Backlash Creative Plump Duck

  • Close up of the glossy red duck lips.
  • The duck finished and on display surrounded by NYX lip plump gloss products in Boots.

The brief

We made a giant 4ft tall duck prop for a NYX lip plumping gloss display in Boots, the duck was painted purple and had big glossy red lips that really stood out, as well as long eyelashes.

Project Details

Prop process images

  1. Hot wiring a cut out of the scaled up Duck from polystyrene
  2. Sculpting the giant lips on the polystyrene duck.
  3. Standing back to look at the progress of the sculpted polystyrene duck.
  4. Sanding the polystyrene to smooth the giant duck lips.
  5. Coating the polystyrene duck sculpture in fibreglass.
  6. Filling and sanding the fibreglass duck to make it smooth.
  7. Side view of the finished and painted duck prop.
  8. The finished duck prop with its giant red glossy lips and eyelashes.
  9. Close up of the glossy red duck lips.
  10. The duck finished and on display surrounded by NYX lip plump gloss products in Boots.

The Process

We scaled up, hotwired, and sculpted the giant duck out of polystyrene which we then tin-foiled and coated in fibreglass, to create a nice smooth finish we spent time filling, sanding and finishing the duck ready for it to be primed and painted purple, the eyes were painted black with eyelashes attached, and then the lips were painted with a high gloss red to be extra shiny, it was then installed on display at Boots in amongst NYX lip gloss products.

Project Image

The duck finished and on display surrounded by NYX lip plump gloss products in Boots.

The Result

We enjoyed sculpting and creating this giant prop, and loved the paint finish with the glossy lips. The duck stands out in the display and no doubt turns head with his bright colours and quirky look.