So Like one of the tutorials on here suggested, I got some two part rubberputty and started making texture stamps. Now, previously i just kept sponges and the like on hand to make textures from. Making a stamp of them accomplishes two things, One the result is the same texture, not the negative of the material and two is storage...wait! There's a third...convenience.
Well, this A+B putty cost $20 for a small amount...that's when it hit me...original white sculpey is cheap and very soft. I armed myself with a clump of the stuff and went around the house pulling textures off everything! I simply rolled a ball about 1/2" in diameter then with my thumb pressed and rolled it onto different surfaces. It almost always freed itself from the surface and stuck to my thumb. I peeled them off my thumb gently and boiled them. Now I have a whole bunch of cool textures at a fraction of the cost. I'll use the putty for hands, feet and faces as needed to cheat with new sculptures...it's often easier to modify a face or hand than creating them from scratch each time.
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