Thread: My first project of 2010,using Celluclay!

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Be warn, I never used Celluclay or much papiermache in my life, so, be kind..









well, I listen to Terra last week and bought some Celluclay from Micheal and tonight, I tried it for the first time. Not bad, very sticky, learn next time to buid a stand for the head, it kept falling, so, when I was working on it, I was holding it in my left hand, applying the paste with my right hand.

After it dries, I'll try to apply paint to it. I'll try to creat a cemetary care keeper.

Stay tune.

JM

Good start. It takes time to get used to the media. The celluclay is good, but several coats may be needed to get the proper look you want.

Good job !

looking good! can't wait to see it finished!!!

That looks great!

Yes, it's very sticky. I keep a bowl of water nearby to rinse my hands time to time. To help it dry faster, use a fan to blow on it during the night. It will speed up your wait time between sessions. You can make a lazy Susan stand with circles of plywood and a $4 lazy Susan hardware you can get from Home Depot to help make it more hands free. Here's a picture showing the stand....



Before putting the stand together, put a bolt in the bottom of the top piece so it sticks out and that helps hold the head in place. Tip: Use some blue tape to hold the neck to the lazy Susan bottom or it will spin around the bolt. That was frustrating until I did that

That's a great start in my book! Looking forward to seeing this finished.

Love the look of the hand around your caretakers neck in the second photo. Is that going to be a corpse coming after the caretaker??? Kidding... Great start. If I don't let my kids use playdough because of the mess. I don't think they will let me use celluclay.

Good job cant wait to see more

Looking good.

Great start!
I'm just trying to work out if there was more celluclay on the wighead or on your hands!!..

Seriously though...as Savagehaunter said, it is a medium that takes a little time to get used to, but once you have the hang of it will bring great results.

Some great tips from Terra..A rotating stand is a must have for sculpting.

My tip would be to work patiently, building up several lighter layers of celluclay and letting it dry between layers. Large "dollops" of celluclay have a habit of slipping. Building up successive layers will also help to prevent any tendency of the celluclay to crack as it dries.

Keep us posted on your progress...looks great so far!