Comments on: Pixar Sculpting Masterclass. http://almahir.com/2010/05/23/pixar-sculpting-masterclass/ Animation. Digital Art. Drawings. Education. Personal Musings. Stuff. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:57:49 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Liz http://almahir.com/2010/05/23/pixar-sculpting-masterclass/#comment-846 Liz Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:00:38 +0000 http://almahir.com/?p=432#comment-846 Haha, thank you! I was involved in somewhat of an argument with some family members over whether or not it would be wise to bake a piece of wood (they seemed to think the entire house would burn down). Good to have a definitive answer from someone with experience. :) Haha, thank you! I was involved in somewhat of an argument with some family members over whether or not it would be wise to bake a piece of wood (they seemed to think the entire house would burn down). Good to have a definitive answer from someone with experience. :)

]]> By: Ahmad Al-Mahir http://almahir.com/2010/05/23/pixar-sculpting-masterclass/#comment-845 Ahmad Al-Mahir Wed, 09 Jun 2010 02:14:43 +0000 http://almahir.com/?p=432#comment-845 Hi Liz! I don't think it's retarded at all! As far as I know, you're not supposed to remove the sculpture from the base. The armature is nailed/screwed/glued on pretty tight and shouldn't wobble around at all. I believe the baking process wouldn't get hot enough for the wood to catch fire. A recommendation is 275 deg Farenheit (130 deg Celsius) for 15-20 minutes per quarter inch of thickness. You can use a lower temperature (200-225 deg F) and bake it for a longer period (20-30 min) if you want to be extra careful. Just don't try to bake it in a microwave though. Not sure what that effect will do to the Sculpey but the aluminium foil will likely cause serious damage! Hope that helps! :) Hi Liz! I don’t think it’s retarded at all!
As far as I know, you’re not supposed to remove the sculpture from the base. The armature is nailed/screwed/glued on pretty tight and shouldn’t wobble around at all. I believe the baking process wouldn’t get hot enough for the wood to catch fire. A recommendation is 275 deg Farenheit (130 deg Celsius) for 15-20 minutes per quarter inch of thickness. You can use a lower temperature (200-225 deg F) and bake it for a longer period (20-30 min) if you want to be extra careful. Just don’t try to bake it in a microwave though. Not sure what that effect will do to the Sculpey but the aluminium foil will likely cause serious damage!
Hope that helps! :)

]]> By: Liz http://almahir.com/2010/05/23/pixar-sculpting-masterclass/#comment-844 Liz Wed, 09 Jun 2010 01:10:18 +0000 http://almahir.com/?p=432#comment-844 Hi - A really quick and retarded question for you: When you bake the sculpture, I assume you somehow remove it from the wood base? Or...does the wood base not catch on fire once in the oven? It had to be asked! Great work though. Hi -

A really quick and retarded question for you:
When you bake the sculpture, I assume you somehow remove it from the wood base? Or…does the wood base not catch on fire once in the oven?

It had to be asked! Great work though.

]]> By: Ahmad Al-Mahir http://almahir.com/2010/05/23/pixar-sculpting-masterclass/#comment-843 Ahmad Al-Mahir Fri, 28 May 2010 15:11:25 +0000 http://almahir.com/?p=432#comment-843 You're welcome! Glad to hear someone read the article :) The Super Sculpey is really easy to use. Just break off chunks of it from the block and layer them on. Very similar in feel to plasticine and its easy to blend segments together which is how I built up the more detailed parts of Smiley. You’re welcome! Glad to hear someone read the article :) The Super Sculpey is really easy to use. Just break off chunks of it from the block and layer them on. Very similar in feel to plasticine and its easy to blend segments together which is how I built up the more detailed parts of Smiley.

]]> By: chung http://almahir.com/2010/05/23/pixar-sculpting-masterclass/#comment-842 chung Fri, 28 May 2010 09:28:14 +0000 http://almahir.com/?p=432#comment-842 thx for ur sharing. is it easy to use the super sculpey? thx for ur sharing. is it easy to use the super sculpey?

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