Happy Easter, erveryone! (How I see my girls on Easter morning.)
I like to let it dry completely. Just put it in a warm place. I also coat the dried Celluclay with Sculpt or Coat to seal the Celluclay. Then I start applying the Paperclay or air dry clay. I also sand my sculpts when dry for that smooth texture.
Me again. I really wish Larry would put CHAT back on the forum. Anyway, I am building a second witch head and I'm following your guidance from "The Bride" tutorials. I have built a styro structure and this afternoon I mixed up some celluclay to build up some of the structure. How long do I have to wait for the celluclay to dry before I start working with the paperclay? Should I allow the celluclay to dry completely, or is it better to keep it soft so the paperclay won't crack as it dries?
I just went through and put together your six steps of "The Bride" tutorial into a single PDF. I posted it to my witch sculpt thread, but thought I should let you know, too. The Bride: a tutorial by LaurieBeast
I can't believe how smooth your sculpts are. Do you really get that look just from air dry clay over celluclay?
Hi TK, I always cover the styrofoam armature with Celluclay prior to applying the air dry clay. Even if the clay cracks a bit, just make a slurry of water and clay and brush that over the cracks.
I just finished my first sculpted witch head and I think it was a good learning exercise, but I used some simple "air dry" clay and it really shrank and cracked as it dried. I'm curious to know what you use on your sculpts? For instance, when you use celluclay (or celluclay II) does it shrink as it dries? Do you have tricks for avoiding cracks?
