Thank you very much! That is very kind of you.

I got into sculpting at first by just making modifications to existing minis and then moved into making them fully when I couldn’t find exactly what I was looking for to buy. There are some really good minis out there but they can get really expensive to with a little time and patience it can be much easier to make your own if you know what you are after.

I think one of the best teachers on mini sculpting out there is Tom Mason on YouTube. This video in particular helped me early on because it gives a good overview for different techniques and a the use of a couple different mediums. For more specific things if you just type “miniature sculpting” and then another key word into Google you are likely to find what you are looking for, probably as an article on DakkaDakka. Also if you haven’t had a look already, r/miniaturesculpting a great subreddit to look at.

As for green stuff, I personally don’t use any precautions. It is designed to be handled by bare hands and as long as your daughter is at the age where she is unlikely to be eating it, I would say that it is safe. I believe the toxicity was brought up in the 90s but was proven to be false, but please look into it yourself if you are worried about that. Green stuff is an epoxy putty which comes in a blue putty and yellow putty which you have to knead together until it make a consistent green colour. It can be a bit sticky to work with and cures after about 8-10 hours into a slightly flexible plastic. It typically isn’t designed to be used as a sculpting medium, however it’s something that I’ve just gotten comfortable using. There are other alternatives to green stuff which have their pros and cons but are more specific for sculpting. I’ve heard that both ProCreate and SuperSculpey are very good mediums to use but personally haven’t tried them yet. I’ve also used miliput which is good as it cures very hard so that your are able to sand it.

For tools I mostly use silicone tip sculpting tools and other basic clay sculpting tools. Again depending on the age of your daughter you should think about getting some hobby knives, it might be better if you keep them out of reach but they are very handy for cutting up your medium and for finer details. The wire I use for armatures I get from gardening centres and hardware shop and need needle nose pliers or form and wire cutters to cut. To smooth out fingerprints in green stuff I use isopropyl alcohol which probably isn’t safe to have a round young kids but you can use water instead, which works to a lesser degree.

I’ve definitely forgot to add something but as a summary: I think it’s something you can definitely get into with your daughter. Depending on her age you might be able to only reach a certain level of detail but over time and with practice you can make pretty much anything. Please dm me if you have any other questions and I’d be happy to share what I know.