Pugoyle

I finally finished my new molds. This is a Plaster of Paris casting straight from the mold before any clean up. This is the first casting from the mold. I call this one the Panting Pug. Once it finishes curing I’ll paint it. I’ll also make a casting out of concrete to sit outside in the garden. Of all of the pug sculptures, this one looks most like a gargoyle to me, or a pugoyle, as people have called them.

Experimenting with Color on Concrete

The upside to the castings that don’t turn out is that they give me the opportunity to experiment. This little guy came out of the mold with too many bubbles so I tried some black stain on him to see what would happen. I left the eyes unstained but stained the pupils. The gray pug turned out fine and I included him to show the contrast.