A Wooly Addition

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After reading about how wool can be used to soak up latex quite well I thought I'd start a little experiment on how well it works as a replacement for foam for the lightweight bulking up of puppets. First jobbie; ill see how it helps with the bulking out of hands and fingers and hopefully shortening the process of layering up the latex. Lets see how this works out once it's dry...





 And here's a little more progress on the goblin man, with a bit more skin and hair, stay tuned for more progress:

  



About Richard Whillock

A beardy bloke who is pleased by the production of puppets and the set-up of stop-motion stuffs. A love for the scruffy, the textured and the original.

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  1. Ben Whitehouse17 October 2011 at 21:07

    Looking great matey! All these build up heads are bloomin awesome

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