Carved Foam Gargoyle
Project for Props Design
This is a gargoyle I carved from XPS foam for my props design class.
I adhered layers of 1” foam together as it was what we had in stock, and drew out basic profiles before cutting them on the bandsaw. I did all the cutting and details with a snap knife, sureform, and rasp. I did minor finishes with sandpaper, and coated it with foam coat before painting. The nails were made separately from air dry clay and attached with white PVA glue.
Inspiration / Reference
Head with cut out profile curves.
Body with cut out profile curves.
Head with basic shapes defined.
Body with basic shapes defined, head taped on (neck will be shortened later on).
Body with more definition and progress made. In particular, figuring out cuts by arms and wings.
Rounding out limbs and wing cavities.
Defining back of wings and body.
Assembled and covered in foam coat. A few layers of foam coat for smoothing and gap filling, and last coat stippled for foam texture.
Final result with painted finish.
Acrylic paints, with base coat of dark grey and progressively lighter drybrushing.
Paint job finished with darkest shadows.
White highlights were added last.