Another idea I had pursued earlier today has become a temporary dead end. I shelved it after a couple of hours and moved on to a crow sculpture which I have been considering for several months. I spent almost 4 hours and 45’ of wire to build the armature of a life-size bird. Some ...
using a 3D process called SLS from a company calledAnubis. I have to say, I was really happy with the results. While still considerably cost-prohibitive for projects that could be done by hand with sculpting (the bill for the head was just under $600), the result was actually really gre...
Those of you who already make your animals from wrapping wool over a wire armature will likely already know how this is achieved but please do read on in case there is anything you find useful. Those who prefer not to use a wire armature for the main body can still use wire for the f...
Once your armature and filler material are in place, you can start adding your sculpting material. For the purposes of this tutorial, we're using polymer clay (Super Sculpey or similar). Start with getting the broadest strokes in terms of the shape. You just want the foundation to work wit...
Anchor the armature in or to the base before continuing. 4 Fill in the basic form. Depending on what your sculpture will be made out of, you may want to form an underlayer with a different material. This is most common when sculpting with polymer clay. An underlayer can help reduce mater...
Your doll's foot needs to be small enough to fit inside the shoe. Part 2 Building the Armature and Core Download Article 1 Build an armature and core out of foam or aluminum foil. Carve foam into shapes for the head, torso, and limbs. Make the head, limbs, and torso separate ...