Spending this week trying to finish the coral diver look! Lots to do for this — started by focussing on the coral growing off the broken diving helmet.
After MANY failed iterations I decided to use a watercolor paper for this detail because it is easy to manipulate and, when soaked, can be sculpted into a 3d shape. I also was inspired to use paper after seeing the work of Mlle Hipolyte. Another artist who is doing wonderful work with coral forms is Meredith Woolnough.
To create the flat coral structure I laser cut the paper. To form the dye cut structure I vacuum formed the paper over a plaster mold.
