I started out the yellow foam project with a few sketches of flashlights that would embrace the form of the hand. I decided upon a design the has finger-like nodes that extend from the form. I formed a dome and hollowed out another piece of yellow foam that would fit a "dot-it" light (green in photo). I appoxied the two together and then began shaping the nodes.
I drilled holes in both the nodes and the solid form. Then I placed appoxy on the short wooden dowels that were inserted into both pieces and let them cure to the form.
I then went back and sanded down the rough edges of the form to prepare it for the glazed spot putty. I also had to sand down a few of the nodes so that the form would stand independently.
Here I applied several layers of glazed spot putty; sanding in-between each layer applied.
Here is an MDF mold over which I vacuum formed 60 mil. styrene. This will be a glow cover that can be set over the flashlight as an ambient lighting piece while not in use.
To wrap up this yellow foam project, I intend to apply primer and paint and make the styrene cover.
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