Doctor Who 'Weeping Angel' Halloween Decoration

Step 5 Mud mud mud

Once all THAT was done, it was time for the mudding. a 5:1 ratio of gyprock (joint compound) to paint was used. You dip fabric in it, work it through and smooth it over the frame. Think Papier Mache, but for men. Originally I had planned to use calico for the upper body "skin" areas and hessan for the dress to provide a nice contrast in textures, butI had severe issues with Hessan as it produced far too rough a surface, and eventually went entirely with calico.

PUT DOWN DROP SHEETS AND WEAR OLD CLOTHES. This gets everywhere and sets like concrete.

When the gyprock dried, I noticed a problem - the mix had shrunk more than I had expected it do, exposing forearms that were far too small and malformed. The left shoulder had also popped out of its socket, despite being screwed into place, which gave the angel a rather lopsided look. So the next day it was back to work, wrapping more duct tape and bubblewrap around the arms to pad them out, correcting the shoulder slump and giving it another coat of monster mud and fabric to seal it all in. I also took the opportunity to hand-smooth over a thicker layer of mud sans fabric to give it an overall smoother texture.