Week 29: MODEL SUBMISSION AND PHOTOGRAPHY

I reserved this week for final details and assembly. I needed to paint the details, make the eyes and add fabric to the slippers. I started the week having trimmed the silicone excess off and generally cleaned up the casts by sculpting the eyes. I decided to use sculpey so I could control the exact

Week 28: PROGRESS REPORT

Over this week I needed to cast and complete a few casting tests, I had already ordered the silicone I needed for this project and therefore just needed to test the methods rather than the materials. Since week 27 was a shortened week, I hadn’t managed to complete the redo of the hand mold. I

Week 27: PROGRESS REPORT

During this week, since I had completed the sculpt, I wanted to create the molds for my model so I could complete it as soon as possible. I knew I didn’t have a full week so would need to work quickly however I had done plenty of mold making research and felt prepared. I knew

Week 25 and 26: MODEL PLANNING

Having decided that I was going to make the sleepy frog puppet, I had to plan how to make it. Since the frog puppet designs were all pretty similar in shape I decided to use all of them together to inform me of the shape of the character I would be making. I created a

Week 24: SHARING YOUR RESEARCH

Having completed more research into the world of stop motion I managed to figure out what I wanted to do this project. I decided it would be fun to create a stop motion puppet and delve into the world of stop motion characters in comparison to other characters such as those from digitally animated media

Week 23: BEING INFORMED

I have been collecting information on the topic of stop motion and character design for a while, using varying resources; reading books, watching films, watching videos, asking puppet makers, directors etc. Cracking Animation – The Aardman book of 3D Animation by Peter Lord and Brian Sibley had some really nice advice on stop motion animation,

Week 22: COMMITMENT POSTER

My commitment poster focused on Stop Motion Animation, I included images that illustrated my ideas such as a variety of characters in various design and shape. I wrote down potential essay questions and models I could make in relation to the essay I would write. I looked on the library website and noted down some

Week 21: INITIAL IDEAS

I intend to focus on stop motion puppets, film or theatre props as they are industries I would like to venture into. I am also very interested in these topics and models. I am leaning towards stop motion as I wanted to create a stop motion puppet in first year however was unable to due

Week 19: PHOTOGRAPHY AND MAGAZINE COVER

Having finished the model I took it to the photography studio area. I knew I wanted to take clean photos with a white background that I could use to make a magazine cover to completely fulfill the brief. I wasn’t certain how to start with the photos however I set up the lights and table

Week 18 and 19: PROGRESS REPORT 6 (Painting and Problem Solving)

Having spray primed one side of the model pieces on Friday, I was very ahead of schedule and realized I could spend extra time getting the finish perfect over this week. I noticed a few issues with some of the models having primed half of them and so decided to sand them back and add