"Sculpting questions" Topic

Hey, I haven't serious tried sculpting but looking to give it a try doing one-offs for my own needs/games. I've read up on the different media, and have a couple of questions.

1. Can a raw sculpt of milliput, procreate, greenstuff or what have you be simply primed and painted over? Or would it need an intermediate step?

2. Can plumbers putty (2-part) be used in the same way or would it be too thick to work with? I've used it to make minor modifications to figures, but not sure it would stand up to being its own figure.

All I can think of at the moment. I'll probably have more as time goes along.

1) Yes.

2) I don't know

Tony Barton uses Fimo.

Get hold of some dentists' tools to sculpt with.

Milliput can be sanded. Green staff can't.

You can drill green stuff. I don't know if you can with Milliput. You can solder up an amateur from brass wire. Brass is great to work with as it's soft.

Have a look at some information about life drawing, it'll help with proportions. A life drawing class will almost certainly make you a better sculptor as you'll gain an understanding of anatomy and relative proportions.

Don't forget grey stuff and brown stuff too. Both can be sanded.

1) Yes
2) Yes

The two-part plumbing putty is the origin of the original "Green-Stuff" it is Kneadatite
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These are Epoxy Putties and can be had with a wide range of "Body" (thickness or stiffness) and setting times (or working time)

There are so many types it might take a life-time to try them all:
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The main property to look for is working time. 5 minute putties cure too fast to do much with. If you use a hardware store putty you need at least 15mm to be of any use.

For 'brown stuff', go to the hardware/auto store and get a pack of 2-part gas tank repair epoxy. It's the same stuff as the more expensive 'hobby' product…

Thanks, all, I appreciate the responses. Since I'm just fooling around I'll try Fimo or similar and look into some of the cheaper commercial putties.