Sculpey Mane and Tail Question

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PurGlory13

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ok I'm about t use Sculpey for the first time and I'm sculpting the hair and tail for it so my question is

Do I keep the head on while baking or leave them separate?
 
I'm not sure, as I haven't baked yet myself. However, DO remember to remove the hoof magnet in the newer ponies. You don't want to bake that! ^_^
 
I was always wondering if someone would ever create a tutorial on how to do scuplted hair. Some can do it so very nice.

I've only did a bit of scuplted hair using apoxie sculpt. With Sculpey, I'd watch it very carefully and make sure the heat is not set too high. Just remember if you leave the head attached, whatever the scupley is touching, it's going to want to adhere to it and stick. I've never tried what you are aiming for, so I can't really give much advice on it. I'm sorry.
 
SailorLibra said:
Just remember if you leave the head attached, whatever the scupley is touching, it's going to want to adhere to it and stick.
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Going by that, I'd say remove the head when baking, but that's just my opinion. I'd think if you wanted to allow the head to rotate, but the sculpey bakes onto the rest of the pony, you won't be able to move the head. Good luck! I'll attempt this someday. I'd actually like to make wings first though.
 
SailorLibra said:
I was always wondering if someone would ever create a tutorial on how to do scuplted hair. Some can do it so very nice.

I've only did a bit of scuplted hair using apoxie sculpt. With Sculpey, I'd watch it very carefully and make sure the heat is not set too high. Just remember if you leave the head attached, whatever the scupley is touching, it's going to want to adhere to it and stick. I've never tried what you are aiming for, so I can't really give much advice on it. I'm sorry.
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Well I'm a little more worried about if there will be enough air for ventilation ^^; I know if there is none it might melt so I'm not sure ^^;

I wish they'd have a hair scupling tutorial too but for now I'm using my figures ^^;
 
SoldierofTwilight said:
Going by that, I'd say remove the head when baking, but that's just my opinion. I'd think if you wanted to allow the head to rotate, but the sculpey bakes onto the rest of the pony, you won't be able to move the head. Good luck! I'll attempt this someday. I'd actually like to make wings first though.
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Well rotation isn't a big deal for me I just don't want it to melt because of less air ^^;
 
Bringing up an old thread-

I don't do a lot of my little pony customs, but I would suggest boiling to harden your clay... should work just as well. Bring to a boil and submerge your pony for a couple of minutes, with it's head off. You don't want its head to shrink. :) Then carefully refit the head. I'd guess if the hair is really delicate, cut off the lip of the head and reglue it. With boiling, you don't burn the pony or clay.
 
I've always kept the head on but then I don't know if thats the propper way to do it or not :p
 
I think in that situation everyone has different experiences. If you bake seperately then you may crack your sculpting trying to get the head back on. The only one I've done with Sculpey hair, I put the whole thing in the oven and everything turned out ok. The way I did my hair though ended up, on accident, making the hair removeable. Anyway, there were no issues while the pony was baking. Heres a pic for referance.

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I think there have been some concerns with the bodies being too 'airtight' in the past, so the bodies deflate? I'd say the easiest method might be to cut off the ring around the pony's head, so that after you bake her, you can just glue her head back on. :] Good luck!
 
What do you set the heat on, and for how long?

All I'm trying to do is bake on a small amount of Sculpey I've filled some bite marks on a G1 with.

Thanks!!
 
I'd say do it with the head on. No worries about melting (unless you turn the oven up way high!!) ponies will not melt at the recommended setting for Sculptey. I've only had one pony that "melted" and that was a fakie. However, trying to reattach the head after baking the sculptey presents a problem. If the head doesn't want to go on nice you could risk breaking all your sculpting work!


From Sculpty website

  • Sculpey - 15 minutes per 1/4" of thickness at 275 degrees F (130 degrees C)
  • Sculpey III and Granitex - 15 minutes per 1/4" of thickness at 275 degrees F (130 degrees C)
  • Premo! Sculpey - 30 minutes per 1/4" of thickness at 275 degrees F (130 degrees C)
  • Sculpey SuperFlex - 20 minutes per 1/4" of thickness at 285 degrees F (140 degrees C)
  • Amazing Eraser Clay - bake most pieces for 10 minutes only at 250 degrees F (121 degrees C). For extremely large pieces, do 15 minutes. This clay needs to be slightly underbaked so that it will "degrade" as you erase. If it is baked hotter, it will totally fuse and will not erase pencil marks.
Baking will always be an estimate as there can be multiple thicknesses. You can bake longer, BUT NOT HOTTER! Lighter colored clays can be shielded with aluminum foil to prevent darkening.
 
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I've done some playing with sculpey and ponies. I've found that if you bake with the head on, you don't have to worry about the sculpted bits breaking off while putting the head back on. ALSO - I tried baking a pony butt (Since the head had no sculpted bits) and the head hole actually morphed a bit to a different, kinda oblonged shape. Maybe I had the oven to hot or cooked it to long, but that's just been my concern.

My 2 cents :)
 
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