any suggestions for tucking the tear duct. Mine seem to be to large when hide dries. Have made whole in duct when fleshing, how does one correct this. What do you recommend for filling in the tear duct? Thank you
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sew the end of your tear duct add a little clay around the mann. tear duct. Push it in the slot w/ lip tool model to your ref. photos add a LITTLE super glue to help keep it from opening up and pin it.
Create the slot on an angle; hold the tool so you push in aiming towards the nose on an angle. Keep the slot thin so the gland is tight. A slight roll of clay on the outside edge of the form in that area will help. Look at a fresh killed deer and burn it in to you're brain what that area looks like.
.....approach it just like tucking the liplines. Cut a thin, angled tear duct slot. The skin should be very thin. Work some hide paste into yhe slot. Tuck the top into position. Tuck the bottom until closed. Also, you can add a small roll of clay, before tucking, to shape if you desire.
cut it in at angle and fill with apozie sculpt - b4 tucking a put clay dams on each side of tear duct - tuck skin into aposize sculpt and then squeeze clay dams closed above tucked duct - if it starts to open use a small hammer on drying clay - they WONT open
Thank you for all your help, I will try your ideas next time!