A blog about sculpting, horses, and air dry clay
Artist's Choice: Epoxy vs Air Dry Clay for Sculpture
If you're new to sculpting, or looking for an alternative to ceramic clays, here is a brief intro into alternative clay sculpting mediums.
A Horse Sculpture of Your Own: The Art Commission Process
Enjoying a piece of art that was created especially for you is a unique experience. The results are a one-of-a-kind artwork full of personal significance.
5 Key Differences Between Air Dry Clay and Ceramic Clay
My air dry clay horse sculptures differ from a lot of traditional equestrian art. Read this to understand the main variations between earthen clays and air dry clay.
Back to Bases: Mounting Air Dry Clay Horse Sculpture
The need for a base is something that should be decided early on in the design stages. Air dry or cured clays, as opposed to fired clays, are often lightweight, and a base provides much needed stability.
How to Paint Air Dry Clay Horse Sculpture
How do you decorate your horse sculptures? After a clay sculpture has dried out completely (a process that can take up to a week), I cover it in a layer of gesso.
The Secrets of Sculpting with Creative Paperclay: Tools and Essential Techniques II
Covers important air dry clay techniques and also THE most crucial tool you’ll need to succeed.
Air Dry Clay Sculpture Foundations II: Equine Anatomy and the Armature
This is a follow up on the subject of armatures for air dry clay. Here we'll look at how I approach the anatomical aspects of my equine sculptures.
Air Dry Clay Sculpture Foundations I: A Solid Armature
One of the keys to a successful air dry clay sculpture is a strong armature. These tips will work best with Creative Paperclay.
Creating Strong Foundations: A Review of Apoxie Sculpt Epoxy Clay
Most of my sculptures are made using a combination of clays, depending on the task at hand. Apoxie often holds everything together to create a nice strong foundation.
A Sculpture Material for the Future: An Intro to Artist Air Dry Clays
As technology advances we’ve also advanced artist’ materials: new clays are being developed all the time. Modern air dry clays are now serious contenders in the realm of contemporary sculpture.
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