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Dead Face by ~Galindorf:iconGalindorf:

Categories Traditional Art > Sculpture > Figurative

©2007-2009 ~Galindorf
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Artist's Comments

This is an experimental polymer clay piece. With the technique I developed on this, I hope to do more.

It is small, only about an inch-and-a-half tall. Her eyes are beads. With the exception of the dark of the mouth and just on the inside of the eyelids, all the color you see here is done with polymer clay. As you can see her flesh is quite translucent and you can see details of veins and blood just beneath the skin.

Oh how I love polymer clay...

Edit: WOW Daily Deviation!! Thank you so much everyone who is stopping by to have a look at my little experiment and taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it! :hug:

Daily Deviation

Given 2008-07-10

Dead Face by ~Galindorf is an exquisite miniature that takes advantage of the translucent quality of its material to include extra details that makes this a macabre masterpiece, not unlike a wax death-mask. All fans of the macabre should keep tuned to ^Katerina423's updates on Horror and Macabre week! (Featured by `stigmatattoo)

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~artyandy Mar 25, 2007, 3:19:40 AM
very cool finish and idea :)
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~chi-33 Mar 25, 2007, 3:26:17 AM
wow thats a bit gruesome but extremely well done

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princess of darkness! grr :giggle: and typos...beware of the typos
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*isisfiredancer Mar 25, 2007, 3:29:52 AM
thats so cool and yet oh so very gruesome!

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I reject your reality and substitute my own!!
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~Belilmalebridia Mar 25, 2007, 7:06:39 AM
That could be a nice doll :)
I like the effect it seems that she has worms under her skin
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~Makeinu Mar 25, 2007, 2:31:46 PM
This is so beautiful. Can you get polymer at any art store? I can't believe you made her face so tiny but so detailed!

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that's a fresh kind of madness
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~Galindorf Mar 25, 2007, 3:36:13 PM
Yes! Polymer clay is very easy to get ahold of, it's not very well respected as an artists' material unfortunately and tends to be sold more for kids' crafts. You can find it under names like Sculpey, Fimo, and Katoclay. This makes use of translucent clays (which have no pigment) and if you bake them right you can see into them pretty well. There are so many tutorials online, the polymer clay community is VERY open and sharing!
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~Makeinu Mar 25, 2007, 5:38:19 PM
Ooh, thank you so much for the information! I used to play with sculpey all the time when I was little, but I haven't actually seen it around so much anymore.

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that's a fresh kind of madness
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~ElvinMoon Mar 31, 2007, 7:59:15 AM
Nothing like taking polymer clay to next creepies level. Well Done! I love how you used the translucent to it's greatest advantage - eew! :D

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I see what you see... only different. :)
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~Ballistyc Nov 26, 2007, 6:01:38 AM
was the picture taken before or after it was baked?
it's very slimey looking........did you add any gloss??

I dont think it needs to be said, but I'll say it anyway;
well done!!!

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Surgically removed myself from myself with 83% success
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~Galindorf Nov 26, 2007, 4:40:05 PM
Thank you, Ballistyc!! :) This was taken after it was baked. The clay doesn't show its true translucence until after it has cured, so you can't always be quite sure of your results! (especially since if your oven is too cool or hot it loses some effect) The shine you see is the clay itself, I buffed it with a home made buffing wheel on my rotary tool.
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