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Lava Rock Cthulhuby ~BrittaM

Traditional Art / Sculpture / Horror

And now here's the reason for the Cthulhu covered in salt I posted earlier [link]. I came across this tutorial some time ago [link] and thought it would work well for a Cthulhu idol. I did mine with my standard grey clay and painted it, rather than using black. I had planned on casting this guy but there are some things yet I want to iron out with the technique. The lava effect turned out decently but there were enough issues I wasn't totally pleased with. I'll be doing another and tweaking it a bit for casting.
He's a little guy, about 2 inches tall.

*rachaelm5 Nov 29, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

It's adorable - a pocket Cthulhu idol, so you don't need an alter and stone circle to make your daily blood sacrifice. Just knife and go!

The texture is marvleous; it looks very authentic to me.

~BrittaM Dec 1, 2012

"Just knife and go," LOL. I'll have to put that in the tagline when I cast/sell these guys. After all, in today's busy, mobile world you don't always have time for the whole ritual!

*JasonMcKittrick Nov 28, 2012

This worked out really well! Nice job.

~BrittaM Nov 29, 2012

Thanks much!

~nightserpent Nov 27, 2012

ahhh... it all makes sense now! I think you're on to a great idea.

~BrittaM Nov 28, 2012

Thanks! Been looking for some variety in "materials" a Cthulhu idol might be made from. Had an idea for a "scrimshaw" Cthulhu as well.

~nightserpent Nov 29, 2012

It's hard to tell from the photos, but would there be any risk of undercuts from the cavities left by the salt?

~BrittaM Nov 29, 2012

Probably not. The regular table salt just makes the surface texture, and the deeper pits I made by poking in with a ball-point stylus. I started out using rock salt for those but ultimately the holes it left were too square and didn't look realistic.

~GargamelsCat Nov 27, 2012

That is nice! I can imagin a heavily coroded rusty look made that way might turn out great, to.

~BrittaM Nov 28, 2012

Indeed, there's probably all sorts of different things you could use the salt technique for.

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