Day 2: Dragonfly Ornament

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Trying my hand at sculpting again after over a decade of not doing so. I feel so rusty.

Comments

[ultharkitty]

That's so cool. What did you make the body out of?

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(Because I've learned this past year that what I want to say is easier said when prompted this has some of what I wanted to say before about this.)

The base is made from a polymer clay called Sculpey, with an aluminum foil core. It's really soft to work with. It's a bake is your oven type of clay, so no need to find a kiln. And it's tripping me up a little since when I used to sculpt, it was with firmer clays.

The eyes are coated with a glossy sealant actually intended for floors but I've found it works really well for a lot of my projects. Especially since it's vapors/fumes are rather low and I'm even more sensitive to that now.

The wings are cut from one of those transparency sheets for old-fashioned overheads, folded over and glued. So each wing is two layers with paint on the inside.

[ultharkitty]

Sculpey is amazing stuff. Thankyou for explaining, that's so cool :D

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You're welcome. C: I like explaining the process of the stuff I make.

Though next time I'll probably have the wire for the wings attached to the armature instead of poking holes in the clay before I bake it. Even after multiple glueings, they just won't stay put. :/

[caiusmajor]

Gorgeous!

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Thank you!