Hi Thats a good idea! I tried something similar with brass tubes and that seem to work to well. Someone on the blog suggested using craft hole punches to cut...
Hello everyone! It's been a while but I was hoping to get some advice. I have been sculpting professionally for a few years now, and have been very lucky to...
I recommend setting up a contract that stipulates a certain commitment on the part of the hirer. They commit to a monthly volume of sculpts, say merely two,...
i have a day job :( Elton Waters ... From: gnjharris <gnjharris@...> Subject: [1listSculpting] Getting paid? To: 1listSculpting@yahoogroups.com Date:...
As others have said, a written contract, specifying everything you need, including when the sculpture is to be done and exactly how and when you get paid,...
I spent most of my working life in self-employment, much of that time as a printer. I saw many people start up in business and always gave the same advice,...
There are very very few professional miniatures sculptors. In fact, I can count the number of sculptors that rely on sculpting as their only source of income...
We always pay our sculptors half up front and half on delivery. It's kinda (sorta) standard practice for commissions like this. However, our experience is that...
Thanks, Ironrook! what a mess, and I don't usually get sucked into clicking the wrong dang links.... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Hi Guys. Anyone else having problems with Yahoo at the moment ? I can't access any mail on my Yahoo addy... I'm guessing that Jason's spam mail is blocking...
I'll be at GenCon this year. First time since the first GenCon Indy I won't be working a booth or teaching classes so I'm looking forward to being able to walk...
Hi Guys. I think I'll have to leave the few groups I belong to for the time being, and come back with a new yahoo addy..... This one's you know what'ed now. ...
I really don't see how it could be Yahoo specific. I don't see how changing your Yahoo address could help. If you got mailed something weird, it would be on...
I am just a sculpting dabbler, more a painter than anything else. However, I have enjoyed Gen Con sculptor's meetings and other informal hangouts as much as...
Hey everyone. I am new to the group and wanted to share my current project. Currently I am working on the frame using sprues. My progress is being shown on the...
Actually I would like to see replies to this. I have been unsuccessful in casting resin in RTV. I take my original, and create a very good RTV mold every...
Hi everyone, I tried to post earlier today and I am not sure if it went through or not. Currently I am working on a scratch-built Warhammer Apocalypse demon. I...
I've never used resin for small scale stuff but i would imagine that if you didnt have much success with metal then resin will be much worse. You will need a...
Resin casting for miniatures can be done--I have an order of resin cast figures coming in later this week of a figure that only stands about 10mm-15mm tall...
One tip I've read for a homebrew release agent - fill a spray bottle with rubbing alcohol and then add a dollop (maybe half a teaspoon) of petroleum jelly in...
Thanks for the tip, Cliff. I'm going to have to give this one a try. Shep Paine is a BIG name in the model and diorama field. Steve K ... From: CLIFFORD...
The 28mm Pirate Lass on my site is a one piece resin casting using Smooth-on 300. Very rarely have trouble with mis-casts maybe one out of ten(metal casting...
I've done quite a bit of resin casting of late building my own dungeon preforms(hirts arts resin glass method) as well as casting a few figures i needed extras...
I'm sculpting a flat backed half face out of Super Sculpey for an award plaque. Does anyone have any idea of the best adhesive/epoxy to use to affix it to the...
Hi, I just want to tell you, that I created a new blog about how to make sculpting tools for miniature sculpting on your own. Here I will post some ideas and...
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