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Published: 2007-09-04 08:08:26 +0000 UTC; Views: 6371; Favourites: 192; Downloads: 95
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Magic Sculp epoxy clay on 12in x 12in black granite tile17in high x 17in wide x 14 in deep
each scale individually placed, over 3000 in all, close to 100 hours of work
this is a one of a kind that can't be molded
left unpainted so whoever buys it can choose the color scheme
update:
SOLD
(will be uploading the finished, painted piece as soon as pics are taken
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copper wire and aluminume foil, I had intended to take some WIP shots, but kept forgetting, sorry
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Hi, was wodering. . . how do you get it so thin without it all falling to pieces. especially the membrane.
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it does take practice. but all I do is roll it out, sprinkling talc on the both sides so it doesn't stick to the rolling pin or the table, then with the sculpture in the right position for it I lay the thin layer of magic sculp across the wing armature. being very careful to support the excess so it doesn't pull it apart. I then trim off the excess, press the clay into the armature, just enough so it sticks (to much and it comes apart). and there you have it. I also do the wing membrane first so if it doesn't work I can use the clay on other parts of the sculpture. the wing membrane on this one are just as thin but more than twice as large [link] but it took 5 attempts before I got them to work. these were done separate from the body and attached later.
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Magic scuplt? ok that really helps i have a couple of things in which i can hopefully improve with practice 
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well if you have any more questions or need clarification on anything, don't hesitate to ask
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hola!!!!................ojala hables espaΓ±ol1!!!
yo tambien esculpo, queriapreguntarte como trabajas la textura y los detalles
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english only, sorry
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sweet deal, thank you
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holy fuck! 
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not as hard as stone but harder than wood and a bit lighter
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do you carve it or mold it?
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usually in the additive before it cures and subtractive, if I haven't gotten it right, after it cures
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wow this is amazing...looks to me like all the time paid off lol
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yup, the cash in hand was the greatest compliment
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lmao i bet aaaahahaha
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not at all
it's amazing
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that is amazing, I cant believe you actually make these yourself!! well done
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thank you, yeah, I don't think I'd want someone else to make them for me...
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Oh they are amazing, I watched the WIP and I couldnt believe what you made them out of!!
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now that I've begun working with magic sculp, I can't imagion working these out of anything else
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yeh, its magic stuff, a lot of people use it (I think anyway) I know of one person who does custom made My Little Ponies from that stuff
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wow...i'd kill to have that hanging on my wall.
the scales are incredible by the by. i admire your patience and attention to details
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no need to kill, all it took was paying for it, it sold for $1400
and I am always available to be commissioned for another like it. not exactly the same but similar, or even something more personal to whoever wants one
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wow...i'll have to keep that in mind. how much do your commissions usually run?
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for the one of a kind like my dragons commissions run about the same as how they're priced. take for example "learning to fly" to commission one like that would cost $1500, if you wanted it scaled like "border guards" it would be $2500, reducing the size only reduces the price only so much. I calculate my prices based on material costs plus estimated time, "learning to fly" took about $300 in materials and 150 hours of working time, adding scales would take about 80 to 100 hours. the other texturing technique can be found on some of my latest dragon heads, that would only add about $100 to the original price. take into account it is 55 inches tall. now "border guards" is allot smaller yet not that much less, on that one the material costs are closer to $400 and then add the scales, and you can understand.
if you have any questions let me know and I'll be happy to share
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AMAZING! whoa ...O.o I wish I was that good.. Don't even have the patience to finish one project..
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thank you
yeah, I used to have the hardest time finishing pieces, I loved starting them, making something new all the time, but never seemed to finish, wold get tired of the piece if it took more than 5 days. so most of my work takes less time than that. It wasn't till I did this [link] piece in collage, over 8 weeks and I still never got to finish it. that I found the trick to being able to work longer, to having the patience to finish. I had to love the piece and had to feel the details were worth the effort.
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greets Naka
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you will, if only because you can't stand the thought of not finishing another one
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lol , the bare truth 
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wish I had some pics of ones I did in high school so you could see that with constant work you continue to grow in your talents. then again I was pretty good back then
lol
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ooh I wish I could see them! Did you go to artschool , or just enjoyed doing it?
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a little of both, this is from before art school [link] and this is from after [link]
art has been my career goal since I was 4
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lol they're both really good
I guess I'll survive
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oh I didn't go to art school till I was 24, and while I took every art class offered in high school and before that I could. half the time I was figuring things out for myself.
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oh wow 
Naka
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