Foam Tamers: Crafts from Packaging Material
  • Category: Materials and tools
  • Practices: Carving

Have you ever sat on a huge piece of cake? Or hugged a giant doughnut bigger than yourself? No? Then this article will be interesting for you. I'll tell you about giant foam figures. They are created for photo studios, they decorate events and children's rooms.

Nobody knows exactly who was the first to come up with an idea to cut volume figures from foam. The trend is relatively new for Russia. Artisans supported the idea and cut out literally everything from foam. Would you say that these elements are not really plaster or stone?

Foam is a lightweight and affordable material. But working with it requires certain skills. After all, this is a kind of sculpture. Firstly, a special heated tool cuts a certain figure from a huge piece of foam. Then comes machine processing. Cutters, saws and knives are good for it. With these tools, you can process foam in a more detailed way. Smooth lines and small elements appear.

The third and final stage of work is post-processing. When artisans "polish" their work. They grind, ground, if necessary, paint and varnish these figures.

Despite its impressive size, foam sculptures are incredibly light. Even a child can pick them up. In addition to it, you can sit down, lie down or lean on them. That is why photo studio owners love it so much.

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