Foam would be ideal for creating a similar Lovecraftian item, but I suspect it would take a great deal of patience to carve away the fine detail work. I used carved foam to create the backdrop for my collection of items from "The Shadow Out of Time" and the results were pretty good for a relatively quick project. As I mentioned at the time, one of the nice things about working with foam sheets is the sheer amount of material you get for the money. I still have a huge chunk of the stuff in my closet from that effort.
are there any thoughts about using stucco for making stone-like props?
ReplyDeletei toyed with the idea of making my own little qeatherworn cthulhu idol but did not want to use something lightweight because all of the illusion would be gone the moment someone touches it and it feels too warm, too soft or too light.
my sister once made a sculpture out of a hardened piece of stucco that she carved into. i guess you could work it somewhat like stone, albeit far easier. weight and feel was quite okay, too.