MrDan Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 I'm taking my sculpting even further and really getting into some detail. This little guy is around 4" tall and took me about a week (off and on) to sculpt out of polymer clay. This is the same stuff I use to sculpt the originals for my beeswax candles. I finished it off with some acrylic paints and there you go. There's all kinds of polymer clay out there, but I generally stick to two types: Sculpey and Sculpey firm. The snails body and the grass and rocks is made from the original Sculpey (generally called Beige Sculpey because of the color; not a very imaginative bunch, I'll admit), and then I use the Firm for stuff that's really detailed, like the shell. Yeah. Every single line on that shell was sculpted in by me. It sucked. ***Adult/Biology Warning*** Also, throwing it out there, I try to go as detailed as I possibly can. That means I spent a little time studying these things. That said, if you look to the bottom right of the shell you'll see a couple of holes. Snails actually have those! The top hole is the nose, essentially. The bottom hole is the... poopy hole. Brings new meaning to "smells like crap." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 MrDan that is amazing! I keep looking at it and the fine detail - You have some patience! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueH Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 OMG! That certainly is in perfect detail! Such talent! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah S Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Wow, amazing detail! And I enjoyed the science lesson! 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDan Posted July 13, 2019 Author Share Posted July 13, 2019 2 minutes ago, Sarah S said: Wow, amazing detail! And I enjoyed the science lesson! 😁 Right? Sometimes you learn stuff without even trying! I'm not sure I actually needed to learn about that, but I'll take it, lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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