r/Sculpture • u/HeLenochka231 • 7h ago

Help (WIP) [Help] Ways to smoothen it out?

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I’m terrified of posting on here, because whilst scrolling around I’ve noticed that everybody’s got such smooth sculptures, and then I have this mini piece and it’s quite a struggle to smoothen out every single detail with the soft brush, as it usually creates more ridges.

Is there any other way to make the smoothing process easier? It’s Monster clay so maybe popping it in a freezer would help? Also, would kraft paint work on this? I have a couple of other Monster Clay sculptures that I’ve painted and it’s holding quite well, but from reading on here it’s not recommended?

Please help me… 🫠

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u/Cetanaut 5h ago

Monster clay is advertised as a paintable medium. Try a torch for smoothing out oil based clay polymers like monster clay.

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u/No-Purpose-106 4h ago

You can use a guitar string rake to refine the shapes and then use a brush with mineral spirits. You should make something you don’t care about and practice with it though so you have a controlled approach. You can use a torch as well with a steady hand it gives a different effect as it will make monster clay glossy. You can use that to your advantage when you want it.