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Post by Damien Teney on Oct 1, 2004 8:27:19 GMT -8
Hello everybody, I've tried thie afternoon to model a sort of car out of a clay bar. The clay I bought didn't "sitck" on the wooden support I'd made, so I had to make the whole object with clay. Also, - I haven't yet the right tools, so I did it with a cutter, a few other tools that were in my garage - I only did the left half of the car. www.mcarsweb.com/_divers/clay2.jpgwww.mcarsweb.com/_divers/clay.jpgCould you give me comments and advises about it ? Thanks ---------------------------------------------------------------- Damien -> visit www.mcarsweb.com
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Seb
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Post by Seb on Oct 1, 2004 11:34:33 GMT -8
Hello Damien, welcome to the forum ;D Well I'm not an expert yet, but it's easy to see you have an understanding concerning the volumes and surfaces. Now it's all about practise and practise to get perfection. I think your clay is too soft. Is it fimo paste ? You should try to use industrial styling clay. It's a harder product that you have to warm ( about 50 / 60°C ) to give it a shape closed to your final project. When it's in your ambiant temperature ( around 20°C ), you can sculpt it and it will hold details and sharp edges. Good luck Seb
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Post by Damien Teney on Oct 1, 2004 12:53:33 GMT -8
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Post by Steve Austin on Oct 1, 2004 15:46:02 GMT -8
Hi Damien, I've checked out the photo's of your car and it's good to see that you've started to use a grid board. This will help in keeping the dimensions similar on both sides. Even though the clay you are using is too soft you should be able to get a reasonable surface. I would use a knife and wooden spatulas to work the surface and if you get a chance make a scraper from kitchen utensils as described on the website. These would be the only tools that you require at this stage. When you get more familiar with this material or invest in industrial styling clay, then the equipment is more critical. Try to use a contolled curve on some of your surfaces, this will give you a more pleasing shape. Mark the curve on a piece of cardboard and cut-out with scissors, then check your shape. This is a more controlled way of developing your model. For the wheel openings, make a template and cut the clay to shape. I think you have made a good start, now is the time to develop further. Check the postings, there is a lot of information on suppliers of different types of clay. Seb has posted his first attempts at making clay tools and commented on what is good and what is bad. This is all very positive feedback and will help most newcomers to clay modeling. Keep practicing and asking questions, post your results for critiques, eventually the form will come. Steve A
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Post by Damien Teney on Oct 2, 2004 0:01:14 GMT -8
Okay thanks for your comments.
"For the wheel openings, make a template and cut the clay to shape."
That's what I did but the wheel openings collapsed when I was working around. I guess it comes from my too soft clay. I just tought I could make wooden pieces that would fit in the wheel openings so they keep their shape, what do you think of that ?
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Post by Damien Teney on Oct 2, 2004 1:24:26 GMT -8
I've also tried to use wooden "spatulas" and it's already far better, now I can get smoother and well-defined surfaces.
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Post by Damien Teney on Oct 2, 2004 7:15:19 GMT -8
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Post by Steve Austin on Oct 2, 2004 20:02:54 GMT -8
Hi Damien, Those tools look like carbide hole cutters, like you said, make the wheel arch plugs from wood and put cellotape over the wood so that the clay doesn't stick to it. You should be able to support the clay and work it to shape. I think you will have more success when you change your clay to a harder type such as Chavant or Faber, you will need to use a heating source for these clays. For the amount that you are using you could probably get away with using a heat gun. Keep on practicing, the models are improving. Steve A
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