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Sculpted Dragon Egg (not guaranteed to hatch)

ScottyScotty Registered User regular
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Some people paint chicken eggs this time of year, I decided to do something different...
I sculpted and painted a DRAGON EGG! (obvious influence = Game of Thrones)

Aluminum foil core, apoxie sculpt, and a rough rock to do the texturing on the bottom half. Then multiple layering of acrylic paint. Thanks for looking! :)

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    MetalbourneMetalbourne Inside a cluster b personalityRegistered User regular
    How did you get such a nice ball of aluminum foil to start with?

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    ScottyScotty Registered User regular
    I just kept wrapping it around a simple egg shape I made out of foil and rolled and compressed it until it was just right.
    If you use the heavy duty kind of foil it works better. (trust me, it was a LOT of foil to get it that size...I need to stop saying foil)

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    _J__J_ Pedant Registered User, __BANNED USERS regular
    Clicking 'awesome' on your OP does not seem adequate. That thing is exceedingly cool.

    How do you plan to display it? Do you have a stand?

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    supabeastsupabeast Registered User regular
    If you do this again you might want to just pick up a foam egg at a craft store.
    Cool sculpt!

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    earthwormadamearthwormadam ancient crust Registered User regular
    really cool


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    IrukaIruka Registered User, Moderator mod
    supabeast wrote: »
    If you do this again you might want to just pick up a foam egg at a craft store.
    Cool sculpt!

    If its an oven bake clay, then I think its generally safer to use wire/foil over foam of any sort.

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    MetalbourneMetalbourne Inside a cluster b personalityRegistered User regular
    Iruka wrote: »
    supabeast wrote: »
    If you do this again you might want to just pick up a foam egg at a craft store.
    Cool sculpt!

    If its an oven bake clay, then I think its generally safer to use wire/foil over foam of any sort.

    Generally, yeah, but what he's using is epoxy clay. It cures chemically, without the need for baking.

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    IrukaIruka Registered User, Moderator mod
    Oh word, back in the day I thought scotty used sculpey, I guess I am mistaken. I've never used an epoxy clay myself they seem pretty cool.

    Oh, and its really awesome scotty! I wish you posted way more.

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    ScottyScotty Registered User regular
    Hey thanks everyone! :)

    I actually used to use Super Sculpey solely (still do for certain things) but I find apoxie to be much more durable once you get used to using it. I find it has also helped me to sculpt faster too, as it has a 2-3 hour cure time.
    In retrospect, yup, a styrofoam egg would have bulked it up quicker, but I liked the idea of the egg having weight/heft to it. (something you don't get with styrofoam)

    I SHOULD post more Iruka...just been busy, but I'll try to be around more, definitely got work to post.
    Thanks again guys! :^:

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