Clay Spinosaurus: Part 2 (Painting)
1. How to paint and seal polymer clay
- Mix Titanium White and Yellow Ochre in acrylic to create a beige colour
- Use a medium flat brush to cover the entire sculpture with a consistent coat of beige
- While this coat is still wet, mix a touch of Black into the beige mix and paint this into the shadow areas (under the forelimbs, rear legs, and parts of the body)
- Paint Black onto the head and sail, covering ¾ of the way down
- Allow this to dry completely
2. How to mix oil paints
- Mix the following shades for the dino colour palette:
- Darkest Blue: Phthalo Blue
- Dark Blue: 1-part Phthalo Blue + 1-part Titanium White
- Mid Blue: 1-part Phthalo Blue + 2 parts Titanium White
- Lightest Blue: 1-part Phthalo Blue + 3 parts Titanium White
- Dark Aqua: 2 parts Turquoise + 1-part Phthalo Blue
- Mid Aqua: 1-part Turquoise + 1-part Phthalo Blue + 1-part Titanium White
- Beige: Titanium White with a touch of Yellow Ochre
3. How to paint a sculpture
- Lay a band of Dark Aqua across the Spinosaurus from the tail to the head and under the chin
- Lay aqua down the legs, blending into lighter aqua on the lower portions of the limbs; repeat on the other side
- Lay the lightest Blue on top of, and adjacent to, the Dark Aqua, leaving a millimetre gap between colours; take this up to the neck and repeat on the other side
- Lay the Mid Blue adjacent to the lightest Blue and repeat on the other side
- Lay the Darkest Blue into the previous Blue, covering ¾ of the sail on both sides
- Extend this Blue into the neck at the back of the head and down the back of the legs
- Blend these colours into each other using a small flat brush, gently bringing the colours into each other, and wiping off excess paint as you go with a paper towel