How to Make a 3D Craft Foam Beak
- 1). Study different pictures of the beaks of the type of bird you are creating, be it a mask, costume, or statute. The shape, size, and proportion will vary widely based on the bird; the shape of a chickadee's beak is completely different from that of a toucan. Your bird beak may also vary based on whether you are creating a male bird or a female bird. Studying pictures of different beaks gives you a good feel for the type of beak you want to create. In general, the more triangular the beak, the easier it is to create.
- 2). Sketch your desired bird beak, to scale, on a piece of scrap paper. This helps steady your hand when you go to draw the beak on the craft foam, and gives you a good feel for the necessary curve angles of the beak.
- 3). Cut a piece of foam into a cylinder, roughly equal to the base-to-tip size of the beak, using scissors.
- 4). Using a pencil, draw a rough sketch of the beak on the foam, delineating where you will cut.
- 5). Carefully cut the foam along the designated lines. Begin with the top of the beak, slowly working your way to the tip, then cutting the curve of the under-beak. You may want to start by creating a rough beak shape, then slowly use scissors to trim the beak to the desired shape.
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