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Title: Yet Another "i started sculpting keys" thread.
Post by: DamnDan on Sun, 29 June 2014, 03:21:58: Hey there GH :-)

Yesterday i had some time to play around with the greenstuff, and decided to try sculpt a key or two...and...it is hard without proper tools :-P the result is as follows:

(http://i.imgur.com/2BUsA1e.jpg)

I would like some opinions on this as the concept of making DIY keys seems fun and i would like to continue...should i?:-P
Title: Re: Yet Another "i started sculpting keys" thread.
Post by: HairyBob on Sun, 29 June 2014, 09:47:19: I like the design on the left, looks like a rotting pumpkin.
Title: Re: Yet Another "i started sculpting keys" thread.
Post by: DamnDan on Mon, 30 June 2014, 02:36:12: Quote from: HairyBob on Sun, 29 June 2014, 09:47:19
I like the design on the left, looks like a rotting pumpkin.

Thanks Man! This is what I was aiming for :) Thought I missed the look of rotten pumpkin by a mile :) Great to hear someone likes it :) Unfortunate thing is that it was a test keycap, thus I used the rubber dome instead of sacrificing an MX key :( but it fits a friends Dell RD keyboard so he recieved it :P
Title: Re: Yet Another "i started sculpting keys" thread.
Post by: HairyBob on Mon, 30 June 2014, 10:24:23: Quote from: DamnDan on Mon, 30 June 2014, 02:36:12
Quote from: HairyBob on Sun, 29 June 2014, 09:47:19
I like the design on the left, looks like a rotting pumpkin.

Thanks Man! This is what I was aiming for :) Thought I missed the look of rotten pumpkin by a mile :) Great to hear someone likes it :) Unfortunate thing is that it was a test keycap, thus I used the rubber dome instead of sacrificing an MX key :( but it fits a friends Dell RD keyboard so he recieved it :P

Hey, now you have another chance to get the cap even closer to your ideal look of a rotting pumpkin (interesting and unusual subject to sculpt on a key, gg @ creativity). Hopefully v2 is even better.
Title: Re: Yet Another "i started sculpting keys" thread.
Post by: Frenir on Mon, 30 June 2014, 10:25:56: Those are pretty horrifying, I LOVE THEM.
I wouldn't mind having some of these in my collection ;)
Title: Re: Yet Another "i started sculpting keys" thread.
Post by: agodinhost on Mon, 30 June 2014, 14:49:45: I don't know why but I did remember that comic book "Preacher" when I saw the first keycap ...
:D
Title: Re: Yet Another "i started sculpting keys" thread.
Post by: Pacifist on Mon, 30 June 2014, 14:51:36: Quote from: DamnDan on Sun, 29 June 2014, 03:21:58
Hey there GH :-)

Yesterday i had some time to play around with the greenstuff, and decided to try sculpt a key or two...and...it is hard without proper tools :-P the result is as follows:

Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/2BUsA1e.jpg)

I would like some opinions on this as the concept of making DIY keys seems fun and i would like to continue...should i?:-P

looks like the smiling jacks
(https://bingecap.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/BCnov33.png)
looks great :thumb:

mx I assume?
Title: Re: Yet Another "i started sculpting keys" thread.
Post by: StylinGreymon on Mon, 30 June 2014, 15:10:45: Quote from: agodinhost on Mon, 30 June 2014, 14:49:45
I don't know why but I did remember that comic book "Preacher" when I saw the first keycap ...
:D
Good ol' Arseface :thumb:
Title: Re: Yet Another "i started sculpting keys" thread.
Post by: HairyBob on Mon, 30 June 2014, 19:21:31: Quote from: Pacifist on Mon, 30 June 2014, 14:51:36
Quote from: DamnDan on Sun, 29 June 2014, 03:21:58
Hey there GH :-)

Yesterday i had some time to play around with the greenstuff, and decided to try sculpt a key or two...and...it is hard without proper tools :-P the result is as follows:

Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/2BUsA1e.jpg)

I would like some opinions on this as the concept of making DIY keys seems fun and i would like to continue...should i?:-P

looks like the smiling jacks
Show Image
(https://bingecap.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/BCnov33.png)

looks great :thumb:

mx I assume?

The one on the right looks like E.T. Op said that both of these were test caps, he used keys off of a rubber dome board.
Title: Re: Yet Another "i started sculpting keys" thread.
Post by: DamnDan on Tue, 01 July 2014, 02:17:29: Quote from: HairyBob on Mon, 30 June 2014, 19:21:31
Quote from: Pacifist on Mon, 30 June 2014, 14:51:36
Quote from: DamnDan on Sun, 29 June 2014, 03:21:58
Hey there GH :-)

Yesterday i had some time to play around with the greenstuff, and decided to try sculpt a key or two...and...it is hard without proper tools :-P the result is as follows:

Show Image
(http://i.imgur.com/2BUsA1e.jpg)

I would like some opinions on this as the concept of making DIY keys seems fun and i would like to continue...should i?:-P

looks like the smiling jacks
Show Image
(https://bingecap.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/BCnov33.png)

looks great :thumb:

mx I assume?

The one on the right looks like E.T. Op said that both of these were test caps, he used keys off of a rubber dome board.

Just to clear things out - Pumpkin is done on a RD keycap :) but the "E.T" as you called it is alps (my POS macro board uses ALPS keycaps on a slider, and as there is next to none novelty caps for ALPS i decided to make my own) :)

Thank you guys for all the good words :) This is what gives you wings to learn and produce more stuff :) When I get some time later this week I will try to sculpt Rotten Pumpkin 2.0 on an MX cap :)

Thank You :)
Title: Re: Yet Another "i started sculpting keys" thread.
Post by: agodinhost on Tue, 01 July 2014, 08:40:22: Quote from: StylinGreymon on Mon, 30 June 2014, 15:10:45
Quote from: agodinhost on Mon, 30 June 2014, 14:49:45
I don't know why but I did remember that comic book "Preacher" when I saw the first keycap ...
:D
Good ol' Arseface :thumb:
yes sir!
that's the guy!
:))
Title: Re: Yet Another "i started sculpting keys" thread.
Post by: DamnDan on Tue, 01 July 2014, 09:11:34: Quote from: agodinhost on Tue, 01 July 2014, 08:40:22
Quote from: StylinGreymon on Mon, 30 June 2014, 15:10:45
Quote from: agodinhost on Mon, 30 June 2014, 14:49:45
I don't know why but I did remember that comic book "Preacher" when I saw the first keycap ...
:D
Good ol' Arseface :thumb:
yes sir!
that's the guy!
:))

I had to do a search on the Arseface...I must say that they do look a like!:P Is the comic itself any good?:)
Title: Re: Yet Another "i started sculpting keys" thread.
Post by: Binge on Tue, 01 July 2014, 09:48:09: I say if you like it keep going. :) The rabbit hole goes pretty damn far.
Title: Re: Yet Another "i started sculpting keys" thread.
Post by: DamnDan on Tue, 01 July 2014, 10:05:09: Quote from: Binge on Tue, 01 July 2014, 09:48:09
I say if you like it keep going. :) The rabbit hole goes pretty damn far.

I do like it and I will keep on going :) If time will alow me :) Currently reading up some more on the Green Stuff sculpting methods and tools ;-)

Here is a shot of two uglies on boards :)

Ahtung: potato pic

(http://i.imgur.com/IttkVMM.jpg)
Title: Re: Yet Another "i started sculpting keys" thread.
Post by: agodinhost on Tue, 08 July 2014, 06:47:31: Quote from: DamnDan on Tue, 01 July 2014, 09:11:34
Quote from: agodinhost on Tue, 01 July 2014, 08:40:22
Quote from: StylinGreymon on Mon, 30 June 2014, 15:10:45
Quote from: agodinhost on Mon, 30 June 2014, 14:49:45
I don't know why but I did remember that comic book "Preacher" when I saw the first keycap ...
:D
Good ol' Arseface :thumb:
yes sir!
that's the guy!
:))

I had to do a search on the Arseface...I must say that they do look a like!:P Is the comic itself any good?:)
LOL
:D
Title: Re: Yet Another "i started sculpting keys" thread.
Post by: deltuhhh on Tue, 08 July 2014, 11:12:48: These look great! I also really like the design on the left. :thumb:
Title: Re: Yet Another "i started sculpting keys" thread.
Post by: StylinGreymon on Tue, 08 July 2014, 13:50:15: Quote from: DamnDan on Tue, 01 July 2014, 09:11:34
Quote from: agodinhost on Tue, 01 July 2014, 08:40:22
Quote from: StylinGreymon on Mon, 30 June 2014, 15:10:45
Quote from: agodinhost on Mon, 30 June 2014, 14:49:45
I don't know why but I did remember that comic book "Preacher" when I saw the first keycap ...
:D
Good ol' Arseface :thumb:
yes sir!
that's the guy!
:))

I had to do a search on the Arseface...I must say that they do look a like!:P Is the comic itself any good?:)
I'd say so, but then again, I am a huge Garth Ennis fan.
Title: Re: Yet Another "i started sculpting keys" thread.
Post by: DamnDan on Thu, 10 July 2014, 02:03:17: Learning to sculpt: Phase Two - Rotten Pumpkin Mark II

(http://i.imgur.com/wANIilK.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/OdP4cGN.jpg)

Will try to make better pics when the weather is clear (clouds and cellphone pics definatelly are not a good combination).
This is yet again ALPS. Still no MX love...tryin to find some mx compatibile caps board here in Poland..still no luck ;-)
Title: Re: Yet Another "i started sculpting keys" thread.
Post by: DamnDan on Thu, 26 February 2015, 04:20:27: Bumping to check interest, totally forgot about this thread :P

Could someone give me some info on how the last caps looks and if i am heading the right way? This would be much appreciated. I really want to go back into sculpting caps for fun :)

For the no MX love problem came a solution - I've recently recieved a crapton of POS caps and i am ready to use them for experiments :P
Title: Re: Yet Another "i started sculpting keys" thread.
Post by: tigersharkdude on Thu, 26 February 2015, 06:43:58: ^^ 10/10 would buy ..
Title: Re: Yet Another "i started sculpting keys" thread.
Post by: suicidal_orange on Thu, 26 February 2015, 14:10:48: Personally I prefer pumpkin V1 as V2 looks a bit sharp to actually press, but that doesn't mean it's bad.

You enjoy making them and obviously have some talent so I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with next :)
Title: Re: Yet Another "i started sculpting keys" thread.
Post by: tigersharkdude on Thu, 26 February 2015, 14:18:13: Pumpkin V2 reminds me of the Scarecrow from Batman .... not sure why
Title: Re: Yet Another "i started sculpting keys" thread.
Post by: DamnDan on Mon, 13 June 2016, 07:46:29: (http://i.imgur.com/WvtK2JF.jpg)

A lot to learn - I have much more respect to the artisan sculptors now....
Title: Re: Yet Another "i started sculpting keys" thread.
Post by: deductivemonkee on Mon, 13 June 2016, 10:08:50: If alps, I buy.
Title: Re: Yet Another "i started sculpting keys" thread.
Post by: DamnDan on Mon, 13 June 2016, 12:14:37: Sadly the latest one is the first with MX cap :(
There will be other try's with both Alps and MX.
I won't cast until I am satisfied with what I sculpted :P
Title: Re: Yet Another "i started sculpting keys" thread.
Post by: QuincyJones on Mon, 13 June 2016, 22:37:12: Regarding your designs:

K.I.S.S.
[/color]
(keep it simple, stupid!)

Too much detail doesn't work on such a small area.
Title: Re: Yet Another "i started sculpting keys" thread.
Post by: DamnDan on Tue, 14 June 2016, 05:07:30: @QuincyJones - Thank you, I realised this after the last design. It is true that adding in too much detail distracts the eye too much. :)

Here is one I did yesterday:
(http://i.imgur.com/kvuiRmz.jpg)

It is hard to keep the gosh darn Green Stuff straight edged.....I will need to start working in layers and wait in between them for the previous layer to cure....otherwise the whole sculpt is starting to move around like crazy.
Title: Re: Yet Another "i started sculpting keys" thread.
Post by: DamnDan on Fri, 10 February 2017, 13:53:43: (http://i.imgur.com/tkK73Bc.jpg?1)

Less plan, more sculpt...need brain release...
Title: Re: Yet Another "i started sculpting keys" thread.
Post by: Malachor on Fri, 10 February 2017, 19:49:40: How did you do the eyes? They look great.
Title: Re: Yet Another "i started sculpting keys" thread.
Post by: DamnDan on Sat, 11 February 2017, 09:23:45: Hey, thank you.
They are just simple sewing beads.