Ok heres well whats in the title
Whats best??
at the moment im looking at either green stuff or Procreate, procreate seems good to begin with and has a wide group of customers who say its good
Im not sure though so what do you guys use and any tips for a beginning sculpter?

I'm no expert, but I've gotten greenstuff for everything I need to do. However, if you feel like buying greenstuff you should look into the Gale Force 9 (I think?) brand. More gs for your $ or £.

-scrubout

I find normal Green Stuff the best one I tried. It really holds a lot of detail and only water is needed to smooth it down (and perhaps a Clayshaper™)

I also own 1lb. of Epoxy sculpt. It works great for big objects and filling down large gapes. Though it's not the best stuff to work with. It doesn't work with water, it'll turn into a muddy drap. So you have to use Vaseline or Oil.

Hope this helps. :)

@Pickle:
Well, honestly any of the epoxy putties will be strange for an absolute beginner to work with.

Having said that, however, either Procreate or Kneadatite (GS) will be fine for you.

If pressed I would probably recommend Kneadatite first. The reason being that the way you mix Procreate (what ratio of resin to hardener) changes its properties pretty dramatically.

One thing that I will say is to not buy it from GW unless you have absolutely no other option. You can find it much more cheaply elsewhere. Let me know and I can dig up some other places online for you if you want (let me know where you live too.)

Their GS is repackaged Kneadatite. Kneadatite is manufactured by Polymeric Systems Inc in the US. Originally for gas tank repairs.

@Pfreck:
Did you mean Apoxie Sculpt from Aves?

That is a pretty good product but it does work much more like a clay than a putty.

One good thing to remember about it turning into mud (called slip in traditional sculpting) is that you can use that mud to even out the surface on things that you sculpted (if you are careful.)

Personally I use a mixture of Kneadatite and Apoxie Sculpt for just about everything that I sculpt. Gives a good mix of the properties of both of them.


~Eric

Im in New Zealand i was looking at just buying some of Ebay and getting it sent here but i have no paypal or ebay account

You can get Procreate from Eureka Miniatures online. Get your parents of guardian to use their creditcard. They're based in Melbourne Australia and are a greeat bunch of people

Link:
http://eurekamin.com.au/product_info.php?c...roducts_id=9904

There is also something called Brownstuff, which is similar to GS except it holds edges better. I personally have not used it, but it is also available from Gale Force 9.

Depending on what you are sculpting, you may want to consider creating the base shape in sculpey, baking it and then sculpting details with the GS or other products. Sculpey is much cheaper, and works fine for armatures and basic forms.

Also, check the Templates/Tutorials section. Their are several good links in the Sculpting thread.