Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 13:05:32 -0700
To: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org
From: Steve Axtell <steve-AT-axtell.com>
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] New mask: Billiam the Pumpkin Man


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Very cool Mattieu.  We're in the process of
making a Jack-o-lantern latex puppet right now too.  Ax


At 08:18 PM 10/21/2006, you wrote:

>GREAT JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I love it!
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mathieu René" <creaturiste-AT-magma.ca>
>To: <puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org>
>Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 2:23 AM
>Subject: [Puptcrit] New mask: Billiam the Pumpkin Man
>
>
>
>Hi all.
>
>Not a puppet, but still quite a character (IMHO), and I consider puppets and
>masks as close cousins.
>I use my art techniques for both disciplines, and each discipline teaches me
>more to apply to the other.
>I love Art as a boundless, frontier-less world!
>
>
>http://maskmaking.blogspot.com/2006/10/billiam-pumpkin-man-best-pictures.html
>Here is a link to my maskmaking blog's entry where I put the best pics I
>took of my Billiam, my newest mask creation, with costume. For detail on the
>why and how, consult the previous posts on same blog (links on the
>navigation bar at right). Or ask questions if you need more!
>
>Comments more than welcomed!
>Thanks!
>
>
>The main difference with final version is that on the pic, he's got a big
>belly from a pillow. I don't bother with that anymore, too hot for intense
>indoor work!
>
>I might also take some time to reduce the remaining gloss, which bothers me
>very much.
>A little scuffing with some steel wool (000 grade) might do the trick with
>some patience.
>Or I could use a dulling spray.
>Is there such a thing as a permanent dulling spray? The only dulling spray I
>found and tried (on the puppet movie) was from Krylon . It works for a short
>moment, but it rubs off quickly, it is meant to be removeable, and therefore
>not durable.
>
>
>Mathieu René Créaturiste
>Marionnettes, Masques, Etcetera...
>Puppets, Masks, Etcetera...
>www.creaturiste.blogspot.com
>creaturiste-AT-magma.ca
>(514) 274-8027
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