tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455090708760054570.post4535495544295992927..comments2024-03-28T20:15:55.883+00:00Comments on Darkside Creations: MAKING PAPER PULPJontyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08183461475077571043noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455090708760054570.post-18332573470623991032009-10-13T12:03:47.546+01:002009-10-13T12:03:47.546+01:00"there's always something new to learn&qu..."there's always something new to learn"<br /><br />Exactly if we all followed this phylosophy we'd learn a LOT more God, Godess or humble ghoul lol.Jontyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08183461475077571043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455090708760054570.post-27657537165306992092009-10-13T08:51:15.257+01:002009-10-13T08:51:15.257+01:00there's always something new to learn.even for...there's always something new to learn.even for godesses lol.i never mixed up dry paper,i never used glossy paper so thank you for sharing from your secrets.it helps a lot!...i mean it will...Ildikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04405407485694691807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455090708760054570.post-23712346001488659252009-10-08T18:19:55.694+01:002009-10-08T18:19:55.694+01:00To be honest i rarely use pulp, occasionally but r...To be honest i rarely use pulp, occasionally but rare. No matter what papers i use in my strips or my pulps i get a very smooth finish anyway. When i finish the 'last' layer on something i ALWAYS with a firm but soft brush work the last layer be it in pulp or strips with some un-diluted PVA until the surface just begins to break down. Almost like a fine layer of pulp if you like.<br /><br />When i make a pulp bowl or as i am soon to show some pulp balls or beads (a coming post)i ALWAYS coat what ever i am molding from with a layer of un-diluted PVA so i KNOW the outter surface will be polished smooth to look at & feel. So for ME no matter what i make pulp out of ALWAYS ends up with a glossy smooth finish anyway. On large surfaces of course i designed my dragon skin to take care of the final finish lol.<br /><br />As i said (I think i did) when i make my pulp(s) i don't like to break the paper down too much so it keeps a long grain in the shreds of paper. This i think helps the shredded paper to bond more. Which bonds best between glossy & news print? I'd have to say news print for strength though.<br /><br />Glossy WILL give a much smoother finish how ever with less extra rubbing or coating in glue afterwards required. Glossy paper is by nature much finer so the end results WILL be finer.<br /><br />If news print pulp(s) can be described as akin to clay. Then i'd say glossy paper pulp(s) are akin to procelin clay.Jontyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08183461475077571043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455090708760054570.post-79175610111266352182009-10-08T17:18:05.439+01:002009-10-08T17:18:05.439+01:00Say, Jonty, as I’ve been bopping around here doing...Say, Jonty, as I’ve been bopping around here doing my thing, I have also been thinking about your post on pulp and I have a question or two. <br /><br />I have always stayed away from the glossy paper and I’m curious. What are the qualities of the pulp you’ve just described? <br /><br />By the pictures it seems like it is pretty smooth, not as lumpy as what I get from using paper cellulose, even though I use the exact same process as you do. Not that I’d give up my lumps, I do like them for some things. <br /><br />But, does glossy paper make a smoother pulp/clay? Is it stronger? In your opinion, what is difference between glossy and newsprint pulp?Luellanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455090708760054570.post-37566969004197127232009-10-08T16:04:32.764+01:002009-10-08T16:04:32.764+01:00Lol I have stopped trying to correct the date stam...Lol I have stopped trying to correct the date stamp on blogs & 360 groups now most people know of the time diferrence now any way lol. It IS confusing at first to most people i know lol.<br /><br />Yep, paint over things with it, paint 3D with it, pour it into a mold. In fact i don't even know the full extent of it's uses lol. I will say but NOT how i can even grow texture like blistered dragon skin in it lol.<br /><br />Ever since being a very young age i always wanted to know WHY something worked the way it did not just how it did lol.<br /><br />When i started PM sculpting a few years ago i wanted my works to be hollow & as light as possible from the start, so i came up with the dragon skin. I wanted to sell it commercially but it being a food based product that wasn't going to happen so i shared it's secret lol. Glad you like it lol.Jontyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08183461475077571043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6455090708760054570.post-49825966677787169552009-10-08T15:55:12.621+01:002009-10-08T15:55:12.621+01:00Good morning Jonty,
Or should I say, good afterno...Good morning Jonty,<br /><br />Or should I say, good afternoon. I just discovered that you guys are six hours ahead of us. Man, that’s weird to think that when I get up, your day is half over already. Really weird!<br /><br />I just wanted to tell you that I tried your Dragon Skin for sculpting for the first time yesterday and absolutely love it. I have used it for pasting over the past few weeks, but not sculpting. I love the control and the results. I can’t wait to use it in other projects.<br /><br />You are quite the innovator, Thanks!Luellanoreply@blogger.com