Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2006 16:25:11 -0600 From: Andrew <puppetvision-AT-gmail.com> To: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org Subject: [Puptcrit] Foam Patternmaking advice? Mathieu, What you're describing is called "the wedge method" of foam puppet construction. The basic idea is that to make a perfect sphere you glue together eight wedges that are four times longer than they are wide. You can create different shapes by varying the size, shape and number of wedges. have an old tutorial (incomplete unfortunately) at http://www.bear-town.com/backstage/tumbles_intro.htm that describes how to do this if you haven't already seen it. I would personally not buy the Foam Book. If money is tight I think you'll find the patterns sold by Puppet Project much better. The patterns are somewhat lacking when it comes to technical details, but as far as learning how to make different shaped heads they are great. Even better is a new DVD by Dave Privett called "From Sketch To Show: Patterning A Puppet". It can be ordered through Dave's company Playsoup at http://www.playsoup.com/store/video6.htm I hope this helps! - Andrew -- The PuppetVision Blog "The web's best source for puppet film and video goodness, delivered fresh to your computer each day." http://puppetvision.blogspot.com Machin-X "...where pixels meet puppets" http://machin-x.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org Admin interface: http://lists.driftline.org/listinfo.cgi/puptcrit-driftline.org Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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