Adding shape with foam clay
The next step was to take a (fraction of a) bucket of foam clay to fillet the seams and add more organic shape to the already sanded skulls.
We were going back and forth a lot to SKS Props YouTube video.
Andy and I continued to work on one skull each so it will acquire some unique character.
The foam clay we got via a link to Blicks Art supplies from the SKS Props website; interestingly it is labeled “Form Clay” on the actual container. You moisten the EVA foam, apply a bit of the clay, and then shape it with moistened fingers and sculpting tools. It will cure to a hard rigid foam over 24-48 hours (it should be hard enough to sand after 24).
It’s a fascinating material to work with; It shifts betweeen play-doh and epoxy putty and slippery clay and boogers as you try to work it And as you get closer to done, inevitably you leave thumbprints in a previously finished area as you try to apply it to the last region.
(Also: sculpting gum lines is a pain.)
