Zelda the Witch

**Scott N.** · 02-08-2010,11:37 AM

looks a lot like my mother in law....LOL, okay not really (dont tell my wife I said that), she looks great LB!

**Lauriebeast** · 02-08-2010,05:00 PM

Thank you all very much. I'm starting on her feet now and will post pics soon...stay tuned

**Mandathewitch** · 02-08-2010,05:21 PM

That is sooo incredible. I really can't tell you enough how awesome she is. If I had a nightmare about a witch, she'd look something like that!!

You make me want to become a better crafter!

**westbatman** · 02-09-2010,03:44 AM

Laurie,

I'm new to this board but I've seen your work elsewhere, unbelieveably cool!

Andy

**Lauriebeast** · 02-09-2010,04:44 AM

Thank you Mandathewitch.

Hi westbatman, I recognize your name. Thanks, and welcome to the forum.

**Killer Queen** · 02-10-2010,07:44 AM

Your witch is just amazing! The last pic of her nearly scared the stuffin out of me.lol

**GDfreak** · 02-10-2010,11:09 AM

Wow Laurie! She looks inccredible! The thing that amazes me the most is how fast you can put these guys out now! I mean, I'm gone for a while and shes pretty much done, but yet with all the detail it looks like you've been working on her for months! Amazing job!

**spencerterry** · 02-10-2010,01:45 PM

Amazing. True talent!! The eye is a perfect touch.

**Lauriebeast** · 02-10-2010,03:42 PM

Thank you Killer Queen, GDfreak, and spencerterry.

I finally started on her feet and thought I'd post pics as I progress. The first thing I did was make a foamcore board outline of my hubbys' feet as a template (they were certainly big enough

) then I cut some 1/4" plywood in that approx shape to form the actual base of the foot and drilled a hole in the heel. This way, she could be either free standing or could be placed over some rebar depending on where I decide to position her in my display.

I slapped on a coat of paint just to seal the plywood at bit so it didn't wick up too much moisture from the sculpting material. I then screwed on a 1/2" galvanized elongated flange over the hole. Then I screwed on the 12"x1/2" galvanized pipe. At the end of the pipe, I place two fittings so that I could transition from the 1/2"galvy pipe to the 3/4"pvc pipe which will be used for the rest of her armature. The only reason I used the galvy pipe is to add to the weight that I need to stabilize the free standing sculpture. I normally use marbles, sand, or pebbles in my characters that are wearing shoes, but since she'll be barefooted, I had to come up with something else. Another thing that I did to add weight was to use a product called Sculptamold, not to be confused with Sculpt or Coat. They're two entirely different products. The Sculptamold has a gypsum plaster type base in it so it dries fairly heavy. That's why I don't use it in place of Celluclay which dries very lightweight. Both products dry rock hard....a good thing. I also placed a few small lengths of wire where the toes will be. This will help support the clay later on. BTW, I'll be using DAS clay entirely for her feet because it dries heavier than the Paperclay and I want to add to the weight for the reason previously explained.

This pic shows the painted plywood base with the flange, pipe, and transition fittings attached.

This pic shows the Sculptamold applied to the base and built up around the pipe.

This pic shows the foamcore template beneath the base for reference.

This pic shows exactly what I'll be sculpting over with the DAS clay once this dries in a few days