I ended up taking a male and a female styrofoam head and digging out the top of them to make a little indentation on the top to plant flowers in. I’ve been looking for something like this for such a long time. This will become the ‘master’ for the mold! Stay tuned as it will be posted quite soon… You could keep it like this, however I did not want the bulk of the back so I will take it to the next level. Whew, the face is sculpted! It will still be light and the concrete holds quite tight to the styrofoam. Use an old brush to get rid of any crumbles or brush on a thin layer to even out roughness. There are so many different noses out there! Pointy, squared, up-turned… whatever you like. Those are some big lips! It was also easier to sculpt since it was so large.Įye lids, simple open eyes, remember eye balls are round… I was not that concerned that it was super smooth as I like the look of aged and pitted concrete as then it looks more like an ancient deteriorating sculpture of an old master artist… If you need some reference, grab a simple cheap Halloween mask to look at, all artists use reference materials.
It is just a matter of filling in the features.
Smooth it on, use the gloved hands, trowel, palette knife, plastic utensils, popsicle sticks, whatever you can scrounge up. This was like putting the ‘skin’ on since the basics were already done. If you need to continue and it has dried somewhat make sure to wet it (spray bottle works well) before adding wet concrete to it. After about half a minute it will be a soft pliable ‘icing-like’ consistency. It should be of a stiffer consistency that allows it to stay put. Mix up small amounts of the RapidSet Cementall (or similar quick setting cement) so that it does not set before you can use it up. But it sets quick, can be manipulated and is darn hard when done. A true sculptor would argue with me, as it is a medium that does not allow subtractive work.