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Deviousness `anmari has been spreading her infectious positivity throughout our community for over 6 years. Throughout this time Ana has been at the core of all things devious, passionately developing an eclectic gallery, helping organise devmeets, participating in chat events and also recently completed dedicating her time as a Community Volunteer. We are absolutely delighted to bestow the Deviousness Award for May 2013 to `anmari, congratulations! Read More
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How did you make the core of this? Was it a foil skeleton or just full clay? This came out really nice. What glaze did you use as well? I've tried a couple clear paints and they get really sticky after a little or when it's hot out.
-I'm sorry I ask so many questions...
The core of this is made up of a wire frame wrapped in foil. There were two parts of this-- the head half, and the body half. The head half was just a foil ball with a hole underneath. Near the neck-portion of the body I just had a wire hoop sticking out of it so I could later attach the head to the body after the first bake.
As for a glaze I just used a clear, acrylic sealant. It's fairly easy to use, just spray the whole thing and let it sit.
As for baking, yes.. You mold, then bake the items, but sometimes I do a pre-bake and bake pieces of the sculpture separately so that I don't accidentally mess up other areas. For example, on this one I baked the head and the body/stand separately, then attached them later and re-baked after they cooled.. The grass, flowers, and a couple other details were also done on the second bake.