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i've just tried to sculpt something today, wanting to make an orc face, and it was a complete failue. It just... was slipping out my hands or it was getting sticky.

In the end i just made a not too detailed body.

So here is my request for help: how can i sculpt an orc face decently without using a 3d printer?

I'm using Andrea Sculpt epoxy putty, do i need to use something else?

here are some helpful links
http://www.satyrsculptingstudio.com/downloads/DWsculpting-class.pdf
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-bor7koo_Q

I'm not familiar with that type of putty. Is it similar to GreenStuff (Kneadatite) ? What is the curing time for it? Here are a few tips that I use.

1. Always lubricate your tools and fingers as they stick to the putty. Dip your tools in water frequently or coat them with a little touch of oil(vegetable or baby) or you can just lick them.

2. Try starting off with a structure first instead of just jumping right into it. The cool thing about working with putty is you can layer it after one piece cures. Example: if your doing an ork head start by just rolling out a small ball in the general shape of the head. Put it under a desk lamp and it will cure faster. Wait for that ball to harden then start to add putty to it and build up the details slowly. You cant rush it. try sticking it on the head of a toothpick or something similar so you don't have to touch it.

3. A good material I use for base structures is the five minute plumber epoxy you get from home improvement stores. It smells like rotten eggs but you don't wait that long and it forms a nice hard base to build your sculpture up from.

4. If you want to try different materials might i suggest you try Procreate scuplting putty? I like it better than Greenstuff and it has really great properties. Its not as sticky so you can control it better.

Hope this helps.

i'll try both things, thank you.

Also, if there is any alternative and cheaper bodies for orcs to use as a base, like barbaric big bodies of plastic?

I though on wargames factory barechest celt soldiers, but maybe i'b wrong because i've never saw those miniatures.