Southern California - I'm going to try sculpting
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maximan1
01-08-07, 08:27 PM
I am going to make a sculpture, something bike themed, and I've already drawn it out.
More directly would be bikeFORUMS themed. My dad is a trained sculptor, so he could probably help me out. I just wanted to inform you guys.
Post pics of your MTBs and BMX bikes :)
maximan1
01-08-07, 09:22 PM
Ummmm, any hints?
magicant
01-08-07, 09:29 PM
Take a piece of granite and chip away anything that doesn't look like a bike.
:D
maximan1
01-08-07, 09:42 PM
Thats a funny joke.
Take a piece of granite and chip away anything that doesn't look like a bike.
:D
Use marble.
Granite is much to hard, you would dull any steel very quickly.
I would know, I sell granite for a living:D
maximan1
01-08-07, 09:58 PM
Granite slabs? Like for kitchen countertops? Would you give me a discount cause I'm you friend from Bikeforums?
Granite slabs? Like for kitchen countertops? Would you give me a discount cause I'm you friend from Bikeforums?
Yup.
magicant
01-08-07, 10:01 PM
Use marble.
Granite is much to hard, you would dull any steel very quickly.
I would know, I sell granite for a living:D
My bad -- it should have been marble, but I took it for granite. :D :D
(y'know the old jokes still come back to me, even after all these years)
Chucklehead
01-08-07, 10:08 PM
is stone really the ideal medium to work with in your first attempt at sculpting? what about plasticine or wood?
maximan1
01-08-07, 10:10 PM
Yup.
So do I get a discount?
maximan1
01-08-07, 10:10 PM
is stone really the ideal medium to work with in your first attempt at sculpting? what about plasticine or wood?
I'm working with carving wax
Chucklehead
01-08-07, 10:21 PM
sculpting is a fun deal. once you finally start getting the results you want it's actually a little addicting.
here's a mold i carved/sculpted a while back to make rc car bodies.
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b56/doghair/examples/Image048.jpg
i used two 2x4's and some body filler :)
is stone really the ideal medium to work with in your first attempt at sculpting? what about plasticine or wood?
There's always fat
http://www.toutfait.com/issues/issue_3/News/Danto/images/07_big.jpg
Brian Sorrell
01-09-07, 12:14 AM
I vote for wood. Nothing like a band saw and a file to prove your artistic salt.
Well, a really nice band saw and an artillery of files, sanding discs and drums, microfiber papers, tung oil, and a heap of patience. Then make it into a lamp. That'll show it.
anyone ever heard of clay ?? Or maybe for his age play-doh ;)
Chucklehead
01-09-07, 01:47 AM
anyone ever heard of clay ?? Or maybe for his age play-doh ;)
:mad:
that's what plasticine is!!
mateo44
01-09-07, 08:28 AM
Anyone else make a pipe in jr. high wood shop? Ah, the memories!
Disclaimer: DON'T!
Anyone else make a pipe in jr. high wood shop? Ah, the memories!
Disclaimer: DON'T!
:roflmao: I remember being in the office in high school one day when another student was being marched into the dean's office for that exact same thing! :p
thomson
01-09-07, 08:36 AM
Anyone else make a pipe in jr. high wood shop? Ah, the memories!
Disclaimer: DON'T!
Geesh, I had wood shop in about 1970, I think making a pipe was one of the assignments. (although I don't remember)
Scootcore
01-09-07, 10:24 AM
My bad -- it should have been marble, but I took it for granite. :D :D
(y'know the old jokes still come back to me, even after all these years)
whats next? a horse walks into a bar, the bartender says, "hey, why the long face?".
now thats comedy!!!!:D :D :D :D :D
whats next? a horse walks into a bar, the bartender says, "hey, why the long face?".
now thats comedy!!!!:D :D :D :D :D
Three vampires walk into a bar and the bartender takes their drink orders: two bloods and a plasma.
"Great," the bartender says, "that's two bloods and a blood lite!"
Ba-dum tsh!
roadfix
01-09-07, 11:44 AM
I remember making a couple of pipes in my clay sculpting class at a JC.
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