Sculpting Weedy Seadragon using Cosclay by Life of Clay_(Phyllopteryx taeniolatus)

Hello guys, kenji here your sculptor, and welcome back to “Life of Clay”. Time I’m going to show you how I sculpted this Weedy Seadragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) the first ever sculpture I made using Cosclay.

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Weedy Seadragon’s Informations:
• The weedy seadragon (phyllopteryx teaeniolatus) is a marine fish related to seahorses, they are endemic to the Australian waters where they inhabit coastal waters down to at least 50 meters deep.
• They are not sessile or immobile, but they are not very good swimmers, either. This is because their bodies are surrounded by protective dermal plates, which inhibit their mobility.
• And there are occasions were Beach-goers often find them washed up across the beaches in Australia and away from their natural habitat. Pollutants and some shocking weather conditions are believed that caused this strange phenomenon.
• However, unlike their seahorse’s relatives they lack a prehensile or gripping tail to clasp and anchor themselves to seaweeds Instead they appear to use theirs for steering
• This seadragon have no teeth, but instead have a long, tubular snout. And this pipe-like terminal mouth has an intricate system of bones pulled by muscles. And they feed on mysids and small crustaeceans.
• Adult weedy seadragons are often a reddish color with yellow and purple markings, and highlighted by the 7 iridescent blue-violet bands along the upper body near the head.
• Males of this specie have narrower bodies and are darker than females. And also they are the responsible for childbearing this way both partners assures the safety of their offspring. And they can reach 45cm or 18 inches in length, having the lifespan of 1o years in a protected environment and is believed having 5 – 6 years in the wild.
• Those numbers of short spines along this weedy seadragon’s body and head are their protection from predators.
• And those leaf-like appendages that resemble kelp fronds provide the fish camouflage in their habitat. Accompanied by gliding and swaying mimicking the seaweeds movement, hence they got their name.

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These are the Materials I used:
Holder
• 1 mm Stainless steel wire
• 0.3mm Stainless stell wire
• 2 parts epoxy
• Aluminum foil
• Cotton twine
• Cyno glue
• 2 parts Liquid silicone mold
Clay
• Cosclay Medium Firm polymer clay #cosclayus
• Sculpey translucent (Purple)
Paints
(Monte Marte)
• Deep cyan
• Purple
(Armored Komodo Acrylic Paints)
• Burnt umber
• Mahogany brown
• Insignia red
• White
• Black
• Radiant yellow
(Folkart Acrylic Paints)
• Bus yellow
• White
• Yellow ochre
• Pearl white
(Mica powders)
• Blue
• magenta
Sealer:
• Decoart Americana Semi-gloss Varnish
• Clear resin (also used for sealing the armature and producing fins)

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