Since Super Sculpey isn't exactly the cheapest of materials (a half a kilo package costs about 15 to 20 euros) I need to add something to fill the basic framework. Why? So that when we add sculpey paste on it we only need to put a thin layer of it. This way it lasts longer and hopefully one package is enough for the whole figure.
Also the foil gives a nice rough surface to the skeleton frame so it also helps the sculpey paste stick on better. If I had applied sculpey paste on clean iron wire, it could have slided off since there is only limited friction between the paste and iron wire.
For this procedure I use normal household aluminium foil. I took thin and long slices of foil (about 20-25 cm in lenght and 3-5 cm in width) and wrapped them around the crucial places: arms, legs, torso and head.
To keep the foil in place I added the rest of the epoxy on them to work as glue (propably liquid epoxy would have been better but since I didn't have any, and it's much worse for your general health, I used the epoxy paste instead). I took small amounts of the epoxy and pasted them as thin layers on the edges of the foil.
Remember to push the foil firmly on the skeleton frame so that there aren't any 'soft spots' that might give in when you start adding the sculpey paste.
Here is the skeleton with the foil but without the remaining epoxy bits.
And here is the result after I added the epoxy on the foil to keep it in its place.
"Sometimes the only sane answer to an insane world is insanity."
- Fox Mulder
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