Rebecca Ruggles

The Purple Panda

Panda bear cardboard armature complete
Applying the masking tape over the cardboard armature
Masking tape layer over the cardboard to fill in gaps
Applying Paper Mache with paper bags to the Panda Sculpture
Panda Sculpture - Dryed Paper Mache layer and Masking Tape Layer
Side view of the panda armature with foam eyes and cardboard ears
Front view of the panda with foam eyes and ruff ear cutouts.
Building the shape of the panda ears with cardboard, tape, and hot glue.
Drawin on my adrmature facial features of my panda.
Drawing over armature photo various ideas for my panda sculpture.
Adding epoxy clay to by panda and getting way too lost in the details.
Shaping in the eyes on the panda with epoxy clay
Reworking the panda sculpture eyes.
Sculpting eye socket cup on the panda sculpture.
Rebecca Ruggles toweling clay on the panda sculpture.
Adding clay and attaching ear to the panda sculpture.
Rebecca Ruggles adding concrete clay over the panda sculpture.
Adding the broken ear back to the panda armature.
Wet clay added to the panda head and mouth.
Giant panda sculpture with wet clay, front view.
Adding mounting bolts to hang the panda sculpture.
Mounting cleat bolted to the back of the panda sculpture.
Giant panda sculpture with dry clay layer.
Troweling joint compound onto the giant panda head sculpture to smooth the surface.
First layer of joint compound on the giant panda sculpture, more layers to go.
Eyelids added to the panda head sculpture with magic sculpt epoxy clay.
Panda head sculpture sanded and primed with gesso for paint.
First coat of purple on the giant panda head.
Sad panda eyes, need to fix the shape.
Giant panda sculpture being painted with shades of purple acrylic paint.
Sculpting small bird with Magic Sculpt epoxy clay.
Accidentally broke the armature. Oops.
Reworking the bird armature with screw legs and a different shaped tail feather.
Second version of the bird leg and foot with the heart shape.
Sanded Nuff bird. Learned that I need to prime Magic Sculpt before painting.
Brushing acrylic paint onto the little Nuff bird. Paint not sticking.
Little yellow bird sculpture by Rebecca Ruggles.
Painting the little yellow bird.
Glazed bird with triple thick spray.
Glossy clear coat.
Testing bird placement on the giant panda sculpture.
Figuring out the eye position on the giant panda sculpture.
Gluing in Panda Eyes using foam spacers.
Gluing panda eyes.
Rebecca Ruggles makers mark on giant purple panda sculpture.
My new maker’s mark.
Glue dry. I don’t love the yellow eyes.