From: =?Windows-1252?Q?Mathieu_Ren=E9?= <creaturiste-AT-primus.ca>
To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2007 08:03:14 -0400
Subject: [Puptcrit] Teeth in latex puppets?


Hi all.
I'm still on the latex puppet project.
The latest sculpt is my most detailed and most realistic yet. It's a caricautre too.
I'd lke to include a row of upper and lower teeth, but I'm worried about the strenght of that part of the plaster mold when I will pull the clay out. It's quite an undercut, and I can't avoid it if I include the teeth in the mold.
The mout is sculpted opened.
The mouth cavity is quite deep, to allow for a better grip when manipulating.
The mold is two parts: the front of the head, and the back. The separation goes behind the ears.
Any advice on this?


My previous puppet had only an upper row of teeth showing, so it was easy to include them in the sculpt.
My other option would be to make the teeth rows separately, and glue them inside the mouth once the latex cast is done.

Should the separate teeth be latex too, or would it be ok if they were hard?
I'm thinking of perhaps making small foam teeth and dipping them in latex (tinted off-white) a few times.
Any advice on this?

Thanks!

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