New Sculpt

I'm working on a new puppet right now, currently in the sculpt stage. For this puppet I used a much harder clay, Chavant clay NSP hard brown, rather than the Roma plastalina I used for this sculpt. I really like the Chavant clay, it takes a bit to get used to since it needs to be heated up to get it pliable, but it hardens up again when cooled. This makes it easier to get more detail and I'm not worried about denting my sculpt. I have a lot more smoothing and detailing work to do, but I can't wait to finish this puppet!

Making a Foam Latex Puppet: Part IV

So here's my final foam latex puppet! Instead of painting the foam, I crocheted around it using a fine yarn. Crocheting is awesome and I like to combine it with stop motion. Next one will be painted . . .  and wearing a little bikini. Stay tuned! 

Making a Foam Latex Puppet: Part III

So my second attempt at foaming was successful, no wrinkly puppet here!

How NOT to Foam Your Puppet

I tried to foam my my armature today. It didn't go that well, in fact it kind of failed, but here's a look at what happened.

Making a Foam Latex Puppet: Part II

Here's a little time lapse video of me making my puppet mold!