Third entry on Raven, from Janurary 26th~
Posted 02-16-2010 at 03:47 PM by elisa_maza
LJ entry from January 26th, 2010. 
Why not much in the way of updates on my sculpt lately? Because I'm in the priming phase, and MAN does it take FOREVER. X[ After doing tests with Krylon, Mr.Surfacer, and Gesso, I decided on Gesso for the base coat and then Mr.Surfacer as a final top coat to fill in the smallest scratches and stuff.
Well, I'm FAR from the Mr.Surfacer step. OTL The biggest problem I'm having is that Gesso a) takes forever to truly dry, and b) whenever I sand, I get little nicks in it that go through to the clay. In other words, holes in the primer that I need to patch with more primer, and then sand again. Which means that I'm paranoid about having to sand out all these little bumps. >.< And it's super annoying in places like the nostrils and the eyelids, because I'm paranoid about messing up the actual sculpt.
I'm still glad I used Gesso I guess (ahaha), since I really didn't like the way the Krylon worked on the test pieces. Maybe I'll get some of the lower-grade Mr.Surfacer for next time?
Another reason for my decision to use Gesso was that I liked the idea of using a brush to apply it, and thus having better control over it than with a spray. BUT! That now requires me to sand off the brush strokes as well. Which wouldn't be so bad, if the Gesso could take anything but the gentlest of touches sanding-wise if I want to avoid above-mentioned holes. OTL again. I wouldn't want to put Gesso in my airbrush (BANISH THE THOUGHT), so I do think I'll go with a spray next time after all.
But, have to finish this one first! I'll make it, somehow! If worse comes to worst (and this would kinda truly suck and make me feel very unprofessional, which I am, but you know), I might do a cast of the not-quite-perfectly-sanded head, and then sand the resin head and make a new mold from that. Because yes, sanding resin is much easier than sanding this stuff. Oy.
That's it for the current stage... wish me luck? o.o
See those? See those little holes? ARGH!
And an update on the inside of the head: You can see the hole I drilled for the magnet, and one side has the little thingiemagiggy that'll stop the headcap from sliding off. The headcap has the corresponding notch, and it works quite well! I'll add the other side soon too.
That was it for that one. By now, I've learned that spraying the Mr.Surfacer on top of the Gesso helps a TON with evening out those little nicks. It kind of binds to the Gesso and makes it more resilient, so you can use a bit more force to sand the bumps down/out. <333
Why not much in the way of updates on my sculpt lately? Because I'm in the priming phase, and MAN does it take FOREVER. X[ After doing tests with Krylon, Mr.Surfacer, and Gesso, I decided on Gesso for the base coat and then Mr.Surfacer as a final top coat to fill in the smallest scratches and stuff.
Well, I'm FAR from the Mr.Surfacer step. OTL The biggest problem I'm having is that Gesso a) takes forever to truly dry, and b) whenever I sand, I get little nicks in it that go through to the clay. In other words, holes in the primer that I need to patch with more primer, and then sand again. Which means that I'm paranoid about having to sand out all these little bumps. >.< And it's super annoying in places like the nostrils and the eyelids, because I'm paranoid about messing up the actual sculpt.
I'm still glad I used Gesso I guess (ahaha), since I really didn't like the way the Krylon worked on the test pieces. Maybe I'll get some of the lower-grade Mr.Surfacer for next time?
Another reason for my decision to use Gesso was that I liked the idea of using a brush to apply it, and thus having better control over it than with a spray. BUT! That now requires me to sand off the brush strokes as well. Which wouldn't be so bad, if the Gesso could take anything but the gentlest of touches sanding-wise if I want to avoid above-mentioned holes. OTL again. I wouldn't want to put Gesso in my airbrush (BANISH THE THOUGHT), so I do think I'll go with a spray next time after all.
But, have to finish this one first! I'll make it, somehow! If worse comes to worst (and this would kinda truly suck and make me feel very unprofessional, which I am, but you know), I might do a cast of the not-quite-perfectly-sanded head, and then sand the resin head and make a new mold from that. Because yes, sanding resin is much easier than sanding this stuff. Oy.
That's it for the current stage... wish me luck? o.o
See those? See those little holes? ARGH!
And an update on the inside of the head: You can see the hole I drilled for the magnet, and one side has the little thingiemagiggy that'll stop the headcap from sliding off. The headcap has the corresponding notch, and it works quite well! I'll add the other side soon too.
That was it for that one. By now, I've learned that spraying the Mr.Surfacer on top of the Gesso helps a TON with evening out those little nicks. It kind of binds to the Gesso and makes it more resilient, so you can use a bit more force to sand the bumps down/out. <333
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