Hey everyone.  Well, “hey” to the at least 4 subscribers and the 25 search engine bots that visit BA everyday.

I have not dropped off the face of the earth.  I have been splitting my time over at http://www.fourfatguys.com, working out so I have something to post at fourfatguys.com, and writing a screenplay (yes, a REAL screenplay).

The script is for consideration at Starship Farragut.  I have worked as a production assistant for a couple of their projects and some sound recording on others.  This is my first stab at teleplay writing.  The treatment of the project was well received, and a couple of folks who have read the early script have liked it.  But that does consume a great deal of time.

So, visit FFG, SHF, and keep me in mind that I can keep up with the workout program.  Who knows, I may have to register smallandyy.com after a while.

I am starting a new site devoted to all things polymer clay, Sculpey Club.

Any input on how to make this a more fun and informative site let me know.

I have a short experiment already online. I try to make an Altoids tin into a keepsake turtle box. It goes fairly well until the very end. Give it a look.

I followed approximately the How To Make a Sculpey baby tutorial from a few posts ago. I did not photograph a series of the steps I used because I was not sure if this experiment would even come out humanoid much less along the lines of the directions.

Well, you can judge my work below.

About 2 hours of sculpting and nearly 40 minutes of baking. The figurine is about 7 inches long.

Ok, so my previous installment is VERY detailed. Wire frames, plumbers epoxy, air brush, that is a lot for someone just wanting to make nice little figurines in sculpey clay. Well here is a great tutorial on making something much simpler, is much less involved, and will probably only take a day (maybe two) to complete from start to finish.

A sculpey antelope, very small so one does not need to worry about an internal support structure (i.e. wires and foil), and can be painted rather simply to get a great effect. Click on over to the ArtSpots forum and enjoy. I am going to give it a try and post what my results are.

http://www.artspots.com/forum/topic/687

This tutorial has been online for quite a while now but I wanted to bring it to your attention since it is not Youtube based but a forum thread.

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=18287&page=1&pp=60

Here are a couple of pics from the tutorial to wet your appetite. Smellybug does this thing for a living but why not pick up some hints and tips from an expert? And he is GOOD!

Concept Drawing

Building the Skeleton

Filling it in

Refining the Detail

Getting Ready for Baking

Painting

I left out the finished sculpture, you will have to read the thread for yourself. It is a great read!