File puptcrit/puptcrit.0805, message 459


From: Angusson-AT-aol.com
Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 12:52:26 EDT
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Teeth


Thanks, Steve:

May I ask what material you use for the mold itself? 

Best,

Fred T.

> On some puppets like rabbits and squirrels I
> sculpt teeth first then mold them.=A0 Then I inject
> opaque hot melt glue into the mold.=A0 The teeth
> look great, never chip and you can find a wide
> variety of off white colors out there.=A0 It also
> has the advantage of melting the mount side of
> the teeth to the puppet head.=A0=A0 There are some
> real intense ways of insert casting white resin
> or polymer teeth into pink polymer gums for full
> sets of creatures that the special effects houses
> doing regularly.=A0 Jim Boulden is a great go-to
> guy for realistic processes like this.
> Ax
> 




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