I’ll be taking this Stone Elemental Hand to the May Oddmall and seeing if I can find it a new home.
Each one of these builds is considered OOAK or if you hate letters instead of words like I do they are “One Of A Kind”. I don’t mold and cast things at this time, but I may some day in the future.
This Stone Elemental Hand is my second build of this type and this Stone Elemental Hand was made with 4 fingers and a thumb making it look a little more human than the first build. It also has a slightly larger “Palm Planter”.
The Palm Planters on my Stone Elemental Hands are rubber coated and water tight. I also seal the palm to prevent water damage over time to the model. The Stone Elemental hands are meant for indoor display and should never be left outside for the Elements to damage them. The Stone Elemental Hand is meant to have a live house plant growing in its palm. Or if you don’t have a green thumb at all you can put some fake plants into the palm, but I really think the person that gives this hand a spot on their table or shelf should give the live plant a shot first.
The Stone Elemental Hand starts of as Papier-mâché balls that are attached together to form the shape I want. They measure roughly 15 to 16 inches from fingertip to wrist and 9 inches across at the palm. I then use a product from Aves Studio called ClayShay to coat and shape my Papier-mâché balls. Once I’m happy with the look and it’s dried for a couple days I’ll give the Stone Elemental Hand a little sanding.
My next step is to add some more texture and get a base primer coat onto the model followed up by an acrylic base coat and dry brushing.
In the end the hands look some like this….
The three finger Earth Elemental Hand has some Chicks and Hens growing in the palm and is off at its owner’s home now. The four fingered hand is being displayed with a fake flower and Ivy in the palm planter. I will have this hand with me at the May Oddmall and I will also have an herb seed planter for the new owner to plant and grow in the palm planter.
As always if you have any questions please feel free to shoot me an email and be sure to visit my facebook page for other project build pictures.
Steve