Post by eBob on Jul 2, 2006 3:01:08 GMT -5
Hi Ebob.
I just recently purchased some GS and Milliput and have never used either of these products before, this is my first time ever trying to sculpt anything and my first time using this type of medium. What I need to know is when using either product, if you are only using little pieces at a time and not all of it at once how do you store it in between uses so it does not harden up? and once the package is opened will it stay soft no matter where you store it until you mix the two colors together? Well I think you get the idea of my question and any other advise you can give me will be most appreciated.
Thanks: Rich
firstly, if you haven't already then read all the sculpting articles on my site. and there's some extra ones on the forum. You'll see that I never mix a ball of putty larger than a pea - and usually I mix a much smaller amount that this. Because it starts to change the moment it is mixed - green is at it's best when just mixed - so better to mix more as you need it - and discard what you don't need - don't use it because you mixed it and don't know what to do with it. I put any excess down next to the miniature when drying - that way I test the ball and not the miniature to see if it's set enough to handle again.
Both puttys will last a long time at room temperature - Milliput will discolour and start to look yellowish but it doesn't affect it - it still mixes up ok - I would worry too much about storage - I don't.
Both mediums set quicker with heat - under a lamp is good - or a on a radiator. Too much heat and milliput can soften before it sets - so not too much heat. Milliput especially can be set hard in just 10 minutes under a hot desk-lamp where it normally takes 3 to 5 hours.
Use milliput to fix things and set things hard - and for scenery stuff, weapons or setting the pose on an armature - and use green for figure sculpting, skin and cloth.
Ebob
I just recently purchased some GS and Milliput and have never used either of these products before, this is my first time ever trying to sculpt anything and my first time using this type of medium. What I need to know is when using either product, if you are only using little pieces at a time and not all of it at once how do you store it in between uses so it does not harden up? and once the package is opened will it stay soft no matter where you store it until you mix the two colors together? Well I think you get the idea of my question and any other advise you can give me will be most appreciated.
Thanks: Rich
firstly, if you haven't already then read all the sculpting articles on my site. and there's some extra ones on the forum. You'll see that I never mix a ball of putty larger than a pea - and usually I mix a much smaller amount that this. Because it starts to change the moment it is mixed - green is at it's best when just mixed - so better to mix more as you need it - and discard what you don't need - don't use it because you mixed it and don't know what to do with it. I put any excess down next to the miniature when drying - that way I test the ball and not the miniature to see if it's set enough to handle again.
Both puttys will last a long time at room temperature - Milliput will discolour and start to look yellowish but it doesn't affect it - it still mixes up ok - I would worry too much about storage - I don't.
Both mediums set quicker with heat - under a lamp is good - or a on a radiator. Too much heat and milliput can soften before it sets - so not too much heat. Milliput especially can be set hard in just 10 minutes under a hot desk-lamp where it normally takes 3 to 5 hours.
Use milliput to fix things and set things hard - and for scenery stuff, weapons or setting the pose on an armature - and use green for figure sculpting, skin and cloth.
Ebob