r/oddlysatisfying • u/rco888 • 2d ago
Creating a mini clay figurine
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u/Sina_VanDerLinde 2d ago
It's always worth it when you watch someone who's the best at his or her job.
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u/BussyDestroyerV30 2d ago
I thought I was in genshin sub for a moment
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u/lol_JustKidding 2d ago
I thought it was a generic anime girl until I saw Chinese patterns. The Hydro vision confirmed my suspicions.
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u/RBLakshya 2d ago
I literally knew it was Sigewinne as soon as I saw the shoe for some reason… the music added to the vibe somehow
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u/3-Username-20 1d ago
I thought it was Furina when i saw the shoes and the leg pose.
But yeah, i later on realised it was sigewinne.
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u/aceswildfire 2d ago
Yeah, I didn't expect to see Sigewinne in this sub. It's always a pleasant surprise when I find Genshin in other places.
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u/Gumbercules81 2d ago
That's awesome craftsmanship
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u/bupkizz 2d ago
What in the world kind of clay is this? Looks like a ton of fun to play with
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u/bepisbabey 2d ago
Likely a silken air dry foam clay. I’m a polymer clay artist, this does not look like polymer clay to me, there’s no armature and too many thin delicate parts that just wouldn’t hold up. Air dry foam clays stick easily to themselves and harden relatively quickly, so artists are able to cut shapes out cleanly with scissors.
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u/SnowWhiteCampCat 2d ago
Polymer clay. It is fun. Bit it doesn't join like that. They're showing you the placement, then doing the actual joinery off camera.
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u/paradox_valestein 2d ago
Do they use glue? How do they stick parts together?
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u/SaltMineForeman 2d ago
This doesn't look like polymer clay. It looks like air dry clay, which sticks together pretty well. They do show some wire armature on the hair.
But with polymer clay, there are liquidy adhesives as well as different types of clay that stick to others a little better.
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u/The-Arbiter-753 2d ago
In case anyone is wondering, this character is named Sigewinne, and she's from the game Genshin Impact. Shes part of a race of weird sea slug people called Melusines, which is why she has the horn/antennae things, a tail, and the itty bitty tiny wings on her back
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u/zebutron 2d ago
Ok but why the lederhosen? Are the Melusines Bavarian?
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u/I_am_indisguise 2d ago
Nah, she's a nurse. There are multiple melusines in a variety of professions. This one being a bit special, which can't be revealed here due to story reasons.
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u/zebutron 2d ago
I should clarify, Bavaria is not a profession, it is a place near Germany where people wear leather pants and wear little hearts like the one on her waist but made of cookies.
So I'm assuming that she is indeed Bayrisch.
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u/I_am_indisguise 2d ago
I mean, the region she is from, is based on France, so you are not that far
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u/zebutron 1d ago
I think you've just offended many French people. However the Bavarians feel lucky to be compared to the French.
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u/I_am_indisguise 1d ago
I am not doing a comparison, and I have no intention of offending anyone. Also, she is not wearing a lederhosen, sry I don't know what dress is that, but instead, she wears a simple appron and an undercoat.
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u/Eurasia_4002 2d ago
Close but not quite. She lives in Foutaine, a fictional version of France/England.
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u/TheSubstitutePanda 2d ago
That's not lederhosen, that's shorts and an apron.
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u/zebutron 1d ago
The style is very similar to lederhosen shorts. Something like these: https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/YbYAAOSwdA5c671x/s-l1200.webp
I understand that this is a fictional character but it reminded me of lederhosen. The heart reminds me of the Lebkuchen Herz.
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u/Serious-Side-4520 2d ago
Him adding hair to a previously bald forehead made me laugh hard for some reason
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u/rink_raptor 2d ago
Artists like this would make amazing surgeons. Always amazed at robotic level dexterity.
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u/Jackymon 2d ago
The artist is amazing with making these figurines. Here's their Bilibili page if you want to see more:
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u/bepisbabey 2d ago
This credit should be much higher up, thanks for linking it! This method of sculpting is fascinating and it’s a shame it’s not caught on quite yet in the western clay communities! We don’t have as easy access to that type of clay and the techniques are totally different
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u/SinisterKid71 2d ago
Serious question (and kind of out of left field) but are there 2 people doing this? The left hand looks masculine and the right one looks feminine. Or maybe I'm just crazy.
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u/StoneAgeSkillz 2d ago
I admire the result of years put into perfecting a craft. It does not matter what it is. Skills don't develop overnight. And this one is beautiful.
If I could do this, I would make a mini figure of my niece. She's a little rascal angel.
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u/gonnago4 2d ago
I can't believe there's no built-in talent for detailed, inventive craftwork in the Japanese spirit.
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u/kotlet_jpg 2d ago
I'm not a fan of cute anime girls but the process of creating that figurine is beautiful and satisfying
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u/MirageF1C 2d ago
Then there’s me over here with my left and right hand stick men looking equally stupid.
How is it possible that there are humans with this much talent.
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u/JunglePygmy 2d ago
I feel like filming these videos might be as much of a pain as making these figurines.
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u/Cocofonix 2d ago
My attention span is terrible and I watched the whole thing.
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u/decker12 2d ago
Holy shit, that music is fucking awful. Besides how fucking annoying the tune itself is, they've over modulated to the point that it becomes static.
Great video absolutely trashed by the stupid choice in "music."
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u/that_one_guy990 2d ago
What is this character from I'm curious
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u/fullywokevoiddemon 2d ago
Genshin impact. Her name is Sigewinne!
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u/AnAverageTransGirl 2d ago
it will never not be funny how much forehead has to be applied for this to work
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u/Triplesisbest1 2d ago
I remember when I didn’t have to mute videos to enjoy them. Holy crap that was the most inane music ever made.
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u/MrSierra125 2d ago
Amazing! I’d love to know the material and if there’s drying and glue involved. Looks so fun
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u/SnowWhiteCampCat 2d ago
Polymer clay. Gets cooked in the oven. And yes to glue.
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u/bepisbabey 2d ago
Air dry clay not polymer, you can tell because of way some details are painted before being attached and the smooth matte surface of the clay. It’s a foam type of clay that’s super lightweight and sticks to itself really easily
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u/Flying_Mage 2d ago
It's like buddhist sand mandala. Completely useless when done, yet mesmerizing to watch while being made.
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u/AlternateButReal 2d ago
This makes it look so easy. How long does it actually take to make something like this?
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u/EastLeastCoast 2d ago
Looks like polymer clay- it’s hardened by heating.
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u/EastLeastCoast 2d ago
Not quite. It holds up fine sitting on a shelf, but it’s not meant for handling.
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u/EsotericFormula 2d ago
That is just incredible. Like what a talent to have. You can tell this person is an actual master at what they do.
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u/topio1 2d ago
Would it look as beautiful if it was 3D. printed?
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u/fullywokevoiddemon 2d ago
No, sadly 3d printers can't replicate all the little details. FDM sure not, but maybe resin printing can get close.
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u/AndrewHaly-00 1d ago
Ok, the video is cool, but can you please lower the volume next time?
I turned the volume on with minimal settings and it still was louder than preferred.
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u/Toast-Ghost- 2d ago
Meanwhile I can hardly put a Nendoroid on its base without dropping everything on the floor
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u/TheSleepyBarnOwl 2d ago
Am I the only one that thinks: yes, too much detail and clutter is a thing.
It's a great figurene, don't get me wrong, but some anime characters really do seem a bit over designed. They give me TikTock vibes purely because there's so much stuff going on like these Subwaysurfer attention bait videos. Again no front to the art designers, this is just me.
And awesome craftsmanship in thus video, no question.
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u/fullywokevoiddemon 2d ago
This is a video game character, a special kind that has a lot of details because they're important to the story.
She is Sigewinne from Genshin Impact, a new 5 star who is a Hydro Healer. 5 star is the higher rarity for characters, so yeah, needs plenty detail.
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u/TheSleepyBarnOwl 2d ago
oh I know it's a Genshin character that is some kind of merslug people, still doesn't change my feelings about the design I am afraid. It just seems a bit much to me
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u/fullywokevoiddemon 2d ago
Well, yeah, it has a lot of detail. But that's because, again, it's a 5 star exclusive, time limited character. It needs to be interesting to look at. Almost all characters are this detailed, especially their back, since that's what you look at when you play the game (third person POV).
Indeed, your feelings are valid, and you can feel however you want about it. Heavy detail isn't everyone's cup of tea.
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u/AssistantVisible3889 2d ago
Why so much obsession towards little anime girls on internet 🗿
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u/wrongkoi 1d ago
You may be getting downvoted, but I'm with you on that. Idc if she's from a videogame or a show, it is weird for adult men to be this fascinated with depictions of young girls
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u/fullywokevoiddemon 2d ago
It's a videogame character... who is not sexualised in the game... and also she is half mélusine, which is a kind of sea slug humanoid in the game.
You're being weird, bro.
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u/C4LLM3M4TT_13 2d ago
I want them to do one of Octane from Apex Legends…but in his new Mythic skin.
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u/Fluffy_Boulder 2d ago edited 2d ago
Cool, but what's with the toddler proportions?
Edit: I see "the men of culture" didn't appreciate this one...
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u/Duntem_Draws 2d ago
It’s Sigewinne from Genshin… a half-Melusine, which are child-sized water fairies. They’re adorable!
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u/PoppyStaff 2d ago
They forgot the nose.
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u/AngstyUchiha 2d ago
That's cause it's a Genshin character, and the art style for that game makes the noses almost nonexistent
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u/Devccoon 2d ago
Kinda odd you were on board with the poofy tail, then.
These aren't my cup of tea, either, (if you're designing a nudibranch character, they could be so much more than an anime girl with some cute accessories, but then these things are for people who broadly just want more-detailed versions of exactly that) but the 'horns' seems a weird point to bow out since it was so heavily telegraphed.
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u/AngstyUchiha 2d ago
It's a character from Genshin Impact, her whole race has the horns, tail, and wings
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u/Devccoon 2d ago
I looked them up, they're kinda cute. Although the premise of how a half-human child one came along I'm not gonna question.
Their faces look human-like anyway so I'll assume distant shared ancestry. Humans got the short end of the stick~
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u/AngstyUchiha 2d ago
In Sigewinne's case she actually used to be fully melusine, but people didn't like someone different and wouldn't let her help them as a doctor, so she used magic to look more human
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u/UnauthorizedFart 2d ago
Let me guess, she’s 1000 years old so it’s not creepy
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u/Baffa99 1d ago
If you see a loli character existing and your first thought is how weirdos are going to sexualize them, you are those weirdos
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u/UnauthorizedFart 1d ago
or maybe I’m calling out that those people exist
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u/skylerianpride 2d ago
All of their effort for the figurine for it to end up in a jar
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u/SokkaHaikuBot 2d ago
Sokka-Haiku by skylerianpride:
All of their effort
For the figurine for it
To end up in a jar
Remember that one time Sokka accidentally used an extra syllable in that Haiku Battle in Ba Sing Se? That was a Sokka Haiku and you just made one.
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u/Utaokun 2d ago
Oh yeah, please turn a day's work into a 2 minute video with 6544 cuts because we can't process what's happening otherwise.
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u/Jazzar1n0 2d ago
I hate how these videos that make it look so easy...