Super-smooth green stuff

[Olgerth Istaarn]

Take a look at this picture:

 

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-iqZMUFh2iQ/THsX...C02798+copy.jpg

 

See how the green stuff that the guy slathered on the leg bits is super-smooth? How does one get it to be so smooth and well, not lumpy? Once he paints it, it will be indistinguishable from plastic. Now, I'm using sculpting tools, and I keep my fingers and tools moistened to avoid sticking, but I can never quite achieve the texture like in the picture. I get pretty close, but not nearly as perfect as the example in the pic. How does one do it?

[Grimm Blade]

I find that patience helps.... Try to let the GS harded a little before you try to smooth it.

 

GB

[Ravenwinghost]

You can try and place your piece of GS on a wet sponge so the gs doesn't become sticky. When it is not so sticky it will be easier to work with.

 

Hope this helps.

 

JA

[winterdyne]

Another thing to watch for is hardened putty from the centre of the strip being in your mix. This can make lumps you'll never get out, and is prevalant in strips with a lot of shelf time. Discard where the two components meet, and mix with the fresh stuff from the sides.

[jerryrich]

to add to what winterdyne said, after discarding where the 2 colors touch, store each color in its own baggie or container, miliput comes like this and i dont think ive ever had lumpy putty.

[madscuzzy]

Lubrication, such as oil based products such as vaseline, or just plain oil can help. Water is not a good lubrication as GS repels water quite readily.

 

GS has shelf life. The older the GS, the harder it gets. The harder it gets, the less fine it gets, which makes it difficult to smooth it out as fine as your example is. Softer GS works great for such fine smoothing.

[Prosedragon]

That also looks like its been sanded...which is in itself impressive, b/c greenstuff doesn't sand well.