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Looking great! For those fine wrinkles, I usually use a thin wire tool with a sheet of plastic over the clay. The plastic (depending on its thickness) will soften the edges of the wrinkles. If you se… (View Post)

It's off to a great start! It seems like you have your primary and secondary forms well-defined. From there you can use a rake to even out the surface and remove tool marks, sharp edges, etc. On… (View Post)

I imagine that would be possible. And if you have the tools to turn/machine metal you might also be able to make universal joints from scratch. /Chris (View Post)

Hi Jeffrey, I usually use musical wire. (guitar, piano) You can pick between thinner and thicker musical wire based on the size of your character, how much force it needs to apply, etc. /Chris (View Post)

I've never tried it, but it may be possible to use acrylic pigments with dental acrylic. I would do a small test to see how different pigments work. /Chris (View Post)