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02-28-2007, 12:57 AM
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Death is hereditary.
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Posts: 978
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Is an armature required for a bust?
I'm looking at doing my first sculpt and planning for it to be a bust, roughly Bowen scale.
Is an armature a must?
Thanks everyone...
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02-28-2007, 03:58 AM
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Frackin!
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Posts: 41
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Hi
I'd recommend it, as it gives you something to hold on to, or a way to secure your sculpt to a base.
I use the wire covered in alum foil method for busts, which generally means I've looped the wire a bit where the skull is, then added foil for brains, shaped this roughly, then made a thin skull with super sculpey that I quickly baked with a heat gun.
Of course, as soon as you give the bust an arm or such other detail (opposed to head chest), then you are basically making a figure (roughly speaking) & the armature is a major boon.
Good luck!
Leo
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02-28-2007, 04:00 AM
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Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 875
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Not required for all types of material, but necessary with some... It also depends on the type of sculpt you're working on... If you are working on a piece where the bust is extended or elevated from the base, then yes, if not, then no.
What materials are you working with?
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02-28-2007, 05:55 PM
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Death is hereditary.
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Posts: 978
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Thanks for the input guys.
I had initially thought about a bust with no arms, done in Super Sculpey. I think it's a realistic aspiration for a first effort...I can add arms on a second one after I have more experience.
Thanks again!
Burner
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03-03-2007, 02:43 AM
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Sculptor
Sculptor
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Houston
Posts: 1,024
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I would use an aramture for a bust in Super Sculpey no matter what. Alamoy wire wrapped with floral wire. The floral wire gives the Super Sculpey something to stick to. More importantly, the more solid the armature, the less chance of cracking during baking.
Cheers.
Brandon
www.shiflettbrothers.com
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03-03-2007, 02:57 AM
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Death is hereditary.
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Posts: 978
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Thank you very much.
I understand the wire wrapping, do you also recommed to use tin foil on top of the wire?
Thanks in advance.
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