I started off with a 50" x 40" x 15" block of Styrofoam and used the hot-wire tool to cut out the rough profile.
I modified the tool and create a somewhat hot-wire jig saw... worked great.
Here you can see all the scrap pieces. They will be used for future sculptures. If you ever priced Styrofoam, it is expensive, go figure.
Here is the poodle profile cut-out. Perhaps Friday or Saturday I will revisit the poodle armature with a hand held hot-wire and work on removing the excess foam. We want to get close to the poodle's life-size measurements. I plan on making the final clay dog sculpture an additional 5% larger in order to off set the shrinkage we will encounter during the foundry procedure.
I started off with a 50" x 40" x 15" block of Styrofoam and used the hot-wire tool to cut out the rough profile.
I modified the tool and create a somewhat hot-wire jig saw... worked great.
Here you can see all the scrap pieces. They will be used for future sculptures. If you ever priced Styrofoam, it is expensive, go figure.
Here is the poodle profile cut-out. Perhaps Friday or Saturday I will revisit the poodle armature with a hand held hot-wire and work on removing the excess foam. We want to get close to the poodle's life-size measurements. I plan on making the final clay dog sculpture an additional 5% larger in order to off set the shrinkage we will encounter during the foundry procedure.
