VanTiki Mugs: Octopus Time Lapse - Other Crafts

V VanTiki Member Hawaii Joined: Nov 25, 2005 Posts: 1046	V VanTiki Posted posted on Sat, Oct 21, 2006 4:21 PM Okey Dokey - Put together a few Trepanning Accident Skulls this morning - as I have already put a zillion photos of those guys up, I thought I post some "making of" shots for a change. First up - early in the creation process - I've shaped out the "bowl" portion of the 4 mugs (lower left) and have begun shaping the porcelain teeth (arranged in order for each mug: molars, bicuspids, incisors - the works! I make 12 teeth per mug, but usually only use 8 to 10). I need to let both of these firm up a bit before stage 2. I also have my trusty turntable along with some reference materials: a photo of one of my favorite skull mug sculptures and a chipped mug that I wont sell. Next we have two shots of the "face" roughed in on a bowl. I will refine the shape, smooth things out with a scotch-pad and a brush, and stick in the now hard teeth (I dip the roots in water before pressing them into the softer clay on the skull to help the different clay bodies bond together). Here you see the "fresh" skulls drying out. I will let them get leather hard, then carve the "shattered" rim as well as the assorted cracks and fractures in the bone to "age" them. As we are itching to see The Prestige, and I need to hit costco for a turkey fryer (Halloween goodness with dry ice!) I think I am gonna loosely cover these guys in plastic and detail them tomorrow morning. More mugs to come! Mahalo, VanTiki http://www.vantiki.com [ Edited by: VanTiki 2006-10-21 16:38 ]

Okey Dokey -

Put together a few Trepanning Accident Skulls this morning - as I have already put a zillion photos of those guys up, I thought I post some "making of" shots for a change.

First up - early in the creation process - I've shaped out the "bowl" portion of the 4 mugs (lower left) and have begun shaping the porcelain teeth (arranged in order for each mug: molars, bicuspids, incisors - the works! I make 12 teeth per mug, but usually only use 8 to 10). I need to let both of these firm up a bit before stage 2. I also have my trusty turntable along with some reference materials: a photo of one of my favorite skull mug sculptures and a chipped mug that I wont sell.

Next we have two shots of the "face" roughed in on a bowl. I will refine the shape, smooth things out with a scotch-pad and a brush, and stick in the now hard teeth (I dip the roots in water before pressing them into the softer clay on the skull to help the different clay bodies bond together).

Here you see the "fresh" skulls drying out. I will let them get leather hard, then carve the "shattered" rim as well as the assorted cracks and fractures in the bone to "age" them. As we are itching to see The Prestige, and I need to hit costco for a turkey fryer (Halloween goodness with dry ice!) I think I am gonna loosely cover these guys in plastic and detail them tomorrow morning.

More mugs to come!
Mahalo,
VanTiki

http://www.vantiki.com

[ Edited by: VanTiki 2006-10-21 16:38 ]

Post #262082 by VanTiki on Sat, Oct 21, 2006 4:21 PM