August 19 2000
Now it's time to paint the plaster and super sculpy
using watered down latex paint. |
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August 19 2000
I thought making tongues was boring - Try saving
your cat's toe nail clippings - LOL. Just kidding,
I actually made these 95 thorns out of super sculpy.
This is what happens when you leave them too long
in the oven. They stink and turn black - LOL - great
now I have to paint them :( |
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August 19 2000
Now we're cooking, this is what the thorns look like
glued into the tongues holes and painted with latex
white and beige paint. |
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August 19 2000
Next step is to find some sawdust. I used my circular
saw and cut up presswood. I find that it looks a lot
like sand when used in a diorama. |
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August 19 2000
To keep the sawdust from blowing away, paint the
plaster with 50% water + 50% white glue.
After sprinkling the sawdust over the glue we get
this cool sandy texture. |
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August 20 2000
Now its time to make Jabba's Sailbarge. I scanned
a picture and printed it to scale for the figures
taping all th epapers together. Because of it's size,
wanting to keep it in scale, I can only fit the front
half. |
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August 20 2000
Using foamcore as a skeleton I wrapped a 1/16 thick
cardboard like a skin. This gives a nice smooth base
for the barge |
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August 20 2000
Using archive pictures for reference, I cut out patterns
in carboard. I glued them on to the "skin"
base with a hot glue gun.
With even only the first level of detail, it's starting
to come alive. I LOVE IT ! |
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August 27 2000
Well I used more foamcore for the railings, understructure
and sail posts. The sail is a plain cardboard sheet
cut in the proper shape and suspended by a center
rod. |
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August 27 2000
Ok, This is what the scale of the Sail Barge looks
like within the diorama box. |
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August 27 2000
Now were getting somewhere - niub niub is sooo excited
- LOL - This is just a first coat of latex paint,
now the detailing and weathering must be done |
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August 27 2000
This will give you an idea of where I am headed in
terms of layout. It's fun to compare this with my
sketch on page 1. |
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September 12 2000
After making and cooking the Sculpey snake shape
base I applied Super Sculpey and detailed the beak's
pallet by closely examaning my reference pictures
from the official star wars site |
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September 12 2000
Next was the sculpting of the tongue which was a
lot easier the the pallet - LOL |
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September 14 2000
Today I added scaley details to the top lip and skin
texture to the top of Sarlaac. |
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