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Warning!
Extremely long tutorial!
My fourth tutorial explains how I made the bases for Boomer and Spitter -sculptures, in hopes of helping you to create your own. Making a base for your sculpture isn't really all that hard,
you just need to have the right equipment, and know what to do with them.
I use Noch - materials in all my bases, but anything similiar will do. For references sake, I'll list all the materials I used in this tutorial:
From www.Noch.de/en/
Moss, number 08600: [link]
Turf, color 1, number 95230: [link]
Turf, color 2, number 95210: [link]
Moss/Turf Mixture, number 08360: [link]
Fake Sawdust, number 08340: [link]
Fine Sand, number 95611: [link]
Grass, color 1, number 95710: [link]
Grass, color 2, number 95730: [link]
If you havent already, its a good idea to go through my three other tutorials:
Sculpting Tutorial: [link] Head Sculpting Tutorial: [link] Sculpting Tutorial, Textures: [link] Like always, if you have any questions, please post them in the comments, and I'll do my best to answer them.
If you got something out of this tutorial, please send a picture! I'd love to see what you come up with
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and, by the way, for this grass stuff and moss and I don't know: at Germany (well, yes, I live there XD) are sometimes little shops for model trains. There you can find anything for building some area. Perhaps you can find a shop like this in your country^^
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This is the kind of a shop I frequent. It is my understanding that Noch and Woodland Scenic both come from Germany, so I wouldn't be surprised if you have plenty of supply.
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Yeah, Noch is from Germany. So I can get anything in a shop, if I search a little
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Well, yes. Miniature shops are your best guess, but hobby shops might work as well.
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This is soooooooooooo brilliant^^ I want to use this one for sure^^
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uhm, can you polish it with sandpaper afterwards??^^
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Not sure what part of the base you mean, but yes, you can polish sculpey after baking and prior painting,
but you cant really "polish" resin.
Resin is a tricky fellow, even after its dry it's still vulnerable to fingerprints, dents and scratches.
If you want, you can sandpaper it at this level to reform it, but you have to apply another coat of resin to make it clear again. Anything that touches the surface of the resin (your fingers included) WILL leave a mark and make the surface cloudy. You have to wait up to 2 weeks (also depending on how much curer you used) until you can touch the resin safely without smudging the surface.
Tl;dr The only way to "polish" resin is to add another coat of it.
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The figure is gross. I skip through every pic of him I see...that is, after I admired the workmanship the first time around, but the tutorials are great!
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Again, I humbly accept your praise. There would be something wrong with my piece if someone said "oh look what a cute sculpture!"
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Hahaha, I know! It would be a disappointment to see people go 'aww, so cute!' when the intention was to gross them out. Again, great work!
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Indeed, I'd rather have people sending me hate mail and death threats because I made them choke on their food or something.
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That should be on a T-shirt somehwere, haha!
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Maybe I will. Maybe I artcow this today.
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Can't really ask for more,- I'd be devastated if someone told me he's cute instead
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yes, yes. The deatail is amazing, I just LOVE the resin water
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Resin water is so fun to make, but it's such a bitch if you get it on your hands. I've become a master of getting it out of various places and it still manages to make me rage from time to time!
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If I had a penny every time I tell myself that...
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I always wear gloves, even when Im just working with clay
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I admire you o.O
It would do my skin a lot of good to follow your example.
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I hate the feeling of dried mud, clay, or powder that was damp on my hands
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wow, fantastic tutorial!
would you mind if i submitted this to my group. World of Dioramas [link]
i am sure the guys over there would find this very helpfull
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Absolutely no problem at all, browsed through your group, it proved to be of interest to me!
You sure do much more than an average group leader, many don't comment on why they want a piece to be added, so it's much appreciated!
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well thank you!
we are trying to make it a good group for people. there was over 700+ my little pony groups but no group devoted to dioramas, so i started one. hopefully we can get more people interested in the craft! that's why i was so interested in your tutorial. i feel with good tutorials people might find a place that they can start.
and thanks again for the kind words and encouragement! sometimes its hard for me to tell if i am doing a good job!
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awesome xD I wish I could do that/ afford those materials.
um, I can't find the answer to this, my bf wanted me to make a sculpture for him, but he lives in an other country. Is taking / sending a sculpture bulked with aluminum foil over a plane bad seeing as there are certain things I can't take on one? I figured you'd know since you know a lot about making sculpures
and also, is crep tape the only kind that wont burn up in the oven? I was wondering if scotch could work Lol
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I've taken two sculptures with me on a plane before, and send a few overseas. I didn't have any problems taking them with me, but I can't promise you anything. My recommendation would be to check it in and make sure to pack it well:
I first wrap the sculpture with plastic wrap to make sure the paint doesn't get scarred or peel. There are always fragile parts in the sculpture (hair, horns, arms) so I make sure to wrap those carefully with plastic wrap and foil so that the whole sculpture is an even ball.
Then I attach wires to the inside corners of the box and attach each wire to the wrapped sculpture. This will ensure that the sculpture stays in place inside the box (so if the box is tossed, the sculpture won't get slammed against the sides).
Then I stuff the box with bubble wrap or old newspapers.
As complex as this all sounds, it will make sure that your sculpture absolutely will not break.
If you're in a hurry, or if your sculpture isn't that complex/fragile, you can forget the wires and just pack the whole thing carefully.
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Thank you so much for answering!
this is very helpful
although my question was over something a little different (sorry for poor wording) but you answered it through this anyways, so thanks a lot!
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I'm amazed ^^ Thank you! That was lots of fun to read and I learnt a lot!
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Why thank you! That's more than I could have hoped for
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It's really, really amazing. You're welcome! ^^
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Wow that's amazing. But perhaps the paint the sculpture is colored with is a bit too glossy. Something more mat might make it look more realistic. Just my thoughts
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Hmmm you're right. Not how much the photo affects the glossiness, but looking at the live -version, the color is a tad bit too glossy,- not sure how to combat that though, using airbrush colors kinda limits you, but maybe the matte varnish I used wasn't as matte as I thought it would be?
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I never used varnishes so I don't know how they interact with the surface. Maybe you could try sanding the surface a bit with a rough sand paper before coloring, just enough so it isn't completly smooth. Don't know what are the options for airbrush paints, but acrylics are avalible in glossy or matt (I've seen them and they are as matt as ordinary tempera). You could try asking in the store where you buy your airbrush paint if its posible to get them with matt effect or try yourself in acrylics
Just throwing out ideas if you're up for experimanting
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I use both matte varnish and matte airbrush colors. For airbrush paints there isn't much to choose from, so I roll with what I have. As for acrylics,- NO. Only airbrush colors and the occasional airbrush cleaning solution has access to my Badger.
Also sanding = more glossiness.
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Oh I didn't mean to put acrylics in to the airbrush, just to paint with them.(Though i heard once that there are acrylics made for airbrushes too, but I never worked with an airbrush so I wouldn't know what is true or not :/)
sanding = more glossiness? Damn,I thought that would work
Anyway ,glossiness or not, you have some of the best sculpting skills I ever saw
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I have to say though I've only used one airbrush color (that was meant for airbrushing) so far, and it would definitely be worth my while to try out something new, I just don't know where to find them! 
Yeah, sanding gets rid of all the little fingerprints and dust you have stuck on your sculpture.
Now that you mentioned the glossiness, I can't stop staring at the sculpture and agreeing with you!
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It's worth a try and if it dosen't work it dosen't matter, at least you'll know you tried
The only reason I noticed glossiness was because how incredibly realistic the base was. and maybe because of the gloss on the shirt and pants since we know from experience of material that it shouldn't be there, as for the skin it didn't seam to be bothersome since skin can be a bit glossy, especially if it's sweaty or wet
(I hope that came out right since my english isn't that good)
The most important thing in the end is that you had fun with it
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You know what, I would have never remembered this if you hadn't asked me in the first place, but I think I had some problems with the paintjob on the shirt. If I remember right, my masking tape ripped most of it out when I started coloring the skin (I was being stupid, and didn't wait long enough to cure thoroughly), so I know I at least repainted, I might have even put some gesso on it or something.
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Thanks!
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I think he's handsome. Or at least he was.
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