ok time to go back to my PVC. i did this papier marche balloon quite a few days ago, and the balloon shrunk so much that it was pretty easy to cut and remove everything into my pauldron shape






most sites i've been to don't really teach how you can measure and cut the stuff. mine's not really accurate but i sorta used aluminium foil to get the basic shape to draw onto the balloon, then cut them out. after that you can just imprint one onto the other and cut the outline so make sure both are the same sizes.



i realised i have this as a leftover, and i might just redo my helm if i find that the papier marche method is easier...



i just bought this paper clay thing, a small slab for $3+, hope it works better than the white clay. and i got myself some transparency-like transparencies, 3 A4-sized foam (that's the only size it has, $1 each) and sandpaper ($0.21). can't wait to start putting clay on the pauldrons!