Post #620787 by danlovestikis on Fri, Jan 13, 2012 8:27 AM

MadDogMike, TikiTomD (thank you for the photo) found the turtle of my childhood which I was thinking of when I did the first attempt. Because the next Chunk Lamp will be a sea life version with a Bumatay centerpiece I have to stick to an aquatic turtle. Sorry Floyd. Wendy

Next Step by Steps

I use a ring of clay to glue the eye mounds to the socket. I use a chop stick to smooth half the clay up and half down.

A chop stick that has its large end sanded to a rounded shape is used to smooth the clay.

During the sculpt I constantly check for undercuts. The body needed some additional clay to keep from being one. If I cast it like this then the cast wouldn't come out of the mold. I built strips of clay up the sides.

Another square carved end of a chopstick makes the eye groove.

Carving the eye groves was one of the fun parts.

Once the body is done I'll do the surface texture.

Cheers, Wendy