Super Sculpey vs Magic Sculpt

[InfamousAdam]

So i know this is a long drawn out battle between magic sculpt and super sculpey. but i am new to the whole scultpting thing and i was wondering what you think i should go with? i was also looking into Apoxie Sculpt which looks good to. Please throw me some suggestions. and i heard to primer after doing the scuplt. to let you know what medium i am using it will be a munny with acrylic paints. i also heard watering down the paints to a milkyness is suggested for a smoother coat. should that be done also?

[Jimmy Foo]

Hmmms.....well...they both have their advantages and disadvantages.....

Super Sculpey has an indefinite work time but for some it just doesn't feel right - like it doesn't have the strength and durability of the epoxies.

Magic Sculpt/Aves/Milliput/Greenstuff....you have a limited work time with these but the end result is generally more durable.

Super Sculpey is very easy to work with....the indefinite work time means it doesn't matter how long you take to get something right...you're not gonna waste any material. There's also Super Sculpey Firm...which, as the name suggests, is firmer than regular Super Sculpey...it's also a grey colour which helps to see detail (you can mix some black Sculpey III in with regular Super Sculpey to make it grey if you prefer the slightly softer feel of Super Sculpey).

Personally I use both Super Sculpey and Milliput - sometimes on the same figure (just remember that once you've used an epoxy on a figure you can't bake Sculpey on it anymore so do all the Sculpey work first). I also use both if I'm working on a resin piece. I bake the Super Sculpey parts separately then glue them onto the figure and then fill any gaps with an epoxy.

I find it best to use a primer as this gives you an ideal surface to paint on and as for watering down your acrylics....the thiner the paint the less obvious your brushmarks will be....but.....the thinner the paint the more coats you'll need to apply.

There's some more tips HERE.

[ekoala]

Good explination 

[s4ndm4n]

  Excellent descriptions Foo Man.. I have to say that I've worked with both the super sculpey (firm and regular), milliput and magic sculpt.  I like super sculpey and the epoxies both, for differerent purposes, like Jimmy stated.  for parts that will need the durability, the epoxies are awesome, but at the same time, I won't try to do anything substantial with them, just small to medium sized details, as you end up running out of time trying to work with too much epoxy at a time.  That's when working with super sculpey works best.  The trick I've used time and again for getting super detail out of super sculpey is the freezer.  Freeze the piece you're working just enough to harden it a bit more and you can do a little bit of carving and such to get some ultra fine details, if it starts warming up, and softening, just give it the chill again!