Swan In Love

                                      First task,we need to create the swan by using the square Styrofoam.

                   For our swan sculpture, we are required to carve a Styrofoam as a base.The most important step in the process is building the base, using Styrofoam. We started out by sketching a two-dimensional design of the swan on the Styrofoam. Here are the steps to carve Styrofoam .....

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Decide on a shape. Before you begin to carve a piece of Styrofoam, you need to have a good idea of what you want to create with it. For our sculpture, we drew a 2-dimensional sketch of the swan from the right and left side view.

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Start with the bigger cuts. Once you have an idea of the shape you want, begin by cutting large chunks of Styrofoam off to get close to the end result. You can use a serrated knife for the large cuts; if the Styrofoam is really thick, try an electric knife or hot wire tools. Cut the excess Styrofoams off to make it easier to work on the details later.

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Do some detail work. Once you have the general shape cut out, you need to go in and do the detail work. This can be done with a smaller serrated knife and a little bit of patience. A craft knife is also a good choice for the detail work. 

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Create some texture. If you want to create some texture, there are many specialty tools designed to help you carve Styrofoam. Some can help you create circles, while others can help you create texture or designs in your foam. We wanted to make sure our Styrofoam base is smooth so that it will create a sleek effect on our final swan sculpture, and make it easier for us to butter it later on, so we used sandpaper to smooth the texture.

                                                             

             
                                       

                                                             A Swan carve styrofoam