How Flexible is ProCreate? Custom Tutorial
A quick look at how ProCreate can help with your projects.
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When you start hacking figures apart, inevitably you've gotta do some sculpting so they don't all look like Frankenstein rejects!
ProCreate is a 2-part epoxy putty that hardens on its own. The advantage it has over similar putties (like Aves products) is that the 2 parts can be mixed at different ratios for a firmer or more flexible end result. This makes it ideal for things like hair, overhanging pieces near joints, skirt pieces, tendrils, etc.
...but does it really work?
Following the package directions, I mixed a little less of the white stuff with the black stuff.
("Resin" and "Hardener" are the technical terms, and the ratio is 40/60, but you don't have to be exact.)
Here I used my very amateur hair sculpting skills to add a few flowing locks to this figure.
I made sure the piece on the side was so long that it would definitely need to flex in order to let the head move at all.
Working with ProCreate wasn't so different from working with Apoxie Sculpt, it's definitely firmer though, with a little longer working time.
At around 2 hours, I could poke the putty and make marks, but it would gradually spring back to the original shape. At that point you can't do anything but let it cure completely. (If this were a normal 50/50 mix, maybe you could still work with it.)
The result:
Longer, thinner sections will have more flex than short, stumpy pieces, but as you can see even the short hair over the forehead has noticeable flex. I could bend the long piece almost completely back on itself without damage. It feels like a stiff rubber.
This stuff is a lot more resilient than I expected, the worst thing that happened when I bent the long hair too far is that it got some white stress marks, like when you bend plastic. If you maintain pressure, of course it eventually begins to split and tear off, but there's no way you're going to break this stuff just from everyday handling, or even, dare I say, a fall from a shelf.
I'm impressed, this stuff is definitely useful. So should you replace all your putties with this?:
•While working with it, ProCreate is firmer than Apoxie Sculpt, and way firmer than Sculpey, so there's a slight learning curve if you're used to those other two. It holds its shape well, great for horns, flyaway strands of hair or fabric, etc.
•After shipping, ProCreate is roughly $15 for 3.2oz. For only $7 more you can get a POUND (16oz.) of Apoxie Sculpt! Clearly you need to use this stuff sparingly, or charge more for your customs!
•Mixing at a 40/60 ratio to get the flexible property means you're going to have to buy more ProCreate sooner since one part will always run out faster.
That said, ProCreate definitely has its uses and I recommend you try it next time you need to make flexible panties for your figures.
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One thing though... Is the last sentence supposed to say "flexible parts"? Because it currently says "make flexible PANTIES for your figures."