Post #738517 by danlovestikis on Mon, Mar 2, 2015 9:30 AM

Tyber Tiki #1 is yours. It was fun to tempt you with another!

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When I sculpted and molded the 3 Fogcutter mugs it was so I could do customs without Tiki Bob involved. There are mugs out there that Bob doesn't show at all on the outside but you can see his face on the inside.

A few of Wish List #5 have been made on the new Fogcutter mugs. This one is for Professor G. He ordered 2 this is the first one. The clay dictates where the palms go and how many. None of these palm mugs are the same.

I save all the clay that I cut off cast mugs. I remove any plaster, I dunk it in water and save it in plastic airtight containers. I never run out of clay for doing custom mugs.

I use slip as glue.

Then I form a piece and stick it on.

I use this tool to cut into the added clay and

then I push down. This eliminates dangerous air pockets.

After the mug has been in plastic for a couple of days and has firmed up I go back and scrape away clay to make it more defined.

Then I smooth the clay with a wet brush.

Professor G on a prior Wish List asked me to add Palms to a Tiki Bob. He invented this style. Thank you sir!

This mug is being carved to match the first one I ever did and it was his blue Tiki Bob that started the
Brotherhood of the Blue Bobs. Did I get the name right?

I first did all of the lines.

Then I outlined the rocky wall.

Then I carved the rocky wall.

Then I smoothed it with the wet brush.

With that done it was time to crave the blocks to match the original.

Just now I said all done and then I realized that I did one more step to this mug to make it match the original. So I just took more photos and here they are.

There are now pebbles all around the beach scene.

One down one more to go! I will not match the trees on the next one nor will I put up a zillion photos of it.
I'm just sharing techniques that I use that will help those of you who are making your first mug.

I hope these help, cheers, Wendy