Loving this series! I was never taught the basics of sculpting and absolutly nothing about refining or texturing (even though i was on a SFX course which involved making sculpts and what-not) and it's good to know that i'm going about it the right way sort of. Can't wait for the next one!
Very similar, essentially the same thing. I like Monster Clay too, which doesn't stick to tools etc, making a cleaner work environment. You can get plastiline in different grades of firmness to suit the ambient working temperature where you are. Texas in summer or London in winter would heat/cool the material to be anywhere between a car tyre and warm chewing gum.
again, nice details and advice... as par with your vids. I've found that using those soft/hard silicone blending tools used for oil pastels create some nice effects... kind of somewhere between using a brush and a sculpting tool.
Thanks for this Stuart! REally helpful. Are you going to do casting and application video as well? Really looking forwards to the rest :) - we just took nose casts last week and are starting sculpting on them next week I believe. Really looking forwards to it!
@stuartbray73 I can imagen, it is a lot of work! Thanks for all your videos Stuart, they are fantastic and so helpful as unusual. Look forwards to the next one!
I'm currently planning a robotic anthropomorphic fox costume, and wanted the mask and headpiece to conform to my head nearly perfectly. I planned to cast my face in plaster, sculpt additional contours onto the mold, and then vacuum form the face mask for a light-weight conforming base. Would this work with the soft plasticine, or should I find a different approach/material to work with? If so, do you have any recommendations?
CyRedCh Fuchs They way you say sounds ok. I would make your sculpted additions in plastiline, then remould that face with the sculpt on it (alginate would do for a mould). Then you can recast the face out - with the changes - in plaster. This can be sanded to a perfect finish and used as a vac-form tool.
I made them - email me for a link to the article I wrote about that. Also, a UK supplier is Alec Tiranti, and in the US, try Compleat Sculptor...the 'Compleat' spelling is correct spelling for the store.
You can use plaster to mould the sculpt - it is brushed on carefully while still liquid and then sets hard. This is shown in another video I did here which may help: ua-cam.com/video/xRYpf7GbZ0s/v-deo.html -Stuart
Not sure, but I get the thinnest I possibly can find and the next one up from that. There are really thin gauges available like 26, which is 0.018 in ch or 0.45mm. If you can get that stuff, then get it. Then 24 gauge, 0.022 inch or 0.6mm is a good size. For heavy duty, maybe 20 gauge, 0.036 or 0.9 mm.
is that taricoda clay? (sorry if i spelled it wrong) in my ceramics class im working with regular grey clay and this one clay that starts with poly or something polyester i think? I tried working with taricoda clay but its so different! Any tips? Any one?
+jasmine haven Terracotta is a red ceramic clay- but this is not that. Its a red plastiline. I use wax based plastilines as they don't have any water and don't dry or change state over time.
Loving this series! I was never taught the basics of sculpting and absolutly nothing about refining or texturing (even though i was on a SFX course which involved making sculpts and what-not) and it's good to know that i'm going about it the right way sort of. Can't wait for the next one!
Very similar, essentially the same thing. I like Monster Clay too, which doesn't stick to tools etc, making a cleaner work environment. You can get plastiline in different grades of firmness to suit the ambient working temperature where you are. Texas in summer or London in winter would heat/cool the material to be anywhere between a car tyre and warm chewing gum.
Marvelous! Thank you so much for helping me learn.
You're tutorials are the best, thank you for sharing!
again, nice details and advice... as par with your vids. I've found that using those soft/hard silicone blending tools used for oil pastels create some nice effects... kind of somewhere between using a brush and a sculpting tool.
naturaly talented , great sense of fractal geometry , brilliant ;)
Thanks for this Stuart! REally helpful. Are you going to do casting and application video as well? Really looking forwards to the rest :) - we just took nose casts last week and are starting sculpting on them next week I believe. Really looking forwards to it!
Very nice. Looking forward to the next video!
Great and really helpful thanks for sharing techniques 👍
Stuart Bray you are amazing! That's it!
Great vid and techniques!
I'm from Portugal, yes i should probably see if they ship here... Just hope they don't charge too much for shipping
Too bad i can't find any Material in my country but still... This is awesome!
@stuartbray73 I can imagen, it is a lot of work! Thanks for all your videos Stuart, they are fantastic and so helpful as unusual. Look forwards to the next one!
I'm currently planning a robotic anthropomorphic fox costume, and wanted the mask and headpiece to conform to my head nearly perfectly. I planned to cast my face in plaster, sculpt additional contours onto the mold, and then vacuum form the face mask for a light-weight conforming base. Would this work with the soft plasticine, or should I find a different approach/material to work with? If so, do you have any recommendations?
CyRedCh Fuchs They way you say sounds ok. I would make your sculpted additions in plastiline, then remould that face with the sculpt on it (alginate would do for a mould).
Then you can recast the face out - with the changes - in plaster. This can be sanded to a perfect finish and used as a vac-form tool.
I made them - email me for a link to the article I wrote about that. Also, a UK supplier is Alec Tiranti, and in the US, try Compleat Sculptor...the 'Compleat' spelling is correct spelling for the store.
@MistiqueMakeup Eventually I will, yes. It's all a matter of time! So much to do but I want to cover the whole process eventually.
-Stuart
Do you pour the plaster for the mould while the clay is still soft because if it is , wont it ruin the texture?
You can use plaster to mould the sculpt - it is brushed on carefully while still liquid and then sets hard. This is shown in another video I did here which may help: ua-cam.com/video/xRYpf7GbZ0s/v-deo.html
-Stuart
Which country are you in? Most suppliers ship worldwide.
where do you get your loop tools i cant find them that thin
Here from Mykie's Krampus tutorial!
what size or gauge of piano wire are you using?
Not sure, but I get the thinnest I possibly can find and the next one up from that. There are really thin gauges available like 26, which is 0.018 in ch or 0.45mm. If you can get that stuff, then get it.
Then 24 gauge, 0.022 inch or 0.6mm is a good size.
For heavy duty, maybe 20 gauge, 0.036 or 0.9 mm.
is that taricoda clay? (sorry if i spelled it wrong) in my ceramics class im working with regular grey clay and this one clay that starts with poly or something polyester i think? I tried working with taricoda clay but its so different! Any tips? Any one?
+jasmine haven Terracotta is a red ceramic clay- but this is not that. Its a red plastiline. I use wax based plastilines as they don't have any water and don't dry or change state over time.
stuart bray thank you so much!
stuart bray jk i fucking hate you
+Nuces Wtf is wrong with you, are you twelve?
I wouldn't make a latex mould of a latex item. I would make a plaster mould of a latex item.
Does Platsine dry?
Nope - that is the best thing about it.
What about it?
Stu, it would be great to see you lay some hair.
I am rubbish at hair!
Haha! In which case I retract my previous request.
pewds got me here