I'm going to need some watermelon for an upcoming photo shoot, so am in the process of making some. I've tried making watermelon out of Sculpey before - see the fridge magnet - but it's too hard to get the colours right, plus it ends up looking too much like plastic, so this time I'm trying Paperclay.
Watermelons used to come in just one size - the huge oblong variety, until the big round seedless ones were developed. Now you can get round watermelons in all sizes, even the size of a regular melon or cantaloupe, or even smaller. I'm making two sizes of melons and slices, since I'm not sure what size will work best. Some of the slices are in the process of being eaten.
Watermelons used to come in just one size - the huge oblong variety, until the big round seedless ones were developed. Now you can get round watermelons in all sizes, even the size of a regular melon or cantaloupe, or even smaller. I'm making two sizes of melons and slices, since I'm not sure what size will work best. Some of the slices are in the process of being eaten.
The larger melon section and the smaller melon half have cut styrofoam balls inside. I smeared the styrofoam with glue before applying the Paperclay. The melon slices are just Paperclay.
The really nice thing about working with Paperclay is that you don't have to sculpt too perfectly, because after it dries, it can be sanded into the perfect shape. So back out into the breezy sunshine they go, and maybe they'll be dry enough to sand tomorrow.
The really nice thing about working with Paperclay is that you don't have to sculpt too perfectly, because after it dries, it can be sanded into the perfect shape. So back out into the breezy sunshine they go, and maybe they'll be dry enough to sand tomorrow.
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