I am working on a footlong (possibly longer) sculpture of a human male that is about 1 1/2quot; at its thickestWould it be safe to bake a sculpture of these dimensions? Would the sculpture be unevenly baked due to the fact that some parts (such as the chest) are significantly thicker than others (such as the hands and hair)? If it's not safe to bake a sculpture of these dimensions, how can I alter the sculpture (without causing much damage) so that it may be safe to bake? Would trying to carve out the core (somewhat like a jack-o-lantern) make it more safe to bake? I have never worked with baked clay before this project, so any kind of sculpture advice would be helpfulThank you.
The simple answer is that any kind of clay should be as uniform in thickness as possible which means that air dry and kiln fired clays are hollow and polymer clays should have a heavy duty aluminum foil core to save on costly clay and keep the thickness down.
