Rock Carving In Pink Foam
I often use latex rubber rock molds and plaster for my rock work on train layouts and dioramas, and I like the results quite a bit. A few years back I tried my hand at rock carving in pink XPS foam insulation and thought, let’s give it another go!
Using 2″ pink foam, single edge razor blades and a utility knife (and cut resistant gloves), I jumped in to this small diorama project. There are some good things and some not so good things in my technique here, and I was tempted to either edit out the mistakes or start over again, but decided to leave all the mistakes in the video.
The good things about this mistakes I’ve made here is that while they’re still fresh in my mind, and in this video, I can shoot another video and practice. This isn’t a small thing. Lots of times folks will build their first scene and get discouraged if their results don’t match their expectations. Please don’t fall into this trap! This is why I like small projects, you build, your critique your work and you do it again. Foam is a great medium to work with as it’s relatively inexpensive which means… try, try again!
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