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sculpting question
What's everyone's opinion on using a cheaper clay and or sculpting material for a base on a big project and then using your normal clay (aves) for the outer layer. Aves can get a bit expensive and they did raise the price this year by a couple dollars. Has anyone done this? Is there any downside to doing this?
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I haven't found any downside to do this. To keep weight down I actually use aluminum foil and wire as my base
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I've done the aluminum foil thing too like you said to keep the weight down on certain pieces. I guess what I'm really interested in is the cheaper clay being used as a base and then sculpting over it. Would it be more prone to cracking? Would it make the piece more fragile overall?
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In my experience - super sculpy on the inside and something like aves on the outside should not cause a problem assuming you bake or cure the cheaper clay youre using on the inside
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Yep. always use a cheap core. Foil/foam/wood. Also other toys chopped up and ground down to create a skeleton for your sculpture works great. Aves is way too expensive to use solid.
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