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I poured a large glob of wood glue onto a piece of cardboard and applied it to the back of the skeleton using a small 1" paintbrush. I wasn't shy about using it and spread it on so thich that it begin running down the figure. I worked in small areas (about 8" x 8").
I took out a single sheet of Kleenex and seperated each ply from the other and set them aside.
I then applied the single ply of kleenex to the glued area. It felt nasty and it clung to my fingers nearly as much as it did the skeleton, but that was okay.
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After covering the area with glue and kleenex, I immediately moved to another area and repeated the process. The keelex has a tendancy to glob up, but it actually looked really disgusting after it dried.
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Here are some shots of how the skeleton looked after a coating of glue and Kleenex.
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This wood-glue and kleenex method worked well for me since I could do small areas at a time and didn't take a massive clean-up effort. Since I only poured enough glue to do small areas at a time, clean up pretty much consisted of putting my paintbrush in a cup of water and throwing away a piece of card board! you can't get much more convienient than that!
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Before covering any of the wired areas such as the wrists, elbos, knees, or anlkes, I went ahead and covered the wire with a coating of hot glue. This coating not only strengthens the positioning of the joints, but also provides a surface which can be blended into the skeleton when colored. In addition to te kleenex, I mixed the glue with some fake spiderwebs that gave the skeleton a "tendony" look.
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After the entire skeleton was covered and allowed to dry for a full day, I began staining it with a can of Minwax wood stain left over from when we remoddeled our house.
I used a small 1" foam brush to apply the stain to the texured skeleton small sections at a time. then I immediatelty wiped it off with a soft cloth. The stain will adhere to the cracks and crevices and alsoo stain the bones a sickly brown color. It's the variations in the bown and yellow that make it such a pleasingly disgusting visual.
I continued doing this with the stain until I completely stained the skeleton. The following photos show a view of how the completed skeleton looks.
For the final step, I applied a heavy coat of Minwax sealant with a brush.
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After completion, I decided to try another way to assemble a skeleton. This time I wanted to make one that would be frre standing, as if it were walking accross my yard. Click here to view the tutorial for this second skeleton project.
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