DESCRIPTION
The puppet was made of both soft and hard components. Its skeleton was made of aluminum wire and copper tubing which was then covered in a thin foam wrap. The skeleton was then cast in silicone from a plaster mold and handpainted with silicone paints. Both the arms & feet are designed to be easily removable and replaceable with copper tubing joints to accommodate their excess use, in comparison to other parts of the puppet. The head is also removable and made of a two-part plastic taken from a silicone mold. The hair was made from hand-dyed natural fibers like yarn & raffia with wire running through select pieces to aid in the flow of the hair in animation. The eyes are made of wooden beads. The eyelids and lips are all made of sculpted epoxy pieces and held on with museam wax to make it easier to take on/off for replacement animation.
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DETAiLS
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BEHiND THE SCENES
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CHARACTER DESiGN SHEET
CLOTHES
ORiGiNAL CLAY MAQUETTE
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EARLY CHARACTER DESiGNS & CONCEPT ART
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PROCESS PHOTOS
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