Sculpting Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum)_Polymer Clay_Life of Clay

Hello guys, again a new kind of amphibian sculpture i offer you here.
#Axolotl, also known as Mexican walking fish, is a neotenic #salamander related to the tiger salamander.
Although colloquially known as #walkingfish, the axolotl is not a fish but an amphibian. They tribe in Mexican lakes, they are really unusual because they can reach adulthood without undergoing metamorphosis.
Instead of developing lungs to live on land they remain under water and gilled.
This AXOLOTL are so fascinating in all its character that’s why hobbyist keeps them as a pet. But just be careful not to mix them with other fishes in an aquarium for they might eat them all.

I sculpted this #AXOLOTL to be a part of my unique collection of animals and to showcase them for education purposes.
Simple and tricky is how i explain the creation of this sculpture, due to its transparency and very subtle coloration since it’s an albino, and also those tiny toes which are very delicate.

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Here are the materials i use for this AXOLOTL Sculpture

Aluminum foil
Aluminium wire 3mm (for the body inserts and tail)
Aluminium wire 1mm (for the legs)
0.8 mm Bronze wires (for the gills)
Masking tape (for wrapping the armature)
Cyano epoxy (adhesive)
Sculpey Premo Accent Translucent
Soft pastel (red, yellow and white)
Cooking oil or any vegetable oil
Epoxy resin

Folkart acrylic of:
Titanium white, cardinal red, (for the armature underneath paint)
Gold, pearl, burnt sienna and black (For the eyes)
Water-based polyurethane varnish (#Decoart, #varathane , #Davies/Boysen emulsion

Procedure:
• First make the armature using the 3mm wire, aluminium foil, masking tspe and 1mm wire.
• Paint the armature with titanium white and cardinal red mix.
• Pierce the body for the legs, and insert 1mm aluminium wire.
• Add resin as adhesive.
• Cover with clay head and body first and then followed by the tal.
• I sculpted this in 3 stages and it requires 3 baking process as well.
• Glazing it with red and yellow soft pastel powder mix with regular cooking oil before each baking time.
• And finalize the colour using soft pastel mix into the water-based varnish.
• And then seal it with semi gloss varnish.

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