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I'm having a problem getting the pattern and totorial to download for the Minion pincushions, any chance you could download and send both sizes to me.

I checked all the links and they all seem to be working fine, please reload the page a couple of times, Dropbox is a bit silly sometimes. What happens when you try to download the patterns?

Unable to down load minions patterns

I’m sorry to hear that, I received another message about this, I will check it out.

I just want to say youre a really big inspiration to me and seeing your art just really makes me want to get better at my art and I want to say thank you cause it really helps to see you posting progress and stuff. It just really helps me get out of a funk. Thank you

You’re very welcome! Hearing this means a lot to me. I’m glad my blog brings you positive feelings and I hope it continues to do that :)

Hello I love your work! I was wondering when you do separate pieces for a sculpture (for example Pink Pie's mane), what do you use to attach this to the rest of the work? Glue? More clay? many thanks!

Hi, thank you! For that figure in particular I made the pieces so they would fit together (a concave part in the head and convex shape in the mane). After I finished sculpting and painting I would use glue to permanently put it together.

Hi! I was wondering what glue or adhesive do you use (if you use any,that is). I've been using hot glue but it can be tricky and some things just don't stick. Thanks!

Hello! I prefer to use super glue (or 1 second glue). It is tricky using it, I glued my fingers together one time, but it does a good job on most surfaces :)Sorry for the late reply :(

Are u still active?

I haven’t posted in a looooooooong time......I want to go back to being active on tumblr though.

Hi! I was looking for a sewing kit, but i saw your minion sewing cushion right in the middle. I love it!! I've downloaded your pattern drawings, and it came out on one sheet of A4 paper. Is this right? Or should it be bigger? I was going for the big minion. You have no messures written down, so i don't know if it was right. Keep up the fun work!!! I love it!!

Hi! The pattern is made to fit on a sheet of A4 paper so that is correct. (here is the download link for the big minion pdf)When finished the big minion is about 12cm tall.

Glad you like my stuff :) Thanks!

Hi im an illustrator and digital artist looking into doing sculptures. I have a design of a character I want to sculpt however im not sure how to build my armature. Also how do you sculpt facial details like the eyes and the mouth? It looks a lot easier than im probably making it out to be.

Hi! I don’t have any tutorials for sculpting really, but I did write how I make my armatures a while ago, you can find it here. On the bottom of the page you can find a couple of links for sculpting tutorials made by other people. There are probably some good tutorials on Youtube too if you search for sculpting tutorials there. I hope this helps a little! :)

Can you tell where you found wooden foundation for your sculptures or at least words to search with?

The ones I have are either bought in a local store in Sweden or made by my father from MDF. I haven’t had any luck finding them online myself so I can’t recommend any places unfortunately. The ones I use for the animal crossing figures are called wood discs. For the other ones I don’t really know a proper name...At Michael’s they call them wood circles?

May I ask what is the base that you're sculpting on? I haven't found it in the FAQ section, so sorry if I missed it.

Hi! No problem, thanks for checking before asking :) ! I mentioned it in a couple of posts but not actually in my FAQ, I’ll update it, thank you!

The base I sculpt on is actually just a piece of MDF wood my dad was going to throw away, so it’s just a piece of scrap wood. I prefer to sculpt on a piece of wood like this because it has got some weight so it won’t topple over easily and it’s also not something valuable so easy to replace. It is white because I also primed a couple of sculptures on it.

Hi, sorry if it's been asked before but can I ask how you get your figures to stay in the wooden stands? Do you just let the wire go further down that the feet and rest it in the holes so they're easier to store later, or maybe hot glue it so it stays in place? Thank you!

Hi! No problem. I make the wires come out of the bottom of the sculpture, for example the feet. Then I make holes into the base that match the ends of the wire so the armature fits into the base. I wouldn’t use hot glue because the glue sets so quickly and it’s too uncontrollable for my taste so I would use super glue instead. I hope this helps! :)

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I know you use tin foil to help with some of the figures, but what I wanted to ask was how to you keep the tin foil from poking through the clay?

That’s always a bit tricky. It helps to really press the tin foil smooth, not too smooth, just smooth enough. You want some texture on it so the Sculpey will stick to it. It could also help to make the tin foil “armature” smaller and the layer of clay a bit thicker. Other than that I don’t really have any useful tips. I have seen some people use some kind of tape to wrap around the tin foil, but I don’t know what kind of tape that would be. It looked like florist tape, but I don’t think that’s it. It’s worth looking into though! :)

I have been searching furiously to find a babytooth that I can buy to go with my Rise of the Guardians cosplay. I absolutely love the one you made. I would really really like to buy one if that is possible. Please let me know asap!!!

Hi! Sorry, the one I made was a present for my sister and I am not doing doing any commissions at the moment. Thank you for your interest though! :)

Hi! I have a process-specific question but before I ask I wanted to gush over your work. You have such an immaculate understanding of shape and volume and the characters are always spot-on with their source material. Gorgeous work! My question is about how you approach a character with overlapping shapes such as wearing a hat or when legs are very close together. How do you maintain volume and keep the pieces clean? Is it bad to half bake the figure before applying additional details? Thanks! :)

Hi! Thank you very much :) It is not bad at all to half bake a figure, I do it all the time. Though one thing you need to consider when doing so is how to attach the additional details. Unbaked Sculpey doesn’t really stick to baked Sculpey so it is quite difficult (in my opinion) to work that way, which is why I like to use Apoxie for details like hats or smaller parts like hands, feet, etc. If you don’t feel like investing in Apoxie (it can be quite expensive) you could use Liquid Sculpey (or Liquid Fimo) to act as a glue between the baked and unbaked piece. I have tried that myself and it actually worked quite well! For maintaining volume I think having a good armature is key. You don’t want the base you’re sculpting on to move around while you’re working on it. If for example the aluminium foil that you used to bulk up your armature with shifts underneath your clay, it may cause weird lumps and bumps. So make sure you have a proper sturdy base before you start sculpting, it really saves a lot of time and annoyances in the end. You maybe already have seen this and some people who follow this blog are probably lining up to throw stuff at me for saying this every time I get a sculpting related question, but please check out my Where to Start? page and also my Sculpting Musthaves page if you haven’t done so already. There may be some useful information in there.

I hope this answered your questions! :)

Hi! Could you explain in more detail how you did the hand with the candle in the 2nd Dipper Pines sculpture? I'm attempting a sculpture with the subject holding a teacup, and I'm worried it'll break or bend! Links to any useful tutorials would be great if you know any. Thanks, and recently discovered your work - absolutely amazing, and your explanations so helpful!

Hey! I made the 2nd Dipper quite a while ago so I do not remember completely but I made a wire frame and sculpted on that. To be able to detach the candle holder I made the thumb separately and I made a hole in the hand where the wire I put in the thumb could fit into, I think? The important thing is to support the sculpture with an armature, that will help prevent deformation and make the sculpture less breakable. I recommend putting a piece of wire inside the handle of the teacup.

Sorry it took so long to give you an answer, I hope it’s still relevant.

Hey there! How do you go about touch-ups when it comes to painting? I have a few sculptures I want to repaint, (or repaint a small section/portion of) but I'm worried I won't be able to match the same color of the original paint color and make the portion I repainted look blotchy/stick out. Any tips? Thank you! :)

Hi! Sorry for taking so long to answer,

I do not have experience with repainting figures so I don’t have any good tips to give you unfortunately. I think the best bet would be to sand the whole figure and prime and paint it all over again. Or maybe only the section where you want to do the touch ups but I’m not sure what the result would be. Try it on a sculpture you’re not very attached to first.

Hello, I'm sorry if I'm asking something you may have already answered, but what do you use to prime your sculptures?

Hi! Sorry for taking forever to answer. I use a primer that comes in a spray can. Please check my FAQ here :)

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