Recent content by srsmith332

Greetings RPF! I'm inquiring you guys on a sculpting issue that I've been having pertaining to Styrofoam and Polymer Oil Clay. Here's the issue: The clay, while malleable, cannot stick to the clay. I'm still an apprentice at this sort of thing, so bare with me :P. What I've found out by...

Greetings RPF, in the past, I thought I could maintain two WIP threads on two separate forums for my build. I realized that wasn't going to work out. I'm now only updating the one on my Rebel Legion thread. Onto the topic at hand. The sculpture I'm making is of Ahsoka Tano, except she is an...

Update added for 8/31. Goals, Challenges, and personal inquiry.

Updated 8/30/15 Day 5 The brackets will receive their 2 remaining screws. Tests will be done with Expanding Foam and Cling Wrap on Bubble Wrap. Things like this need to be discovered: -What will clay hold onto better? -What's easier to work? -Would my 3M 77 Contact Cement work at all...

The Headpiece: (WIP) I learned from others that if you intend to make something out of clay, it's going to be heavy. It'll slink, it'll want to go against it's own weight enough to not make it easy work with. Don't have this happen to you. The idea of my armature was born. I didn't know what to...

Greetings and Saluations divine craftsmen. I have officially decided that I wanted to make my WIP, which will become an interactive log for my progress. All suggestions and forms of advice are welcome. For starters, lets begin with a description of the character: I planned on making a...

Hey ladies and gentlemen, I have a question if you haven't read the title. What are ways to make a good FX Saber Hilt? For Saber Electronics, you need at least a clearance of around 1" to 1.25" of clearance inside the hilt. It can basically be a hole in the center. For my costume, I was...

Hey RPF, I'm in a very bad spot now I think. I'll give the reason on why I'm hear than I'll move on to my dilemma. I need closed cell foam that I can flex AND paint on. I'm making a prop for the first time. I'm making it to be form fitting around my head. It'll be flush (hopefully). Perhaps I...

Ah yes.. about that. With the figure drawings, I forgot to mention that in my concept art, I forgot to erase the body areas that would be covered haha! I am doing a fair bit of body sculpting right now. I lost over 95 lbs and gained a degree of muscle right now. I got about 4-5% of body fat to...

I may have given 1,000 words + some images, I'd like to know. Does anyone get what I'm talking about? I'd love some feedback on how I should broadcast my issues. Everything about my project is all subject to change. I've done research on at least 10+ different projects of people making Ahsoka...

I can understand that the wall of images and text I put up might be confusing to follow. I'll do my best to put my questions out-front right here: 1) When I make this armature for the head, is it a good idea to leave alot of room for the clay to make the form of the sculpture? Like for example...

Alright cool, I was anxious to say this in my OP! I would of ranted on and on about it, I should taken that bit out of the post to be honest in place of this post. Anyways.. I'll be as blunt as I can with the overview, and get specific on the details on the current phase I'm in: The costume...

Greetings cool people, I'm new to this forum so bare with me. *How I feel right now, haha!* First of all, am I allowed to ask questions here about my costume? Like 'How to add filler for a headpiece that involves PVC piping?' or 'How can I get sharp, flush tips on a clay sculpture, with the...

What is up everyone, I'm a struggling costumer who is looking to find a community that may help him on his quest to build the characters that he holds close to him so all the world can see their glory (haha!). Really I just want to make kids smile and have a great time. It's the greatest...