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Originally Posted by Sven7
Nice. Where do you buy your clay? I've been using plaster lately but it's time consuming and dusty.
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I have never used the wax-like red-ish clay the professionals use. This is what you need to use to get crisp contour lines. As I understand it gets firm enough to make a mold off of to make a fiberglass model. Otherwise you can skin it with a film called 3M Di-Noc or use a black garbage bag and make it shine with some cooking oil.
Some info here:
Custom Body - Methods and Means - Software, Programs and Techniques
And Here:
Project Question and Answer with Rhode Island School of Design's Michael Lye - Page 3
I've tried about five different clays, purchased near me at Michigan Book & Supply. Some stay soft and collect lots of dust. Some get hard and have a rather lumpy surface. One clay got very firm with a nice finish, stayed dust free and was real smooth to work with. However it was very old school, toxic and gave me killer migraine headaches. Oil based, clay/water based, acrylic based, I've tried quite a few. Nothing that I'm happy with though.
I will be picking up some of that industrial clay from Chavant, it's what I should have been using all along. Who knew?
http://s184.photobucket.com/albums/x...cpZZ4QQtppZZ20
Gotta get me some wheels next time, enough of the rough studies, I want something professional looking next time.