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tonofelephant
02-26-2006, 05:37 AM
Good Morning,

I have to make a full size macquette to cinch a job I have bid on. The finished sculpture will be in limestone but the customer wants to see a full size mock up first. The finished macquette would be outside for a week or so before a decision is made. The climate is the east coast around Washington DC - some rainy weather, some cold weather and possibly some minor heat will be the climate.

The macquette's finished size will be 2' x 2' x 6'. It will be made of eps foam. The budget is slim. The eps foam will take up the first 25% of the macquette money. Is there something cost effective (less than $100, hopefully) - that looks good - that I can slather on to take the eps foam away from coffee cup material to something that looks more substantial? I would consider dryall mud but that is a bit too stiff I think and could crack in transport to the customer. Any hands-on experience that you could share would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance for all the help.

Carl
grommet
02-27-2006, 05:37 PM
saw this & thought of you.
http://www.sculpturalarts.com/

the sculpt or coat mixed with the joint compound.
I've also used utrecht's opaque gel for stuff as well as just mixing caulk into joint compound for a temporary object.
tonofelephant
02-28-2006, 05:52 AM
Grommet,

Thanks for your help. It looks like just what I need.

Carl
fused
02-28-2006, 02:15 PM
Actually you aren't making a maquette (from the Italian term for a scaled down model of an intended work, such as a sculpture or piece of architecture) since this is a full scale mock up.

I'm thinking that body putty/bondo might give you an easy to find, workable surface with the short term durability to last long enough to 'sell' your project. There might also be an acrylic binder that can be mixed with glass beads or pecan flour etc that is inexpensive and can give a suitable surface.
tonofelephant
03-04-2006, 08:41 PM
Fused,

Thanks for the reply. I will try that on a scrap piece of eps. I figure there will be a few voids and maybe body putty will just do the trick.

Carl