Sooooo... I've been posting more consistently on my cosplay pages on Facebook and Instagram. If you would like to more closely follow my work, click the links below. If you like seeing chunks of progress, then just stay in the thread.
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NOTE: this is additive sculpture. Working with worbla is very much based on adding layers on top of layers. I don't remember if i said this before, but it also requires a heat gun. There is a small window of time to shape the worbla before the plastic cools and hardens.
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Destiny Alpha Lupi chest serious progress.
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I traced the pattern onto craft foam. The edges have this big indent, so i cut out a cm thick slice around the whole thing. The wholes were measured, pushed in with a pen, then cut out with an exacto blade.
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Next step, Worbla sandwich. Push in the indentation with fingers.
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More indenting, but this time clean it up with a pointier edge, like a pen or chopstick. The holes were pushed in rather than cut out. Not sure if I'll cut them out or not.
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Cut out the worbla with sharp scissors. Pinch and poke to make sure the edges are clean before the heat goes away. Do one side at a time. Size comparison. This is why patterns are so important. Without that pattern, this could have been too big, too small... but this fits just right.
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This is the piece with the vine weaving. I actually counted how many weaves there were on each side. Eight on the bottom and ten on the sides, at least, before the wings cover them. I continued the weave to the edge. You can't see it here, but there are tiny dots (two) inside each gap. I started that on the right side.
7) PATTERNS. again. Yay for that.
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Tracing patterns save a lot of time.
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Halfway done with vine detailing. @_@
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Vines are STUPID. And by stupid, I mean really, really difficult. @_@ and tedious. Both sides of vine work complete.
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Worbla. Craft Foam layered wolf head base. Pattern.
Nearly done with the chest plate for Alpha Lupi. I took a small break simply because of the intensity of the project. I'll be getting back to this soon.