One of the commissions this year, really fun piece to work on. Trying to capture character in these models is always a challenge but I think I managed to get it to look how I wanted from the photo references. 

You might also notice the blog is having a bit of a face-lift, it should hopefully be complete in the next day or two as I get stuck back into work after the great end-of-the year celebration period!

Hope you all have a great last day of 2015 and see you in the new year!



The Spaceman, by Josh Funk, which you can see my puppets wonderfully animated in is online and ready to view!

It's fantastic to see my puppets animated, and to have them mixed in with live-action and animatronic use really blends them into the 'world' of the film well. Having the puppets used as more of a special effect as opposed to the film medium within itself is great change, and a chance to see how the detail and aesthetic of the models bears up.

The sets and props of the film, from the gorgeous forest set, to the finely detailed ship interiors have a wonderful feel to them, and I think make for a lovely visual aesthetic throughout. The organic forest vs the geometric cardboard makes for a lovely juxtaposition within the story.

For more information on the film and it's process, check out Josh's website and facebook page


Another commission for the excellent Josh Funk and his short film. 

This time the puppet had to be more hunched over, with an angrier expression. I gave a bit more flexibility in the puppet for expression, for example, the neck is a little longer and can now 'lurch' from side to side. The same for the jaw wiring. I really cannot wait to see these being animated, the snippets I've seen so far look great and it's so lovely to see a film being put together combining such textural and traditional elements alongside modern computer editing!

You can see some of the making of the film that's still currently in production here:

It's been a while since I posted on here! Some catching up is in order I think...


This little alien monster chappie is for a short film being made by Josh Funk, which I'll be posting a bit more of on here soon as I have some other things on it I've been working on as part of it.

Next up is a collection of underwater puppets for a client in London, meet: Scuba Girl, Zombie Clown, the Tentacles and the Great White. These are the same latex and aluminium rigged puppets I usually make, with a few variations in construction and techniques and learning things along the way!


 

And finally here's a cake topper for a golfing enthusiast! Hopefully some more updates coming soon, I'll try and keep things posted as they come this time!



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