Post #811268 by MadDogMike on Fri, Nov 17, 2023 11:53 PM

One more pic of the lake, added a blue floodlight for at night.

Starting on a new Rhino mug. Adventureland mug, not Tiki mug. I saw a good Jungle Cruise themed cocktail and thought it needed a Jungle Cruise themed mug. But imagery from the Jungle Cruise has kinda been picked over so I thought about the Rhino and the pole, no one has done a mug of that yet

Started with a 6x6x8 inch block of foam and carved away everything that didn't look like a rhino.

Next I'll cover the foam with slabs of clay and let the clay sit until partially hardened. I'll cut the rhino down the middle and remove the foam, then rejoin the rhino halves. After the form is back together I can add details like horns, eyes, ears, nostrils, mouth. A removeable lid to fill the mug, a straw hole in the mouth of nostrils. The foam form will hopefully be undamaged in case I want to make another rhino mug.

If I plan it right, I can include a hanger on the bottom of the mug and hang it on the wall when not in use like a mini trophy head. It will require some delicate planning to make the lid stable while in the vertical position as a mug and in the horizontal position as a wall hanging. The lid will probably be located under the second (smaller, back) horn. maybe some sort of friction fit like a bottle lid?