Sculpting & painting an OKAPI in MILLIPUT (& finding fun in wildlife art again)

Recconnecting with my childhood pastime of sculpting animals, & this time I'm sculpting an Okapi from Milliput epoxy putty and painting it in acrylics and oil paint. I really love how this Milliput sculpture turned out and I hope you enjoy watching the process and hearing the story of teaching myself to create an original Okapi model!

✨IN THIS VIDEO I SHARE:
○ Making a sculpture from scratch, starting with a wire armature
○ How I work with turqouise Milliput epoxy putty for miniature animals
○ My struggles with animal sculpture & the helpful tips I've learned
○ How I balance realism sculpture & perfectionism
○ Acrylic painting with only a brush & how I paint oils on a miniature model
○ And a little bit about my journey as a life-long artist!

I publish videos once a month sharing my adventures in creating horse and animal art in my free time for my own enjoyment, like sculpture, painting, printmaking and more. If you enjoy watching the adventures of an artist making things by hand, and sometimes learning something new, I’d love to show you what I make next!



🎨🛠️ TOOLS & SUPPLIES used in this video are listed below!!! These are items I have purchased for my own use (or are similar to what I use) & the links are purely for your own convenience.

▶️ YOU MAY ALSO LIKE:
○ My playlist of model HORSE process videos: https://bit.ly/3CaXcYp
○ My playlist of model ANIMAL process videos: http://bit.ly/3IrumYO
○ My playlist of OTHER ART media, both horses & animals: http://bit.ly/3KTO7d7


✨ SCULPTING TOOLS/SUPPLIES:
○ Gloves for sculpting, painting & priming https://amzn.to/2J3QPxl
○ Milliput in Terracotta, Superfine White, Standard, Black, Silver Grey & Turqouise https://amzn.to/3Jep7uH
○ Clay shapers https://amzn.to/2RLiLIK
○ Needle point clay sculpting tool https://amzn.to/3rXP2iH
○ Galvanized steel wire for armature building in assorted gauges https://amzn.to/38p3Ccc
○ Steel ball bearings https://a.co/d/elvxc05
○ Duplicolor Sandable Primer https://amzn.to/3xVSJ9a
○ Files https://amzn.to/2YeVuAr OR https://amzn.to/2H2Gmz1
○ Sandpaper https://amzn.to/2DRGyjE
○ Sanding sticks https://amzn.to/3quQRDx
○ 3M Ultra Fine Hand Sanding Pad https://amzn.to/35qvnzp
○ Hobby knife https://amzn.to/3MO0lSM
○ Budget flex shaft drill https://bit.ly/3mos1SK
○ Rotary drill https://amzn.to/3yUU4hR
○ Sanding drum bit for drill https://amzn.to/3ainDl7
○ Diamond bit kit for drill https://amzn.to/39Xa0YG
○ Cutting disk for drill https://amzn.to/3yXqnPi
○ Goggles for protective eye-wear https://amzn.to/2ZZEu2w
○ RZ mask for sanding https://rzmask.com/
○ Painter’s mask for airbrushing & priming https://a.co/d/gnMHzSs
○ Replaceable cartridges for painter’s mask https://amzn.to/2vEKf88
○ Temperature & humidity gage https://amzn.to/2IZWTXN
○ Blue shop towels https://amzn.to/3to0WSG
○ CA glue (Superglue, Gorilla Glue, Locktite, etc)
○ Baking soda/aka soda of bicarbonate

✨ PAINTING TOOLS & SUPPLIES:
○ Affordable MAKEUP brushes for painting/pastel https://amzn.to/38zATxC
○ Silver Brush Monza FILBERTS brushes sizes 0, 2, 4, 8 & 12 & ANGULARS sizes 1/8, 1/4, 1/2 https://bit.ly/3ml2jPm
○ Rapheal Kaerell pointed ROUND 1 brush https://bit.ly/3BuwvgQ
○ Golden Fluid acrylic paints
○ Sta-wet palette https://a.co/d/0TUxgly
○ Assorted oil paint brands (see below)
○ Winsor & Newton Liquin Original oil painting medium https://bit.ly/3hVc7Of
○ Gamblin Galkyd oil painting medium https://bit.ly/38l2EgC
○ Winsor & Newton Professional Picture Varnish Satin https://bit.ly/3iybVmY

✨ BRANDS OF OIL PAINTS I USE:
○ Gamblin Artist
○ Sennelier
○ Daniel Smith
○ Williamsburg
○ Winsor & Newton Artist
○ Grumbacher Pre-Tested
○ M. Graham
○ Rembrandt

✨ VIDEO CHAPTERS:
00:00 My return to wildlife sculpture
00:15 Starting the wire armature
02:15 Creating the general Okapi form
07:19 Sculpting surface muscles
12:04 Sculpting the head
15:14 Sculpting final details
17:25 Prepping & priming
18:48 Painting (acrylics & oils)
22:37 Results: Am I hooked on wildlife scupting?

MUSIC:
Music from YouTube Audio Library.

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Also known as the forest giraffe, Congolese giraffe, zebra giraffe and scientifically as Okapia johnstoni

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