Allosaurus : Feet of Fury !

     When you're thinking about a dinosaur sculpture you probably don't think "Fragile" but parts of my sculptures definitely are.  This post concentrates on the clawed feet of Allosaurus, which are not necessarily the most difficult to get right but are much , much more easily broken as you're working on them or any other part. That's when the swearing starts.

                  

   Because of the delicacy of touch that's needed , more than any other part of Allosaurus , I have to do as much as I can before it dries and as it dries because if you put the slightest bit of pressure.. well again... there's the swearing and maybe even throwing things. 

        In order not to have disaster strike I try to work on the small details for a few minutes at a time so I don't get too gungho and break parts off. Also a really sharp Exact knife helps because then I can use less force and get more of a result.

     At this point , it's more about dry carving and being very , very careful and since now there's accesss to the backside of the dinosaur that can be worked on. Carefully. Did I mention you need to be careful about this?  It's a huge relief when it gets past this point and is fired. And thats what happens next !