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Boranges

These little, orange, beady-eyed critters are only 1″ tall. They are each signed and numbered and available for a limited time through Fangamer.net

boranges

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figurine sculpting process

 

Shortly after I finished up the Midna figurines, I started what would become a 7-month, 45-figurine marathon of sculpting for the Mother 3 Handbook. I’m not quite ready to show off the fruits of my labor just yet (expect a post about it on April 1st), but I wanted to explain my technique for making clay figurines. 

For this example, I’ll be making a Mani Mani statue from Earthbound which is an old Super Nintendo video game from 1995. These were given out by starmen.net as prizes for the annual Halloween Funfest.

Evil Mani Mani

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Lumina Clay Leaves

I’ve been getting a lot of use out of these surprisingly realistic leaves, so I thought I’d share my process.

leaves closeup

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about lumina polymer clay

I’m glad to see some interest in Lumina Polymer Clay! I’d like to share my thoughts and hopefully answer some questions about this remarkable clay.

I love lumina

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barbed wire

I’ve discovered an interesting way to create barbed wire without the tetanus!

You’ll need 3 lengths of wire of roughly the same length to coat with clay: one somewhat stiff craft wire (stiff enough to hold its shape), and two nylon-coated stainless steel beading wires. You’ll want to use longer pieces than you think you’ll need because they end up twisted together. Mix some acrylic paint into a ball of lumina polymer clay to create a lovely shade of muddy dark brown.

mixing colors

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