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 adhesive is applied.
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. The primer helped the…
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 continue filling in with…
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 the armature I trowell…
Stanley was my first sculpted Nuff bird, and I’ve been dreaming up even more Nuffs to accompany him. Dreaming + Birds = the napping Nuff bird. He is dozing…
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. Time to repeat on…
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 part of the armature…
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 and the legs broke.…
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. Added a two part…
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 and glaze. Seated on…
Painting sprinkles on Stanley’s doughnut at art group. Stanley enjoyed lunch and chatting with the girls at the art group.
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, and I’m hoping it…
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, I felt the urge…
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 the two materials would…
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 damaging it. In hindsight…