Making Art Toys - How to Make Your Toys Really Freakin Smooth

So you've finished and sanded your toy, but for some reason it just still doesn't feel as "Factory smooth" as you thought you could get it? In this latest full length "tutorial" I go over my entire fixing, sanding and surfacing process. By the end of this process, I have a pretty much "Factory smooth" piece, regardless of how rough it was at the start!
I've also included a full written this description of my process down the bottom of the description - let me know your thoughts!
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Hi everyone - I'm Facter (@facter on IG) and this is my latest tutorial on how I create my own designer toys for Irikanji Toys.
I've been doing graffiti and street art for 25 years, and have been making my own toys for about 5 years now in Melbourne, Australia. It's been an amazing journey so far. I still have so much to learn, but id like to share what I already know, and learn from everyone else - so please leave comments or suggestions, and constructive criticisms!
Check out my website or buy toys - www.irikanji.com
Instagram - / facter
FB - / facter
Thanks Mr White for the motions! / turbogfx3
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Full Smoothing Process Rundown
All of these stages are optional, it depends on the smoothness you want and the defects you are trying to fix.
use wet and dry sandpaper. Get from around 100 in as many grades as you can up to about 2000+
get a small bowl of water - you can dunk your sculpt as you sand ... Its waterproof (make sure you use wet and dry sandpaper). Start at whatever grade you think you need to. I usually start at 100 if it's really rough and get rid of blemishes and putty etc
Mr Surfacer is your main tool. You'll use a fair bit of it, if you want to be economical, get and airbrush and use the jar stuff, or there are other "primer and surfacers" out there that are cheaper (they just may not give quite as good a result, imho) - I'm often lazy so I often just get the spraycans.
[Removing major blemishes/mass]
Prime with Mr surfacer 500
Sand with 80-330 sandpaper to reveal where the Mr Surfacer has picked up blemishes and problems
Use either Mr Liquid Putty, apoxysculpt (or whatever is best for you) in any areas that appear to have holes, or fix any areas you need or additional sculpting with your apoxysculpt) etc
Continue to sand with course 80-300 any parts that need to be levelled or taken down, or mass removed.
[Continue to this step above until you've fixed blemishes and any defects]
Prime with Mr Surfacer 500
Sand with 300-400
Prime with Mr surfacer 500
Sand with 600-800
Prime with Mr surfacer 1000
Sand with 1000
Prime with Mr surfacer 1200
Sand with 1000
Prime with Mr surfacer 1200
Sand with 1200
Sand with 1500
Sand with 2000
[Do the following for additional ultra freakin smooth wow factor]
Mr rubbing fine 3000 (polishing compound)
Mr rubbing super fine 4000 (polishing compound)
Clear coat

[@alanlabriola3810]

I freaking love you, dude 🐻

[@anthonyzayler5449]

Looking nice!

[@danjones3009]

Excellent!

[@shedquartercreations4714]

Always great to see someone elses process to try out with my current methods. Your always informative mate.

[@carloslema.t]

awesome job, thank you for posting it!

[@IrikanjiToys]

You're welcome mate, hope you find some use amongst it!

[@expansionestelar]

super mega cool process thank you boy!!!!

[@IrikanjiToys]

You're welcome! Hope you for some tips out of it 🙂

[@average_eddie2391]

love how much you push the fact that it doesnt have to be perfect! hard to remember sometimes when looking at all the amazing stuff out there! keep up the great work brother!

[@IrikanjiToys]

Yeah man the reason I love designer toys is all those little imperfections and hand made aesthetic! Art doesn't have to be perfect to be awesome ☺️ and cheers mate!

[@mentapurpuracr]

Silly question: I just got to this video and thought you were sanding a sculpt. Then I noticed what appears to be color resin coming in as you sand. Is it fair to say you're sanding here after your already got your resin figure out of the mold? Or is the Sculpey just a miriad of colors?

[@IrikanjiToys]

IF it was grey, then it is probably plastic with a grey primer over it, as its sanded down the plastic will be showing through