Post #794463 by danlovestikis on Sun, Apr 14, 2019 9:01 AM

Sandbartender thank you. It takes three days to make a helmet. I'm just good at how I post so that it doesn't get too boring. I'm really happy with the response. Thank you.

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Next up for Wish List #8 Phase Four are the next run of Diver's Helmets with skulls inside. These are called O2 out. Since I hand build them each will be different in some way. They are a completely different shape from those of the past.

I've made five. I will share the first one I made last. Today I'll start with showing the production of four skulls.

This process takes a lot of days. First I make solid mounds of clay and I let it sit for a couple of days until it's a bit firm. Then I start to add more clay to form the face.

I figure out where to put the nose and then I build the cheekbones, then the nose and then the eyes.

If the clay is firm enough I work on carving the teeth.

Now I leave the clay uncovered for two days.

Now the clay is firm enough to peal off the plastic cover and I can hold it without squashing the face.

I start to carve out the backside.

I was carful not to carve off the backs of the eye sockets.

Next I go to work on the teeth again. This time the carving goes all the way through.

Done for now. Once they are inside the helmet I fine tune the teeth again.

Slowly I remove clay from the backs of the skulls until they will fit into the helmet.

It's fun to build skulls. I really should just make a mold and then alter each one. It would go much faster.

Have a wonderful weekend, Wendy