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  @MikeLawson1Күн бұрын

  This was brilliant!! Thank you so much!

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  @jaygee6823Ай бұрын

  great tutorial. Thank you!!

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  @NicouSАй бұрын

  Just one question, before applying the fiberglass, did you apply something to prevent it from adhering to the silicone? Or did you apply it directly and there is no risk of the fiberglass and the resin sticking to the silicone?

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  @thedarkpowerАй бұрын

  No, the only thing that will stick to silicon is silicon, thats why it's a good mould making material. So the fibre glass won't stick to it either.

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  @alanrobinson6257Ай бұрын

  very expensive way to mould

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  @thedarkpowerАй бұрын

  It was about £30....

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  @angelickunstler22382 ай бұрын

  Fallout vibes 🤖

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  @paulbrown39752 ай бұрын

  Hi again, can I ask are you a self taught sculptor ?

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  @thedarkpower2 ай бұрын

  Hi. Partially. I did special effects at uni which involved several units on sculpture. I've also done a few sculpture courses here and there. I'm largely self taught though.

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  @rafaeldepinho44772 ай бұрын

  do you sell them?

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  @thedarkpower2 ай бұрын

  Yes I do. The metal versions are time consuming to make, so I moved to a resin version kzread.info/dash/bejne/h2mHvJuwlZzWirw.html but I do still do metal versions. My etsy store is currently closed, but drop me a line here if you want one thedarkpower.com/contact-2/

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  @MrBenLanserius2 ай бұрын

  Would you say that it's harder to get extreme detail into Super Sculpey rather than monster clay? I'm finding it hard to get the sculpey to do what I want it to do but it looks so effortless for you!

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  @thedarkpower2 ай бұрын

  Thanks. No I wouldn’t necessarily. Obviously I’m using heat techniques here to create detail and that won’t work for super sculpey. But I’ve never really had a problem adding detail to sculpey with tools and stamps or smoothing it with white spirit and a paint brush, for example. This is quite an old video, but I use super sculpey here, might be useful kzread.info/dash/bejne/l65_3LV-j9fKqbA.htmlsi=olSo10zboKUjL2Ay Also this guys channel on instagram is worth a look. He does amazing stuff with what looks like grey sculpey instagram.com/cnotbusch?igsh=MThveGowczFtMmx0NA==

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  @projectdalekmark3 ай бұрын

  Im going to pressure cast a 60's movie Dalek beaker in clear polyurethane. The beakers walls are approximately 2mm thick. Can you recomend a good value uk brand of water clear polyurethane?

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  @thedarkpower3 ай бұрын

  I've not used clear polyurethane. www.cfsnet.co.uk/ used to do a water clear epoxy which I've used quite alot, but that seems to have been discontinued. You could try Bentleys www.benam.co.uk/products/plastic/crystal-clear-resin

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  @projectdalekmark3 ай бұрын

  @@thedarkpower thanks for those links. I'll give em' a go!

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  @krzysztofmathews7383 ай бұрын

  Very much appreciate your craftsmanship here. You have excellent control of your tools and media.

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  @thedarkpower3 ай бұрын

  Thank you very much! Very kind 😁

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  @sparkstron733 ай бұрын

  All seems a bit fishy to me😂 Cool sculptures and great vid explaining your techniques.

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  @thedarkpower3 ай бұрын

  Haha, cheers dude 😁

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  @philippb.30653 ай бұрын

  absolutly love the designs! lots of skin details for washes to grab onto :D

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  @thedarkpower3 ай бұрын

  Thanks. Yep I’m looking forward to painting these once I have them moulded and cast.

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  @rangerofmirkwood7463 ай бұрын

  I loved the video! Such cool monsters! Been listening to a lot of hp Lovecraft and reading a collection of Lovecraft! This is so cool! Would love to see more videos like this in future! Very inspiring

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  @thedarkpower3 ай бұрын

  Thanks very much! I do have some more Cthulhu-esque ideas, so watch this space 😁🐙

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  @justonsvoid3 ай бұрын

  You got a lot of GUTS coming in here….

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  @thedarkpower3 ай бұрын

  🤣🤣cheers!

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  @chriskuhn71403 ай бұрын

  Three things that shall not be named. Howard would be proud! They remind me of the art of Jim Pavelec. Truly ghastly indeed.

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  @thedarkpower3 ай бұрын

  Thanks very much. I like that as a title for the series actually! 😁

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  @celticarchie3 ай бұрын

  I wonder if they are called Nightmare, Psychosis and Trauma and are in a Hell Metall band together?! :D

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  @thedarkpower3 ай бұрын

  Haha, they should be 🤣

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  @ymishaus22663 ай бұрын

  Me like rock on stick idea Rock on stick good.

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  @thedarkpower3 ай бұрын

  Rock stick good for texture 😁

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  @RecklessModelling3 ай бұрын

  Great idea with the soldering iron. I'll be keeping an eye on your etsy!

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  @thedarkpower3 ай бұрын

  Thanks! Yeah I’ll be stocking it up as soon as I can.

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  @mickybetts79573 ай бұрын

  Absolutely gorgeous pieces! Great tips too and a lucky find with the soldering station! Love them guts and shoulders! (Never thought I'd say that in a sentence!) 😂

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  @thedarkpower3 ай бұрын

  Cheers dude, haha yeah this bunch are an odd mix. Remember they all came from a turkey…. 🤣

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  @mickybetts79573 ай бұрын

  @@thedarkpower you should call them Erdogans ? Lol

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  @thedarkpower3 ай бұрын

  @@mickybetts7957 🤣

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  @kurogiza3 ай бұрын

  Excellent work! I like that last one very much, very organic and dynamic.

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  @thedarkpower3 ай бұрын

  Thanks very much Chris 😁

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  @paulbrown39753 ай бұрын

  Love it, I play call of Cthulhu rpg , I love sculpting mainly in sculpey but I do have monster clay and nsp chavent but yet to use them. Keep up the Cthulhu sculpting very inspiring

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  @thedarkpower3 ай бұрын

  Thanks very much. I like sculpey and chavant but monster clay has taken over as my favourite I think.

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  @hman29123 ай бұрын

  Love it dude

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  @thedarkpower3 ай бұрын

  Thanks! 😁

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  @petjapustisek67353 ай бұрын

  amazing as always my dude!

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  @thedarkpower3 ай бұрын

  Cheers sir, hope you’re well! 😁

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  @petjapustisek67353 ай бұрын

  @@thedarkpower no problem! I am alright my self, a little bit slow on the sculpture side but I still do it when I have free time :)

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  @privezent3 ай бұрын

  Great busts turned out. In general, I like all your sculptures, I watch your videos with interest. Paradise Lost is one of the most beloved bands since childhood. I just didn't understand why this album was re-recorded, everything is fine with it anyway. That's what I did and sold on Etsy until sanctions were imposed against Russia: kzread.info/dash/bejne/dahsyrOle9azpLg.html

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  @thedarkpower3 ай бұрын

  Thanks! Wow, great sculpture. I’m not that good at 3D modelling, but I’m learning. Yeah I love Paradise Lost. They re-recorded it as they did not own the rights to the original recordings.

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  @privezent3 ай бұрын

  @@thedarkpower Thanks! I did not use 3D modelling and printing when creating it. In the second half of the video, you can see the creation process. It turns out that it's all about the rights to the original recording, thanks for the information. Their latest release, the Host project, is also very nice to listen to.

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  @lukemockeridge78993 ай бұрын

  Stunning!

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  @thedarkpower3 ай бұрын

  Thanks dude! 😁

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  @jakehendrix1813 ай бұрын

  Amazing work as always sir. You may want to be careful about using aluminum foil on that wax burner. When heated, that stuff can put off some nasty fumes.

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  @thedarkpower3 ай бұрын

  Thanks! Ah, good tip thanks. I’ll have to find an alternative.

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  @lauraschlieselhuber84873 ай бұрын

  Ah yes, nothing like horror beyond my comprehension to watch while drinking my morning coffee.

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  @thedarkpower3 ай бұрын

  Haha, yep it’s a good combo 🤣

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  @barrycarter92893 ай бұрын

  HIDEOUS

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  @thedarkpower3 ай бұрын

  Thanks :)

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  @NecronomiTuan3 ай бұрын

  Just starting out with working with clay. Plan on making the mudman form the Castlevania game. This vid is really helping, thank you.

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  @thedarkpower3 ай бұрын

  Thanks for watching! Glad it was useful.

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  @joshthompson21843 ай бұрын

  I'm not an expert by any means, but I wonder if the big issue here was not having enough indexing keys on the first mold. When you do a cut mold you're essentially creating a ton of indexing keys to help the mold lock together properly, and you get the least amount of flashing / mold lines. Just a thought :). Awesome video though I love your work!!!

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  @thedarkpower3 ай бұрын

  Thanks, yeah I think you’re right. Although there are keys on the outside edge I think the silicon’s moving slightly. There’s also a little flex to the fibre glass case. I’m going to be doing some moulds soon so I plan to abandon the matrix mould approach and do some simple two part moulds using the method where you use marbles in the clay to create keys. Although they use more silicon I’ve tended to get better results. Thanks for watching 😁

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  @TheRider20123 ай бұрын

  I only found your channel today and I've spent the entire day literally binging your videos! Absolutely love your creations and your channel falls right up the alley of a direction of hobby I was looking to go down (normally a miniature painter but I wanted to expand to more sculpture/scratch builds/prop projects). I was wondering if you remember where you picked the skull up from? I was thinking about making a servo skull desk lamp for my best man as a thank you present!

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  @thedarkpower3 ай бұрын

  Hey, thanks very much for watching. I made the skull myself. There’s a video on sculpting it and a separate video on moulding it on the channel. There’s also a video on using it to make a servo skull too, so I hope they help 😀

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  @TheRider20123 ай бұрын

  @@thedarkpower Awesome thanks for the response! I must admit I did find the skull sculpt video about 20 mins later in my continued binge!

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  @ballbagchris69203 ай бұрын

  Amazing. I’ve always wanted an Ex Machina statue or figure like this

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  @thedarkpower3 ай бұрын

  Thanks very much!

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  @gazsto4 ай бұрын

  Brilliant video and very informative, would the Polyurethane be suitable for exterior pieces? I believe it has a very good tensile strength is that correct.

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  @thedarkpower4 ай бұрын

  Thanks. Yeah as long as its not too think it's quite tough. It does sand fairly easily though, and I'm not sure how well it would stand up to repeated exposure to the sun. So I'm not sure if it would be OK for exterior use.

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  @gazsto4 ай бұрын

  @@thedarkpower Thanks and appreciated, yes heard they don't like UV, but the supplier stated if painted they should be fine. Also looked at Xencast P2 and P6 Toughened Polyurethane Resin, they are the company recommending painting the pieces. Do you know what happens if exposed? do they disolour, or break down? needs to maintain its tensile strength. Just want to add, a guy in the US, made a sign with Polyurethane resin logo that he covered with gold leaf gliding, and it gets really hot in that climate, so maybe if it's covered, they should hold up ok, as long as the UV doesn't penetrate the outer layer I suppose. All I can do is test to see!

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  @gazsto4 ай бұрын

  @@thedarkpower Just a quick update, after an exhaustive search and discussion with so many suppliers, you can get an additive for UV protection, that's more for professional production though. The P6 Toughened Polyurethane Resin has a pot life of 6 mins opposed to the P2 that has only 2 minutes. Many modern clear coats are boasting UV protection, and you can get it in a spray can, so I think the best technique is what I referred to earlier. Polyurethane Resin when exposed to UV has a tendency to discoloration that's cloudy and in time then can break down and become brittle, so they need an outer coating to maintain integrity and strength.

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  @thedarkpower4 ай бұрын

  @@gazstoI've not used polyurethane outside, so I simply don't know how it'll fair after an extended period outside, so I can only guess I'm afraid. The UV thing was particular to clear epoxies though as far as I was aware. I've definitely had clear epoxy resins that claim to be UV resistant discolour over time after exposure to sunlight, so I'd be wary of any claims to being UV resistant. I'd say do a test before doing anything too involved. Good luck!

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  @gazsto4 ай бұрын

  @@thedarkpower Thanks and will do some testing to make sure. Got a UV lamp, so might give some samples some extreme exposure for a period.

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  @BrushQuill4 ай бұрын

  This has come out awesome. Makes me wonder what you would have come up with, if you just read the descriptions jn the books

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  @thedarkpower4 ай бұрын

  Never read the instructions! 😉 cheers 😁

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  @jameslanclos5684 ай бұрын

  I've been wanting to do this for a long time. Thanks for explaining the process. You can use the same mold using concrete. A friend of mine used plaster instead of fiberglass and he used to make garden sculptures and statues. Cool. 💀

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  @thedarkpower4 ай бұрын

  Thanks for watching. Yep plaster and concrete would be possible too.

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  @calebclendenin70734 ай бұрын

  I was just watching some shorts by the DenUngeHerrHelm guy that does the ink blot paintings and it reminded me of this cause of the degree of randomness involved

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  @thedarkpower4 ай бұрын

  Yeah the random element makes things look quite natural.

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  @Lamenter40K4 ай бұрын

  That's a great technique, thanks for sharing.

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  @thedarkpower4 ай бұрын

  Thanks for watching!

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  @davesculpts4 ай бұрын

  Monster clay is really versatile, but I would never have thought of trying that 😮 awesome work as always sir 😁👌

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  @thedarkpower4 ай бұрын

  Thanks Dave, hope you're well 😁

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  @davesculpts4 ай бұрын

  @thedarkpower I'm good man, busy working away on my studio space 😅 getting there slowly 🐌

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  @krzysztofmathews7384 ай бұрын

  A very clever technique, and some great effects!

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  @thedarkpower4 ай бұрын

  Many thanks!

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  @rangerofmirkwood7464 ай бұрын

  Very nice! This is a really cool effect

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  @thedarkpower4 ай бұрын

  Thanks! 😁

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  @paulfuryes2034 ай бұрын

  Very interesting Results.

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  @thedarkpower4 ай бұрын

  Thanks!

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  @tjenahoj4 ай бұрын

  Spooky and interesting! Westernkind is amazing and creative!

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  @thedarkpower4 ай бұрын

  Thanks 😁

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  @agusromero91484 ай бұрын

  Ola,no entiendo muy bien las forma de sus figuras podría explicar que son exactamente ,qué sentido gracias por tiempo saludos cordiales

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  @thedarkpower4 ай бұрын

  Son formas orgánicas abstractas destinadas a la escultura de una criatura. Este vídeo explica más kzread.info/dash/bejne/dqV2lbegppaWdJs.html

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  @RigorMajig5 ай бұрын

  Holy cow, the level of detail and your creative sculpting techniques are literally out of this world. Such a beautifully macabre piece you've created!

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  @thedarkpower5 ай бұрын

  Thanks very much 😁

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  @simonkjaeldgaard-greising5 ай бұрын

  Really cool demonstration of techniques. Not something you see everywhere.

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  @thedarkpower5 ай бұрын

  Thanks very much! :)

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  @DirtyPlumbus5 ай бұрын

  BG3 fans would probably go crazy for casts of this.

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  @thedarkpower5 ай бұрын

  I've not played that yet, I am thinking about making casts though.

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  @earthspeed5 ай бұрын

  Does this clay dry or harden somehow ?

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  @thedarkpower5 ай бұрын

  No, it's oil/wax based so it doesn't set.

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  @paulbrown39755 ай бұрын

  Absolutely brilliant, I love anything lovecraftian , I play call of Cthulhu rpg every week and like to dabble with polymer clay/chavant/monster clay, looks very colour out of space 👀

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  @thedarkpower5 ай бұрын

  Thanks! Yeah I used to play call of cthulhu 😁

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  @BRETT740225 ай бұрын

  Always be open to inspiration, it can come from anything at any time. it is also good to experiment. During the creative process mistakes are not something to be afraid of, they are helpful lessons. As adults we sometimes lose that ‘joy’ of creativity and experimentation that children have. A child will not be too concerned with the end result, what may start off as a unicorn may end up being a tank with wings. Your videos are very informative and interesting. You take us through the whole process, the pros and cons etc. Perhaps if you have the time, a Q&A now and then would also be good to watch.

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  @thedarkpower5 ай бұрын

  Thanks very much! Yep 'happy accidents' are always welcome. They often look abit more natural as well. Yeah I've never done a Q&A before so maybe that's worth doing. Thanks!

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  @petjapustisek67355 ай бұрын

  Never thought of pouring monster clay into water, very interesting! I shall try it myself sometime in the future! Really interesting!

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  @thedarkpower5 ай бұрын

  Hey dude, hope you're well. Yeah it's a really interesting technique 😁