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Sculpt a Dragon – Part 1, the Armature

March 22, 2010

The very first post on this blog, back in November of 2008, was a tutorial I wrote to show how to sculpt a dragon with traditional paper mache strips and paste. I thought it would be fun to make another one, using some of the techniques and materials that I’ve developed in the last 13 [...]

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Paper Mache/PVC Didgeridoo

August 31, 2009

This handmade didgeridoo (didge, for short) was made with a 4′ section of 1 1/2″ ABS plastic plumbing pipe, covered with paper mache and then painted. I finished mine in one day. You buy the pipe at the hardware or plumbing store in standard 10′ lengths, so you will have enough material for two didgeridoos. [...]

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Elephant Sculpture – The Movie

August 29, 2009

I wanted to do something just a little different today, so I created a how-to video showing the baby Indian elephant coming to life, from beginning to end. This big baby used several of the techniques you’ve probably already seen in other tutorials on this site, but this baby is definitely the largest project I’ve [...]

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