Category: foam carving

XPS Foam hand carved horse head.

Image of an XPS foam hand carved dog.

XPS Foam hand carved cat.

An image of a hand carved polystyrene cat.

XPS Foam carved bird. Source unknown. Probably done a few years ago as we have not used blue foam for some time.

XPS foam is a versatile and popular material for carving due to its ease of use, light weight, and ability to hold detail. You could carve a wide variety of items, including:  Tabletop Gaming & Dioramas Props & Replicas Home Decor & Large Sculptures Craft Projects Tips for carving:

XPS foam green man carving. Carved from a block of 75mm thick xpsfoam. I think the panel was either 200mmx300mm or 300mmx400mm. Tools used to carve xps foam, scalpel, sand paper, soldering iron with a variable temperature control, small metal files, an electric hot wand tool with a variable temperature control. Remember to use a […]

XPS foam block 300mmx150mmx150mm carved with a jab saw and scalpel and then embossed using sculpting hand tools usually used for shaping clay. I also used a small wire brush for smoothing some of the angles. Inspired by Native North American totem designs and images of south American native carvings. Carving tool about 2 hours […]

XPS foam, 3mm thick, 15 off 300mmx300mm, ideal for crafting 3d model making. Available on eBay. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/125600987867