The initial character design
Choosing fabrics for the clothing. I used old felt for the mittens, blue pleather for the boots, red cotton (tinted with a bit of turmeric for an orange-ish tint) for the pants, and some sort of vintage fabric with the perfect scale of weave for the coat. It was originally a pinky-purple, which I then bleached, dyed fuchsia, bleached again slightly, and tinted with turmeric to create the pale peachy-pink colour seen here. Her hat (not seen here) was hand-crocheted under the tutelage of my roommate the pro, and also dyed with turmeric and a bit of beet juice.
Sculpting the head (plumber's epoxy, foil, super-sculpey), pre-baking stage
Baked and painted!
Foam-upholstered body, trimmed to shape
Tailoring some winter clothes...
And the finished puppet, minus her toque
Like the way you have explained step by step.
ReplyDeleteI will try making similar things (though I have no previous experience)