Clays

NSP Chavant

Oil-based clay, great for preserving details and smoothing. Can be melted and poured into existing molds. Stays soft so you can revise your master sculpts. You can freeze your molds for 30 minutes before demolding the master to preserve more details.

Monster Clay

Similar to NSP Chavant, this is another oil-based clay, great for preserving details and smoothing. It can also be melted and poured into existing molds. Stays soft so you can revise your master sculpts. You can freeze your molds for 30 minutes before demolding the master to preserve more details.

Super Sculpey

Designed to be baked, this is a softer clay better suited to light details. It does not hold sharp lines as much, has a tendency to crack, but can be baked solid on metal sculpting platforms.

Regular Sculpey

Even softer clay, not recommended for sculpting at all.

Tools

Metal

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Silicone

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Techniques

Tucking and Multi-colored Caps

When sculpting, think about how many colors you want in the cap. When you're working on a detail that needs a distinct, separate color, you'll want to 'tuck' along all the connecting edges.

At the base of the detail, make sure there is a sharp indent where the detail connects to the main body. This will help retain the resin when placing a color in it. See the casting techniques page for more information on that.