Friday, 27 January 2017

Grand High Witch


Grand High Witch puppet coming together! Background is too similar to the skin tone. Puppet is also too close to the background so there isn't enough depth. Happy with her facial expression, hands and outfit but it's the mouse/background I'm not sure about.
THE BRIEF SAID THAT ALL THREE IMAGES NEED TO WORK AS A SERIES so I need to find a way to make all three scenes work together - perhaps some kind of illustrated leaves/foliage/border around them? They're all using the same processes (props/puppets/style) but they need to tie together and seem as though they have a purpose and context. Right now they're separate in terms of colour palette and content (three different stories) so there needs to be one thread that runs through all three.

I was struggling to get the GHW's scalp to look gross and sore, it looked too shiny with latex and any distress I added just made the puppet look shoddily made. The texture on the head in the image above is added digitally with photoshop but I'm worried that this takes away from the handmade aesthetic of the puppet.

I think the GHW is definitely inspired by both the film adaptation and Roald Dahl's original book, but it's obviously my interpretation and not a direct copy. It's a medium that's not been used to create this character before and I think my process is quite unexpected - most people will create a drawing and not physically sew the costume/sculpt her bald scalp.

The brief suggested not to play it safe so I am wondering if I can make this MORE gross/scary...

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