Does anyone know of any type of modeling clay or something I could use to make an action figure type thing with? I have to be able to paint it too. Its for a school project. And I have no ideas. I remember one guy here made an action figure once. So I figured i'd give it a shot finding out what was used.

Head down to the nearest srt suppliy store and ask them what they'd recommend

I don't have an art supply store:(
I have a macloeds that has art stuff, and a place out of town that doesnt know about things. So yeah, I need a name or general idea of what to look for.

YOu could probably so it with regular clay. You just wouldn't be able to fire it

Sculpy. I think that's it's name.

It comes in little bricks, gobs of colors, and you harden it by putting it in the oven. I'm not sure about being able to paint it. I also recall it being somewhat on the expensive side. However, the last time I touched the stuff was over 6 years ago.

I'd look for that.

Make it from cookie dough, paint it with food colouring, and then when you are done the school project, you can eat it.

actully, Model Magic made by Crayola will work great for what you just described. and once it is dry it will be a good serface to paint on, and it's pretty cheep/dries over night

Sculpy is fantastic. You can mold/sculpt it however you want it, and it'll stay relativly well, but then you can cook it in the oven and it'll harden.

Depending on what you're doing, I'd reccomend putting toothpicks inbetween peices of sculpy you stick together though, from personal experience they don't always stay together in the oven...

I was planning on putting a wire skeleton underneath whatever i build on. This sculpy stuff sounds good. Now i have to try and find some.

Play-Dough

I believe the guy uses Sculpy/Super Sculpy to make the figurine (and a mighty fine figurine it was).

Blu-tak!

I went to an art store on the weekend out of town. All they had was some modeling clay, so I got that. Thanks for the help^_^

Why am i think of family guy?

am i.... am i supposed to sculpt the penis?