Yay! Another tutorial! This one shows step by step how to sculpt teeth by hand.
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Grab your 2 part epoxy clay and cut off two equal amounts. You can use polymer clay, if you prefer, but it's not nearly as strong and durable as this stuff.
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Mix them together well. Don't skip this or your clay will not harden properly and all that time, effort, and materials will have to be thrown out.
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And then roll it into a cute little clay ball. If the colour is even, it's properly mixed.
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Pull a smidgen off your ball-o-clay and roll it into a mini ball. This will become a tooth so size appropriately, say less than 1cm in diameter or so. Really depends on your personal tooth size preference.
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form it into a teardrop shape, with one end pointy and the other rounded.
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Now, keeping that shape, flatten out the top and bottom edges. This is an incisor. The larger end will be the top of the tooth (the cutting end) and the tapered bottom is the root.
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Grab another small bit of clay, a bit bigger this time.
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Roll it into a tear drop shape as well.
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Now curve it slightly. This is a canine tooth.
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Continue doing this until you have a full complement of teeth. Check the shape periodically as they harden. It may be easier to shape them after they have stiffened up a bit.
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NEXT: How to now give your poor toothless head a new grin. And the toothy difference between cats and dogs.
beetlecat
Comments
Epoxy clay (such as Magic Sculp or Apoxie Sculpt)is a 2 part synthetic air dry clay. It does not shrink when dry.
If you make a polyclay canine tooth, you can snap it in half with your fingers. Epoxy clay is impossible to damage with anything less than a dremel. A knife will barely scratch it.
It can be sanded. Though you can smooth it down easily before it has dried with your fingers and some water.
It is common for folks sculpting small figurines to use epoxy clay over the armature for strength (and because it sticks to anything) and then polymer clay for the details.
There is a learning curve when it comes to epoxy clay, but now I'll never go back to anything else.
Thank you again!!
-J
i usually use Apoxie Sculpt but i am always looking for different brands.
the thing i like the best about apoxie sculpt is i can buy black.
there is white..but that stuff is so sticky it would pick up every thing stuck on my hands.
It's very soft when first mixed together so I often make the basic shape and then leave it to harden up a bit before refining the item.
Polyclay will work. It's not as strong or tough as epoxy clay but it's easier to find.
But I don't think wire would work. If the teeth are going to break they'll just break around the wire - whatever you use to strengthen it has to be integral to the tooth.
cause atm, i've only just thought about making these suits and stuff. and for an experiment. i thought i'd just make a paw and arm. so. any help. pleasse contact me on my msn (y) thnxysss
It's vaguely toxic so wash your hands when you're done.