Here ya go KC...

**MoonbeamDancer** · March 30th, 2001, 03:27 PM

YEAH!

DO IT! With a moon (cresent maybe?) and stars.

**BlueElfEars** · March 30th, 2001, 10:05 PM

Due to popular demand and my lack of money for film, I experimented with my sculpture and the scanner. To view the results, go here:

http://moosuittwo.homestead.com/NCSculpture.html

The uniform is painted on with acrylic and the face and (broken) tail are oil.

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**BAMF!** · April 2nd, 2001, 09:26 PM

(In my best SMURF voice..)

"OooOOhh..AaaAaHhh!"

That is cool BLUE ELFIE! biggrin

I've always wanted to try my hand at sculpting. How long did it take you from start to finish?

BAMF!

**BlueElfEars** · April 2nd, 2001, 11:00 PM

Oh gosh, BAMF. I'm not sure. For the actual sculpting, the clay was really damp, so he needed to dry out a bit before I could really work on him.
Two weeks of sculpting time
Two weeks of drying time
Three days of firing
Two days to paint (but the oil paint took a week to dry)

Did I answer your question well enough?

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**BAMF!** · April 5th, 2001, 07:16 AM

WoW, ya sure did BLUE ELFIE! Geez, that's almost 3 weeks start to finish... eek

I'm guessing that the time it takes would kinda vary depending on what type of clay you use?

BAMF!

**wonderlass** · April 6th, 2001, 09:44 PM

awwww this was my fav. thread for awhile ...wheres all the action, jackson???
c'mon when do we get to see the final work, Bamf??

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**BlueElfEars** · April 7th, 2001, 02:59 AM

I suppose it would dry differently if it was different clay, but we make our own clay and we don't really mess with the recipe. You really want to know your clay body so you can control the drying time. Too fast, and it cracks.
Time also depends on how thick and big a piece is. I made a really big one last summer that took nearly two months to finish and one to dry. It exploded in the kiln, but it's fixable. I just have to get my arse in gear and do it.

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**BAMF!** · April 7th, 2001, 04:51 AM

LMAO! I love you guys! O.K buddies I'm going to get cracking and finish it this weekend .. biggrin

( I hope! :P )

BAMF!

**hiddencrawler** · April 7th, 2001, 03:08 PM

Hey, great stuff, Blue! Kudos for the patience! (Mine would probably be dust by my ineptness). biggrin

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awwww this was my fav. thread for awhile ...wheres all the action, jackson???
c'mon when do we get to see the final work, Bamf??
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C'mon! I'm DYIN' to see the results!
(It's not like you have a life or anything, now.) wink