Thursday, 21 January 2010

Finishing and priming


To smooth off any rough edges and marks in the baked sculpy, I have been using a dremmel with a sanding head attachment. I have also been using a course grain sandpaper working my way down to a much finer wet and dry. By applying water and lighter fluid I could see clearly the scuff marks that required filling and this also helped to clean away any dust.

The hands and feet have been made from milliput, with the heels to her shoes consisting of toothpick ends later covered with sculpy. To save time, I have discovered that using a hand held heat gun sets the layers of sculpy more quickly than baking it in the oven.

As a final preparation before priming, I brushed some fine surface filler over the entire sculpt. I then blew air into the crevices using a clean spray gun before applying four thin layers of grey primer.

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