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[Stefan-A]

James: Former drinking straws. Cut to about 5 cm length.

[Stefan-A]

very cool stefan is it made of paper mache?

Plaster bandages. Started laying them on a plastic box with balls of newspaper taped to it to give it a more random form. After the first couple of layers, I removed the box and started putting on layer after layer of small pieces of bandages and finally I poured plaster over it to get a smoother surface. When it was finished, it was about a centimeter thick and practically bullet proof. Then I painted it. Spray painted the base colour, and painted the texture with a brush. Then I coated the whole thing with a layer of polyurethane varnish. I've learned a lot about painting since I made it and there are a few things I'd do differently now.

[infernalis]

Here in the USA the product is called "Pariscraft" and sold at art supply stores.

Very nice sculpting Stefan.

[adamanteus]

Here in the USA the product is called "Pariscraft"

In the UK it is 'Plaster of Paris'.

[infernalis]

I think the name was derived from plaster of Paris.

Pariscraft is gauze already treated with plaster, just like doctors use to make a cast.

I used to wrap all sorts of stuff with it.

[jitami]

I think the name was derived from plaster of Paris.

Pariscraft is gauze already treated with plaster, just like doctors use to make a cast.

I used to wrap all sorts of stuff with it.

Cool... something to go shopping for! Haven't been to Michael's in ages

(Michael's is a craft store chain in the western US, not sure if they're international?)

[Stefan-A]

Very nice sculpting Stefan.

I also do celebrity genitalia. Unfortunately, I haven't met any celebrities.

[Garter_Gertie]

Tami, we've Michael's here.

STEFAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please warn prior to the one-liners!!! I've now got to clean off the desk/monitor after spewing soda all over both. THAT WAS HILARIOUS!

Oh, Stefan? Really like your home-made log with the plants and all! Really VERY COOL!

[Stefan-A]

Thanks. I got rid of it a while back. It was a bit too big, I made the mistake of gluing peat moss to its surface, I painted it wrong and it was too shiny for my taste. I'm going to make a couple of hides for juveniles using the same technique, though.

I considered making backgrounds for my enclosures using the same materials, but I don't have enough of them left and they tend to chip when they hit something hard, which of course is a problem when they're painted.

Oh well, back to sleep.

[jitami]

Sweet dreams