caretaker

[Spookymufu]

hey ya'll, I started working on a grave yard caretaker. My plan is to have a life size caretaker in my yard next year looking over my graveyard.

here is what it started out as.......



then it progressed to this, tape and newspaper to form the base.


I have started adding the Creative Paperclay tonight





I have never done anything like this before so please excuse the not very good aspect of it so far. I will need to go back over it in some areas to fix parts.

[adrian]

looks good man
i bought 10 heads this weekned from Hobby lobby for our twisted Hanzel and Grettel (spelling) theme on the inside this year

[Spookymufu]

got this far on the caretaker, the clay is cracking due to drying out when I am applying it to the bust, so I'll need to add more water to the surface as I go

[witchy]

Wow spooky those are great pic's, what do you need to fix? He looks great from what I can tell!!!

Adrian you should post some pic's when you get further along. I would love to see Hansel & Gretel. Your theme sounds very cool!!

[Spookymufu]

I need to patch a few cracks and finish the rest of the head

[MacPhantom]

Nicely nicely! Can't wait to see what it looks like once you get the eyes in there!

[Andybev01]

I need to patch a few cracks and finish the rest of the head

If you need help I hear that Michael Jackson's plastic surgeon has some time to kill these days.

[NeverMore]

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Better lock your doors Mac! I can see Spooky skulking around the neighborhood, looking for an
open door so he can sneak in and steal somebody's eyes.

[adrian]

any more progress spook?

[witchy]

I need to patch a few cracks and finish the rest of the head

I didn't see any cracks, thats why I asked, and I figure the rest of it out all by myself!!! Ha ha ha

[Andybev01]

looks good man
i bought 10 heads this weekned from Hobby lobby for our twisted Hanzel and Grettel (spelling) theme on the inside this year

You know...it's comments like these that make me happy to be around here with y'all.

Say that out loud at a church social and be prepared for odd looks and whispers.

[MacPhantom]

How does that paperclay handle? I'm thinking of using some to make a Cartoon Head mask for my brother for his birthday... Does it dry flexible, or sturdy? Can you smooth it out? Does it shrink when it dries? How long can you work with it before it dries out?

[Spookymufu]

no it isnt flexible when dry, very ridgid like plaster. yes you can smooth it out, even sand it if needed. You can work with it for a long time and you can keep wetting it to keep it moist while you work with it but, it isnt like regular sculpting clay like you would have a large chunk and sculpt it. It's more to cover a form as a final "skin" kind of thing

[adrian]

spooks right... when it dries it isn't flexable by NO means

[witchy]

Good to know, I was wondering about that too. Thanks!!