Post #413462 by Bowana on Wed, Oct 15, 2008 8:15 AM

On 2008-10-14 16:42, ravenne wrote:
I'm sure this has been asked/answered...But...
Can anyone suggest a brand of clay (maybe some other form of sculpy?) that's on the cheap side...that's a lot easier to sculpt with?
That's also strong enough that I don't need any wiring for the base?

Oh girl, if only! My life would be complete if such a thing existed! Sculpey is indeed a great pain to work with. It's too soft and won't stay put! Have you tried Fimo? It's another Sculpey type of clay but a bit more firm. It still needs to be built over a wire armature though, no getting around that. Another trick you can try is to bake your sculpture in stages, and keep adding to it. You can carve on it too after it's been baked. I made this figure of Red Cloud several years ago from Sculpey and lost count of how many times I had to bake it.

By the sculpting, baking, carving, sculpting, baking carving method you can get an incredible amount of detail. This figure is less than 5" tall. I don't use Sculpey or Fimo any more. I've been using Magic Sculpt, which is a two part epoxy putty....but that's another story. :)

Good luck!

Bowana