OK, so I didn't get my stuff for my clay modelling this week....I couldn't wait, so I got it at the weekend! I went to Harolds as I said I would in Rotterdam on Saturday and I got myself a few things. I purchased some Fima clay for the smaller projects that I'll be starting with. I am as yet undecided as to what clay to get for my bigger projects. I aim to make small ornaments and trinkets and maybe some jewellery for use with my girlfriend, Lara's jewellery making efforts. Eventually I want to make figures from TV, film and comics. Below are some pictures of each quarter of my work surface with the pliers and tools on and another which holds my rotating model stand and the final long double desk, which holds my drawing board and my laptop. I got all the basic tools and already have a good back-up of paints and brushes to paint my models with; and of course my airbrush, which may yet prove invaluable.


    

 Above is a quarter of my workspace and the space I will be using to cut stuff and build armatures and the  like.


    



 Next to it is the other half of the desk, where I will be building the models. Look at my lovely new rotating model stand. Will come in handy to rotate my work and save me handling it too much. I will be working the clay on glass which will hopefully stop it losing any oil and avoid it crumbling or becoming too dry.


 


Some of the tools I purchased. Smoothing tools, wooden and metal. Hole making devices and of course the clay itself.

Below are some more tools, some tweezers and some armature wire both aluminium and a stronger steel. Plus some copper wire for wrapping around the armature to attach parts and bulk others.

 I will use the pliers to cut and shape the armature wire. Below are some varnishes and oils for paint mixing and glazing the models once baked and painted.

More smoothing and shaping tools and some useful wire.

Plenty of brushes in my collection.

Chalks and pastels will come in useful for colouring cheeks as will the actual blusher I have from Lara.

My airbrush.

Copic markers and ink pens  for my ink work.

Various pencils and mechanical pencils and rubbers.

More pencils and lead!

Charcoal, glue, erasers and shaped rulers.

More Copic markers.

Airbrush paints and oil paints.

Acrylics.

Glues and cotton pads.

My pasta maker, for rolling clay, arrives tomorrow. Exciting stuff!