Clay Types

[psychosocial91 ●]

I'm getting ready to begin a sculpt,I will be ordering an armature tonight. I was wondering what type of clay I should use . We have an AC Moore in town that sells 25lb cases of water clay,is water clay a good medium to work in.What do most of you guys use,what does Justin use? Thanks,Heck

[brettyboy ●]

<!--quoteo(post=285382:date=Nov 26 2008, 01:13 PM:name=psychosocial91)<div class=\'quotetop\'>QUOTE(psychosocial91 @ Nov 26 2008, 01:13 PM) <a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=285382\"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class=\'quotemain\'><!--quotecI'm getting ready to begin a sculpt,I will be ordering an armature tonight. I was wondering what type of clay I should use . We have an AC Moore in town that sells 25lb cases of water clay,is water clay a good medium to work in.What do most of you guys use,what does Justin use? Thanks,Heck<!--QuoteEnd</div><!--QuoteEEndWater based clay is not good to use because it dries out and cracks apart. You need an oil based clay to do a sculpt with so that you can work on it for days, weeks, months without it hardening up on you.

[psychosocial91 ●]

<!--quoteo(post=285383:date=Nov 26 2008, 01:18 PM:name=brettyboy)<div class=\'quotetop\'>QUOTE(brettyboy @ Nov 26 2008, 01:18 PM) <a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=285383\"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class=\'quotemain\'><!--quotecWater based clay is not good to use because it dries out and cracks apart. You need an oil based clay to do a sculpt with so that you can work on it for days, weeks, months without it hardening up on you.<!--QuoteEnd</div><!--QuoteEEndI thought it was okay as long as you kept it covered and moistened...

[The Beast ●]

<!--quoteo(post=285384:date=Nov 26 2008, 02:23 PM:name=psychosocial91)<div class=\'quotetop\'>QUOTE(psychosocial91 @ Nov 26 2008, 02:23 PM) <a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=285384\"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class=\'quotemain\'><!--quotecI thought it was okay as long as you kept it covered and moistened...<!--QuoteEnd</div><!--QuoteEEndTrust me man, you don't wanna take the chance.Water based clay will crack after a while even if you do keep it covered up.

[JigSaw ●]

<!--quoteo(post=285407:date=Nov 26 2008, 06:29 PM:name=The Beast)<div class=\'quotetop\'>QUOTE(The Beast @ Nov 26 2008, 06:29 PM) <a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=285407\"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class=\'quotemain\'><!--quotecTrust me man, you don't wanna take the chance.Water based clay will crack after a while even if you do keep it covered up.<!--QuoteEnd</div><!--QuoteEEndWell that's strange, because TONS of FX guys use it... <img src=\"style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif\" style=\"vertical-align:middle\" emoid=\"\" border=\"0\" alt=\"rolleyes.gif\" /> Water clay is fine if you know how to deal with it. Moistening it it and covering it in a garbage back seems to work fine, I've used WED several times and enjoyed it.

[deadthing74 ●]

<!--quoteo(post=285409:date=Nov 26 2008, 06:37 PM:name=JigSaw)<div class=\'quotetop\'>QUOTE(JigSaw @ Nov 26 2008, 06:37 PM) <a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=285409\"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class=\'quotemain\'><!--quotecWell that's strange, because TONS of FX guys use it... <img src=\"style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif\" style=\"vertical-align:middle\" emoid=\"\" border=\"0\" alt=\"rolleyes.gif\" /> Water clay is fine if you know how to deal with it. Moistening it it and covering it in a garbage back seems to work fine, I've used WED several times and enjoyed it.<!--QuoteEnd</div><!--QuoteEEndYeah you dont want to use water clay especially if this is your first sculpt. WED clay is a type of water based clay but unless you have a few sculpts under your belt I wouldnt bother. WED is good for advanced sculpters that have a BIG project that they want to get done quick. You have to spray it down with water and keep it covered with a bag when your not working on it. you dont have to worry about any of that with an oil or wax based clay. If I were you I would use either CHAVANT PROFESSIONAL PLASTALINA (SOFT), ROMA PLASTALINA OR CHAVANT SOFT GRADE NSP (NON SULPHUR PLASTALINA) The NSP is a wax based clay that holds great detail and can even be melted down. the down side is that it is a bit tacky and tough to use. The other 2 clays I mentioned are oil based. They are soft, hold detail very well and are easy to work with but cant be melted down. For your first sculpt I would go with the Chavant Professional Plastalina. You will need your basic water clay for the dividing wall though but dont worry bout that till you have a finished sculpt. <img src=\"style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumbsup.gif\" style=\"vertical-align:middle\" emoid=\":thumbsup:\" border=\"0\" alt=\"thumbsup.gif\" /> Hope that helps.-BillNightstalker Productions