Made From The Same Mold
These are the step by steps taken so far for the Time Frog character, from armature to mold ready to pour with latex. It will be finished like a regular green frog except one of its eyes is rather a clock face with ornate hands (below) that I snatched from an antique pocket watch found in an attic.
My grandfather was on the Academy Awardtm winning team that made the special effects for the original Planet of the Apes at MGM. And it was only when I started making plaster molds as an adult that I flashed back to being in his dusty workshop as a little girl, looking up to see the entire room lined with plaster life masks of Hollywood's biggest stars. I was gripped by the thought of interests and inclinations being so powerfully linked to genetics.
Okay, you two... I-K-N-O-O-o-o-w! I think it's better to post than not. Wrong AGAIN!!? O.K--Next post; Film 2, Scene One. Sunday.
ReplyDeleteYes -- better to post than not!
ReplyDeleteI go through periods of not posting, and then wonder why my brain is all clogged up... Writing posts unclenches my fisty mind; let go of the old thoughts, and the opened hand can catch onto something new.
I try to keep reminding myself: You don't have to post finished products; talk about questions, talk about where you're stuck. Explore a little, then document. Show and tell: a photo, and the story behind it.
Curious: If the mold is silicone, what are you casting Time Frog in? Resin?
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, Sven, but my taskmasters are
ReplyDeleterelentless. They are out for motion pixels and nothing
else is gonna satisfy them. Both of you are right, it
is helping me to write what progress was made each
day, even if it's just a confusion, as you say; often
phrasing the question reveals the answer. And they are
also right, where it concerns me. I have a little
actually "doing" of the animation issue, say for the
last decade and a half! using Framethief and an editing program are the hardest part for me because of unfamiliarity.
For the Frog, I'm going to first try a thick latex slush
mold, even though it's soft to soft. If that doesn't
work, I'll press something into it, even layers of brown papier mache if
necessary. I may have to layer a paper base with a
latex dip to get a translucent rubbery flesh look.
Cheers and thanks!!