Tonight I worked on the rabbit-like guy's shoes. I needed to make the underneaths solid and done -- I can fix up the tops and sides later. I probably should have waited until after I had his legs/haunches area done (because it will be drippy and messy) but I can also cover the shoes up with a plastic bag when it comes to that time. I just "needed" to do these shoes tonight.
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| I started by tracing the shape of the shoe form onto the oatmeal box cardboard to fit onto the bottom of the shoe. |
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| I stuffed the inside of the shoe form with Scott rags... |
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| ...and then used masking tape to secure the whole thing. |
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| I made strips of the cardboard for the sides of the shoes by tracing the big ruler...it was just the right width. Each shoe gets two strips of cardboard taped together. |
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| Taping the shoe into place to see how it might look. |
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| No time for photos during the plaster cloth covering of the shoe form and strap. |
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| Holding the strap in place around the leg to get the basic shape... |
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| ...and then quickly (and with one hand) filling in the tiny gap between the front of the shoe and the strap and holding it in place for a minute or to while the plaster cloth did the initial set up. |
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| Cool -- looks like it will work! |
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| One down...one to go...time for a break. |
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| Yep -- I like the look of this so far. |
And then it was time for a break...feed the cats, make my dinner.
And then it was the second shoe -- the process seemed to go much more quickly this time.
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| The building of the second shoe seemed to go more quickly...I am sure I did a few steps differently, but the outcome is basically the same. |
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| Not too bad for a first try! |
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| It looks like he wants "up". |
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| Great...now they both want "up". |
And I want to say Thank You one more time to Lynn Krawczyk for giving me the shoe forms! Be sure to click the link to find out more about Lynn!
