How to use foam gypsum to make the base of a small elephant table lamp
It only takes two steps to complete the cute little elephant desk lamp holder. The two steps are to make a foam board sculpture and build a plaster model. On the surface, it looks like It looks like a fine piece of ceramic work, and it looks very exquisite.
Take a look at the front and back of the lamp holder. Foam board is a better material for sculpture models. Generally, lighter things are easier to modify. Appearance.
Use two pieces of foam wrap of the same size to fix the bracket of the desk lamp and officially start sculpting the base.
Here you can use the cutting method to sculpt, which can be done with a utility knife.
What I show you here is the initially formed baby elephant.
Then modify some details, including ears, lips, etc., and use finer sandpaper to polish them all.
Creating a plaster model will form a hard and very smooth outer layer.
Use sandpaper to polish the surface of the gypsum layer until the surface is fine and smooth.
Carve and modify some details of the baby elephant, and remove all the sand on the surface of the plaster.
Spray paint on the surface of the baby elephant, and a delicate baby elephant desk lamp holder is completed.
