From: =?Windows-1252?Q?Mathieu_Ren=E9?= <creaturiste-AT-magma.ca> To: <puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org>, <PuppetCafe-AT-yahoogroups.com> Date: Sat, 10 Jun 2006 09:42:25 -0400 Subject: [Puptcrit] Smoothing Plastalina like clay! Wow. I finally tried using a stronger solvent for the plastalina puppet head originals destined to be molded. Before, I was using rubbing alcohol (70% is all I could find) with subtle results, but it required lots of time and work. This time, after my two molds failed, I needed a radical appraoch to save time and re-smooth the heads. I made a test first on a copy of one head (using the bad mold) I used Citrus solvent and a short, semi firm synthetic brush (taklon fibers) . It really works! It does wonders everywhere, and the eyes which were giving me the most trouble became very smooth and precise. So I applied it to both puppet heads. WOW! It litterally does what water does on waterbased clay, but in a slower therefore more controllable way, and it is only temporary. No apparent stickyness, although I wouldn't know, since I wore gloves. Citrus solvent is still a solvent, and I wouldn't want my hands to be dissolved. After I was done smoothing out all the little unwanted surface defects, I used a piece of foam everywhere, to give it a soft texture with just enough fuzz. The foam is regular open-cell polyurethane (soft, squishy, yellow, is popular to make patterned puppets...) It's like a "noise" filter in Photoshop. Makes the skin look more real. It blends the shapes together. I must have remembered that from the numerous sculpture tutorials I've been reading over the years. This is like magic! Mathieu René Créaturiste Marionnettes, Masques, Etcetera... Puppets, Masks, Etcetera... www.creaturiste.com creaturiste-AT-magma.ca (514) 274-8027 _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org Admin interface: http://lists.driftline.org/listinfo.cgi/puptcrit-driftline.org Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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