I'M GOING DOWN TO CERAMICS TO MOULD AND CAST SOME THINGS!
At least I hope I am… I've not had an induction but I'm going to go down anyway and find out what's goin' on! Sent some emails. Wrote my name on the HELP whiteboard for support with making a silicone mould for FRIDAY AT 9AM.
Thought I should probably make something to take down and make a mould of. Got some air drying clay and started work on a Henson-esque thing.
I should have spent longer designing this and working on a concept but this is really just to test the process! I wanted to take a full BJD model down to make a mould of but I'm not sure how much time/silicone that would take. Making a one-piece creature.
Used some big beads for the eyes, not sure how these will read when moulded but THIS IS AN EXPERIMENT.
I love clay when it's all smoooooth but this chap looks way too alien. Henson's creatures are more detailed and furry than this. A lot of the detail would be applied with paint and fabrication after moulding but heyyy let's not make an alien or ET or YODA.
Ughhh clay hands grossness
Becoming more creature-like but I've spent like four hours on this and it's just a lump of clay. FEEL MY PAINS, JIM.
HERE WE GO, TEXTURE! Uhm slightly worried that it's now beginning to look like one of those tacky Me-to-You ornaments from Clinton Cards. Darnit. LESS CUTE PLEASE.
Henson is known for that fine line between CUTE and OBSCURE.
Quite liking the snout/nose and the horns but need much more definition on the arms and legs.
Tail or no tail? Tail makes it more animal-like… perhaps a fiercer tale? More dragony.
Slightly Gremlin. Want to do a full body, jointed doll so it's not stuck int his position all the time.
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