• Gesso Alien

    Three layers of gesso on the alien, sanding between each coat, to prep it for acrylic paint.

  • Antennas Make the Alien

    This project started with no clear direction other than testing the concrete paper clay over various forms. Now I’m looking back at a creature that…

  • Smooth & Fill

    I waited two days for the clay to dry on the beak and eyelids, then I took a coarse grit 80 sandpaper to smooth off…

  • Alien Mouth

    Continuing with my EVA foam exploration, I added a strip with hot glue to my alien head to form a “dam wall” to make a…

  • EVA Foam Beak

    I cut a beak out of eva foam and used masking tape to form a beak. I coated the inside of the beak first since…

  • EVA Foam & Styrofoam

    I took an 8″ and 2″ styrofoam ball from the floral section of my craft store and used it as an armature for a bird…

  • Resin Coat Test

    Loving how this resin layer transforms the concrete paper clay into a glazed surface.

  • Fill and Smooth

    Added a thin coat of joint compound and gesso sanding between layers for a smoother surface on the concrete paper clay.

  • Face From Three Bowls

    Using the three bowls, made by troweling concrete paper clay over half-sphere forms, I made a cute alien face. I started by tracing the smaller…

  • Concrete Paper Clay with Forms

    I mixed up another batch of the Concrete Paper Clay recipe I learned about on Ultimate Paper Mache to experiment with using it over a…

  • Concrete Paper Clay

    Testing out another of Jonni’s recipes, which uses Portland cement. The result was even better than the Silky SMooth Paper Clay, and the finish was…

  • DIY Silky Smooth Paper Clay

    After applying Magic Sculpt and Apoxie Sculpt clays to my large, I realized this medium would not work for large areas. I need the clay…

  • Seeker Wall Sculpture: Dry Brush & Washes

    I am adding acrylic paint over the bunt umber base coat with a dry brush technique. Dry brushing shades of ocher, green, and red. I…

  • Seeker Wall Sculpture: Base Color Paint

    Using the same concept of colored ground for canvas printing, I painted my entire Seeker sculpture with Burnt Umber. Pushing the paint into the nooks…

  • Seeker Wall Sculpture: Fur and Arm

    I use ‘Bake & Bond’ between baked and raw clay; it acts like glue and fuses in the oven. In this case, I brush on…

  • Seeker Wall Sculpture: Cloak & Boots

    I sculpted the first layer of skin, face, eyes, ears, cloak, and boots. The cloak was so delicate I decided to do a bake to…