Tutorial: sculpting capes and cloths from Greenstuff

Time for another mini masterclass! Capes and cloths (like tabards) are pretty sweet and quite GrimDark to boot. Making them yourself from Greenstuff might be a bit of a challenge though, so let me show you my process! Big part of this is how to prevent the greenstuff to sticking to everything, including but not limited to your tools, miniature, table, fingers and cat. And when you want to make flowing capes, gravity usually works against you. Fortunately there is a way to fix this and make it actually help you instead!
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[@mightbeapersonmaybe8379]

Just tried my hand at making my own cape and my god i wished id watched tjis guide before hand. So many good tips and solutions for problems

[@dehoofdwerker]

Ouch sorry it was too late, but you can always try another time! 😁 i’ve ripped off pieces of greenstuff many times to start over, don’t be afraid to start over

[@nosdregamon]

Thanks for the tips with the putty at 23:00+ . Why didn't I think of these before? Genius . I use cheap scissors to cut green stuff. I cut it directly, leaving the plastic intact. I just wet the blades before and dry them afterwards so they don't take on rust (the scissors was cheap, but as long as it does it's work, why risk having to go out, to get another one ? ).

[@dehoofdwerker]

No problem! It helped me a bunch once I figured that one out. And the scissors are a good tip as well, although the knife has served me well up to this point :D

[@ThorMan91587]

The reason why you get chunks in your fresh mixed putty is because of the way ribbon GS is made. The hardener color (I forget which is which) is in contact with the other side, the chunks are where the chemical reaction took place after manufacture.

[@dehoofdwerker]

Yeah I thought that too, but this is greenstuff with a gap. Meaning that they two parts don't actually touch. I think it happens when the yellow part comes in contact with air as well, but just slower.

[@alexthompson3447]

Handy, no nonsense tips! Nice to see Mr Intercessor getting more love. 👌

[@dehoofdwerker]

Yeah he's slowly leveling up. Who knows where he might end up! :)

[@Wijkert]

4:37 I think does are from curing where the yellow meets the blue. That's why people sometimes cut out the middle bit and throw it away or some strips of Green Stuff have a space in-between the yellow and the blue to prevent that from happening.

[@dehoofdwerker]

that's usually what's happening, but I'm using greenstuff with a gap currently and still have the same issue. It's simply that the surface of the yellow part will slowly cure to air after a while. I'll stick to buying smaller amounts and keep them closed for longer, probably.

[@tomaveryta]

This is fantastic stuff mate well done, will definitely try giving this a go!

[@dehoofdwerker]

Thanks a lot, and good luck!

[@altsien]

Beautiful work. Looking forward to more tutorials in the future.

[@dehoofdwerker]

Thanks a lot! And stay tuned for more :)

[@Wijkert]

3:38 I have a blade that I only use for cutting Green Stuff or other putties, so my sharp blades don't get sticky. Not the best tip, but one nonetheless.

[@dehoofdwerker]

Yeah that would be a great tip if I could get myself organized enough to stick to that division. I know myself enough to know that I will just grab the blade that is closest at any given moment and thing to myself 'ah, it will be OK'... XD

[@reddragon4482]

This is a great video, thank you dude.

[@dehoofdwerker]

No problem, glad you like it!

[@ChrisKidder]

What a great tutorial!!! Subscribed 🤩

[@dehoofdwerker]

Thank you! And welcome :)

[@joshuaking4412]

Thank you for this!!! Super helpful

[@dehoofdwerker]

No problem, glad it helped!

[@ThomasGallinari]

4:17 That's what she said Great video by the way ;) Greenstuff is such a pain to work with

[@dehoofdwerker]

hur hur hur :) and thanks! Yes it absolutely is, until you get the hang of it. Just keep practicing!

[@computersocsci]

Great tutorial, thanks!

[@dehoofdwerker]

You're welcome!

[@motorbikekultofspeed1094]

Excellent tutorial. Thank you for sharing. During the curing process could you either freeze the model or use a heat gun to combat the effects of gravity or would that negatively impact how the green stuff cures?

[@dehoofdwerker]

No problem, glad to hear you liked it! I never tried a heat gun myself but that would definitely speed up the curing time. However, it will probably also make the GS softer and droop more, but that's just my theoretical answer. For freezing it will go the other way: the GS will be stiffer but cure more slowly. One of the options might work, but I never tried either of them for this purpose.

[@Ownuout]

Very helpful! I wonder if flatting it with a standard gift card (no indented numbers) would work? Not too thick or thin. It's an old trick I used to use on thermal grease for CPUs. It is bendable and can smear the putty flat.

[@dehoofdwerker]

Oh that might work but I never tried it. Greenstuff is quite stiff so you might need to apply quite a bit of pressure, but you could try and see what happens. If you mix in a bit more yellow than blue the gs becomes softer and that might make it easier.

[@Ownuout]

@@dehoofdwerker Thanks on recommending more yellow, I'm going to try it. Stickiness may still be an issue but if it works, we can get a flatter layer quicker, less time. long live lazy people!

[@dehoofdwerker]

@@Ownuout yes the lazier the better! If it sticks too much you can add some vaseline or nivea on the surface, which reduces sticking by heaps. For vaseline you do need to wash it with some soapy water after it's cured, before painting though, otherwise the paint won't stick.

[@Ownuout]

@@dehoofdwerker I've seen other creators use "Wessen oil" or cooking oil. Have you tried that? Is it less to wash off? I wonder if it needs a washing still or can just flat varnish over and then paint.

[@dehoofdwerker]

@@Ownuout oh, no? Never heard of that. If it’s really an oil you definitely need to wash it off, just like vaseline. Nivea appears to be a bit different as it’s mainly water based. But all oils and fats will need to be washed off. It’s not that hard to do though, just dunk it in some warm soapy water and brush it gently with a toothbrush for a bit.

[@thomascarberry434]

I always cut my greenstuff with a scissors while it's in the plastic sleeve works every time

[@dehoofdwerker]

Yeah I've seen people do that before but I don't want to waste my scissors! :D Anyway, good tip, I'll give it a try again sometime

[@Lochagos]

This is great thank you, subbed

[@dehoofdwerker]

Glad you liked it, and welcome to the club! :)

[@hundredtai]

Aah yes, the famous scenery workshop retractable blade haha

[@dehoofdwerker]

ouch hidden commercial in there and I'm not even paid for it! :P

[@thegodemperorofmankind2881]

Dip your knife in water or vaseline to prevent it from sticking to it, I just use water but I imagine vaseline might work okay too

[@dehoofdwerker]

yeah I do the same. I've been having some trouble with kicking the habit of sticking it in my mouth, but I'm getting better at it! :)

[@chadenright]

I'm really interested in this content but in the first minute of the video you immediately start mumbling into the mic! It'd be really helpful if you did some audio post-processing and normalized your volume. Just check the volume graph for the vid; if it has a couple of spikes and is mostly at 25% or 50%, you need to normalize a bit more.

[@dehoofdwerker]

Yeah I noticed the same, and in my recent videos I'm doing more audio processing. It's a learning process! :)