So I tried modeling in Blender. First try was abysmal, but I just need practice. And to think about the project differently. Rather than try to free hand, think of the shape I’m making and what the shape is made of. Antlers, for example, are just stacks of Ys. Pinch and twist a bit and I’ll get my vertex number down and have some organic looking structures. The head is a pinched rectangle.
Then we have forming. I’ll have to check if solder will join my wire spool. Of course, now I get to thinking of the strength of the wire. If it can’t hold the paper long enough to get a single layer dried, it’s no good to me. I’ll have to give it a try and then consider other wire choices.
Peter's stuff.