So, I went down to Silver Snail to buy my boyfriend the new Butters figure for Christmas. But when I saw it I thought it was lousy. He’s all ashy and although the articulate eyebrows are a cool idea, I think they’re too thick. And he’s tiny!

So I dug up the Sculpey and fashioned my own. Pretty much the same deal as with my homebrew Homsar, only instead of using the deadly gaseous lacquer paints I went with healthier Acryla gouache (the consistency of gouache with the permanence of acrylics! Everyone wins!), which is much easier to work with.

Butters was a fairly easy sculpt because of his broad base and his spherical head. The hardest part was his hair.

Here he is after his hour long oven vacation. Hot stuff!

Here he is after being sprayed with primer/surfacer. I love that stuff. Smooths out the roughness a bit and gives a nice ground for painting.

I debated whether or not to give Butters a real mouth or just paint it on. Ditto with the eyes. In the end I decided to go that extra mile. Made him easier to paint, too.

Happy Boxing Day!

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