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symphonyofeternity · 2 years

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Hii, Xerophi here, and I sculpt things for fun. I don’t post much in general, but I’m flattered some of you want to follow me and I’m super blown away that people thought it looked official?! I’m into clay these days, so if you don’t mind seeing some clay art floating around every now and then, welcome aboard!

This is a making-of post, and I’m mostly putting this out there to encourage people to try their own hand at making figurines! It’s also not really a tutorial, though if anyone’s curious I gratuitously watched some Youtube videos that cover most of the way a figurine gets sculpted and put together.

Tl;dr!

Materials:

Super Sculpey Firm (Gray) (about 95% of the project) + Premier Air Dry Clay for patch jobs (when I deemed the polymer would suffer brittleness from further baking)

Tamiya Polyester Putty for patching over cracks, imperfections on the surface

Armature wire- Gotta have a skeleton!

Various Tamiya Acrylic paints

A block of wood to mount figurine to (lol)

Tools:

Pretty typical clay sculpting tools

Airbrush

Paintbrush

Sandpaper

Long post ahead!

To be honest I’ve always been really interested in how anime figurine garage kits (unofficial, unassembled, unpainted figurines) are produced, but unfortunately, most of the details are in Japanese, so I settled for following a bunch of makers on Twitter and did my best to piece together steps from their postings. Unfortunately I’m not skilled enough yet to go the full way of making molds and resin casts for a piece like this but I think I can say I’ve finally leveled up with sculpting figurines in general with this project! I learned a lot along the way.

I started with his face. And it was not good. The hat too. Proportions were a bit difficult to maintain when I approached it from such a piece-wise method, so I tossed them both and just... completely redid them the next day using the body as reference.

I pondered a lot about what expression I wanted him to have. Since Legends Arceus gave us the brilliant gem of seeing him smile after battle, I thought it was a largely bittersweet thing to be able to witness. I wanted to preserve the intensity of his expression, but also allow the joy of battle to shine through. So... at certain angles, he does appear to have a bit of a smile!

A rough addition of muscles to the armature. Clay works remarkably like skin and muscle too, stretching and flexing as I pose him. This let me envision the way his tunic would flow over the torso. Made it look a biiiit tight on him…;) Once the tunic was done, used some 91% alcohol to smooth surface imperfections over the clay, then I tossed it sans arms into the oven. Wasn’t sure how I wanted the arms yet. Legs were easier, Ingo’s pants are a little looser at the bottom now than they were in BW.

Grew a brain and remembered I had perfectly good reference material to size and proportion against and wouldn’t it be cool if my figurine matched the same scale as the Best Wishes Partners series?

Dunno what BW Ingo thinks of his raggedy counterpart though. Prolly nothing good?!?!

Got some sculpting mesh wire and cut and formed it in approximation of how I wanted the coat to be shaped, temporarily stuck it to the body, and then carved the rips and tears in before baking. Removed the mesh after its job was done, you can see the diamond grid pattern it left at the bottom of the coat. No worries, there’s magic for that later.

Top of the coat is sculpted directly over the tunic, and the collar is done in a similar fashion to the coat, clay over mesh wire, mesh removed, then the piece is glued on.

He gained a small metal peg at the back to help temporarily hold up the bottom half of the coat along with some helper tape.

The coat was the main reason why I decided I wasn’t experienced enough yet to attempt making a mold and resin cast. I have no idea how I’d even cast such a thin piece to begin with.

Hands! I took a small piece of clay, flattened it into a square for a palm, and sculpted the fingers individually with a piece of metal in each to stick to the palm with. Damn the Best Wishes figurines for the gloves- meanwhile I’m here trying to get knuckles, bones, and nails to show up because they went hard on his hands in his design so I decide to as well. I also finally settled on paying homage to his iconic over the shoulder pose, finally baking the arms into place.

The first iteration of the Sneaseler warden bracelet got added. It turned out far too thick to fit in his sleeve with the hand attached, so I wound up having to make a second one (pictured) to replace it. The base of a Hisuian Pokeball got added and later touched up to stupid levels of detail. (You can’t even see most of the damn bracelet in his sleeve >:( why did I work so hard)

I struggled with getting the coat to meet smoothly across the seam, but turned out I didn’t need to. Tamiya putty turned out to be an insanely good filler and masker, I could have done fine after gluing the pieces together but I only realized this at the end. Of course if I were making a proper garage kit, it’d be bad form for me to send people something they’d have to work so hard to attach properly.

At this point I didn’t want to bake the polymer any more, too much baking and it gets brittle, and I was already working at a tiny scale and with really thin pieces, so I brought in air dry clay (Premier brand), which is reasonably capable of sticking to polymer with a little water, and sands very smoothly later, to help fill in too large gaps.

Lowest point of the project visually- I’ve never used Tamiya putty (the yellow stuff) to this extent, but I’ve seen some Japanese artists literally slather their whole project in it before seemingly sanding or carving it back down to detail. I have no idea how they manage that except what must be a shit ton of patience, but I tentatively went with the leap of faith, using it wherever I felt imperfections. The underside of the coat, marred by the mesh, got filled in at this point.

Tamiya polyester putty is a two part putty that cures in roughly an hour and is sandable to nearly a polish. It cures to a hard surface that is easy to carve and incredibly easy to sand, hence why it gets used to fill in imperfections and cracks. It works its way into these places very nicely too, as it basically starts in a cream form.

I sanded everything until it got smooth and flat again, then airbrush sprayed over it with Mr. Finishing Surfacer 1500 gray. This primer has the nice additional feature of settling into small areas of imperfections and smoothing them over as it dries. Places where imperfections show up were continuously patched with the Tamiya putty, sanded, and primed over until I was satisfied.

Still wasn’t happy with the length of the legs or the tilt of the head since I messed up the neck by making the wire connection too tiny to rely on, so his head kept wobbling or turning (or fALlING-). Fortunately nothing’s glued, not even the legs, so I can adjust his height and add/subtract clay to my liking until the pose is good.

Drew in guidelines to the pattern on his coat. Added the buttons, realized he had too much of his coat still to warrant subtracting the lost button, so I shrugged my shoulders and rolled with it.

Using painter’s tape, I masked anywhere I didn’t want to spray, then airbrushed in the black, then brown. The primer turns out to be the perfect shade of gray for his palette, so I just masked over it to keep it in the places I want. Skin got a bit of realism added to it by shading it in lightly with dust ground from a pastel, then sprayed over with finisher to seal it in.

Printed out the Pearl Clan symbol, cut it out with an xacto knife, and glued it on. My printer sucks, so I darkened it with some paint. It helps at this point the paper juts up just a bit so I could carefully paint over it without touching the tunic below. Added some finisher spray over it to make sure it sticks.

Nuked the left leg last second, and replaced it with a longer version, because I was unable to stand (haha) the poor positioning of the original.

Aaaand he’s done!

One of the most important lessons I learned during this was not to over do it. If I started struggling, started making more mistakes than usual, I just straight up stopped then and there. I wanted to make a piece I could be proud of and forcing myself when I was clearly done mentally wouldn’t be good for me or the end result.

I’m happy to answer any questions or talk about figurines and sculpting! I’m entirely a hobbyist but I felt like it was difficult finding good information on how to sculpt anime figurines in general so if anyone’s curious about this stuff, I’d love to bounce some thoughts on the topic.

Iiiin the meanwhile I want to work on a Sygna Suit idea for Ingo and Chandelure next! Maybe finally give Emmet some love too after xD, Now that we have the butler bros I feel like we’re not gonna see anything else for them for a while longer =A=

#pokemon ingo #subway boss ingo #warden ingo #pla #polymerclay #figurine #makingof

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featherlinneacrafts · 3 years

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Pff I have made a questionable Pikachu polymer clay sculpt.

It was more a spurt in the moment decision to try sculpt something other than charms.(tho in the same batch are in the next post)

So I started making a small Pikachu, mind you this is the second session of me using polymer clay ever, must say that my tools are garbage and I really need a base/ceramic plate/glass and gloves haha.

Tho concerning at least one eye, god how tiny. Like absolutely tiny and than you cut it in half to make it even smaller. Tho while this Pikachu ain't good, I learned lots, so in my third session I'll actually look up how to sculpt haha. I just wanted a try of my own.

-Polymer clay used is from Fimo

-I also used the gloss from Fimo

#polymer clay #pikachu sculpt #sculpt #pikachu #pokemon polymerclay figurine #pikachu figurine #handmade #handmade sculpt #handmade figurine #fimo #fimoclay #pokemon

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raysamurai · 3 years

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Pyukumuku Terrarium 🌊✨ Sculpture piece available for sale on my Etsy shop!! Link to shop in bio!! ➡️ #pokemon #pokemonsnap #pokemongo #pokémon #pyukumuku #pokemonart #figurine #terrarium #polymerclay #polymerclaycreations #polymerclayartist #polymerclayart #sculpey #sculpeyclay #sculpeyart #sculpeyclaycreations #art #transartist #artistsoninstagram #transartistsofinstagram #artofinstagram #handmade #handmadewithlove #uvresin #smallbusiness #shopsmall #etsy #etsyshop #etsysellersofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CPoI7FPhX_F/?utm_medium=tumblr

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petrow1tch · 3 years

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I finally made photos of my Snover figurine that I made from polymer clay, and I decided to show it in Y2K-magazine-styled edit! 🌲☃️🖨️

#snover #pokemon #y2k #polymerclay #figurine #hand made #my art #fan art #petrow1tch #edit

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sylphsculpts · 4 years

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Another throwback, and a happy Halloween to everyone! This sylveon was made for a friend several years ago. I’ve done many sculpts that were more detailed, but this is certainly the most technically complex I’ve ever attempted, I’m still very proud of the final result! . . . #throwbackthursday #sculpture #sculpt #pokemon #sylveon #premo #sculpey #figurine #handmade #polymerclay #polymer #sylphsculpts https://www.instagram.com/p/B4SBYFhAeBG/?igshid=21tcv670155k

#throwbackthursday #sculpture #sculpt #pokemon #sylveon #premo #sculpey #figurine #handmade #polymerclay #polymer #sylphsculpts

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ayunthefrog · 5 years

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I made another thing! Since the Pokémon sword and shield trailer came out I'm definitely very excited for the new starters ESPECIALLY that little chameleon critter who turns invisible. This lil guy might just be my favourite. #ayunart #figurine #sobble #pokemon #pokemonswordshield #waterpokemon #polymerclay #timelapse #handmade https://www.instagram.com/p/BuqbBOYnKjf/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=12okvjnxrltvf

#ayunart #figurine #sobble #pokemon #pokemonswordshield #waterpokemon #polymerclay #timelapse #handmade

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vaultartstudio · 5 years

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Some of Captain Jonathan Thomas Watson’s ark creatures freshly captured for the @achieva Promenade Auction this Saturday! Bidding starts at 6pm tomorrow! Don’t miss it! . . Check out the complete list of items at https://one.bidpal.net/promenade2019/welcome . . #captainjonathanthomaswatson #creatures #animals #bunny #pokemon #captain #shipcaptain #noah #ark #captured #chilling #rooster #sculpture #boat #mixedmedia #polymerclay #clay #collection #figurativeart #figurine #art #artist #pghcreative #steelcitygrammers #burghsnap #madeinpgh #handmade #vaultartpgh #vaultartstudio #achieva (at VaultArt Studio) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvB1HMzhk_8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ks24qsob480c

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charmed-crafts · 6 years

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Snorlax is finished!! What do you all think? 💤 . . . #charmed_crafts #polymerclay #miniature #fimo #fimoclay #clayart #clayartist #snorlax #pokemon #pokemongo #cute #kawaii #small #blue #orange #love #cute #keyring #sculpture #figurine #charm #charms #diy #ornament #handmade #homemade #likeme #followme #dazzlingclay https://www.instagram.com/p/BoHoiCOHg8V/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1azkqiypp6qlt

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cookieanddinos · 6 years

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“Galaxy” The Dragon 😊

🌈🎨🍪I’m COOKIE🍪🎨🌈 💚 And I Love Creating Dinosaurs With💃 💚Adorable Personalitys RAWR!😅 Etsy Message 4✉️Customs Open😊💚💛 Shop Filled With Sweet Cuties To Take To A Loving Home 😊 🛒⬇️

https://www.etsy.com/shop/CookieAndDinos

You can find more of my art on Instagram 😊

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cookieanddinos

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adoreinstore-blog · 6 years

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Just another picture of my Quilava. Hes just too cute to not share more pictures ❤! He’s available for adoption in my Etsy store right now. Last day to order is Dec 4th to ensure your package arrives on time. I am currently busy studying for my finals, but if you would like a custom order, I am willing to do one more commission. If you are interested, please message me soon! Also, my ready-to-ship items are now 15% off (link in bio)!

#pokemon #commission #figurine #kawaii #chibi #polymerclay

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adoreinstoreofficial · 7 years

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This is the Pokemon Espeon holding a beach ball. Espeon is one of my favourite eevee evolution, so I just had to make it! Since it is also summer, I thought it would be cute to have Espeon play with a pink beach ball. This is now listed on my shop so go check that out! Please message me if you want a pokemon custom order with a summer theme too 😊❤.

#etsy #polymerclay #pokemon #espeon #eevee #eeveelution #clayart #kawaii #anime #handmade #handcrafted #summer #keychain #accessories #figurine #diy #cute #pokemongo #gaming #games

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gzclayground · 4 years

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December rush! My Wife made the Pokeballs and Game Controllers 😊. Stay tuned for more wearables. :) #polymerclay #polymerclayartist #polymerclayart #handmade #handcrafted #artph #diy #figurine #figure #gzclayground #fanart #clayart #claysculpture #artistoninstagram #artist #instaclay #polymerclayjewelry #polymerclaycharms #stitch #pokemon https://www.instagram.com/p/B5pBeVcACiY/?igshid=1gciorq8n2nqf

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tumblecreatures · 5 years

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And the August Pre-Order dragon option is this Autumn Fire Dragon! Took a little inspiration from Charmander and fall leaves. Hope you love this guy! He will be up for pre-order on Etsy this Monday, August 12, at 4 PM MDT! I had several collectors request I go back to the 4 PM time sk I hear you and I'm doing it! . My monthly Mystery Tumble pre-orders are all listed in my shop on a designated day and time, then I make them to fill the orders for about a month and ship them out when finished. So the August pre-order you will purchase Monday won't ship until early September. Let me know if you have any other questions! . #tumblecreatures #dragon #dragonart #fantasyart #polymerclay #artist #polymerclayart #polymerclayartist #cutestagram #figurine #sculpture #animalart #fall #autumn #charmander #pokemon #autumnleaves https://www.instagram.com/p/B09Qh_KlmmV/?igshid=1edpso8qeg3wq

#tumblecreatures #dragon #dragonart #fantasyart #polymerclay #artist #polymerclayart #polymerclayartist #cutestagram #figurine #sculpture #animalart #fall #autumn #charmander #pokemon #autumnleaves

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egglygreg · 7 years

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Finished up some little polymer desk buddies #bulbasaur #pokemon #succulents #plants #dog #pup #figurines #polymerclay

#succulents #dog #bulbasaur #pup #figurines #plants #pokemon #polymerclay #ellennart

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magwriterus · 5 years

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This one is a mythical cat... . . . . . . #mew #figurines #pokemon #pokemons #pocketmonsters #pokemonlife #mythicalpokemon #generation1 #nintendo #fanart #pokemonfanart #polymerclaysculpture #polymerclay #fimo #premo #sculpture #miniatures #handmade #madeofclayuk #videogames https://www.instagram.com/p/Byahanfg-qX/?igshid=19jady89pzhj6

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sleepyrobot13 · 4 years

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Busy preparing for Wizard World and Craftin Outlaws. Pikachu hoodie robots in progress... - - - - - - - - - #handmade #art #maker #sculpture #designertoys #robot #robots #arttoys #makersofig #kawaii #harajuku #polymerclay #arttoy #sculptor #clay #pikachu #pokemon #designertoy #sculpey #polyclay #figurine (at Cleveland, Ohio) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8IKuZYn_wC/?igshid=1w11dh89vrdb9

#handmade #art #maker #sculpture #designertoys #robot #robots #arttoys #makersofig #kawaii #harajuku #polymerclay #arttoy #sculptor #clay #pikachu #pokemon #designertoy #sculpey #polyclay #figurine

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