This is my first attempt at sculpting a head so be nice! Next time I will go off a picture rather than just what I see in my head IYKWIM





The white patches are where i have sanded the clay. Note the while flecks? They were all over the head after baking creating a big problem!

And now painted. It looks crappy because the clay cracked and so the paint needed to be layered on thickly which of course you can't do with the genesis paints or they look chalky but I am impatient and couldn't wait to make a mould (how do you do that by the way??)



So my questions are:

How do I prevent the clay from getting those all over tiny cracks where the clay has been smoothed? They really spoiled the whole result.

How do you attach hair to a hard clay head? Do I have to make a mould? If so, how do I do so? I searched high and low and info on this was near impossible to find. Frustrating because a mould would be the solution to the above problems in that a cast wouldn't pick up the cracks in the clay so no think paint necessary, therefore no chalky result and I could hand root hair too!

This post was last modified: 10-29-2008 12:18 PM by Lotus.

Hi Lotus,

Well outside of the problems you have with this head the actually baby looks great with wonderful features. I have no idea about any of the questions you have asked, however I shall have a look and see if I am able to find any of the information you are after.

Cheers

i think you donr very well i dont think i will try that.... i dont know the answers either sorry

Wow! I think for your first sculpt that is excellent, Im sorry I dont know the answers either, hope you can find out..

wow for your first sculpt that is amazing I think you may just have a natural talent there. Did you use a head mould or did you do it free hand?
I think you root the hair when the clay is still wet but don't quote me on it
I wish I could sculpt
hugs gayle

WoW!! Lotus that is so amazing, that is very nice! I should be so lucky....

This must come naturally for you............beautiful.....keep us posted..ok?

Char

lotus

there are some online places you can enter sculpting competitions. i think theres a place in sydney or melbourne thats holding a comp soon. i got a newsletter on it but i cant find it (damm messy desk).

the winner gets their kit produced in vinal as a kit, and gets to pick the people they want to reborn the proto types as well.

have a look for sculpting comps in australia.

opps i just realised, i forgot to add, he/she is amazing, i cant believe his your very first attempt!!!! lol as u can tell i see him as a boy LOL i hope you dont take that as an insult..... your extreamly talented hon.

Wow thanks so much for all your lovely comments! Thanks, CindyJ, I will keep and eye out for competitions I am not sure where to look though. I will Google and see what I can find.

Thanks again.

Wonderful sculpt.

As for the cracking one reason could be that the hollow for the inside of the head wasn't sufficient to allow the air to vent to the outside properly. This means that the inner air pressure is higher than the outer and this can lead to cracks. The only only other I could think of would be that the clay lack enough moisture to prevent the cracks.

Practise makes perfect, but still you made a fantastic first attempt Lotus, a true craftswoman