Made by Orlando Ginarte
The snail is made of compressed paper covered with tape and acrylic Gesso painted with white acrylic and then colored.
By the way to smooth “Nature Girl’s ” face I used white glue mixed with acrylic Gesso and Calcium carbonate
Love the colors on your snail. It could be any art, not just a snail. It would be a beautiful painting too. Great job!
Oh! I looked up images of them on Google. That looks like fun. What variety, and the colors are amazing.
Oh, now I see what your gal had on her head! Perfect for a nature girl! I like the tip on getting things so smooth as well. Thanks for sharing your secret!
AND I just want to say I love your snail. I love the colors, the blending of colors, and the creature. He could be sitting anywhere in my home emanating a warm feeling.
How big is he? Looks good size.
Thanks Rex, the snails (real ones) are 20 millimetres (0.79) in.
Thanks, Orlando. People think I’m crazy, but I work in metric system, even the grids for paper mache. When they ask me why, I tell them, “I’m not going to try to figure out what half of 1 3/4″ is. And why are we the only country in the world not using metric? I even use it for woodworking.” In any case, I love the snail. I’d love one about 15 cm tall and I could use it for a doorstop!