From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Mathieu_Ren=E9?= <creaturiste-AT-primus.ca>
To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:49:27 -0400
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Wig Question


Hi Conrad.

I've never "wigged" in the style of a traditional vent figure, but for many 
creatures i've bulilt, I used synthetic fur, short and long.

So if you don't absolutely need the look of a wig, maybe the following can 
help:

When the hair need not be removable, I simply hot-glue or contact-cement it 
to the scalp, large pieces where I can, and finish the edges with strands 
which I cut close to the root, and install very subtly.
Hot glue is simpler and quicker to use, but can be messy if one is not 
careful, and it adds to the weight.

Contact cement, when done patiently, leaving the glue-pasted strand and 
scalp to dry until tacky, does a wonderful job, without any mess. Still, 
some contact cements are too colored or too weak, so I go to the hot glue 
more often than not.


For hot glue on the finishing strands (and mustaches, eyebrows), I cut the 
strands straight or at an angle, squeeze some glue on the root, making sure 
I spread it around to form a glued root, then press against the suirface. I 
dip my fingers in cold water, then can manipulate and shape the hair quite a 
lot.
Makes the glue dry matte too.







----- Original Message ----- 
From: <conradhartz-AT-islc.net>
To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2008 11:45 AM
Subject: [Puptcrit] Wig Question


>I have carved a ventriloquist figure in which a particular short fur
> cloth would look better than a standard wig on the head.   I assume
> there are many who have wigged puppets with fur cloth........so my
> question is do you cut the cloth in three sections loke a "wreslers
> mask" (center top and two sides) or do you cut two(one on top and one
> wrapped around the head fluch with the top????
> The short kinky fur blends very well when two sections are joined and
> appears seamless.
>
> Any help on this would be appreciated.  The cloth stretches a tad.
>
> Conrad
>
>
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