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- assembling the base
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- to add protruding details i first stabbed through the base with this sculpting tool (easier than forcing the soft armature wire through the clay and foil)
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- replacing the (top right) branch
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- adding texture with small clay ropes before smoothing
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- carving texture before smoothing
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- imperfections in the clay after baking, air bubbles or condensation?
after painting with acrylic paint, i added details in colored pencil and ballpoint pen