The correct way to go about constructing my metal skin???

At this stage of the process i was just feeling out the metal. This was an attempt to try and get an idea of the best possible way to go about constructing the first skin for my topiary model.

This session was really just a practice for myself to get used to the tools, techniques and methods that i would need to grasp before being able to produce a skin of significant standard.

Attempt 1:

   

Attempt 2:

    

Attempt 3:



The things i learnt from this session proved extremely valuable when it came to actually producing my final skin. The unique shape that i had chosen for my object made things extremely challenging. From here on in, it was about finding a surface within my object that would allow myself the opportunity to demonstrate varying styles of form, shape and angle within the metal working process, without undertaking something outside of my skill set.

Research: Looking at examples containing similar elements to the features of my future skin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHndI9Izywg