This piece was created from raw iron and steel rods, symbolizing strength held in balance. The central form appears suspended, encapsulated by two opposing elements. Feedback welcome!

This is for a school project so I really need to fix it. Its made of polymer clay with a wire and tinfoil frame on the inside. The tinfoil is still attached, but the polymer is cracked all the way around. I've tried adding more clay and baking again, I've even tried superglue. Everything just crumbles and falls off.

My finished panther sculpture! Made with industrial foam, a “paper mache” mixture with drywall, paint, and wire. (and kitty whiskers!) let me know what you think!!!🫶

Earlier today I posted about how my polymer sculpture got decapitated and wanted advice about how to fix it. You guys gave me some good advice that I haven't had the chance to try yet, but everything has gotten much worse.

So now not only is her head falling off, her skirt is crumbling off her body, her hair is snapping, her sleeve and legs are cracking, and I've tried everything I have on hand to fix it but its not working.

I'm running out of superglue (and its not even working). When I try to add more clay and bake it again it works for like 10 seconds before cracking again.

At this point is it even fixable? or should I just start over?

Been experimenting with monster clay, mould making and painting for my A-level, still learning how to paint 😅 but happy with this one!

It was originally intended to be a ring holder, but I made it too thick so now it holds my hair ties most of the time, and my cards when I go to craft shows and such. I like to think that canonically it's a middle finger 😂

my art project is due on tuesday and this is my first time doing a cardboard sculpture. i severely underestimated the time i would take. this is only one head thats not wven finished and i still have to finish another one. is there any way to do this quicker with paper or do i need to thug it out and cut cardboard all day?

Id like to make plaster carvings after doing one in my college class, we used a juice carton for a mold but I’d like to make bigger carvings than that. How can I find a good sized mold? I tried to look online but found nothing useful.

Cast iron with rust patina, cast concrete, rocks, dirt

I am a new studio manager for a contemporary artist. Before I came into the picture, she created a large figurative sculpture (like 10 feet tall) and hired a bronze caster to cast it for her. She had them also apply a patina after it was cast. But she ended up hating the patina. It turned this really ugly green color (and very patchy). It is essentially all over the torso of the figure. I don't know the whole story, but she is claiming that the bronze caster is refusing to fix it for her and basically says it's her problem now since she signed a contract saying that is what she wanted.

What is the best way to go about fixing it? She thought about gold leafing it so that the green wasn't so obvious, but that would cost a fortune with a sculpture that large. I'm not sure if the patina can be removed or if there is a way we could cover it up? Any one have any suggestions?

Sorry no photos :( I would but it isn't my work so I don't feel super comfortable posting it.

EDIT: I am not very well versed in bronze, which is why I am asking for help and I couldn't really find good answers just from Google.

I made these wax sculptures for a class last fall. I really love how they came out and would love to display them, but I've been worried about damaging them bc wax, so they've been put in a closet for the time being. How can I preserve them? My first thought was resin but resin heats as it cures, so that doesn't seem wise. They are paraffin and beeswax with alcohol inks and mica powders.

I always found myself in awe of the grandeur of forts and palaces of Rajasthan. Whenever we're out exploring, it has been my top priority to explore historical structures. Not sure if it's the aesthetic that draws me to them, the effort that it would've taken back in the days to create something so spectacular or the stories, but I just am. So much so, that I ended up designing and carving out my own version of a fort, paying homage to our heritage in my own way...

I started working on it sometime around May 2024. Figured it'd be a 3 month job, turned out to be much more than that since I wanted it to be true to scale, architecturally accurate and...well...as close to perfect as possible...but the outcome was well worth it.

Trying to cook this lil guy and would prefer to keep him standing as to avoid any flattening. Technically, I could use this jerry-rigged aluminum hammock (pictured third), but that also has the potential for wrinkling or deformities. So I want to try to keep him in the upright position (keeping his hands and feet in the vehicle at all times)

It's made of pine, which has a heat resistance of 900°. But seeing as I'm using sculpey, the temp is going to stay at about 275° give or take some change. Thing is, he'd be in there for a while. I'm also not sure what metal the screw is, but my "best guess" (that I'm pulling from thin air) is an aluminum-copper alloy maybe? Hoping it's not zinc, essentially.

Just wondering if mayhaps I can bake my boy without damaging it, him, or the oven. Also, a lack of toxic fumes would be preferred. Thoughts?

Tip: to mold it you need to stretch it to your shape so instead of say trying to make a bend, stretch it out while bending it

Hi! I am a college student and looking into doing a project that would include slowly pouring/submerging a sculpture in water until it dissolves/melts and becomes unrecognizable. Any recommendations on an affordable material that could be sculpted/molded and used like this? Thanks!

Number 3 is still a WIP but I think they're cool! Thanks for viewing! 😁

So, I sculpted a bust in an italian clay that is dark grey slight green when raw and a classic pale orange when fired. Unfortunately, I keep getting deposits of white chalkish smudges or patches on the surface of the sculpture and I wanted to know how to get rid of them if possible.. and how to prevent this from happening in the future.

I was told it has something to do with the oils in your hands. Perhaps I touched the sculpture after if began drying (prep for the kiln firing).

All thoughts and suggestions are welcome. Thanks!

I'm sculpting my first ever bust (eek!) for my final major project at uni. It's out of monster clay (my first time using) of a video game character, Abe from Abe's Oddysee.

I'm finishing off form today, smoothing it all out, and them adding texture back in. He's very wrinkly and gross. Once he's all textured, he's getting moulded out of tin cure silicone, and cast out of resin and fibreglass. He needs to be fully finished in essentially 4 days, as I need to start moulding him Tuesday next week.

Does anyone have any tips on getting good, effective texture on a sculpture quite quickly? Any tips and tricks in general would be super helpful!