Post #575729 by TikiKIrby on Fri, Feb 11, 2011 7:56 PM

Big Kahuna, mahalo I really appreciate the compliment...

Wendy, like I said I'm not sure I've ever tried roma, but it sounds similar to what I use normally. I use chavant http://www.chavant.com/new_site/files/pdf/products-2006.pdf it's what we use in animation and I really like it. They also use it for car design, in fact I just picked up a 50 pound box (see pic) of it from a car designer off craigslist for $10 and I can't wait to use it!! These oil based clays (roma and chavant) seem to be better to use for casting and you can get a lot more detail from them than a water based stoneware.. You can smooth this clay like you can a water based clay with isopropyl alcohol (90% or higher) or wd-40. Try that as a final step, it should smooth out nicely..

But sorry if I wasn't clear, I am using a water based stoneware clay (RO-14) on the sculpts in this post. I'm trying to learn how to use this clay and I have 50 pounds of it to use!!! (I'm trying to see how far I can push this clay.. ) But for the production work you are doing I think if you can get used to the hard oil based clays you'll be happier in the long run. :D