Time to Sculpt Hands!

It's time to sculpt! Although ... as I've decided he will be made of entirely silicone, that means I will need to sculpt his whole body!

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This is going to take a very very long time!

So, to begin. 

I started with the hands, no specific reason, I just started with that. I have decided to sculpt with super sculpey firm. The benefits of using this is due to...
...well...
 it's firm, hence the name.
With a firm/hard clay it allows me to handle the clay relatively rough, i could be holding part of the sculpted clay and be relatively confident that i will not reshape the sculpt. Also with the firmness, it allows minor detail to be sculpted easily in to the clay.

The main tools I use are the 4 in the top image, there are 2 flat head metal tools that I use to smooth and shape the clay. I have a loop tool to easily remove small amounts off the sculpt if needs be. And also i have a playing dart  to be able to get in between the fingers and also to add detail to the palm.

Before sculpting I put a dab of epoxy glue, just a little bit, on the tips of the fingers this is to ensure that the tips of the fingers are smooth and rounded, so when the hand is cast in silicone I will not have to worry about the wire in the fingers or the hard tips of the heat shrink ripping through the silicone.

I didn't take any photos mid sculpt,

Once I get sculpting I just forget about these things! But here are photos of the final hands all sculpted.

wooooo!