R. Ruggles

cardboard

  • Building Cardboard Armature for Wish

    Layers of cardboard were added to build depth and shape for the body, limbs, and head. I’m going for rough shape and scale.

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  • Wish Cardboard Armature

    I enlarged my sketch to make a cardboard armature. With the side profile as a guide, I can build depth and move from two to…

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  • Early Bird Armature

    I am building an armature for a new wall-hanging sculpture called Early Bird. Starting with a cardboard profile hot glued to two circles that will…

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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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  • Panda Cardboard Armature

    I completed the cardboard portion of the Panda head. It took about five boxes worth to get to this point. Each strip is hot glued,…

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  • Cardboard Panda

    This is the sculpture work I’ve desired to do but have been too scared to try. Large form wall hanging sculpture featuring larger-than-life versions of…

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  • Won 2nd Place!

    … at the 2022 California Mid-State Fair for my Steampunk hat entry. First time exhibiting my artwork for so many people. I’m thrilled to have…

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  • Paperman

    A video I discovered on Wired Magazine with James Lake, a cardboard sculpture artist from England, ignited some new creative ideas. He works exclusively in…

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