File puptcrit/puptcrit.0702, message 294


From: Greg Ballora <gregballora-AT-sbcglobal.net>
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2007 20:43:23 -0800
To: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] More clay smoothing tips


You aren't the only one who doesn't like the smell of Skin-so-soft. It 
is also recognized as an excellent insect repellent, and it smells a 
hell of a lot better than DEET.
On Feb 23, 2007, at 8:29 PM, Mathieu René wrote:

> my collegue, also new to working with plastalina (oil-based clay) gave 
> me an even better ttrick than any I have tried yet, for smoothimng 
> Chavant NSP.
>
> Someone in the special effects field told him that for Chavant, the 
> usual /smoothing agents are:
> lighter fluid, turpentine, Goof-Off, water, and believe it or not, 
> Skin-so-Soft.
>
> Yes folks, that stinky body oil sold exclusively by Avon.
> I had my doubts, until he showed me, and then I tried. Yikes. It's 
> almost like an instant mirror shine.
> Directly from the raking stage, using a finger and a dab of 
> skin-so-soft for rubbing, the sculpt is flawlessly smooth in seconds. 
> I would have immediately ordered some, but the smell is very strong 
> for me, it grabs at my throat quickly, and I need to cough. Darn 
> useless perfumes!  So I studied the feeling of this oil, trying to 
> find a similarily textures oil in my memory banks. Johnson's Baby Oil! 
>  So I went and got some, and tried it. It's much better than heavy 
> mineral oil (which is still good, but requires patience), but it's 
> nowhere as fast acting as the skin-so-soft.
>
> Does anybody here have connections in the Animation Film or 
> maquette-making industries?
> Could you get more smoothing tips from the oil-based clay pros?
> I really don't want to smooth a sculpt with lighter fluid using my 
> fingers, and the fumes are not nice either for any of the other 
> options mentionned before in this post.
>
> Different oil-based clays have different reactions to different 
> solvents. Like Roma plastalina can be smoothed with alcohol, while 
> Chavant NSP produces a dust film that needs to be cleaned.
>
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