Hi All,

Apart from the welcome note I thought I'd just kickstart things by providing some interesting sites for those contemplating sculpting their very own, one of a kind figure. After all starting off with sculpting is appropriate as all figures begin from sculpting.

Sculpting heads
Video on sculpting
Step by Step in PDF format
Good Anatomical Reference
The homepage has many other tutorials for figures

Most of the links should be ok but please do let me know of any blind links.

Just to addon to the list here's a good pictorial guide to head sculpting by Alan Ball.

A Pictorial Guide to Head sculpting

CK,
thanks a lot. This confirmed some of the guessing I had as to how they did it.
The SBS was really an eye opener.

interesting topic beachbum , i guess if anybody wants to try this method out one has to have the Passion & lots and lots of PATIENCE !!!

Welcome Kay to this little corner of the Resource section.

Actually the truth is all you need is a bit of curiosity to begin with. Once you've tried it, the interest begins to grow on you. Of course, who cares if the first few sculpts turn out like Frankenstein. Mine were a pair of Mongloid looking kids. According to my Home Ministry I gave ugly a whole different meaning :)

Besides its cheaper than buying figures and best of all your sculpt will be a One-Of-A-Kind figure in the whole world.

thanks Beachbum... but what material is that...? is it WAX???

Williams it cannot be wax coz that is never used for sculpting. Its either magic sculpt, milliput or one of the other sculpting putty. As I mainly use the cheapo AB epoxy putty available locally and have used Milliput only once I cannot confirm on the exact putty being used. Wax will start to melt if they start making molds.

Williams,
since there were some baking involved, it could be a product known as sculpey which only hardens after baking in the oven at 135C. I have some used for the Nashorn diorama earlier on the tarp. The beauty is that you can reshape it many times before you decide to bake it. Got mine in Multifilla

My little addition to these neck of the woods,

I've used milliput all these years for my sculpting. Damn good stuff. It comes in 3 grades, terra-cotta, grey/yellow and white which the finest of the three.
I usually use terra-cotta for figures as it cures a bit longer about 1/2 an hour. You will have to kneed the two equal parts together properly for good an smooth results.

I'm not at the standard to do heads yet but I've done arms, clothing, straps, sand bags, tarps, duffle bags, pouches.

Always start off with small amounts of putty and work in stages if you want your putty to last. Wet your utensils to smoothen the putty and also to avoid it sticking. To get thin flat pieces to simulate clothe, spread some talcum powder on a flat surface and your putty and use a rounded pencil to roll it like bakers do with a rolling pin to flatten dough. It can go to paper thin even, then cut out what ever shape you require.

Buttons and rivets can also be made out of this stuff.

Sanding and cutting is possible after it cures.

Multifilla stocks all 3 grades I think. A little pricey but one box can go quite a long way.

So putt... away,

Richard.

Richard, forgive my ignorance - where's Multifilla located?

thx.

Gee whiz, the last time I went there, it was in Balakong. Since then the roads there have changed.

If anybody has a map to the place please post it here. That place is a treasure trove for modelers who are into scratch building, molding and sculpting. They've got lots of tools too.

Perhaps an organized trip there would be nice.

Richard.

Jason,
its discussed in another section of this forum but you can always google search multifilla for their website.
They also sell sculpey which is a friendlier material which doesn't stick to your fingers and toold but the only down side is that it needs baking and will not be appropriate for conversion filling.

Richard,

Multifilla is still in Balakong and I'm a frequent visitor there (since it's just 10 to 15 minutes from my house). :D It is located at Taman Perindustrian Selesa Jaya. If you come from the Mines Wonderland, you have to make a U-turn after the Perodua Sales and Service Center (it will be on your left) and after that you will see a signboard directing you to Taman Perindustrian Selesa Jaya (I think after the turn you already know your way, Richard :D ). A Petronas Station will be on your right. Go straight until you can see a row of shop/industrial lots on the left side and turn left on the junction right before the row of shop/industrial lots. Multifilla will be the first signboar you see... You can't miss it. :D

If you come from Cheras using the RM0.90 toll, then you only need to go straight until you see the signboard.

A word of caution though, Multifilla is not visible from the roadside, it's at the second row of the industrial zone shops.

Hope this helps.

You can check their map at www.multifilla.com. Go to 'Contact Us' and you can see 'Click for a map of our location' on top right of the pop-up window.

Ah!... yes, very clear. Thanks Druid.

PoohBear! Are you able to find it with the directions?

Oh! one more thing, if I can recollect, they're only open on certain days. Which are they?

Richard.

Hi Loo,

Is sculpie cheaper than milliput? If it is then it'll be great to cast half molds with it especially since it's not sticky.

Gives me reason to go to Multifilla. :lol: :lol:

Richard.

Well, if I'm not mistaken, they are open on Monday to Saturday.

Monday to Friday - 8.30am to 4.00pm
Saturday - 8.30am to 12.00noon

I'm usually there on Saturdays at 8.30 or 9.00am... :lol: but only if I have something to buy lah... :D

Ah..okay, thanks guys, for the directions & map. Couldn't be any clearer. Hope to scope it out one day.

BTW, there's an art shop in 1-U that sells sculpy clay. It's called magic sculpy or something like that? Don't know if these are the same ones you guys are referring to and I can't recall the price now. They also have oil paints & other art stuff. It's located on the top most floor in the long corridor between new & old wing (from TGV).

I think I've been to that shop and they also sells the Super Sculpy. The Super Sculpy is in green and white colour box. The price is the same or slightly higher than Multifilla if I'm not mistaken.

By the way, they also sells Balsa woods in various sizes and thickness but it's not cheap though.

A 1-U I will go... a 1-U I will go... hey ho the dairyo... a 1-U I will go! :lol: :lol:

Richard.

milliput is hard to get and pricy for me.
i will use Epoxy Bondite instead. price around RM5-7 a pack, can get from most of the hardware shop.

i heard that the problem sculpting using Super Sculpy is that it might deformed b4 it cure due to the gravity. so when u sculpt a smilling face end up with sad face...
anybody can confirm this?

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Super sculpey, FIMO polymer clay will not sag of deform. You get what you sculpt even having laid aside work piece for weeks. Though it may crack if you do not pre knead clay before sculpting to re disperse the plasticiser. So pre knead or cure layer by layer to ensure proper curing and firmer support as you build up bigger sculptures.

Cracks if any could be filled with same polymer clay and localise heat set to cure.

We distribute Milliput , Sculpey and Fimo

here a link to a page full of metiral that can be use for figure sculpting.. the page is origenaly in Spanish, i drop it in to google to translat it to english..
multifilla if you going to Expand you invetory i say that page is a good refence .


http://209.85.173.100/translate_c?hl=en&sl...FA1mX-wVgr5Kx1Q

p.s: spanish team is forum site where all the sifu sifu of the figure sculpting world live ... ya there are god like good ..

p.p.s: multifilla do you have any color shape ??

Hi Revliss,

Thanks for the info. Replying as new topic in modelling/sculpting materials. Save up your Ang Pows and be very nice to all your aunties. Shop till you drop.