JPapasso Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Ok... I know I saw this info somewhere here or MMHQ, but I didnt bookmark it, and now I cant find it again. Whats a good time/temperture to cook scupltey if it is on a Mate and cant be removed while soft? Also, can scupltey be painted once hardened? On a different note... anyone suggest a place where I can get some milliput online... none of my local retailers stock it. Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fnask101 Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 I think the easiest way to work with sculpey is to boil it. Put the sculpey on the piece and drop it into boiling water for like 30 seconds and then let it harden. I just think its easier then worrying about putting plastic in the oven or something else. In my experience it keeps its shape despit being moved by the boiling water. Usually I just throw it into the freezer afterwards and cool it (altho this could cause cracking I guess if it was alot of sculpey). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fujis Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 I would recommend using any 2-part epoxy over Sculpey or Super Sculpey. Air-drying is easier than baking or boiling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPapasso Posted July 30, 2007 Author Share Posted July 30, 2007 Ok thanks... so far, I have been successful using a desk lamp to harden my sculptey... though it took the better part of a full day to harden the entire piece. Anyone have any luck painting scupltey once it has hardened? The piece I made was the hat for my Gandalf the Grey in my tarot card (also attached here again). But all I had was black sculptey. I changed the color and saturation in Photoshop just like I did for Gandalf's clothes and beard. Though Im actually working on making this a real custom (working on his staff now... hence why Im looking for Milliput). But I dont know how well paint will work on the sculptey. Anyone ever try to paint it? Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antacost Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 As long as you use acrylic paint, you will have no problem painting the Sculpey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPapasso Posted July 30, 2007 Author Share Posted July 30, 2007 Thanks Antacost, I was just worried about the paint chipping of or not adhering at all. I guess it cant hurt to try. If it gets messed up, it wasnt too difficult to make in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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