| 11-14-03: Starting the MerBlue Female, Friday Night Demo. | MerBlue-1: Uncured MerFolk Family Unit, Ma, Pa and the Kid. | |
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lil_mitch24: Hiya, Staci & NJ! Staci: Hiya Nj Staci: Hiya Lil Staci: sorry I am so bad with names liteladi (liteladi) joined the room liteladi: hi Roni (meows3xx) joined the room Staci: Hiya Lite Staci: Hiya Roni liteladi: its penny LOL liteladi: the one with the terrible week lil_mitch24: Hiya, Penny & Roni! Fearless Leader: Hey folks, just setting up Fearless Leader: So is sculpting ok with all y'all or do you want something else Fearless Leader: speak out or be bored to tears otengoku joined the room Staci: LOL liteladi: ok by me Staci: Sculpting is fine with me Roni: you never bore us NJ liteladi: i did get a snowman done this week Staci: Sorry all I have been gone for the past few days Staci: I have been really sick Staci: Hiya Otengoku echo_base_one joined the room otengoku: Hi everyone! Staci: Hiya Echo Roni: hi O, is it Robin? echo_base_one: hello folks Roni: hi echo liteladi: hi echo, roni, staci, otengoku: It sure is! I wish I knew how to change my name... LOL polymerfairy joined the room liteladi: staci how did those gingerbread guys work out Staci: Oh they turned out so cute Staci: I have them on ebay Staci: but I will turn my cam on so everyone can see them liteladi: can you give me the link? lil_mitch24: Hiya, Bonny! liteladi: ok i got a huge callwave add and very little chat window polymerfairy: Hi Mitch Fearless Leader: roll call, first name and location please otengoku: NJ, what did you decide to do tonight? Fearless Leader: NoraJean, San Francisco liteladi: Penny Lansing Michigan lil_mitch24: Mitch, Louisiana Roni: Roni Michigan otengoku: Robin, Fort Wayne, Indiana polymerfairy: Bonny West Palm Beach Florida Staci: Staci, Springfield Missouri Staci: Ok my web cam is up Staci: Hiya Bonny polymerfairy: Hi Staci Fearless Leader: What do you all want to see? echo_base_one: erica , upstate NY Fearless Leader: we could do a figure from start to finish Fearless Leader: we have enough time for that Fearless Leader: I'll need virtual scribes to answer question and explain what I do for these late demos I'll be working fast Fearless Leader: so sculpting? Fearless Leader: is that alright? Roni: anything is fine with me, don't know how long my eyes will stay open LOL Fearless Leader: or I got chop ready for beads here, let me show you the chop pile Staci: Sure NJ Staci: did everyone get to see the gingerbread garland? Staci: it ended up being a total of 5 ft. lil_mitch24: it's cute! otengoku: Do you archive everything? DH is on his way home from Wisconsin...I can't stay on long... Roni: yep, it's cool Staci liteladi: yup not sure how long i can stay with you though its getting late here and i have had a long day polymerfairy: cute Staci Fearless Leader: If we have volunteers to do screen shots then I publish them and the log otengoku: That garland is adorable Staci!! lil_mitch24: oh, yall are gonna make me feel bad...Lene's already hollering for me to come to bed... Staci: if you look really close in the lower right hand side of my web cam is a mini raggedy andy Fearless Leader: but we've not had screen shot volunteers for a while Staci: NJ, do you want me to do screen shots? Staci: of anything I make? Fearless Leader: Cool gingerbread folks echo_base_one: I dont know what it is, I could try though? if someone tells me how? Fearless Leader: http://www.norajean.com/Biz-Archive/MSAT/ClayArt/WebCam/how-to.htm Fearless Leader: the How is on that page Staci: Ok otengoku: How do you do that so fast??? LOL Fearless Leader: now if we have screen shots I'll save log and we can put them up on the site Fearless Leader: I had it ready from the post to the list Fearless Leader: LOL Staci: I am gonna hold up this tiny tiny Raggedy Andy...everyone look quick LOL otengoku: Thank you!!!! Fearless Leader: it's good to have that link ready at the start of a demo liteladi: stacy i love those gingerbread guys Fearless Leader: so what do you all want to see? otengoku: I'd love to see a face armature! Fearless Leader: Hey, that's a 1/76 scale person it looks like polymerfairy: brb gonna see if I can get in the other way Fearless Leader: ok Bonny otengoku: hold it back a bit staci, can you? polymerfairy left the room polymerfairy joined the room otengoku: Very cute!! liteladi: staci you are totally talented Jackie (ljcswartz) joined the room Fearless Leader: that's the mold I use to do faces Fearless Leader: Hey Jackie Jackie: hi lil_mitch24: Hiya, Jackie...wb Bonny! echo_base_one: I have to go---sorry folks--kitten fight polymerfairy: Hi Jackie...thx Mitch lol Roni: hi Jackie, Bonny sewdaisy2001 joined the room otengoku: Geesh that is TINY! echo_base_one left the room Fearless Leader: I'm asking folks what they want to see done Jackie Fearless Leader: got any preferences? Fearless Leader: or we could just go with the aluminum foil armature and do a figure Jackie: hmmm.. I love your color combinatons otengoku: You make molds of armatures NJ? Fearless Leader: nope, I make face molds of the LEXX crew Staci: Hiya Jackie Fearless Leader: and use them, but I like to make each figure from scratch so they have their own personality otengoku: Do you use an armature under the mold? Staci: I was totally insane the night I made the mini Raggedy andy sewdaisy2001: Hello all, Sheri here Staci: I really have lost my mind Staci: LOL Fearless Leader: did you check out the album I sent through the list before coming home? Staci: Hiya Sheri otengoku: I'm sorry, I don't know what the lexx crew is... Fearless Leader: the aluminum foil armature? Roni: hi Sheri Staci: I saw it NJ Fearless Leader: http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=1751108&a=13491624&pw Staci: very informative polymerfairy: I did NJ...very interesting Fearless Leader: we can do that and then cover it with skin Fearless Leader: sculpt a face Fearless Leader: there's clay sheets to dress it liteladi: i checked out the link very interesting NJ Fearless Leader: and then pose it for a mini scene otengoku: I missed this...I'm going to check it out... Fearless Leader: let's do the armature with skin, because we've not reviewed sculpting basics in a while mzsayk joined the room lil_mitch24: gotta go for now...hopefully I'll catch yall for a bit tomorrow... Staci: bye Mitch lil_mitch24: nite all! Staci: have a great night liteladi: me too time to leave illb e here tomorrow though liteladi left the room lil_mitch24 left the room mzsayk: hello all, what have I missed? polymerfairy: brb need coffee or I'll fall asleep on the keyboard LOL Staci: Just getting started Staci: Nj is getting ready to make an armature mzsayk: thank you Staci: I am eating a banana Staci: wanna watch? Staci: lol mzsayk: yep Staci: LOL Staci: I didn't figure you would say yes mzsayk: gotcha Staci: Wow Nj sure is quick otengoku: Hubbies home...which is good, but I have to go...haven't seen him in 3 weeks, everyone have a great night! I'm sorry I'm going to miss this one! *sigh* jude (greatauntjudy) joined the room mzsayk: byebye otengoku left the room jude: Howdy! mzsayk: hey Fearless Leader: There's the armature jude: Yoga position? Fearless Leader: now I have to condition some clay and press sheets to cover the body mzsayk: cool 1 dude or chick? Fearless Leader: you pick, male or female? mzsayk: chick Fearless Leader: That's a yoga position Jude Fearless Leader: LOL jude: There you go! Fearless Leader: LOL jude: mzsayk: LOL Fearless Leader: easy as standing on your head Fearless Leader: ok, female she'll be jude: I have enought trouble standing on my feet! Hehehehe Staci: lol jude: enought? Hmmm... Fearless Leader: got to recondition this clay Fearless Leader: it's going to be a blue woman jude: a la Gainsborough? sewdaisy2001 left the room sewdaisy2001 joined the room Fearless Leader: ok so we have the first layer of clay on the armature Fearless Leader: it can go male or female at this point. Fearless Leader: I'm going to take a few minutes and mash the clay into the wrinkles of the foil to make sure it's as compact as it can be then we'll start adding the extra clay that women need Fearless Leader: breasts, hips, butt Fearless Leader: that sort of thing Fearless Leader: any questions at this point? mzsayk: not yet greatauntjudy left the room jude (greatauntjudy) joined the room Fearless Leader: I should save log at this point, since folks are getting booted and coming back in Staci: Smurfet? Fearless Leader: LOL Staci: or if you make it a guy.....Pappa Smurf mzsayk: lol Fearless Leader: or Krishna jude: Mumble, mumble, curse. jude: I'm back. Staci: Hiya Jude Fearless Leader: shall we do a quick roll call? Fearless Leader: NoraJean, San Francisco Staci: Staci Springfield Missouri jude: I did not enjoy the trip, either. Roni: Roni Michigan jude: jude, Tehachapi, CA polymerfairy: Bonny West Palm Beach FL mzsayk: Lauren (Windy)NY Jackie: Jackie MD polymerfairy: brb going to get some clay to mush...hope my thumb will stop hurting..that's what I get for smacking hubby for saying Sterno Stove LOL Staci: LOL Staci: I have clay warming in the clay warmer so I can make some angels Jackie: I guess I can't keep my eyes open much longer.... good night all. Hope to catch you another time. sewdaisy2001: Sheri, Ohio Staci: Night Jackie mzsayk: nite ljcswartz left the room Staci: Sheri, where are you in Ohio? Fearless Leader: I need to take a biological break and Said is going to check something on the web, 10 minute break Fearless Leader: brb Staci: ok Roni: k sewdaisy2001: Huron- on lake Erie, near Cedar Pointe -home of the worlds largest highest roller coaster Staci: Cool Staci: I am from Mansfield Staci: Have a bunch of family in Huron sewdaisy2001: You are a long way from home! Staci: yeah Staci: But I like being out here on my own Staci: sewdaisy2001: Do you come back to visit? Staci: I was just back in March Staci: but before that I hadn't been back for 6 yrs sewdaisy2001: Have you been claying for long? Staci: no not really that long Staci: only about 6 months Fearless Leader: back Staci: I am just softening this hard clay right now Fearless Leader: I'm going to start putting female lumps and bumps on this figure jude: GASP! Female bumps? mzsayk: junk in the trunk,yep mzsayk: junk in the trunk=hinnie polymerfairy: well I think I'm going to bed...the coffee didn't help..should have had chai instead...nite everyone tc Staci: bye bonnyt Staci: Bonny** mzsayk: nite nite polymerfairy: polymerfairy left the room Staci: OK, I need ideas....otherwise I am gonna throw this package of clay away Staci: just really crumbley Staci: any ideas what to do with it? Roni: put a few drops of diluent or mineral oil in it mzsayk: add a bit of mineral oil ? Staci: see how the edges are? Staci: I don't have mineral oil Staci: or diluent Staci: Fearless Leader: translucent too Roni: baby oil? Staci: add translucent to it? Fearless Leader: I use translucent, baby oil also Staci: nope no baby oil either Fearless Leader: essence oil Staci: It is a full block of Fimo Roni: olive oil? Staci: how much Translucent should I add? Staci: nope Staci: LOL Staci: can ya tell I don't have any oil? Staci: that is it Staci: I have traslucent and liquid clay Fearless Leader: TLS will work Staci: how much? Staci: Ok Staci: found baby oil Roni: big bootty on her, her legs up in the air LOL sewdaisy2001: Staci, so glad you asked - I am doing the same thing. I DO have baby oil - icare4bunnies joined the room Staci: ok here goes nothing icare4bunnies: doing figures again? Roni: hi bunny Staci: LOL icare4bunnies: hi Fearless Leader: haven't done figures in a while Fearless Leader: so I "figured" it was time Fearless Leader: LOL bonsaikathy joined the room mzsayk left the room Roni: hi Kathy icare4bunnies: I haven't been on in a while, it figures (hehe) mzsayk joined the room Staci: hi kathy sewdaisy2001 left the room sewdaisy2001 joined the room sewdaisy2001: Yahoo doesn't like me tonight icare4bunnies: I finally put my craft room back together icare4bunnies: I've had that problem before icare4bunnies: I am trying to get back into my clay, and it's hard.... never would have guessed that icare4bunnies: gotta sleep, just stopped to say hi icare4bunnies: have fun everyone Roni: bye bunny bonsaikathy: by honey, good to see you again, you should stop by more often icare4bunnies: ttfn mzsayk: nite icare4bunnies: nite icare4bunnies left the room Staci: ok Staci: that is going in the trash bonsaikathy: no just keep conditioning bonsaikathy: it should eventually smooth out mzsayk: or put it aside ,fix when you get some oil. bonsaikathy: I had some like that Staci and after conditioning for awhile it finally smoothed otu Staci: I put some baby oil on it mzsayk: happens to me with my older clay Staci: and ran it through the pasta machine Staci: and that is what it turned out like bonsaikathy: just keep folding it in half and then putting it through again mzsayk: it is getting there bonsaikathy: see it already got a little smoother looking mzsayk: yep bonsaikathy: Nj is so fast on those faces it amazes me bonsaikathy: Staci is that fimo? mzsayk: nice nice set bonsaikathy: I've never had any problems like that with premo but sure have with fimo Staci: yep fimo bonsaikathy: have you got any premo you can mix with it or translucent helps also mzsayk: trans really helps Staci: this is the worse package of clay I have ever had Fearless Leader: Oh Hey Kathy Fearless Leader: didn't see you there Fearless Leader: faces are quick to do if you practice bonsaikathy: I've had some worse, hi NJ snuck in well you were busy, lol Fearless Leader: this clay is hard so I've been using this hard rubber ended tool bonsaikathy: I had to stop by and say hello to my favorite mentor and all my friends Staci: Hey, I did have a question mzsayk: put it aside staci,get back to it later,just don,t trash it Staci: Has anyone tried to put tears or water drops on their dolls? bonsaikathy: I did on a rose Staci: what did you use? Liquid clay? bonsaikathy: took the end of a toothpick and dipped it in clear glue then touched it to the rose petal bonsaikathy: it worked pretty well mzsayk: after it was baked ? bonsaikathy: hey it's really looking better Staci bonsaikathy: yes mzsayk: cool thanks kathy bonsaikathy: welcome Staci: that is with liquid clay in it bonsaikathy: you can also use future floor polish, or gloss mod podge Staci: and baby oil mzsayk: looks much better bonsaikathy: well I'd better get to bed, we're hitting the yard sales in the morning, bonsaikathy: Staci: Night Kathy bonsaikathy: Everyone have a good evening Fearless Leader: see ya Kathy mzsayk: nite hope you make much moola Staci: Thanks Everyone for your help with this darn clay Staci: I really appreciate it Roni: nite Kathy bonsaikathy: bye NJ bonsaikathy: welcome Staci, hope it works for you bonsaikathy: nite Roni mzsayk: oops bonsaikathy left the room mzsayk: dont spend to much? Staci: LOL more fimo or wait for the white sculpey? techi_mom56 joined the room Staci: Hiya Nancy mzsayk: lol when will you geet the sclupey? Roni: hi Nancy mzsayk: hi nancy Fearless Leader: Howdy Nancy Staci: NJ, I ordered some clay from Karen ...next week I am going to start sculpting dolls so I am really glad you are having this demo Fearless Leader: That's great Staci mzsayk: go for it Staci: I ordered one of those tool too Staci: so next time you show how to make flowers I can make some too Staci: mzsayk: cool Staci: LOL my friend told me to spit in my clay to make it moist mzsayk: nutty funny Staci: He is a nut Staci: He is the one that came into chat last week Staci: I freaked out Staci: didn't know how he got here mzsayk: lol Staci: thought I was gonna get kicked outta the group Staci: but it really wasn't my fault Staci: he just clicked on Join user in chat sewdaisy2001: one of the high price sculptors teaches to use spit to smooth doll skin techi_mom56: relax staci... techi_mom56: chuckle Staci: Really? Staci: they don't sand the doll skin? mzsayk: she,s lookin good NJ sewdaisy2001: Spit while sculpting Staci: NJ, are you spitting LOL Fearless Leader: How's that, the blue lady asks? Spitting? jude: That's not a good thing, spitting on the sculpter. Yuck. jude: er...sculpture. Fearless Leader: Don't spit on the Sculptor Fearless Leader: she's likely to cold cock you Fearless Leader: pow mzsayk: Staci: LOL Staci: that is great NJ Roni: got to get to bed, good nite all Fearless Leader: Nighty Night Roni Staci: LOL meows3xx left the room mzsayk: nite jude: LOL Fearless Leader: so anyway, she's begun Fearless Leader: I'll be working on her tomorrow Fearless Leader: covering her with clay sheets and giving her hair Fearless Leader: more detail for the face mzsayk: k sewdaisy2001 left the room Fearless Leader: what I'll probably do tonight off camera is smooth out the rest of her like I've done so far sewdaisy2001 joined the room Fearless Leader: so that's all I'm going to do tonight, I'm starting to fade Fearless Leader: got up at 5am and I'm feeling it now Staci: Thanks NJ techi_mom56: night NJ Staci: I probably wont be here tomorrow though sewdaisy2001: Thank you NJ Fearless Leader: Why not Staci? Staci: I appreciate what you have shown thanks Fearless Leader: you're welcome all techi_mom56 left the room mzsayk: I hear you see you later,thanks much Staci: My idiot boyfriend will be home tomorrow Fearless Leader: but at least you know it's easy to do an aluminum foil armature and cover it with clay Staci: LOL Fearless Leader: well I hope you get lucky at least. LOL Staci: He says....so.....you gonna clay all weekend again? Staci: LMAO Staci: thats a fact sewdaisy2001 left the room mzsayk: Staci: Have you ever used a wire armature? Fearless Leader: I use materials that folks can find in their home, foil works that way Fearless Leader: I don't want folks to buy a bunch of other stuff if we can get around it Fearless Leader: also Fearless Leader: dig Staci: oh, with wire you can't do that Fearless Leader: we can change the post with aluminum foil Fearless Leader: wire is hard to repose Staci: do you just use that one tool to smooth? Fearless Leader: like that jude: Drat, I have to go. Thanks NJ! Great, as always! Night all! Staci: Night Jude Fearless Leader: larger tools for larger areas, smaller ones for finer detail Fearless Leader: I'm leaving out soon Jude greatauntjudy left the room mzsayk: Way Kool mzsayk: nite jude Fearless Leader: if you're going to cover the body with clay fabric Staci: how tall is she NJ? Fearless Leader: sheets run thin, you can dress and then pose Fearless Leader: she'll fit in one inch scale Fearless Leader: she's a bit tall Fearless Leader: but that can be adjusted in the smoothing stage Staci: too cute Fearless Leader: it's the reposing that makes me stick with aluminum foil Staci: Yeah I see that now mzsayk: makes sense Staci: Thanks for your help NJ, I wont keep you any longer...I know you have had a long week Fearless Leader: ya, I'm fading for sure mzsayk: Nite All Til Later Fearless Leader: thanks for coming by Fearless Leader: xoxo |
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