Attaching the arm
All right, so we have rebuilt the arm and now it is finally time to reattach it back to the sculpture. I went ahead and baked the existing arm so that I did not mess up any of the details. In hindsight this method could be improved if you planned to use the polymer clay sculpture as a final piece.
Even though the arm did attach relatively well there are a few weak points which I will point out in a minute. If I had to do it all over again I would want to do a better job of anchoring the arm into the shoulder instead of relying on a thin piece of clay as the support (probably would use wire, some form of bondo or superglue – however make sure whatever you use is not toxic if you have to heat it up in an oven or with a heat gun).
- Apply a thin layer of Vaseline to the base of the arm and the shoulder where the arm is missing.
- Add a layer of fresh clay to the arm
- Attach the arm and blend the clay from the shoulder to the upper arm
- Bake the sculpture (or heat the area with a heat gun)
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