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GoblinQueeen — Maquette Sculpting Tutorial
Published: 2005-01-09 07:42:13 +0000 UTC; Views: 52316; Favourites: 689; Downloads: 7496
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Well, here it is. These are the techniques and methods I have learned that have made life easier for me when sculpting. I have learned these from many people and many sources and make no claim that they are my own exclusive techniques. To that same end, other people will have their own techniques they like to use and it just comes down to finding what works best for you.To view the tutorial, click that little down arrow in the row above or full view to download the full file. It is large and I appologise for that, but there was a lot to cover. I may be able to make it smaller when I get back to my own computer.
I tried to put in as much as I can, but I'm sure there are questions that will still arrise so feel free to ask. Also, if you use this and create something, I'd love to see it, so please note me
Let me know too if you guys would like a tutorial on specific sculpting techniques such as for hair, fur, fabric, etc...
To see the finished maquette used in this tutorial, click here [link]
Hope this helps you out in some small way
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thank you this couldnt have been more help to me!
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It would be great to have a tutorial about the armature process! I've only sculpted with multiple packets of different-colored Sculpey. I don't have to paint anything that way, but adding armature is nearly impossible. It's better to do it the maquette way, and use only one type of clay, and sculpt out the details later. However, I still find the parts about attaching the armature to the base and adding any extra support confusing...I'm used to just dealing with it and not using any armature at all.
I'm still on the hunt for an in-depth tutorial about it, but this really helped
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In this tutorial you mention that you can use lighter fluid to smooth out the clay. Is it safe to put in the oven if you use lighter fluid??
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Wow excellent Quick question....The legs are they solid clay?
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lovely!
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Nice tootorial. I found if you boil water & immerse the sculpy, it hardens like baking but with no chance of scorching.
Just bring water to a boil, take the heat away, and suspend the piece in the water for . . . well, till the water cools . . I dunno . . 10 minutes.
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Thank you for a clear tutorial with handy tips!
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hello there. This is really a good tutorial. Just a question. I just bought my very first super sculpey clay yesterday, and to my horror, they are ALOT harder than i expected especially super sculpey firm. So just wondering are we suppose to sculpt with this hardness or we have to soften it first? but how? thanks alot for ur help. Cheers!
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By sanding, do you mean using sand paper? :0 Nice tutorial btw (;
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have a question regarding the baking of polymer clay, (I've looked everywhere for suggestions/instructions, but to no avail).
Can polymere (sculpey) clay be baked in phases?
(Bake a part of a sculpt then add more to it, and then bake again, with the newly added clay to it?).
Thanks for any suggestions you may offer...
I really appreciate it.
Shangrala
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have a question regarding the baking of polymer clay, (I've looked everywhere for suggestions/instructions, but to no avail).
Can polymere (sculpey) clay be baked in phases?
(Bake a part of a sculpt then add more to it, and then bake again, with the newly added clay to it?).
Thanks for any suggestions you may offer...
I really appreciate it.
Shangrala
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Unffff do you have any other pictures of that Helga sculpture? I am such a faggot for that film
Hoshi- I have wanted to learn how to use this stuff for ages, this tutorial is great!
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Wow ! Learned a lot .whr can I find more , More , more !
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This tutorial was very informative, thank you so much for publishing it.
Thanks,
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I've got a project to do in my #-D class that requires sculpy. I will take these tips to heart!
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My friend just gave me two boxes of sculpey, like the kind you have in the tutorial. So I'm trying to find tutorials and how to wire and such. This will come in handy once I decide what I want to sculpt!
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This is such an incredible tutorial! It was exactly what I've been looking for. I really wanted to try sculpting but I had no idea how to start or what to do, and this tutorial has helped me so much. Hopefully I can try to sculpt something soon! 
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Ahhhh, so useful and easy to read, with helpful pictures. Thankye.
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Hi GoblinQueen,
thank you so much for the tutorial- helped me incredibly--
I've got a question tho- I am sculpting quite geometric shapes and the problem is that I receive a 'wobbly' result. How can I polish it making it as "polished" as possible?
Thank you once again
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I'm using this style... simple shapes and with a very clean finish.
Or should I just use sandpaper? Will it take me a long time?
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I've found that painting Super Sculpey with enamel paints works really well
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Thank you very much for this! You make this very easy to follow and understand. (: I'll have to try this sometime.
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Amazing tutorial. Not what I was exactly looking for (metal pipe exterior support for the skinnier statues) but incredibly detailed nontheless. I recently graduated art school, failed to take a maquette class, and envy my friends who did. So thank you!
Fav'd.
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Ohh, this could be useful, thank you.
And pretty Kilala!
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not quite sure, who is Cynder?
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this is a character from the from the legend of spyro series. here the link.
[link]
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Hey, I just wanted to leave a comment and let you know how helpful this tutorial was.
I had a fairly detailed maquette with fur and other things I was afraid might crack, but I cooked it as you suggested, and there's not a single crack.
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Oh perfect, that's always my biggest worry.
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ooooh very cool ^o^ >_> but who knows if ill try it out or not 
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Wow i'm new to sculpting your tutorial was very helpful .. i have a simple question . Where do you buy wooden base like that .
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My first thought when I saw this: You SCULPT too!??!?!? O_o
lol
I've always thought it would be really cool to be able to sculpt like that, but I've never really made a good attempt. It must be awesome to be able to create not a 2D piece of art with a limited camera angle, but a 3D one in all of it's... well.. 3D glory!
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Do you have any more tips for the smoothing process and using Turpenoid, do you water it down at all and about how long does it take to dry? I'm a bit skittish about experimenting with it cause of it's toxicity, or am I being overly paranoid? Tips on how to better use my Turepenoid are greatly appreciated, and thank you for your time.
PS. this is a great tutorial and very informative especially on the parts about building an effective armature ^_^ and I'd love to see more tutorials for specific things like sculpting hair.
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Hi...thank you so much for such a nice tutorial. Could you explain what you mean by having your sketches "registered to each other" thank you.
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Oops, sorry, yes, that just means that they are all of the same scale and ground plane so that it's easy to see how it turns in space.
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ah...ok...thank you. It was a new term to me even though I am a sculpture major. I appreciate that you took the time to clarify.
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Great tut!
Where can you find the rubber tip tool? I tried finding it at Michaels/Jo-anns but saw none XD Hheh.
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This is really cool, i was looking for something like this! I really want to try it but it seems really in depth... maybe once i get some money to buy supplies.
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Great tut! Thank you 
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wooooooooow.. i really liked this reading.
Ive been using something similar to sculpey. havent tried sculpey yet (isnt sold annywhere around me
Btw. isnt there a method where u either bake the piece when you got your overall shape done.. and then put more sculpey on after for details and tehn bake again.?. And also heard of using a hair heater (whatsit called) for fixing thoose details... um.
Really nice Tut. Thanx.
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It has been so long since I've touched clay... *sigh*
I have a few questions about putting the clay on the armature because I have never worked with super sculpey.
When putting the clay onto the armature, Do you flatten the clay first (like a pancake) and then put it on or is it soft enough that you can glob it on and then try to smooth it out? (globbing it seems wierd though -_-)
How do you smooth out the seams between pieces of clay? Do you use slip or just the rubber tip tool?
And out of curiousity, how did you make the teeth in this sculpture? Did you attach them seperately or pull them out of the clay in the mouth?
BTW thank you for putting this together, the effort is definately appreciated.
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I have to ask. Do you have to take out the "skelleton" before baking it? I hope you answer cause I really need to know
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That was something I worried about, too, but as long as you are careful with the baking and don't over cook, it will be fine.
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Thank u so much. I have my first homemade sculpture in the oven right now
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This is an amazing tutorial. Not only is the outcome detailed yet petite but I really learned a lot from this. Sculpting has always confused me
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I'm so glad, happy to be of help
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