Sculpting in POLYMER CLAY | Glowing JellyFish

Sculpting and Painting a JELLYFLY - so magical and weird it could be in AVATAR!
Video Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:21 - Design Your Sculpture
0:37 - Building a Tinfoil Armature
1:04 - Polymer Clay Sculpting and Texture
7:35 - Baking Polymer Clay
7:58 - How To Repair Cracks in Polymer Clay
8:27 - Painting Your Clay Sculpture
10:28 - Final Sculpture
Materials and Tools used/recommended:
CLAY
Super Sculpey Polymer Clay (pack of 3) - amzn.to/3L3doPy
SCULPTING TOOLS
Stainless Steel Sculpting Tools - amzn.to/3gfE6GD
Loop Tools - amzn.to/34rUHnL
Silicone tip / dotting tools - amzn.to/34sQe4w
PAINTING
GOLDEN Fluid Acrylic (for airbrushing) set of 10 - amzn.to/3giFqIR
GOLDEN airbrush medium (to thin the paint) - amzn.to/3riZQaV
GOLDEN Heavy Body Acrylics, set of 6 colours (thicker / for brush painting) - amzn.to/3APhGoZ
BRUSHES, set of 15 - amzn.to/3ookdSc
Skin Illustrator (Alc. Ink Palette) - amzn.to/3sx04uy
Airbrush, Iwata Eclipse - amzn.to/3offq5i
Airbrush Compressor - amzn.to/3ARchxC
Airbrush Holder + cleaning set - amzn.to/3APXH9Q
OTHER
Armature wire (gauge 10 / 3.2mm diameter) - amzn.to/3oivPGh
Armature Wire (gauge 6 / 4.9mm diameter) - amzn.to/34qcX0Q
Turntable / Sculpting Wheel - amzn.to/3AT6VlQ
The above product links are affiliated - that means if you purchase anything via one of these links, Amazon will pay me a small commission. It won’t cost you anything extra but it's a huge help for me and my channel :) I’ll only ever provide links to products I use myself and can stand by.
#Sculpey #Airbrushing #Avatar #polymer #Howto

[@SwaysTavern]

Omg yeeessss Very AVATAR vibes 👍 Looks amazing! And that neat trick with the glue and the baby powder! 👍❤😀

[@SofiaBue]

Thank you 😁 and glad you like the repair trick, so useful!

[@SwaysTavern]

I have to totally try it out 😂👍

[@drew-ie9xw]

I'm in love with your imagination!

[@raphfelix6305]

That's amazing. Ever work with Monster Clay and silicone molds? That jellyfly would look awesome done in a clear resin. And lit from within.

[@jay-xr5ip]

A mixture of a butterfly and an immortal being well done sofia!

[@SofiaBue]

Thanks @jay 😃

[@phyllissanfiorenzful]

You have such an imagination!!

[@sun6moon9]

Astonishing. Its like a facehugger got Bjork. Really beautiful and cool. You master.

[@lightpainteddoll]

What a fantastic creature you’ve created!!! Your work is mesmerising. I’m completely speechless with awe! Thank you very much for sharing this! ❤️ Great tips!!!

[@phyllissanfiorenzful]

Beautiful 🥰

[@sofiaaldunate4365]

Completely FASCINATING!!!! Congratulations for your talent, imagination and skills!!!!

[@SofiaBue]

Aww thats so kind ♡ thank you 😊

[@drakensav]

Great work, both making the vid and the sculpt. Keep being awesome and make a effort to remember how much you rock by putting up photos of things you are proud of and good things people said. Make a powerwall that you add/alter to force yourself the revisit and get fuel for the days you're running low...actually I'm probably talking to myself cause that's what I need to do now, but maybe someone reads this and also needs it.

[@lovesamuraisaturn]

Amazing work but your intuitive flowing process to make these pieces is even more amazing

[@michaelgregory3452]

Some really cool techniques applied here.

[@SofiaBue]

thank you 😊

[@kevinlittle9483]

Just started interest in this Art... you are my inspiration! Thanks

[@natascha9279]

Thank you so much for your videos. Truly amazing :)

[@BelindaShort]

Just found your channel it's amazing and I'm incredibly annoyed I haven't found it in searches for this kind of content.

[@kathyluebke3158]

You have so many incredible tips:) I’m so excited to have found your channel and start sculpting again!

[@dollplexus74]

wow. incredible love this. i will made one to.

[@skateandlife]

You are the best thank you for your knowledge ^^

[@chrisglatie]

OMG 😳 what should I say?!? It’s amazing 🤩 I’m so in love with this beautiful jellyfish ♥️ thanks for sharing ur working process with us 🙏♥️

[@elliegreen872]

So happy to have found this channel, love the sculptures, fascinating.

[@justinruark6499]

So many of my questions were answered in this 10 minute video. Thank you for the amazing work!

[@roxydarlingart]

Omg, I just found your channel, and I’m so happy!!! Yea! I learned two new tricks from you during this video! That is so exciting. I do have one question, because I do work in polymer clay. When I have baked something and it has cracked, I’ve just patched the cracks useing polymer clay, mixed with liquid polymer clay, to fix cracks. I noticed you, decided to start that piece over, and make it thinner. Should I be doing this, rather than patching the cracks? My sculpture education, is in metalsmithing and jewelry design, and I started working with polymer clay because the metal was messing up my hands, and I needed a softer material. So, I’m just making it up as I go via experiments. I’m so excited to have found your channel, and going to binge watch it while I work on my sculpts😻! I’m so excited to find have found your channel!!! ✨💙✨

[@scweeeker1]

Such creative talent❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@reshmadevendra2]

Thank you so much for sharing this. U are incredibly talented :))

[@istmirwunst]

A huge like from me. This sculpture looks awesome

[@edwinters3214]

Sofia, can you do a lot of inflatable air bladders effects techniques, please?

[@juliejay5436]

FANTASTIC!

[@toddgy.4089]

THE DETAILS!! Beautiful. What is that little tool squishing the clay into long cylindrical shapes?

[@JadeValour]

Do I like this video???? I WANT THAT SCULPTURE!!!!!😍😍😍

[@chrisallton4409]

Love your work. It's inspired me to think about sculpting again after a break of 20 years since finishing my masters in art. How long did it take to do the sculpture. It looks a lot more time-consuming than the video looks.

[@Teeniebfable]

This is amazing!

[@saashathomas3100]

For a complete beginner, where do you start with clay sculpting ? I see it's a whole process between the forming of the clay, to adding details with tools and then painting as well, which includes knowing how to shade/highlighting, ect. (Which I know nothing about! Lol) So, with that being said.. where would I begin!? 🙂

[@MeghanOsborne]

This is beautiful. How long would you estimate that this took you so complete?

[@user-tc7ht6fe6b]

I'm thinking mica powder might also have been good at the dry brush stage. Would that have worked for you?

[@ltlbuddha]

Look into Cosclay. It is a flexible polymer clay that is really durable. I'm not sure it is available in New Zealand, though. Anyway, that is a beautiful sculpture and the paint makes it come alive. Baking powder also does a similar thing when combined with CA glue. I wonder how it compares to the baby powder.

[@Upper_echelon_exotics]

Do you think a lighter would work to prebake very small eyeballs?

[@plesio8177]

I love your sculpting. Can you please give me some advice to be motivated for sculpting, because I wanted to start sculpting too, but I fell like I couldn't do this or I won't be happy with the results. I would relly apriciate it. (Sorry for my English I am from Germany and English is my secound langguage)

[@Bringidon]

errrrrrr🤔.. errmmmmm🤔.. wow.. liked and subscribed🙂

[@sheritaeisner7498]

Is there a reason you didn’t use translucent clay?

[@Duder_abides]

Wonder if it would have cracked using Cosclay rather than Sculpey. Doubt it. I'm somewhat over my pieces of sculpey breaking here and there especially tiny parts.

[@wolflahti412]

In my experience, overbaking occurs only when you use too high a temperature. As long as I stay at 275 °F, I can safely bake multiple times or for longer times than called for. It's always good to follow instructions, but whereas the clay I use calls for 15 minutes baking time, I bake everything, even my thinnest parts, for 30 minutes with no dire consequences. Maybe I've just been lucky. Your mileage may vary.

[@kathyluebke3158]

What happens if you over bake the pieces of different thickness? Do you always need to Prebake?

[@wolflahti412]

I've read that the colors of alcohol inks fade over time. What has been your experience?

[@ruthhaahrlarsen8453]

Er den ikke lidt for blå?

[@SofiaBue]

For blå for hvad? ;)

[@janzar053official]

Mine craft glow squid in irl:

[@bonnijensen8600]

Maja spørger om du vil lære hende at lave sådan nogle seje ting ? 🥰

[@SofiaBue]

aww det vil jeg gerne Maja 😊