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The studio walls are covered with Styrofoam that has been hand carved, painted a sand stone color and weathered with black paint. The reliefs were crafted with a Dremel drill fitted with a circular wire brush attachment. Each of the hieroglyphs were first sketched out on the foam and then carved with a basic soldering iron.

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All of the walls are covered with Styrofoam that was hand carved to look like stone
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To achieve a weathered stone look, the Styrofoam is painted a sandstone color and then sponged down with black paint
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The mural on the closet blind was drawn by tracing an image that was projected by an overhead projector.
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Each point of light is a group of fiber optic strands. The galaxies were painted with UV paint that only appear with black lights.
  - Notice the glowing eyes in the relief characters. More UV paint.
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This was hand carved using a Dremel drill with a wire brush attachment
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--- How it was Made ---
 
step1 Step 1. Cut styrofoam sheets to the desired size
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Step 2. Using a soldering iron, melt the borders between the bricks and carve artwork.

Step 3. Sand the surface to make it smooth.

Step 4. Paint the entire surface with sandstone colored paint.

Step 5. Paint the cracks between the brinks with black paint.

Step 6. Using a sponge and water, smear the back paint from the cracks over the entire surface creating a weathered look
final Completed panel
Columns and the wall panels  are made in a similar fashion except multiple sheets of foam are glued together to give the column, more depth.