The day we made modroc sculptures

We wanted to create some free standing sculptures so we decided to use bandages with plaster embedded in them. This can be bought under various trade names. We started by forming a wire framework then wrapping newspaper round the wire to bulk the figures out. We then used the bandages. These are easy to use, simply cut them into strips, wet them and apply around the newspaper. As you go you need to smooth off the surface to hide joins etc.. Some of us staple the figures to a wooden base and used the modroc over this too. Finally when the plaster had dried for a week we applied paint finishes.