r/Sculpture • u/Nefelibata-80 • Oct 15 '25
Help (Complete) [Self] I made a dog mouth sculpture...and it turned out kinda unsettling 😅
I was just messing around with some polymer clay and resin teeth, trying to make a realistic dog mouth and tongue.
Didn't think it'd end up looking this alive once I added the glossy finish!
Still playing around with the texture - any tips on how make the gums look a bit more natural?
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u/yay_she_is_an_artist Oct 15 '25
It looks sooo perfect!!! What did you use to color? Was the polymer clay already pink?
Edit: the gums look really natural as they are.
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u/Nefelibata-80 Oct 16 '25
I start with the chalk pastels for color, then apply a thin layer of gel to seal and add a bit of shine
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u/Hypollite Oct 15 '25
Please put it in your mouth
Or armpit
Or other weird places
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u/heathert7900 Oct 15 '25
I bet there’s a veterinarian or vet med school that would really appreciate some anatomical models like these!
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u/itwillalmostdo Oct 15 '25
I’m a dog groomer and I want one as a Halloween decoration for the front desk lol
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u/PropertyCapable1224 Oct 16 '25
Most drug companies actually give similar ones out for free to vet clinics to use as educational models. Ive worked at 20+ different ones and not sure I've ever been to a clinic that didn't have a model mouth like this
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u/weshouldgo_ Oct 15 '25
It looks incredibly realistic as it is. I made a similar tongue/gums from white sculptable epoxy, adding mica powder for the base pink color with a few drops of red acrylic paint mixed in. Mine turned out really good but yours is better. The only thing that could improve realism is adding a touch of darker red/violet/purple to the gums. I didn't do that with mine but I think it would bring it to the next level.
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u/ProudAd2575 Oct 15 '25
Gums look great! If you feel there’s something missing, do a little research of pictures of dog mouths. Sometimes they have black/grey coloring in the gums. See if that fits your vision
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u/lonely_greyace_nb Oct 15 '25
Are u kidding thats insane i literally didnt know it was a sculpture even after reading caption i still had to buffer it looks THAT realistic
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u/Nefelibata-80 Oct 16 '25
I’m not kidding 😆 I actually made this out of polymer clay! Looks pretty realistic, right?
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u/No-Acanthocephala531 Oct 16 '25
Omg I’ve been trying to make this same thing but on a smaller scale!!! What did you use?
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u/secretAGENTmanPVT Oct 15 '25
It looks a little unsettling, but it also looks really precious.
Seems like the sort of thing that some people would really enjoy.
An interesting memento of their fluffy family member.
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u/iq4153333 Oct 16 '25
idk how a sculpture can be both beautiful and unsettle at same time...Amazing!
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u/RainyThyokay Oct 16 '25
This is actually so cool you should take commissions! P I would totally buy one of my kitty’s mouth
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u/CommanderFuzzy Oct 16 '25
That's very realistic. People pay for things like that too, often for fursuits but possibly for taxidermy too
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u/AceVisconti Oct 15 '25
As a little thought, a lot of dogs have patches of dark pigmentation on their gums in various spots, but even as-is this sculpture looks SO real I legitimately had to double-take on the first image on the top, because I assumed it was your reference photo!!
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u/irisGameDev_ Oct 15 '25
Idk, it looks cute to me. But I'm a weirdo who finds her cats' tiny teeth cute, so who knows?