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kiyoshimino — Western screech owl
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Published: 2017-05-05 23:08:06 +0000 UTC; Views: 423; Favourites: 22; Downloads: 0
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These are terrific! Your feathers and claws are amazing.
I haven't tried using wire armatures, yet. But, instead of using wire, I found wool drink coasters at Hobby Lobby, which I cut up, roll and then tie together using thread.
I made a favorite of this to remind myself to return in the future to see what you will have done. Thanks for sharing.
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That's a good idea! Do those rolled up pieces of felt stay pretty sturdy? Anyway thank you very much!
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Yes, they're about a quarter of an inch thick, and once you have them rolled up and tied, you've got a good base for your subsequent layers of wool. With the cat, I was hoping that the pieces I used, for the legs, would condense more so the legs would be thinner (wrong). The pieces I used on the mammoth were just right.
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Yeah, you can only felt the wool so much. For animals with skinnier limbs you should try wire. I put a little bit of tacky craft glue on the wire before wrapping it with the first layer of wool. I might try your idea of using felted sheets for thicker body parts to save time!
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Another technique I've played with, but haven't mastered, is squeezing a tuft of wool between two smooth surfaces and then poking, to make smaller, denser pieces (i.e., the mammoth's toe nails). Is this how you manage to make your feathers?
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These are all so incredible!! How long does it take you to make one like this?
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Way too long! Depending on the size, anywhere from 30 hours to 200 hours. And thank you so much!
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