MYSTERY SCULPT – THRID CLUE

This one is a big give away. I've shown too much, now I'm in big trouble!
Leaking information on super secret toy projects!

SUPER SCULPEY OR CHAVANT?

How do you decide when to use sculpey or clay? I love them both, usually if I need to do something super smooth, with sharp detail I’ll use Hard Chavant clay. There are methods using a mini torch, alcohol,(I will show later) and freeze spray to get excellent results. Super sculpey can get really smoothed out,but a little too gummy for super detail. I’ll bake it then sand it down, use patching compound to get a real nice shape. I mostly use SS if the figure is a maquette for production art. Or if I want to fully paint and photograph a piece before I mold and cast.







Angry Clobber Monkey is a good example of SS piece that was fully built painted and photographed. I can make molds, cast and assemble the rest of the run and still have a finished pic of the final character for show and tell while I'm still working.





“Happy Product” was a prototype for Mark Osborne based on the characters in his animated short “More”. This guy is so super smooth! Chavant NSP clay for sure.

Next week! The Mystery Sculpt! Revealed! Yahoo!

MYSTERY SCULPT – SECOND CLUE

The second part of the mystery sculpt. It looks like a tentacle, or maybe the delicate arm of a monster princess? Whatever it is it will be challenging to mold.

MYSTERY SCULPT – FIRST CLUE

The first piece of the mystery sculpt. I will show new parts during the week leading up to the big reveal. Hmmmm, what could this be? Maybe it’s a worm? Maybe it’s the small intestine? This sculpt is done in Sulphur Free Chavant Clay. NSP (Non Sulphurated Plasteline) I still haven’t done the big switch to wax. I work with wax for smaller parts, but haven’t yet made an entire figure. I think I’ll document my first stumbling attempts when I do. The Chavant gives me all the flexibility I need, fast melt time, and when it's cold a nice hard sculpting surface. I can torch and freeze the clay to get really smooth, even glossy surfaces.

Vinyl Toy Network

Check out The Vinyl Toy Network! This coming weekend Sunday, May 6th 2007 http://vinyltoys.net/ A bunch of cool artists including myself will be there. My new website will be up and running by the end of next week, these things always take longer then expected, it will have new features, bigger galleries and a place to purchase some of my stuff. I just finished a new cool toy sculpt, I will be revealing some sneak peeks next week! San Diego Comic-Con is coming up,a special limited edition SDCC hand made toy will available, I’m making them right now, I’ll keep everyone posted.

“In the vinyl toy world, poop is the new monkey.”
- Dave Pressler

                                                  Getting ready to start another toy sculpt...