KansasFossilHunter Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 (edited) Here are some of my explorations into the artistic side of paleontology: Edited January 5, 2014 by KansasFossilHunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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32fordboy Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Love them! The creepy nature of sea-dwelling animals makes them perfect for an artist. www.nicksfossils.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Very nice! "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KansasFossilHunter Posted January 5, 2014 Author Share Posted January 5, 2014 Here is the only kind of "sculpting" I have done (besides matrix sculpting) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32fordboy Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Fantastic. What kind of material are you using? www.nicksfossils.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KansasFossilHunter Posted January 5, 2014 Author Share Posted January 5, 2014 Fantastic. What kind of material are you using? That's just regular clay (the kind you can fire in a kiln). I'd love to branch out to other materials sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 (edited) Clay like that tends to shrink when it dries out though. But it definitely looks nice. Edited January 5, 2014 by LordTrilobite Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32fordboy Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 For small teeth, you might try an epoxy putty, such as Milliput, Magic Sculp or Paleo Sculpt. The epoxy putty is ridiculously durable, so lends itself to tiny objects nicely. For the bulk of a sculpt, I use Super Sculpey. A lot of sculptors prefer to use epoxy putty entirely, but it really limits working time, making skill and blending ability of great importance. The good thing about Super Sculpey is the ability to fine-tune over a large period of time. Walk away from the sculpt for weeks or months on end, and come back to it. That's what I call "fermenting". If you let a sculpt ferment, you will usually notice imperfections you didn't notice previously. Nick 1 www.nicksfossils.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KansasFossilHunter Posted January 5, 2014 Author Share Posted January 5, 2014 For small teeth, you might try an epoxy putty, such as Milliput, Magic Sculp or Paleo Sculpt. The epoxy putty is ridiculously durable, so lends itself to tiny objects nicely. For the bulk of a sculpt, I use Super Sculpey. A lot of sculptors prefer to use epoxy putty entirely, but it really limits working time, making skill and blending ability of great importance. The good thing about Super Sculpey is the ability to fine-tune over a large period of time. Walk away from the sculpt for weeks or months on end, and come back to it. That's what I call "fermenting". If you let a sculpt ferment, you will usually notice imperfections you didn't notice previously. Nick Thanks for the Information! I have some magic sculpt- for replacing missing teeth. I'll have to try some of these out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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