http://camilleart.com pins, paintings, and posters Thu, 29 May 2008 23:58:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Almost exactly 2 months ago, I started creating a Midna Army. Midna is a video game character from the Legend of Zelda game, Twilight Princess. She looked like quite a challenge. I've never attempted to make such a complex figurine with so much detail.    http://camilleart.com/2008/05/29/excuuuse-me-princess-midna-figurines/ I've been getting a lot of use out of these surprisingly realistic leaves, so I thought I'd share my process. http://camilleart.com/2008/01/24/lumina-clay-leaves/ 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. http://camilleart.com/2008/01/23/about-lumina-polymer-clay/ 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 ... http://camilleart.com/2007/12/28/barbed-wire/ I have some new lariat style necklaces for sale on etsy. They're made of Lumina polymer clay, nylon-coated stainless steel beading wire, and various glass beads and pearls.This a new technique I came up with. As far as I know no one else has tried it before, so I'm excited ... http://camilleart.com/2007/11/25/new-necklaces-for-sale/ I recently found Smooth-On resin, which works very well. Since it is fairly clear, I'm able to add dye and metallic powders to make a variety of different colors. It took some experimentation, but I am very happy with the results. When sanded and coated with a glossy finish, the ... http://camilleart.com/2007/10/12/new-resin-and-figurines/ Last month I bought some resin from MrArt.com. I looked through the reviews and settled on Environmental Tech Castin' Craft Clear Casting Resin because it had a perfect 5 star score and a lot of favorable comments. I expected the best, but what I got was less than sub par. They ... http://camilleart.com/2007/03/24/searching-for-resin-that-works/ Since I was somewhat recently introduced to Lumina Clay, I've been experimenting with flowers, but I hope to start working with other subjects as I become more familiar with the clay. Looking through my older work at camillecampos.com has inspired me to vary my work more. I've started combining the strengths ... http://camilleart.com/2007/03/21/combining-lumina-and-resin/ I'm currently creating 22 resin figures. I'm still learning as I go, but I hope to do more molding and casting in the future. I started out with this paper clay sculpture of a StarmanDX, a character from a Super Nintendo game called Earthbound. I made it a few years ago ... http://camilleart.com/2007/02/03/molding-process/ Here's a video demonstrating the flexibility of one of my necklaces: http://camilleart.com/2006/11/04/flower-necklace-flexibility/