2016 #6 The Wide Mouthed Frog {by Penny Nutttall}

2016 Topic 6: Liquid Sculpting Medium

Hi again everyone, Penny here.
Tonight I was supposed to share with you a post about Powertex...but I didn't have any...
So I checked with Leandra and she said it was ok to use plaster bandage instead. But actually, I was still clueless about where to go with this, and the result is a bit whacky even for me!

Ever heard the expression "mad as a box of frogs"?

I looked round for something suitable to model with, to create a form to cover with the plaster bandage, and found some old polystyrene shapes (been there for years). I played around for a while, until Froggy appeared!

I loosely pinned the pieces together with straightened paper clips. Then the messy bit...ever worked with plaster bandage?

Modroc is an open weave gauze infused with plaster of paris. The plaster is reactivated by dipping the bandage srtips into water.

Top tip: use a disposable container for you warm water....I didn't want to pour it down the sink (blocked pipes, I worked that one out!) so my baking bowl is still sitting there with a solid lump of plaster of paris in the bottom. Good job I don't bake.

Easy going all the way from there. The feet are simple shapes in mountboard, covered with bandage. Granny Smith Fresco is opaque and a good base colour all over, then the translucent Hey Pesto for the mottled skin on his back.

I am totally in love with Kim's new stamps, EKD01 and EKD02, and saw straight away how to use them here.

 EKD01

EKD02

I went back to my favourite technique of stamping on tissue paper and painting on the back: it makes dealing with awkward lumpy surfaces really easy.I used Dolly Mix, Snowflake, Captain Peacock, Haystack and Brown Shed. 

Spots, eyes, toes and warts and all! and a nice shiny coat of gloss medium.

I won't bore you with the wide mouthed frog joke....

I hope you have enjoyed this amphibian ramble and are inspired to have a go (if you're tough enough!) with plaster bandage.I must hop off now (groans) and think of something for next time.

Bye for now, Penny. 

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Oh Penny how much fun, this made me smile, almost as wide as your froggie. Kim's stamps are amazingly perfect for this. The combination of the robust modroc and the delicate tissue is a great partnership. ~Darcy 

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