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From: "Michele Acquin-Sovereign" <michele-AT-puppet-planet.com>
To: <puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org>
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2006 02:27:47 -0500
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Foam Patterns to share



I noticed that your sphere was a little pointed and out of shape. I don't
know if you already figured out how to fix this or not, but if I may make a
suggestion? Try rounding off the side wedges like this --->    ( )

Then, if the top and bottom is still too pointy, you might want to try
shortening the length a little bit while still keeping the width the same.
This will "bring in" the top and bottom of your sphere.  If you just need a
tiny bit of adjustment, try cutting out small triangle shape slices like
darts from the top and bottom (only a little at a time) and then glue them
to tighten up your shape more.

Hope that helps.... nice diagram though.  =)

-Michele

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[mailto:puptcrit-bounces-AT-lists.driftline.org] On Behalf Of Mathieu René
Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2006 1:36 AM
To: PuppetCafe-AT-yahoogroups.com; puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org
Subject: [Puptcrit] Foam Patterns to share

Hi to all puppets and their humans!

I took visual notes of the various forms I made with foam wedges today, and
re-drew them for clarity. I made a sheet and posted it on my puppetmaking
blog:
http://creaturiste.blogspot.com/2006/11/foam-patterns-for-you.html

I was trying to make a sphere again...
LoL

----------------------------background story: ---------------------

I am still working on the foam puppets for that show I'm not being paid for
(nobody in the Theatre troupe is). We won a small bursary from a contest
last year, so we have 3000$ to produce the show. Turns out the venue for the
showings will cost us exactly that!
It basically means the techs working for the venue will earn more than
anyone having worked on the show.  I'm using it as a learning experience,
taking the opportunity to try methods I haven't before. I wouldn't do it if
the supplies were not paid for by the company.
Still, the budget is ridiculous, so I have to be VERY creative.

A donation of a lot of foam from a generous collegue litterally saved the
day, now we can truly make the puppets in foam! I hope we get a donation of
appropriate fabrics by some miracle!

My helpers are glad to do it for free to, as I show them the techniques as
we go.

I was trying to make the spheres from what I THOUGHT I understood from all
the good help I've had from here.  I'm very confused, it seems.
I thought I understood that the wedge must be 4 times higher than it is
wide, and that the edge lines must be straight, and that there must be 8
wedges to make a sphere.
I will re-read everything tonight, hoping to grasp the missing link.

I'm still very glad I missed something crucial, for it enabled me to find
very interesting shapes in the process, which will all be in the final look
of the puppets!
I'm glad this project gives me total creative freedom. As long as the
puppets look good and move well, I'mmy own boss (until the Director sees
them and asks for modifications, but she's usually very happy with my
results).

I still need to learn how to make a sphere!
I don't want to use a beahc ball just yet, the learning is as important as
the result for now.  Where did I go wrong?

Thanks for any pointers!


Mathieu René Créaturiste
Marionnettes, Masques, Etcetera...
Puppets, Masks, Etcetera...
SITE officiel:  www.magma.ca/~uubald/
www.maskmaking.blogspot.com
creaturiste-AT-magma.ca
(514) 274-8027

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