Daniel: I did a thing!
I'm waiting for a transparent wax I ordered to arrive before I finish it, but I thought it would be nice to see if someone has any advice to give.
Daniel: @Armored-Struggle-Wagon: I thought oil paint would work well, but for this figure I used melted crayons as paint. Do you think it would be better if it were orange?
Armored-Struggle-Wagon: @Daniel: RLM 04 is very accurate to Katia's Fur color, stop by your local hobby shop, they should have some, add some white to it, for the eyes.
Daniel: @Armored-Struggle-Wagon: I apreciate the sugestion, and if in the next twin moon I decide to make another I will look for RLM 04, but in this case I will live with the yellow. It may not be accurate, but I'm feeling lazy.
Daniel: @Tahrey: It's high is almost 12 cm.
I was experimenting with the materials, and turn out crayons can work very well. I only wished individual colors were sold separate, I bought three box for the white crayon. I was trying to avoid pigments but it seems future projects will need some titanium oxide complement.
Tahrey: Well, turns out you can buy packs of single colours separately, but [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Crayola-Bulk-Crayons-Large-White/dp/B0044SBIBO/ref=sr_1_138?s=kids&ie=UTF8&qid=1454490199&sr=1-138"]they are[/url] really [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Crayola-Formerly-Binney-BIN520836034-Crayons/dp/B0044SEJMO/ref=sr_1_163?s=kids&ie=UTF8&qid=1454490228&sr=1-163"]stupidly expensive[/url], especially considering that other specialist colour-tone packs are far more [url=="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Crayola-02-0844-8-Multicultural-Crayons/dp/B000NPBLS2/ref=sr_1_77?s=kids&ie=UTF8&qid=1454490132&sr=1-77"]reasonably priced[/url] even if you wouldn't call them cheap.
What you might find more useful and affordable are the "class packs", which are actually pretty cheap when you consider them purely in terms of buying crayons in general (the worst value [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Crayola-Education-First-Crayon-Classpack/dp/B00FZQH1GK/ref=sr_1_10?s=kids&ie=UTF8&qid=1454490062&sr=1-10"]144-piece standard size[/url] pack is still about what you'd pay per-crayon for a basic unbranded set in a discount store, a pack offering [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Crayola-144-Giant-Crayon-Assorted/dp/B000NPBLSC/ref=sr_1_26?s=kids&ie=UTF8&qid=1454490086&sr=1-26"]144 large crayons[/url] is nearly the same price even though you get 50% more coloured wax overall, and if you want to get really serious the [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Classpack-Regular-Crayons-Colors-800/dp/B00006IFAH/ref=sr_1_95?s=kids&ie=UTF8&qid=1454490132&sr=1-95"]800-crayon super pack[/url] is an absolute steal, though sadly the latter lacks white and three others vs the first two) and aren't too shabby when you think of it as a way to get single colours either as it's still about half the price of buying them without all the others...
Something else that might be of interest to you, if you're not just melting down Ikea budget tea-lights to get your plain base, are [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wax-Resist-Sticks-Creating-Special/dp/B0094GEUUM/ref=pd_sim_sbs_21_3?ie=UTF8&dpID=51c%2BeDqCFpL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&refRID=11WRTZKFDCM7ZZR7EHRT"]these things[/url], which is basically crayolas without pigment...
Oh, and the 200-piece set might no longer exist, but you can certainly still get [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/PACK-Crayola-Ultimate-Crayon-152-Crayons/dp/B00KKXCWLC/ref=sr_1_97?s=kids&ie=UTF8&qid=1454490159&sr=1-97"]a 152-piece one[/url], with each crayon being a unique colour...
Tahrey: Interesting. I thought it was a little larger for some reason but that's still a good size. If you made a full body to go with it'd stand pretty tall.
Anyway, turns out you can buy packs of single colours separately, but they are really stupidly expensive, especially considering that other specialist colour-tone packs are far more reasonably priced even if you wouldn't call them cheap.
What you might find more useful and affordable are the "class packs", which are actually pretty cheap when you consider them purely in terms of buying crayons in general (the worst value 144-piece standard size pack is still about what you'd pay per-crayon for a basic unbranded set in a discount store, a pack offering 144 large crayons is nearly the same price even though you get 50% more coloured wax overall, and if you want to get really serious the 800-crayon super pack is an absolute steal, though sadly the latter lacks white and three others vs the first two) and aren't too shabby when you think of it as a way to get single colours either as it's still about half the price of buying them without all the others...
Something else that might be of interest to you, if you're not just melting down Ikea budget tea-lights to get your plain base, are these things, which is basically crayolas without pigment...
Oh, and the 200-piece set might no longer exist, but you can certainly still get a 152-piece one, with each crayon being a unique colour...
Tahrey: 'kinell. ok. if you're on a narrow screen like me, then that stupid popup thing with the post writer's name is probably appearing in EXACTLY the wrong place. So, to condense:
Daniel: @Tahrey: The large classpack and the skin tone pack looks very interresting for wax sculptures. Thanks a lot.
Say, are you planing to do something interresting with all those crayons?
Tahrey: Who me? I haven't bought any... I might have two or three lurking in the stationary drawer at home, but otherwise I don't have any crayons to use. So, um... "no". Sorry :D
But it is a pretty neat idea, you can in fact get crayola modelling kits now, I saw whilst looking those up. I'd like to have a try at using them as paint, even if it just turned out abstract. The difficult thing would be keeping a palette of them liquid without serious danger to life and limb. Might need to use a bain marie or something, with suitable cladding to ensure all the steam escaped from the far side...
Tahrey: Also I just remembered what this was strongly reminding me of - the claymation figures in one of Michael Jackson's 80s videos (featured as an integral part of "Moonwalker"). Have you a background in this sort of thing or did you just wing it?
Daniel: @Tahrey: What you are describing is called encaustic. It's a vary old painting technique.
The wax is chose for it's melting point, you will need to keep it hot without burn. The bain marie is a good idea. It's better use flexible metal spatulas, but if you don't care for the tool condition brushes and plastic spatulas work well. After the painting is done you espose the back of the surfice to a heat source to fix the paint.
If that doen't interresting you there are another process involving conbine melted wax to the oil paint. If it's done right the result should be a thicker paint that don't need to be heated.
I worked with wax before, but not like this. I'm mostly trying diferent things to see what work.
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I'm waiting for a transparent wax I ordered to arrive before I finish it, but I thought it would be nice to see if someone has any advice to give.
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damn, why did none of us ever think of that? that sounds amazing.
Nice work btw. How big is it / how much wax did you have to use for something like this?
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I was experimenting with the materials, and turn out crayons can work very well. I only wished individual colors were sold separate, I bought three box for the white crayon. I was trying to avoid pigments but it seems future projects will need some titanium oxide complement.
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What you might find more useful and affordable are the "class packs", which are actually pretty cheap when you consider them purely in terms of buying crayons in general (the worst value [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Crayola-Education-First-Crayon-Classpack/dp/B00FZQH1GK/ref=sr_1_10?s=kids&ie=UTF8&qid=1454490062&sr=1-10"]144-piece standard size[/url] pack is still about what you'd pay per-crayon for a basic unbranded set in a discount store, a pack offering [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Crayola-144-Giant-Crayon-Assorted/dp/B000NPBLSC/ref=sr_1_26?s=kids&ie=UTF8&qid=1454490086&sr=1-26"]144 large crayons[/url] is nearly the same price even though you get 50% more coloured wax overall, and if you want to get really serious the [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Classpack-Regular-Crayons-Colors-800/dp/B00006IFAH/ref=sr_1_95?s=kids&ie=UTF8&qid=1454490132&sr=1-95"]800-crayon super pack[/url] is an absolute steal, though sadly the latter lacks white and three others vs the first two) and aren't too shabby when you think of it as a way to get single colours either as it's still about half the price of buying them without all the others...
Something else that might be of interest to you, if you're not just melting down Ikea budget tea-lights to get your plain base, are [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wax-Resist-Sticks-Creating-Special/dp/B0094GEUUM/ref=pd_sim_sbs_21_3?ie=UTF8&dpID=51c%2BeDqCFpL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&refRID=11WRTZKFDCM7ZZR7EHRT"]these things[/url], which is basically crayolas without pigment...
Oh, and the 200-piece set might no longer exist, but you can certainly still get [url="http://www.amazon.co.uk/PACK-Crayola-Ultimate-Crayon-152-Crayons/dp/B00KKXCWLC/ref=sr_1_97?s=kids&ie=UTF8&qid=1454490159&sr=1-97"]a 152-piece one[/url], with each crayon being a unique colour...
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Anyway, turns out you can buy packs of single colours separately, but they are really stupidly expensive, especially considering that other specialist colour-tone packs are far more reasonably priced even if you wouldn't call them cheap.
What you might find more useful and affordable are the "class packs", which are actually pretty cheap when you consider them purely in terms of buying crayons in general (the worst value 144-piece standard size pack is still about what you'd pay per-crayon for a basic unbranded set in a discount store, a pack offering 144 large crayons is nearly the same price even though you get 50% more coloured wax overall, and if you want to get really serious the 800-crayon super pack is an absolute steal, though sadly the latter lacks white and three others vs the first two) and aren't too shabby when you think of it as a way to get single colours either as it's still about half the price of buying them without all the others...
Something else that might be of interest to you, if you're not just melting down Ikea budget tea-lights to get your plain base, are these things, which is basically crayolas without pigment...
Oh, and the 200-piece set might no longer exist, but you can certainly still get a 152-piece one, with each crayon being a unique colour...
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Expensive bulk white pack
Expensive bulk yellow pack[/url
[url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Crayola-02-0844-8-Multicultural-Crayons/dp/B000NPBLS2/ref=sr_1_77?s=kids&ie=UTF8&qid=1454490132&sr=1-77]Moderately priced "multicultural pack"
(why not just call it "skin tones"?!)
144-piece standard classpack (12x12 colours)
144 large crayon classpack (12x12)
800-crayon super pack (100x8 colours)
Clear wax resist sticks
152-piece multicolour pack
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Yellow bulk pack
Multicultural pack
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Say, are you planing to do something interresting with all those crayons?
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But it is a pretty neat idea, you can in fact get crayola modelling kits now, I saw whilst looking those up. I'd like to have a try at using them as paint, even if it just turned out abstract. The difficult thing would be keeping a palette of them liquid without serious danger to life and limb. Might need to use a bain marie or something, with suitable cladding to ensure all the steam escaped from the far side...
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The wax is chose for it's melting point, you will need to keep it hot without burn. The bain marie is a good idea. It's better use flexible metal spatulas, but if you don't care for the tool condition brushes and plastic spatulas work well. After the painting is done you espose the back of the surfice to a heat source to fix the paint.
If that doen't interresting you there are another process involving conbine melted wax to the oil paint. If it's done right the result should be a thicker paint that don't need to be heated.
I worked with wax before, but not like this. I'm mostly trying diferent things to see what work.
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cooooool