From: "Creaturiste-AT-primus.ca" <creaturiste-AT-primus.ca> To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org> Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:41:39 -0500 Subject: [Puptcrit] Paper casting inspiration Kevin dyer: http://www.castpaper.com I was looking for this artist in particular, because years ago, I saw his work, and his extremely high detail level in paper casting was truly mind boggling, and still is. I'm grateful for the ease of use of google images, as I couldn't remember trhe artist's name, although his unique style was still etched in my memory. This encourages me further in my quest to implement a higher level of paper casting for my puppet making endeavours. And not just for commercial products! I believe this could become a main production method for me, to create higher details in my performance puppets, and still make them faster. Today, I realized some shapes are much better suited to positive casting, instead of into a negative mold. For instance, very thin bunny ears would be much easier to cast over a solid form, cut in half to free them from the form, then re-assembled. The contrary is much more difficult, the edges of the negative cast are hard to cut precisely, and there is always a bit of warping. I know from experimenting, that a paper cast, even done in a weak pulp, can be strong enough for puppet making. One quick method that is good enough for a wall art object is to paint some exterior wood glue on a paper cast. I did that last fall for a piece I gave as a wedding gift. _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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