FAQ: Green Stuff basics

[Raziellycas]

Probably doesn't work for thing with more depth to it though.

E.g. no making angels/skull helmets this way.

 

yes you're right, It won't works really really well with deeper things but surface details like chest plates, shoulder pad symbols, purity seals, armor decors and words can e easy producted with this technique

[ijiro]

This looks amazing!

 

I always liked squibor's style.

 

What wax do you use? Normal candle wax?

 

Thanks for this great info, will try that one out for sure.

[Onisuzume]

Think you could also use bee wax. :D

Whatever is more readily available to you.

[Raziellycas]

This looks amazing!

 

I always liked squibor's style.

 

What wax do you use? Normal candle wax?

 

Thanks for this great info, will try that one out for sure.

 

 

I've used some xmas candles and some other old vanilla flawored candles that were hanging around in my room ^_^ so you don't really need a special kind of wax.

[Gussy]

Won't the wax deform when you press the green stuff into it?

[Raziellycas]

Won't the wax deform when you press the green stuff into it?

 

 

nope, when it's hard it don't change shape, obviusly you have to keep it in a cold place not over your heater :D

[nik0]

How do I use greenstuff for modelling purposes.

Last time i tried the green stuff never even got ... 'moldable' and was just hard and difficult to work with and i ended up with a blob of green stuck to the bottom of the desk....

 

So any tips or any1 got the time to tell me how to use it?

[DarKHaZZ13]

there are plenty of tutorials here on the B&C

it depends what you are trying to model

 

but basics

petroleum jelly (vasaline)

water

sculpting tool

knife

pins

etc

 

cut a strip off and mix (if you need it to be moldable, use more yellow)

make sure your fingers have vasaline on and that you work area is at least damp (best to use a cutting mat with vasaline over it)

 

shouldn't have any problems from there

unless it trying to sculpt something...

and then you refer to the specific tutorial

 

 

good luck

[nik0]

Alrighty, thanks.

[smelly_squig]

here is a few

http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/index.p...;hl=green+stuff

http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/index.p...;hl=green+stuff

http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/index.p...;hl=green+stuff

http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/index.p...;hl=green+stuff

http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/index.p...;hl=green+stuff

http://www.sciborminiatures.com/en_,sculpting.php

http://uk.games-workshop.com/convershunklinic/green-stuff/1/

http://www.brushthralls.com/tutorials/index.php

http://warhammer.org.uk/PhP/viewtopic.php?t=9675

http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/index.p...&showcat=13

[Snackes]

Sculpting guides from One Ring

 

Good Luck!

[nik0]

Thanks a bunch ^_^

Really helpful thanks :D

P.S. Not meant to sound sarcastic

[Forgeman]

For lube, my advice is to dab a little bit of vaseline onto the GS before you start mixing it and then mix it and that should reduce the tackiness of the putty considerably, from then on a little spit on your tools is generally good enough; I usually use the citadel sculpting tool, a small pointed clay shaper and a stanley knife blade and just dab them onto my tongue.

 

Here's two Dark Apostles from somewhere on the B&C that should give you some ideas on what and how to sculpt your GS. Another good tip is that you will often need much, much less GS than you anticipate so just use a little bit to start and see how you feel. I also like to build up my sculpts in lots of layers too.

 

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h81/Sonnilion/49a2c7ef1.jpg

 

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h81/Sonnilion/5f7858da1.jpg

 

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h81/Sonnilion/Dark20Apostle20OK2011.jpg

 

 

Here's a few examples of stuff I've done at various stages of sculpting.

 

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h81/Sonnilion/BellyPlate.jpg

 

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h81/Sonnilion/DSCF1212.jpg

 

 

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h81/Sonnilion/DSCF1201.jpg

 

 

In order I sculpted the terminator belly plate third and the ork face was the first face/head I ever sculpted.

 

Other things that help are lots of pictures, it's much easier to sculpt something you can see rather than just work to an idea in your head even the most badly drawn sketch can be really helpful I find. Somethign else I do is to really think about what I awnt to sculpt, looking at other miniatures or even pictures and trying to break them down into basic shapes and visualising those shapes in my mind's eye, trying to work out just how I would go about sculpting such a thing.

 

The other thing you might like to consider is plasticard. I use it quite a lot as a base to sculpt onto or often part of the sculpt as I find it much easier to carve than GS and it is quite a versatile material that can be be cut, sliced, drilled, sanded and filed with ease.

[commander alexander]

Very cool on the wax mold, and you could do angels and skulls as long as you did just the lines, or I believe as long as you dont sell any copies, you could just press a skull or angel bit in it.

 

Also Forgeman, you have some godly GS skills. Teach me master :P .