Sculpting Maquettes

[mercureyx]

I have a quick question:

What kind of material would be best to sculpt a maquette out of? If I want the option to paint the material or mold it, what would be best? Just painting? Just molding? Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks!

Best,

Ian

P.S. I'm in Los Angeles--is there a good place to get this stuff?

 

[franz bolo]

Super Sculpey is great!

My friend made THESE and that's what he uses.

FB

 

[mercureyx]

The only problem I ever have with that stuff is that it gets dirty. What color should I be using? Any other suggestions just in case?

 

[franz bolo]

Try mixing a block of Super Sculpey with a small block of Black Primo clay.
This will make the clay gray colored and be easier to work with.

Once it's done, you bake it, then cast it up in resin. You can paint the resin, no problem.

They also make a new gray Sculpey clay. http://www.sculpey.com/Products/products_poly_supersculp.htm

Some people use Chavant clay, then make a mold and cast a wax master to clean up further.

FB

 

[DanPerezStudios]

Just a slight correction: Mike Petryszak works in Super Sculpy but he also works a lot in various waxes, at least when it comes to finishing.

But for sculpting maquettes, Super Sculpey is great. You can buy a premixed Gray firm version, or you can buy the pink stuff and add gray and white Sculpey III or Premo to get a nice workable, neutral gray.

 

[drusselmeyer]

If you are noticing dirt accumulating in your Sculpy or other sculpting material, try washing your hands with a pumice-based soap. Dirt and skin oils can react with sculpting materials and result in discoloration. Soaps like "Lava" will exfoliate dead skin and hard to remove dirt from skin.

Frequent handwashing will keep your sculptures cleaner.

It is also helpful to wash your sculpting tools and instruments occasionally.