Painting Lady Peppy – Yes, I finally finished my Downton Abbey Shih Tzu sculpture
Painting Lady Peppy, my sculpture of my stepmother’s Shih Tzu, dressed up in an outfit borrowed from Lady Edith in the Downton Abbey TV series.
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Epoxy clay can be used just like paper mache clay, but it’s waterproof. For small outdoor sculptures, using a product that’s made to be weatherproof makes sense. Some available epoxy products are Apoxie Sculpt, Magic Sculpt, Free-Form Sculpt, and LabX Creations 2-Part Sculpting Clay.
Painting Lady Peppy, my sculpture of my stepmother’s Shih Tzu, dressed up in an outfit borrowed from Lady Edith in the Downton Abbey TV series.
In this video we see how the gnome is covered with a hard-coating to keep out the rain, and his face is made with Magic Sculpt epoxy clay.
My DIY gnome will live outside, but you could put him next to your Christmas tree. This video shows how to sculpt the armature out of foil.
This delightful white-tailed deer was made by Linda Bunnell, the author of this guest post. She used a drawing she found online to create her … Read more
I finished painting the Boer goat this week. Now I just need to add a few coats of the Ultra Matte varnish – and paint … Read more
Note: I recently designed a cat mask pattern that creates all the shapes for you. It can be use as a mask or a wall … Read more
That was fast! After I uploaded the last video this afternoon, I started adding WED clay to my new Boer goat ‘skull.’ Less than an … Read more
I know you’ll think I’m crazy (and maybe I am) but I started over with my goat sculpture. I just wasn’t having fun with it. … Read more
My first project for the new year is an animal portrait, a Boer Goat sculpture. The Winterset Ranch website has a lot of excellent photos … Read more
This long-legged baby unicorn is easy to make with the pattern and Apoxie Sculpt or paper mache. No magic (or experience) required.
The epoxy clay squirrel sculpture is now finished. You saw me make him in the last video, using an epoxy clay called Free Form Sculpt, … Read more
This little squirrel is my first bona fide waterproof outdoor sculpture. I made it using the same techniques that you’ll find in my book How … Read more
In this video I show you how I built this character by placing plaster cloth over a clay sculpture. Then I added Magic Sculpt, an … Read more