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Oh my gosh they look amazing
You're so speedy! They look amazing!
Here’s a bunch of pictures of what’s going on
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lol MASS PRODUCTION of scales.... also that looks like it'd make a super neat table... coloured resin shells in clear/blueish resin... ee anyway.. looking awesome!
Yes the glass I used to mold the massive 120 scale mold was originally a table glass that I picket up on my way home cause it looked like a good sculpting surface, and yes I had to sculpt all those scales cause castin 19 at a time every 24 hours is way too tome consuming so casting 120 at a time should speed things up a bitQuote:
Originally Posted by Astridia
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How do you get your clay so smooth? It looks beautiful!
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Originally Posted by Mermaid AshleyML
I ussually sculpt or brush my finger on the surface looking for bumps and brush them out with my fingers I also have two table laps at different places so it casts dinámica shadows on the surface revealing or accentuating any topography. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...1b0931bb9a.jpg
Sometimes I do it till my fingers burn and bleed
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Oh wow ouch, do you ever us like a hair dryer to heat up the clay to make it a little softer or just strictly your hands?Quote:
Originally Posted by Marinus Mortimer
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Originally Posted by Mermaid AshleyML
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Those sculpts are beautiful!
Thank you I worked hard on them!Quote:
Originally Posted by Folly
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That massive scale mold is genius! I never would have thought to use a glass table top.
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This is so mermazing!!! I can't wait to see the final design all together! The details are stunning
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YOU ARE SKILLED, WOW. Those sculpts are GORGEOUS.
Thanks guys [emoji817][emoji1434]❤️.
Yeah the glass table top was the best idea I’ve had lol I found a rectangular one pretty long perfect for a scale sheet.
Here’s the scale pattern I made with three different sizes
This pic is the scale pattern I made using 3 scale sizes , these are not glued down so might be a bit out of place. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...ce0360e1a8.jpg
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That's so cool, what are they being glued down to? is that powermesh or some other sort of fabric? (am learning lots from watching all these tailmaking journeys ^_^)
It’s powermesh I got it a Joann’s fabrics.Quote:
Originally Posted by Astridia
Indeed I two learned a lot reading threads!
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What type of plaster are you using Marinus? The amount of detail it captured is fantastic
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Progress on scaling
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Cheap kind for now I bought it at hobby lobbyQuote:
Originally Posted by MerRaeofSunshine
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This must be sooooo much easier now with the new scale mold!Quote:
Originally Posted by Marinus Mortimer
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It is! The mold has almost 135 scales and now I’m making two new scale sizes to complete transition between sizes more smoothly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shaylee Moon
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Almost done with these just a fire more hours[emoji817][emoji1434]
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Looks beautiful!
Thanks a lot!Quote:
Originally Posted by The Water Phoenix
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Finished with the scales and now down to the detail lines one at a time yo then build up a rounded edge on those lines!
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Very earthy color combination.
That’s clay broQuote:
Originally Posted by Keiris
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Just a couple more detail stages and this baby is done!
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Heee the excite is real XD
I 100% agree!Quote:
Originally Posted by Astridia
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Working on the detail in the lines or rather building up dimension in the lines that go down
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Guess I didn't look closely enough! I thought you had painted those scales to have that rustic mottled look. What colors are you going to do the tail in?Quote:
Originally Posted by Marinus Mortimer
Blue red and yellowQuote:
Originally Posted by Keiris
Nah I recycle my clay so it gets mixed up
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A few dozen more lines and I’m done building and on to final detailing stage!
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Looks great so far! Keep up the good work!Quote:
Originally Posted by Marinus Mortimer
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Your sculpt reminds me of a koi fish
Thanks! Yeah I’ve noticed that resemblance aswell let’s see grow it’ll look with the new clay on top!
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Just dropped in, this looks amazing. I may go the same route for my first silicone tail. You're doing fintastically!![emoji106][emoji4]
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