Blue foam circles glued together.
Foam turned on lathe.
Extra bits trimmed from foam.
Foam coated in scrim cloth and paint/glue mix.
Thick coat of Idenden over scrim.
Wet sanding the Idenden smooth.
Preparing to glue paper rope to stem core.
Paper rope glued around aluminum core.
Test of paint job, spatter effects.
Masking off area for stripe.
Form for creating leaf, cut out of clear plastic and hot glued into shape.
First layer of tissue and paint/glue.
End of leaf layering.
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Wonka Fruit

A "Candy Fruit" inspired by "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory"
Fruit is carved foam coated in scrim cloth and Idenden, then painted. Stem is aluminum armature wire covered in paper rope. Leaf is tissue paper layers glued together around a wire core

Kevin Gebhardt
Prop / Model Maker Cincinnati, OH