Chavant NSP hard clay used for sculpting a life size dog model sculpture

This video will show you a better view of the completed dog clay model.

Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier detailed head

This video shows the detailed clay head before reattaching to the body. A terpenoid wash will be applied in order to help blend some of the hard tool marks.

Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier head sculpture

The head was reworked in order to match the most current images of Oxford the Soft-coated wheaten terrier.

Applying the clay to the dog armature - clay to bronze

This video show the procedure for applying the clay on to the dog form/dog manikin. I melt Chavant NSP Hard in a crockpot and use a brush to  apply the layers of clay. Set the crockpot to low, too high of a temperature will burn your clay. Four pounds of clay took about 3 hours to melt.

This dog sculpture will undergo 3-4 coats of clay before I begin the detail work.

Results of the first coat of clay.