Cut The Rope - Piggy Bank

I based this piggy bank off of the cute little green guy from "Cut the Rope". It is not a traditional piggy bank that you would fill with coins and then break it (it's too cute to break). Instead, I designed it with a lid to allow easy access to the content without having to harm the exterior body. The entire body is made out of a glue based paper-mache with green acrilic paint mixed into it.

please ignore my messy room in the background.

 Started off by modeling the basic shape using clay.

 Next, I covered the top half (lid) with paper-mache.

 When dry, I popped the lid off and carved out the mouth.

 After I was satisfied with the model, I decided to cut it in half before covering it with paper-mache.

I chose to do it that way so it is easier to get the clay out later.

After the paper-mache dried up, I cleaned out the inside of the model.

 Then re-assembled it, made sure the lid fits, and added the final touches.

And yes, that was Darth Vader guiding me through the entire process.