R. Ruggles

Cosclay

  • Painting Owen

    Owen was a really chatty cathy when I was painting him, talking to me the whole time about how he wanted these hot pink glasses.…

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  • Hummingbird Sculpt

    At art group this Wednesday, I worked on sculpting a hummingbird. Adding each teardrop in a shingle pattern to the head, then texturing the feather…

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  • Sculpting Buttons – Part 3

    CosClay can be painted directly with acrylic paint, and the coverage is very satisfying. For the first coat of paint, my goal is the “cover…

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  • Sculpting Buttons – Part 2

    The round plaque was made with a piece of cardboard cut in a circle and covered with rolled sheets of CosClay. I applied bake and…

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  • Sculpting Buttons the Dog – Part 1

    I’m sculpting my new 4-month-old Jack Russel Terrier puppy Buttons as a Christmas gift for my beloved Mr. H. I started with a foil ball…

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  • Tucker the Duck

    Progress on painting Tucker. Painted dark base color then dry brushed lighter shade next. Colors mimic a mallard duck but with some artistic license. Especially…

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  • Tulip the Duck

    Sculpted with oven baked CosClay over a wooden peg. Tulip loves waddling thru the tulip fields. Now that it’s backed, time to paint with arcylic.

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