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Journal Entry: Wed Jun 12, 2013, 8:46 AM

CURRENT BATCH STATUS
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Father's Day Gift Figurine - Sculpted, Baked, Gessoed, waiting paint
Gengar Medallion [ commission ] - waiting sculpt
Pabu Necklace with element beads - waiting sculpt
FFT Moogle Sculpt and Latex Mold - waiting sculpt
Catbug necklace - waiting sculpt

I'm going to try and keep the above updated every day for people curious about upcoming store items and people waiting on commissions. I'll only push new journals when there's new journal info though, so if you want to keep checking this status list you'll have to return on your own ( I don't want to spam my watchers with daily journal updates ). I tried to make a custom widget for this info, but you can only place those waaaaaaay down on the page :/

EDIT - NEVER MIND I FIGURED OUT HOW TO GET IT RIGHT BELOW THE JOURNAL, I'VE ADDED A STATUS WIDGET JUST BELOW THE JOURNAL WIDGET ON MY HOME PAGE

I'm also jumping through the hoops for a small graphic contract for around 30 coloured character pictures and some animated short intros featuring the images, so hopefully I'll be able to balance all that @_@ ( and I do mean jumping through hoops, I'm even getting a criminal record check.... working near the government for education is a real pain in the ass )

However if I do get the contract and get paid for the work, I will finally be able to buy myself a Microsoft Surface ^o^ I know my close friends may find it odd that I want one since I've been a mac enthusiast since people had no idea what that was or just laughed at you ( before the first iPod.....I'm getting old ). HOWEVER this tablet was built with Cintiq hardware, and therefore is actually a fairly good pen-to-screen drawing tool - and portable. If I get one, I'll be able to do digital art in the living room while my husband watches TV. And if I get one, I vow to FINALLY DRAW my 8 page comic I've had written for months.

Yeah, I've been pretty busy lately XD Plus a bunch of mandatory gift-giving party/get-together type stuff has snuck up on me

That always seems to happen when I'm crazy busy...

Ah well, at least AETHER II CAME OUT wooooo! So I'll have something nice to do during my ever decreasing free time

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Current Clay Batch Status

Gengar Medallion [ commission ] -

Pabu Necklace with element beads -

FFT Moogle Sculpt and Latex Mold -

[ built mold, testing ]
Catbug necklace -

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star 1 - sculpted
star 2 - baked
star 3 - primed
star 4 - painted
star 5 - finished

Comments

~AllexiaLeticia Jun 8, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

Thanks for the llama!!!

~Katie-Joy Jun 7, 2013

Wow, you are so talented! Really lovely work

*Gatobob Jun 7, 2013 Hobbyist Artist

thank you ^///^ that's really nice of you!

*EliseEnchanted Jun 7, 2013 Hobbyist Photographer

aaah wow I love your stuff!
I need to get me some

*Gatobob Jun 7, 2013 Hobbyist Artist

aw jeez, thank you

~LadyMudkip Jun 5, 2013 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

Hiya. I noticed you use super sculpey for all of your creations. I was thinking about buying some to see if I could get some finer details into my pieces. Is it easier to work with, by any chance?

*Gatobob Jun 6, 2013 Hobbyist Artist

I'm glad you asked!

Well I'm not so sure about the modelling differences between sculpy and super sculpy since I haven't used regular sculpy, I do hear that the strength of baked pieces is very much different, with super sculpy being much harder and less brittle ( though it is on the brittle side anyway, fimo and other clays tend to bend more easily, but as someone who coats their creation in paint, I have to go with strength rather than flexibility )

Anyway, the two clays I HAVE gone between are super sculpy and super sculpy firm ( the grey stuff )

Super sculpy has been my choice lately since it's softness less me work quickly and get more orders done. Plus, the softness helps with the ultra small details that I only use my tools for ( my needles, scalpel, and ball-pointed needles ). Super sculpy smooths out more easily over a tiny scale so when I use my ball-pointed needles, it's easier to get the look I want without ball-shaped dimples.

Super sculpy firm ( the grey stuff ) however has its merits too. It will not change colour in the oven from over baking ( though this means nothing to me since I paint my stuff ). It's firmer while working with, and this can take more time to get it where you want but once it's there there's less chance of fingerprints or other mistakes. It takes longer to blend but produces ultra-smooth results. It's also the best choice if you're making something tall and need the clay to take some of the weight ( though it's a better idea to use armatures ). They grey colour also helps you see all the details, it's much easier to visualize the final product.

There's a popular figurine artist on DA that I was inspired by to start clay with, *emilySculpts. She actually blends super sculpy and super sculpy firm together in a 1:1 ratio. You'd need a pasta machine to do that.

Hopefully that helps, that's really all I know

~LadyMudkip Jun 6, 2013 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

Wow, what a detailed response! You really helped and I'm definitely going to buy a block of super sculpey now. I've always had a problem with clay not doing what I want it to because it just turns into a squishy mess after I blend it. Thank you so much! Your pieces really inspire me, by the way. They're just so intricately and beautifully crafted. I can tell you put a lot of care and time into your painting.

*Gatobob Jun 7, 2013 Hobbyist Artist

ooooh geez thank you ^////^

Oh and one last tip if you're going with super sculpy, if it really cheezes you off once clay gets all soft ( though super sculpy just generally doesn't ) wait for a little while or put it into the fridge for a bit. Just get that human body heat out of there and it'll be super stiff ( especially super sculpy firm )

*DragonGirlRindi Jun 4, 2013 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

Hey there, I really like your clay/jewelry work, so I figured I'd watch you to see what comes next. ^^

I read through some of your journal entries and felt so bad about what you were going through at your job - kudos to you for striking out on your own! I wish you great success in your artistic endeavors.

*Gatobob Jun 5, 2013 Hobbyist Artist

oh geez, well there's no need to feel bad XD Life marches on! And thank you very much <3

~StolenSilence Jun 4, 2013

You. Awesome.

*Gatobob Jun 4, 2013 Hobbyist Artist

Thank. You. <3

*mr-tiaa Jun 2, 2013

hiii !!

your artwork is just amazing >3<;;
do you have a price base for commissions? ; v ;

*Gatobob Jun 2, 2013 Hobbyist Artist

thank you!

I do commissions, though it's hard for me to establish a price base due to the big differences in what people want. For a sort of general idea of what I charge for things you can check out my store - > [link]

There might be something in there similar to what you want? If not, just drop me a note on here or better yet on etsy, and I can give you a quote based on your idea

Of course, all of this is assuming you mean my clay work and not my digital art

I don't really offer commissions of my digital art but then again I'm not going to turn away money if someone really wants something

*mr-tiaa Jun 2, 2013

i will note you (:

~bunsun Jun 1, 2013 New member

hiya i thought i'd be gentlemanly like gentlechu

(if that's even possible for a girl lol) and decided to give u some llamalove!
background story: i've fallen in love with the awesome pokestuff u make