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A Sculpted Life Season 2 Episode #7

3/12/2019

Steven Saunders is an Art Director, physical sculptor, digital sculptor, Paleo Artist, film technician and miniature effects artist based in Wellington New Zealand
Been around Pal Tiya Premium right from the beginning, uses it professionally at Weta.

How watching a film when he was 6 inspired him to begin creating
Having his mother believe in him created opportunities for his to explore his creative side
His happiest work that he did in his hometown was at the Natural History Museum in Cape Town working alongside scientists, palaeontologists, entomologists and climatologists
How being offered work on the Hobbit Movies led him to leave Cape Town in South Africa to move to Wellington New Zealand
Working in Film and TV
How he feels teamwork is essential to his creative projects
He shares a funny story about the power of creating worlds that appear real
How he describes his work
What inspires his work

Steven's Instagram is @stevensaunderssculpture

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A Sculpted Life Season 2 Episode #3

2/11/2019

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We've got a treat for you today!
Our Host Yvonne Anderson sat down with epic Creature Creator & Artist Steve Wang. You know the guy who designed The Predator!!!

In this episode Steve talks about:

His ethos
Imposter syndrome
Skills
Compliments
CriticismJ
Purpose
What makes a good artist
Inspiration
Rick Baker
And his career thus far

Watch out for part 2 and don’t forget to like, share, subscribe and leave a review/comment.

Steve's Website is: http://www.alliancestudio.net & his Facebook is Steve Wang Creature Creator.

Here's some pictures that go with the episode if you're coming here after having just listened to the interview on podcast. Best to visit Steve's Website for better images though :)

We hope you enjoy the episode.

The Pal Tiya Crew

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A Sculpted Life Season 2 Episode #1

1/28/2019

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Welcome back to 'A Sculpted Life' podcast. If you're new here then we have a whole Season 1 waiting for you on this playlist here.

If you're ready to dive into Season 2, we have a great interview for you today with Sculptor & Art Teacher Amber Geneva Erkiletian in Vermont.

Happy Listening,
The Pal Tiya Crew

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Stone Effect Tinting (Scagliola) for an Outdoor Sculpture with Pal Tiya Premium

1/8/2019

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This sculpture is based on those lovely fertility figures from history and shows the Jade Lady in a simple Lotus yoga pose.
Pal Tiya International Co-Founder and Creative Director Kim Beaton shows us how to first draw up and make an accurate human figure, how to tint Pal Tiya Premium mix with oxides, making the armature and creating this gorgeous sculpture. The procedure we are using in this video is based on the European Art of Scagliola for imitation marble designed for indoor use.
As our product can go outdoors in any weather we are using this technique to achieve a beautiful finish for our Jade Lady.

We appreciate likes and comments over on our YouTube channel so more people find out about Pal Tiya Premium and the massive benefits of using it in their next creative project!
Drop a comment over there and let us know what you think ☺

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Permanent Pumpkins!

10/29/2018

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Have you seen our whole Halloween page yet?

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Sculpting a Seahorse Garden Post

8/6/2018

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Drawing & Tinfoil

A seahorse is made in two halves that are joined together. It is much easier to sculpt these two halves separately because you can see both sides at the same time. Find some excellent seahorse reference material and have it on hand while working.

Draw a full sized version of the seahorse and place it in a ziplock bag.
Trace the outline in permanent marker to transfer the design to the ziplock bag.
Pre-build a galvanized wire support to hold the sculpture to a final garden post later.
Use foil and hot glue to fill in a core. This will support the surface of Pal Tiya Premium.
Take the time to shape this accurately. The quality of the finished piece is determined by how good the foil core is.
Remove the paper drawing for the first bag and repeat the process of transferring the pattern to another ziplock bag.
Make the foil core for the second side of the seahorse.
With this done, you are now ready to cover these cores each with a layer of Pal Tiya Premium.

Sculpting with Pal Tiya Premium

Once the foil cores have been made, place a PTP layer 3/8 inch thick (4mm) over one of the cores. Take care to stay within the lines so both sides match up.
Shape the surface into distinct facets, top and sides, to show the edges clearly.
Roll out snakes and place these so they line up with the points on the illustration.
Stitch down these snakes thoroughly (both sides) to form the pattern of ridges down the body.
Brushing will soften the tool marks on the surface
Use your fingertips to press up the edges so they become sharper. Fill in where needed
For the tallest points, pinch up the ridges with your fingertips.
Add the eye and stitch it on carefully.
Repeat this on the second side making sure to match the pattern of ribs to the illustration.
Wrap both sides and cure overnight till firm.

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The next day peel the PTP Seahorses from the plastic and remove the foil cores
Rasp the edges to make them rougher and expose some of the fibers.
Bend a piece of galvanized wire to make a support and shape it to fit within the hollow core.
Make fresh PTP to butter the edges and fill around the galvanized wire support.
Press the two halves of the seahorse together till the soft PTP squeezes out of the sides.
With your fingers, fill and blend the edge till the seam is invisible.
Pounce with a brush to finish the texture.
Add the fin on the back, support this with more foil and texture it with details.
Place the whole sculpture within damp towels to cure overnight.
The next day check for a fit with a galvanized pipe for mounting in a garden.
Allow to cure wrapped in wet towels and plastic for at least a week, or you can submerge the sculpture directly in water.

Painting your Seahorse Garden Post

Begin by establishing all your colors and patterns with color pencils directly on the sculpture.
Water based concrete stains are used in the same way as watercolor paints, by applying many thin washes.
The first wash is a yellow white to cover the entire piece. While this is still wet, blend a mid-tone orange along the back and front. Then, while still wet, blend an even darker orange to the spine. A final mid-tone green is added to the tail before completely drying with a hair dryer.
For bold details, a bright yellow is drawn onto the ribs and a portion of the side
This is followed up with a whitish-yellow on the highest part of the ribs
Pure white is then used for a detailed stripe down the middle and the highest rib tips
For darkness, a reddish brown is drawn on as details, spots and stripes.
For additional spots a bright whitish-yellow is painted into some of the darker areas.
This loud and colorful seahorse is then fully dried with a hair dryer
The final coat is a burnt umber wash. This dark chocolate color is brushed on into all the details and then quickly wiped off most of the sculpture. It will blend all the colors together beautifully and settle into only the deepest details.
Once the Pal Tiya Premium sculpture has cured for 28 days, it can be sealed with a concrete driveway sealant. (The best) This will keep the colors vibrant for years. The painting can be done at any point during this cure.

Enjoy!

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Tortoise Project Parts 1-3

5/18/2018

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We hope you enjoy this one and let us know in the comments below if you would love to try this one for yourself...

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The Making of A Thai Inspired Fantasy Birdhouse!

2/27/2018

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Here is the full end to end of a Thai Inspired Fantasy Birdhouse. This project has been getting a lot of love over on our Facebook Page but we wanted to share it with everyone so here it is...

We hope this gets your creative juices flowing!!

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A Sculpted Life Podcast Episode 10

2/8/2018

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It was lovely talking to Artist and Sculptor Heather Robertson.

Heather is a certified Pal Tiya Premium teacher in Basingstoke England and is running workshops really soon!

We chatted about her life as an artist and about breaking the rules when it comes to creation.

Enjoy this last of the Season episode and do let us know if you want a Season 2 of A Sculpted Life.

Heather Robertson Artist

Frosty Feather Fae

Instagram: @Heatherrobertsonart

Heather's Fabulous Pal Tiya Premium Projects

Polymer Clay Projects

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New Episode of our Podcast has just dropped!

10/27/2017

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Listen as Yvonne chats with artist Brenda Chedd about her life as a creator and what life changing event happened last year to change the way she works and have a look below to see her amazing work!
You can listen to our podcast on Stitcher for Android and iTunes for iPhone!
Please subscribe and leave us a review if you enjoy the show.

Enjoy,
The Pal Tiya Crew