J.Taylor BA1: animation

Started on the body with wire which I molded into the skeleton shape for the body. Including loop shapes for the ears to move in as well as a snout shape to support the head.

After this I molded the head and paws out of play sculpey and then wrapped some tin foil around the body base to hold it together. After that I added the wool baiting round the body to build muscle and form.

Next I painted the head and paw area with a base of black.

I then wrapped the legs in a black fabric to make them appear thin.

After this I added the fur quick I laid the model down on and cut arm holes before cutting the main fabric to size.

Once this was done I began work on the ears. Making a template from paper then cutting it out of my fur.

Once this was done I began to add detail with acrylics to the fur. Using a grey and a black to start with. Before adding the blue parts after.

After that it was just adding the doll eyes and he was complete!

Started off at first like this before I began improving on detail

Then added some colour as a base idea for the design.

and must be built so that it can hold its position without slipping for each frame captured. A stop-motion puppet must also be built in a way that will pre-

vent it from falling over or breaking during a shoot. To prevent mishaps such as these, your puppet should be as lightweight and durable as possible. With

all of these points to remember, the most important principle is that your puppets must be designed based on what they will be doing, and what kinds

of movements will be required of them. It is the simple rule of form following function. What do your characters do? Will they be walking or jumping, or

will they only be seen from the waist up? Will they speak or express their feelings solely through body language? Will they need to hold a prop in their hand?

First of all, you need to know what your puppet is going to look like. You need to make a detailed plan of all the measures, limb proportions, height and width. The easiest way to do so is by drawing the puppet. This stage doesn’t have to include accessories, hair, colors or clothing. The best way of doing this is by using simple drawing pencils. It’s only meant to serve as a ruler, or a schematic for sculpting. Once you have decided on what the puppet should look like and taken detailed measures of each body part it’s time for part two.

The ability to move your character is obviously the most important thing when it comes to stop motion. If you consider the fact that each second of your movie will consist of 12 or 24 frames, and that each frame represents a change in your characters’ stature, pose, face and body expression, then being able to move it as you wish is a must.

After effects green screen editing.

Mystery box wip

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Did some more animating.

Stop motion practice wip

Final puppet, I had drawn a quick sketch before starting on him and the images is how I ended up.