Wednesday, July 09, 2008

Scratch built Raptor claws!

I decided to try to make a claw from Apoxy sculpt ( a 2 part putty) and here is the result. I had made some extra so I made a smaller second claw. Once it dried I gouged ot the other side a bit with a chisel and sanded with a course sandpaper to leave grooves along the claw. I had planned on sanding out all the gouges, but they looked to me like different layers of exposed bone so I left some of them. I also chiseled in some scratches and chips.

For painting I started with a coat of flat black, then a mist of bronze, then a mist of brown...then dabbed on satin black with a large brush.

I am pretty happy with the results! The first pic is with a flash...shows the colors better. The second one is without and shows the details better...

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Those are cool!!! Not a huge fan of the trilogy, but those raptors were more ruthless than T-Rex. The raptors remind me of how the wives can get during "that time of the month".....LOL
Sorry...couldnt help it.

SuperDad said...

Hahaha.....

You are very right about that!!!

Thanks man!

Jason

The life of thomas said...

Ouch!! I hope you guys wives dont read these comments ;)

Good work Jason!!

Thomas

SuperDad said...

Haha...she's on her way to claw your eyes out!

Nah she doesn't read this stuff!! ;)

Holse said...

WoW good job there Jason..
Maybe its time for a carrie change ?

SuperDad said...

Haha...pretty sure fake raptor claws wouldn't be a very profitable career! I doubt my skills go beyond that!

Thanks man!!

Jason