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@mintystarshine OH MY GOD YOUR ART <3
Tuesday, 14-Jan-14 06:26:24 UTC from web-
@flamingpandaomg LOL Thank you! XD <3
Tuesday, 14-Jan-14 06:26:51 UTC from web-
@mintystarshine I went to check my email and one said you followed me and your deviantart and ohmygodohmygodohmygodohmygodohmygodohmygodohmygodohmygodohmygodohmygodohmygodohmygodohmygod <3
Tuesday, 14-Jan-14 06:27:18 UTC from web-
@flamingpandaomg Haha you're adorable and seriously making me blush XD Thank you <3
Tuesday, 14-Jan-14 06:35:41 UTC from web-
@mintystarshine You're the first DA artist I've actually clicked watch on. <3 Thank you for following me and thus indirectly showing me your deviantart.
Tuesday, 14-Jan-14 06:37:02 UTC from web-
@flamingpandaomg Holy gosh that's a compliment *///u///* You're welcome! XD It's my pleasure to know you as well. :3
Tuesday, 14-Jan-14 06:44:42 UTC from web-
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@mintystarshine Can you view this? It's an early view of my Kurt Barlow bust before I added his clay base and smoothed it out. Clay is soooo freeing. It's kind of like digital, too. You can always undo what you don't like: http://ur1.ca/geuly
Tuesday, 14-Jan-14 06:38:58 UTC from web
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@mintystarshine Being able to walk around and touch your idea in a physical form is so satisfying. I'd advise you to get into it a bit more. Hell, I can offer suggestions and tips if you want.
Tuesday, 14-Jan-14 06:29:44 UTC from web-
@clayinthecarpet I've worked quite a bit with Sculptris, actually, and I like to work with it. A LOT. I love the program. I use it mostly for facial references for human females right now. Like you said, it's REALLY satisfying to see work in 3D. I hope maybe one day I can work with it enough that other programs (like Blender or otherwise) are easier and I can rig a model to use for body posing as well. I tried using Blender once and was really discouraged because of how difficult it was to shape things. Sculptris is pretty nice, though.
Tuesday, 14-Jan-14 06:33:02 UTC from web-
@mintystarshine Can I say something? Clay, in my opinion, is even MORE satisfying. You're moving it with your own hands, you're intimately feeling out all the details, and it becomes something really personal and important in that way. For 3D work in digital, you'd have to 3D-print it or something...For what I do, you mold it and have an exact replica right in hoof. XD
Tuesday, 14-Jan-14 06:35:08 UTC from web-
@clayinthecarpet Unfortunately I haven't learned the secret of not making indentations with my fingernails and leaving my fingerprints behind. My hands are not so steady for crafts and otherwise, but digital work allows me to have a lot of freedom. I would need it digitally printed, yeah, but I think I'm much more satisfied with what I've sculpted out in 3D than I have ever been with physical clay. My hands are pretty fumbly when it comes to that stuff. XD
Tuesday, 14-Jan-14 06:39:44 UTC from web-
@mintystarshine 1.) Clip them damn nails off. 2.) Very soft, medium-sized brush with 90% isopropyl alcohol. (We're talking oil clay right now.)
Tuesday, 14-Jan-14 06:41:15 UTC from web-
@clayinthecarpet I don't think I've ever worked with oil clay before. How does it differ from other clays?
Tuesday, 14-Jan-14 06:43:36 UTC from web-
@mintystarshine 1.) It doesn't dry out, 2.) it can be melted in an oven, and 3.) it comes in three different hardnesses, based on wax content. I'm using Chavant NSP Soft for these sculptures I have right now. It's about $9 per 2-pound block...I hear Medium is much better for the kinds of fine detail I do with it, but meh. Never tried it.
Tuesday, 14-Jan-14 06:45:23 UTC from web-
@clayinthecarpet That actually sounds really incredibly cool. o_o I'll have to look into that kind. Mostly the only kinds that I've been able to use are hobby clay (Sculpey) and then another kind (not sure of the specifics) that a lady let me work with to make some knick-knacks. It was brown, would dry out, so it had to be kept covered, and she used water to soften it. But this oil clay sounds awesome. :D
Tuesday, 14-Jan-14 06:49:08 UTC from web-
@mintystarshine Sculpey is polymer-based and EXTREMELY HARD TO USE. I can't stress that enough. Plus, it's hard to see, visually. It comes in that solid white and that really translucent version for "Super Sculpey."
Tuesday, 14-Jan-14 06:51:50 UTC from web-
@clayinthecarpet Yeah that's the one I've had the most difficulty with, actually. I've even bought blocks that crumbled and would not shape at all, straight out of the box. :(
Tuesday, 14-Jan-14 06:53:30 UTC from web-
@mintystarshine Oil clay is a fantastic medium, overall. It can be melted back down, and, in fact, I have about 50 lbs of it here that I'm using for various projects. As long as you keep large pieces of debris out of it and keep it bagged up, you can use it forever.
Tuesday, 14-Jan-14 06:54:39 UTC from web-
@clayinthecarpet See that's REALLY cool. One of the appeals behind digital art is that you don't really have to spend a lot of money on a failed project. You can delete and start over if you want and not waste anything but time, which isn't really wasted if you're actually learning things as you work. If oil clay can be re-used, then that's REALLY appealing to me.
Tuesday, 14-Jan-14 06:56:44 UTC from web-
@mintystarshine I've used the same 50 lbs of oil clay since 2009 or so. Fish out the plaster pieces then start all over.
Tuesday, 14-Jan-14 06:58:59 UTC from web-
@clayinthecarpet That's so cool. @_@ I'll have to look into this the next time that I think up doing a sculpting project. So you do molds of your stuff too?
Tuesday, 14-Jan-14 07:00:31 UTC from web-
@mintystarshine I have a contractor a few miles away who does all my molds in silicone. I have him cast all my pieces in rotocast resin (hollow heads) in certain colors depending on the piece. Perfect replica of your work every time.
Tuesday, 14-Jan-14 07:07:23 UTC from web-
@clayinthecarpet That's awesome! I've always wanted to be able to mold something and then have a mold of my own so that I could replicate it if someone wanted to purchase a copy.
Tuesday, 14-Jan-14 07:13:55 UTC from web-
@mintystarshine I can either teach you how to do that or give you links to learn how, if you truly desire to do that type of work. I'm actually kinda decent at it, though I haven't done it in a while.
Tuesday, 14-Jan-14 07:15:20 UTC from web-
@clayinthecarpet Links would be excellent. :3 I wouldn't want to bother you with my noobness XD
Tuesday, 14-Jan-14 07:17:38 UTC from web-
@mintystarshine Oh hell, I'd find it awesome if you did. I know far too much about this stuff and haven't had anyone to tell about it in quite a while. Message me on DA or something and I'll send you a bunch of links and technical info.
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@mintystarshine Again, here's my DA: http://ur1.ca/g15nd
Tuesday, 14-Jan-14 07:19:21 UTC from web
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@mintystarshine The other clay the person let you use that needed to be watered is something called "pottery clay"...It's water-based and better for turning on a wheel than sculpting a character in any size.
Tuesday, 14-Jan-14 06:52:46 UTC from web-
@clayinthecarpet We mostly made pots, bowls, and small knick-knicks, like a thing to hang on the wall to hold keys and such. But I can see why it wouldn't really be something used for figure sculpting.
Tuesday, 14-Jan-14 06:54:54 UTC from web-
@mintystarshine Well, if you want me to get technical, "figure sculpting" is usually done with pure wax...very, very, very, VERY difficult. I can't do it at all. And I'm talking about scale figures with removable/articulated parts.
Tuesday, 14-Jan-14 06:56:29 UTC from web
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