Week 9 Challenge baking foil giraffe
A larger sheet from a wide roll of turkey foil will make a horse about 4-5 inches high. |
The corner sections become the legs. The top and bottom sections will be the head/neck and the tail. |
Take care to avoid the foil tearing too far to the centre with the result that a leg is lost.
That said, it is often possible to patch up problems with an extra piece of foil. At this stage decide which is to be the head and which is to be the tail. Choose the end with the most foil for the head/neck. |
Work on each section folding it along its length to create a rolled effect rather than a crushed or flattened feel.
Expect it to look rubbish at this stage. The wonderful thing about foil is how much moulding is possible. You can keep compressing it gently wherever required in order to create an acceptable shape for each part of the giraffe (or whatever else you are modelling). |
Detail in the shape is not important at this stage.
Just aim to create a very basic structure. And then press and bend it into the shape you want. It still looks rubbish huh? All that matters at this stage is that you have four legs, a body, a neck/head and a tail. |
This is the finished article.
Bend and shape it until you are happy with it.
Expect it to look better at certain angles than others.
The foil is still quite flexible and tolerant.
Even enough to fashion an ear or two.
Bend and shape it until you are happy with it.
Expect it to look better at certain angles than others.
The foil is still quite flexible and tolerant.
Even enough to fashion an ear or two.