Alan Grant's Velociraptor Killing Claw
Hi, Everyone! My wife loves the Jurassic Park franchise, so I thought I would make her a velociraptor killing claw, much like the one Alan Grant had in the first Jurassic Park movie. First, I downloaded a claw STL file for 3D printing from the Thingiverse repository site ( https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3585364 ). I used Overture black PLA filament and printed using my Artillery Sidewinder X1. The print came out very nicely, but had the typically visible layer lines so I used Liquitex Modeling Paste to hide those lines and to provide a texture similar to fossilized bone. When I was satisfied with the sanded finish, I laid down multiple coats of grey primer. After that, I airbrushed thinned down black craft acrylic paint. Once dried, I went over the model with Krylon UV-resistant clear matte acrylic coating spray. Finally, I gave the textured areas some subtle weathering using earth tone chalk pastels. Check out the pictures below. I...