Post #801560 by danlovestikis on Wed, Mar 25, 2020 8:47 AM

Back to the Wish List #8 Phase Five. This wish is for Matt K. With this virus attacking the world no one has to follow through and buy their wish. Cancels are fine because tiki mugs are a luxury.

This mug was done in April 2020. Here are the steps.

Matt presented me with a photo of his most favorite monster. Even he doesn't know the origin. So this will be the only one I make. I did the best I could. This was a sculpting challenge, just what I like.

I asked him the size he expected. He wanted a 3" diameter mug with a 9" horn span. So I measured and found a turntable that was just over the 9 inches.

I cast 6 mugs that I could use as clay for parts. In the end I used only one and that's how I ended up making extra tapa mugs etc.

I chose a mug and then

I began to build the face.

I decided that I would do the face first and later add on the horns. I still needed to figure out how to do them.

This proves it is a mug.

I let the mug sit overnight and then the next day it was firm enough to carve.

I worked on the nose and got ready for teeth.

Time to let it rest overnight. I've found that going to fast just doesn't work. Wendy