stephanie.kilgast
    @stephanie.kilgast 8 років тому +1

    Perfect little snail :)
    That is also a brilliant idea to use all the shells one can gather on a beach too :)

  • @cherylholland9747
    @cherylholland9747 8 років тому

    That was great to watch, Thanks so much for sharing it.

  • @christinaaugustine27
    @christinaaugustine27 8 років тому

    Very realistic!! Great job 👍

  • @chanspirit1
    @chanspirit1 8 років тому

    As always, a great video! Thank you for sharing😄 I think everyone enjoys downtime during the holidays😊

  • @ayata.s5611
    @ayata.s5611 8 років тому

    looks amazing!

  • @ABergieCreation
    @ABergieCreation 7 років тому +1

    You are a terrific artist!

  • @from3tomore
    @from3tomore 8 років тому

    That is so amazing!!! Great job!

  • @seanyworny104
    @seanyworny104 8 років тому +1

    Amazing sculpture! Would love to try this! Don't ever stop making videos! :D

  • @reptileman33
    @reptileman33 Місяць тому

    This is amazing! Thanks for making this video!

  • @GreenLadyDV
    @GreenLadyDV 5 років тому

    Awesome! 💚💚💚

  • @tasha8902
    @tasha8902 8 років тому +2

    Awesome Job!! I always love your videos. Would love to see you do more videos...

  • @mayriemouse8845
    @mayriemouse8845 8 років тому

    Beautiful work!

  • @lesleyford821
    @lesleyford821 8 років тому

    I love this one....was looking for something garden related to go on a solar light garden bottle I'm making for a gift...and this is just abut perfect to put on it....thank you soooooo much.

  • @kira9233
    @kira9233 8 років тому

    I really like your videos. Everything is explained so well by you, I have been watching all of them quite a while you are definitely one of my favorite channels.

  • @angelamullins8574
    @angelamullins8574 6 років тому

    I think your snail is fantastic.... and the video wasn't too long. We need to see exactly what you're doing and how if we are going to try our own hand at it. Thank you for the wonderful video tutorial, I will enjoy trying to make a little family of them for myself to put in my garden. 👍👍👍👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😊

  • @aliciaboilard2278
    @aliciaboilard2278 3 роки тому

    Awesome! Thanks

  • @skyasin2289
    @skyasin2289 4 роки тому

    It is so great

  • @iamchriss77
    @iamchriss77 8 років тому

    awesome, it looks so good. The snail would look cute next to a house plant. Welcome back.

  • @ilovemytobster
    @ilovemytobster 8 років тому

    It turned out amazing! Nice job :)

  • @Ia861
    @Ia861 8 років тому

    Yay another video from you! Great as always :)

    • @TheBroodingTom
      @TheBroodingTom  8 років тому

      +Ia861 Thank you, and as always, I appreciate you watching. :D

  • @oxygen703
    @oxygen703 8 років тому

    Cool!

  • @stevengiraldo9605
    @stevengiraldo9605 8 років тому

    yay a new video

  • @faolen1
    @faolen1 7 років тому +4

    aww I love this, I want to try making a snail now. I think there is something really cute about snails, they're like adorable little aliens. :3

  • @hailyw3584
    @hailyw3584 6 років тому

    Great video!

  • @user-zr9tn9jb6f
    @user-zr9tn9jb6f 4 роки тому

    Bravo!

  • @sabinekather7078
    @sabinekather7078 8 років тому

    so amazing!!!!!! please more... :)

  • @BelmontsClayArt
    @BelmontsClayArt 8 років тому +3

    Awesome! It looks so real! Great job! :) thx

    • @TheBroodingTom
      @TheBroodingTom  8 років тому +1

      +Belmont'sClayArt Thank you I really appreciate it!

  • @Lia57770
    @Lia57770 8 років тому

    holy shit it looks so real!!! love it!!!!!

  • @Emilia-ed2mf
    @Emilia-ed2mf 8 років тому

    Your snail is very beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @johnnycollinson3529
    @johnnycollinson3529 6 років тому

    Wow looks just like my albino giant snails Bonnie and Clyde. I'm so looking forward to sculpting a few.

  • @kerry1963qld
    @kerry1963qld 6 років тому

    Brilliant

  • @LoniWulff
    @LoniWulff 8 років тому

    Just wanted to say that I'm your 100th like; great job, I really enjoy your videos, Tom...thank you.

  • @ProfeChiquis
    @ProfeChiquis 6 років тому +2

    You´ve got a new subscriber :) You are a good teacher, thanks a lot.

  • @nancypaez3185
    @nancypaez3185 7 років тому +1

    Bello bello!

  • @ryoko1832
    @ryoko1832 8 років тому

    Wow this was awesome :-) My clay working skills are not as awesome as others but videos like this really help. Thanks :-)

  • @DVCMinis
    @DVCMinis 8 років тому

    I'm new to your channel, but I am loving it! I really feel like I'm learning a lot more tips and tricks on working with clay, and your voice is very soothing to listen too. I'm definitely subscribing! Amazing work, seriously. ^_^ Also, I had to smile and laugh when I saw the "thumbs up" bit near the end of this video, and I gave a like as well. How could anyone not after that, lol.

  • @AlohaAngelique
    @AlohaAngelique 4 роки тому

    Thanks, this is just what I needed. I'm taking a sculpting class now and we are working with Sculpey. I'm doing a snail and daisy jewelry dish. This video helps me with technique, I'm completely new to sculture

    • @TheBroodingTom
      @TheBroodingTom  4 роки тому +1

      Welcome to the sculpting world! It's a wonderful experience in so many ways, I'm glad this video has helped! I have a few jewelry videos as well. And thanks for visiting!!

  • @TassleBurrfootSculpts
    @TassleBurrfootSculpts 8 років тому

    nice work

  • @NinjaKotte
    @NinjaKotte 8 років тому

    ive been trying to make a realistic snail for ages but ive never been satisfied, so this gave me a good kick in the back to try again, i need to get some clay softener, the skintexture was the problem for me! 😂
    Love it!
    (i giggled in the beginning, the head look like the head of something else a few secs ;) )

  • @PhoebesWorldProductions
    @PhoebesWorldProductions 8 років тому +1

    Hi! Good to see you. =)
    WOW!!! That's amazing! It looks real!!! (I know you used a real shell, but the snail itself looks real too!!!) WELL DONE!!

    • @TheBroodingTom
      @TheBroodingTom  8 років тому +1

      +Phoebe Thanks! I figure most everyone has a shell lying around, so they would be halfway there when trying to make one for themselves.. :D Glad you like it!

    • @PhoebesWorldProductions
      @PhoebesWorldProductions 8 років тому

      yeah! =)

  • @CreatureDesign
    @CreatureDesign 8 років тому +2

    This came out amazing! From a distance I would mistake this for the real thing, seriously... ;-)

  • @geebabeeba
    @geebabeeba 7 років тому +1

    1:58 "you know, worked up and ready.." I almost spit my coffee out! Lmao. Anyways, amazing work!

  • @Luckyee4
    @Luckyee4 7 років тому +1

    Here's a little hint for you- You were worried about the one shell being thin- Try soaking it in white glue and a little water... for a couple of days and then let it dry.. it will absorb the glue and end up being much stronger!

  • @joshs9257
    @joshs9257 7 років тому +3

    hi, i want
    to know what paints we can use on polymer clay and what kind of glaze? like for example if i have a flat plate of polymer and i make a portrait over it, what paint and glaze i must use to protect the surface and colors from damaging? thank you

  • @CarnivorousPlantsAndGardening
    @CarnivorousPlantsAndGardening 6 років тому

    not kidding at first I saw the picture and thought that snail was real

  •  Рік тому

    xem cách ban chia sẻ rất hay ,cảm ơn

  • @lstumpf7113
    @lstumpf7113 8 років тому +4

    This is great!!! I just made a HUGE snail because my mom bought me the biggest shell the store had and my snail is so cool!!! also, is it ok that we cook the shell or should be cook the clay then later glue the shell on?

  • @amykettering5434
    @amykettering5434 8 років тому

    this is really cool. u did a very good job (like always, Ha!) but can you make another snail and make the shell with clay too? btw, thx 4 sharing your videos! :)

  • @TheropodHunter
    @TheropodHunter 4 роки тому

    For the thinner shell, you could line the interior with something like fibreglass?

  • @jessymesa1420
    @jessymesa1420 6 місяців тому

    Hola...hermoso trabajo, que es lo que le aplicas con el pincel?

  • @autumn9454
    @autumn9454 2 роки тому

    Your voice is so.. relaxing I dunno.

  • @RameyRocks
    @RameyRocks 7 років тому

    It looked like real skin! I need one of those tools you used for texturing the neck. Have you tried one making the shell out of clay? I should make one for my sister's garden. Anyway, awesome job!

  • @MrDanderskoff
    @MrDanderskoff 7 років тому +3

    No one going to mention it kind of looks phallus-y at around 10:50?

  • @simplecreativemind9360
    @simplecreativemind9360 Рік тому

    Such a beautiful sculpture! Love it! I have a question does this clay is air dry? Or did you need to fire it?
    Thanks

  • @carlaloulou5329
    @carlaloulou5329 3 роки тому

    Hello amazing video, I really love how you made that snail !
    I have a question .. instead of using the clay softner, can i use alcohol or water or something else ? Or won't it give the same result ?

  • @helenebowes8186
    @helenebowes8186 7 років тому +1

    avec quoi tu lisse , de l'eau , de l'huile ou du sculpey liquide ??

  • @marmite.
    @marmite. 8 років тому

    Just found your video thought it amazing.. 1 question did you add anything glue or anything to give the shell an extra grip to the clay

  • @olgaalvarez8534
    @olgaalvarez8534 7 років тому +1

    Hi I really like your video I did the snail with sculpey white clay it was not perfect but i like it its the second sculpture one I do. I hope that with more classes I take I will get better. I did not use the softing stuff you did, but when I put in oven it burn in 20 min's. I notice you did not bake yours. I follow the sculpey clay instruction. what did I do wrong? Olga Alvarez

  • @whereismymind9429
    @whereismymind9429 7 років тому

    how could you add a black vein through the centre of each eye rod, some 0.2mm wire perhaps? what would you use?

  • @debi623
    @debi623 7 років тому

    Hi I'm back also!! I was wondering where you get your tools,I really liked the on you used when working on the small snake. It almost looks like a little putty knife ? Not sure a putty knife, more like a small Flat shovel.

  • @rebornmommy7
    @rebornmommy7 8 років тому +1

    could you do a stingray

  • @BlackCat_2
    @BlackCat_2 8 років тому

    Missed you too! I love your work and this is incredible! I want to watch it again. I am weird though and I love the little land snails that are plentiful around here. I so need to try one of these (or more) for myself. As I said I really love those little land snails. :D I have lots of pictures of them and one really good one taken using Macro. :) My only complaint about them is when they end up underfoot. I never like hearing that crunch sound as I am walking through the yard. :P I wince whenever I hear it.
    I read about your computer. You should build yourself a new one! :D I did a few years ago and I will never go back to buying one off the shelf again.
    - Heidi

    • @TheBroodingTom
      @TheBroodingTom  8 років тому

      +BlackCat2 Actually I'm considering ordering some baby African giant ...snails? Well, they get big and If I made a really nice place for them I'd film them all the time The thought of 4k and optimal lighting just where you need it.. and the face of the tank I guess would have to come off so I can get close with the camera. I still need lots of practice with that thing. I had a bad experience trying to replace my CPU in my computer... I order a nice CPU and installed 2 of them (ya I return the one and tried another lol) but later learned it was my bios out of date. Well if I mess with that it's gonna turn into a brick for sure =D So I gave up on trying to build one. But I never tried from scratch.. not sure if a new motherboards comes with updated bios or not. Obviously I'm a noob I was thinking of getting a pre owned workstation I've seen them as low as 399 and it had a i7. That might be easier I think. And you you can watch this video as many times as you want, thank thank you! :D

    • @BlackCat_2
      @BlackCat_2 8 років тому

      Polymer Clay Artist Thank you. I will watch it and your other videos as often as I wish. :D
      You should do just fine building your own computer. The hardest part is ordering the parts but putting them together is easy. I used NewEgg for everything except the power supply. I will be building another computer either this year or next so I will be using NewEgg again. :)
      My son watched me build my computer and he said it was just like working with Lego's and he is right. Everything has a place it snaps into and you just have to make sure it goes together right. :D
      Having some large snails sounds cool! I would feel bad though that they were not living in the wild sometimes. I know that is weird but I am weird. I accepted that a long time ago. *grins* I do hope you will take video if you do get them. :D

  • @redcarnival5520
    @redcarnival5520 8 років тому

    Do you think that it's easier to work with air dry clay or polymer clay

  • @meredithelizabeth7264
    @meredithelizabeth7264 8 років тому +2

    How do you keep your clay clean? I always get dirt and fuzz in my clay when I'm sculpting

  • @myimpressions2599
    @myimpressions2599 4 роки тому +1

    This is absolutely amazing. It looks so realistic (said by a snail owner). Did you leave it like that or did you use some sort of glue to attach the shell? And does the clay become hard after a bit or does it stay soft like that?

    • @Dragon-Slay3r
      @Dragon-Slay3r Рік тому

      Because there's a polar bear behind the snail.

  • @jekspb289
    @jekspb289 7 років тому

    Hello, Tom
    I wanted to know, polymer clay you will continue to bake, or it solidifies in the air !?

  • @lindydiddle6253
    @lindydiddle6253 8 років тому

    Can I substitute baby oil for the polymer clay softener? Also, thank you so much for the tutorial!

    • @TheBroodingTom
      @TheBroodingTom  8 років тому +1

      +Lindy Diddle That or mineral oil should work fine. And no problem, thanks for watching!

  • @sanchitakeluskar7249
    @sanchitakeluskar7249 5 років тому

    it is looking like real but you take gray color for body it would look real

  • @nimueladyofthelake
    @nimueladyofthelake 6 років тому

    cute little guy

  • @yavineachtajellybean4664
    @yavineachtajellybean4664 8 років тому

    Please please tell me how you keep your clay so clean, with no dust!?

    • @lstumpf7113
      @lstumpf7113 8 років тому

      Ikr it's so annoying

    • @yavineachtajellybean4664
      @yavineachtajellybean4664 8 років тому

      +narwhal noodles The most annoying thing EVER!

    • @lstumpf7113
      @lstumpf7113 8 років тому

      I mean really I am NOT going to wash my hands every 5 seconds and then there is like spots of dirt everywhere!!! There should be a invention to help solve this... XD

    • @yavineachtajellybean4664
      @yavineachtajellybean4664 8 років тому

      +narwhal noodles I would love to see one!

  • @user-mr8cf7ld7l
    @user-mr8cf7ld7l 4 місяці тому

    Je le voudrais en français

  • @pineconeneckie3370
    @pineconeneckie3370 6 років тому

    I want to make this so bad since I can't find real snails where I live

  • @benlaurie2056
    @benlaurie2056 7 років тому +1

    first one isn't a snail shell its a sea shell I think its a horse eye shell

  • @mickyreisinger933
    @mickyreisinger933 8 років тому +1

    make batman v superman skulptur

  • @highachiever5835
    @highachiever5835 4 роки тому

    Feedback: the snail’s body overall is good, but the face part isn’t too realistic.
    Please don’t take this as negative feedback, im just a big snail geek that knows a lot about them and I want people to know more about snails too so yeah but good vid 😉

  • @galakari
    @galakari 8 років тому

    WB

  • @tarciso5670
    @tarciso5670 8 років тому

    make a fish

  • @godofwarslavko
    @godofwarslavko 5 років тому

    lol

  • @gabrielbombardelli8508
    @gabrielbombardelli8508 10 місяців тому

    algum br? eu peidei fedido