R. Ruggles

bird

  • Tripple Thick Glaze

  • Put a Bird on It

    Chip the Nuff bird will be perched on Violet’s nose. I sculpted them separately, and now I’m playing with positioning before the final JB Weld…

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  • Painting Chip

    I found the perfect shade of yellow for Chip the Nuff bird. I learned that I must prime epoxy clay white before painting bright colors.…

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  • Cardboard Bird Armature

    Fill in the bird with cardboard strips and develop a rough shape for the bird. Bulking out the form with cardboard is very satisfying. I…

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  • Cardboard Armature for Giant Nuff Bird Sculpture

    Following the lessons from Laurence Vallières’ Online Course for Cardboard Sculpting, I’m attempting to make a giant version of my Nuff bird. This will be…

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  • Nuff Napping

    Stanley was my first sculpted Nuff bird, and I’ve been dreaming up even more Nuffs to accompany him. Dreaming + Birds = the napping Nuff…

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  • Heart Feet

    The Magic Sculpt has cured, and I’m amazed at how fantastic the heart feet look. It adds a beautiful symbolism and looks magical and cartoonish.…

  • New Bird Legs

    The bird can stand again with more muscular metal legs made from screws. I also adjusted the tail feathers to form a point, reshaping this…

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  • Broken legs

    Often things don’t go as planed, this is when a lesson is learned. After working on my bird for an afternoon I pressed too hard…

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  • Bird for panda

    I began sculpting the little bird that will perch on the panda’s nose. I built the armature out of foam balls, dowels, and eva foam.…

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  • Stanley and His Doughnut

    Stanley and His Doughnut by Rebecca Ruggles Sculpted in concrete paper clay and epoxy clay over gourd, foam, and metal armature. Painted with acrylic paint…

  • Sprinkles at Art Group

    Painting sprinkles on Stanley’s doughnut at art group. Stanley enjoyed lunch and chatting with the girls at the art group.

  • Tripple Thick Glossy

    Sculpture of Stanley, the little blue bird, with his first coat of glossy varnish. This is my first time using DecoArt’s Tripple Thick Glaze varnish,…

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  • What is Lil Bird holding?

    Adding the layers of plaster to the Lil Bird, I used a Potter sponge to smooth the plaster. While waiting for the plaster to dry,…

  • Baby Bird Details

    It was difficult to sculpt smaller details with the concrete paper clay on the baby bird, so I tried adding epoxy clay to see if…

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  • Big Bird Eyebrows

    Adding eyebrow details and a second layer on the bird beak. I have to sculpt the head in stages so I can hold it without…

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