Hey everyone, it's been a while since I've posted anything. Lots of personal stuff went down over the past year!
Since things are starting to look up for me again, I've started a little project I've had in my head for years.
I've always wanted to do my own terrarium decorations, but not in the traditional way. I wanted to create hard plastic copies of things I could make, so that I could have several copies and potentially sell a few to reimburse myself for materials cost.
I've got several ideas brewing, but I wanted to do something relatively simple at first as a kind of "proof-of-concept."
So with all that being said, the first decoration on my laundry list of decorations is a custom background for the 8x8x12 Exo Terra Nano tank. I thought these tanks were really neat and convenient for raising juvenile or infant reptiles/amphibians, and I wanted to incorporate something that would make use of the height of the tank.
The piece is sculpted in WED (Water-based) clay, then silicone is poured over it to create an exact negative-mold, and then liquid plastic is poured into the hollowed mold to create an exact replica in plastic. Pricey stuff; the mold is about half-done. When I get more silicone I can finish it and cast the first couple of backgrounds, paint them and seal them in aquarium-safe sealant and test it out in a vivarium.
Let me know what you think! I don't claim to be the best sculptor in the world, but I think I fared pretty well here.
I think that looks really cool. If you do start selling them, I would definitely be interested in one.
1.0.0 Oophaga Pumilio 'Black Jeans'
0.0.10 Phyllobates Vittatus
0.0.3 Phyllobates Terribilis 'Mint'
0.0.3 Dendrobates Tinctorius 'Patricia'
0.0.5 Dendrobates Leucomelas
0.0.2 Dendrobates Tinctorius 'Powder Blue'
0.0.2 Ranitomeya Variabilis 'southern'
0.0.3 Epipedobates Anthonyi 'zarayunga'
1.2.0 Phyllobates bicolor
0.0.3 Dendrobates tinctorius 'azureus'
0.0.1 Avicularia Avicularia
0.0.1 Gramastola porteri
0.2.0 Canines
1.0.0 Tabby/Maine Coon Mix
2.1.0 Genetics Experiments
0.1.0 Bed Bully
Thanks!
I want to do a tree buttress type thing too, but that gets a little complicated. I'll get the backgrounds done first, probably, and then on to more complicated ideas.
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