Eurydöme WIP/advice

[Naima]

This is pretty cool, something to try out .

[DMJackRackham]

This is pretty cool, something to try out .

Thanks! It's been a pain in the butt, but I definitely recommend trying it.

(In case you want to know how I did it, as a starting place.)

I bought a couple different kinds of foam globe. The ones that have worked the best are the hollow, styrofoam half-globes (example linked below).

I basically put the two halves together, put a few layers of papier mache, waited for it to dry, painted it with a couple layers of white gesso. That gave me a white surface that would take pencil and pain.

From there, I drew outlines in pencil, used pastels for the bulk of the oceans, colored pencils around the coastlines, and colored pencil inside the land masses. I plan to use more pastel (carefully) to blend in some areas where pencil marks are visible. And I've been advised to put a layer of clear coat when it's dry and finished.

I will say, I am looking for a smarter way to get a better, smoother, more consistent surface. I'm considering buying a half-globe mold and making it out of plaster next time. Idk.

FloraCraft SmoothFoam Hollow Half Ball White https://a.co/d/gFUPgZw