This is my tribute to M.C. Escher's drawing... I did this in 3-D using rather complicated techniques to make plaster replicas of my hands.

I used a flexable molding compound (like the stuff the dentist uses to make a mold of your teeth) to make a mold of my hands.  Obviously I did this one at a time... which is kind of awkward.  Anyway, once I had those I filled them with plaster and let it set.  I pulled the mold off, and I had an almost perfect plaster cast of my hands.  That was the hard part... all I had to do now was cut the wrists at an angle, place them, and whip out my air brush.  I painted the whole thing in a morning because I was in a rush to finish it.  After these pictures were taken I made a frame for it (not pictured) out of plywood and 2 x 2s.  This was given a texture, and airbrushed a light blue.  I think it ended up really well, and was pleased with the finished product.



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