File puptcrit/puptcrit.0902, message 743


From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Mathieu_Ren=E9?= <creaturiste-AT-primus.ca>
To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:05:54 -0500
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] TECH: Simpler Rod puppet


Hi Mark,

Thanks for the comments!

Yeah, pool noodles (a form of polyethylene, I think)  are so easy to cut, 
carve and glue.
They only have two weaknesses: they can be bruised if hit hard or if 
squished for extended periods of time, and the colors will fade (guaranteed) 
when exposed to sunlight. The fade can be a loss of color, or a shift to a 
dull, other color.

I have thought workshops where we used those noodles to make decorative 
elements on top of other materials. But I have not yet made this particular 
puppet type into a workshop.
I actually built this puppet to have a picture of the process for the 
workshop proposal I was sending last night.  I spent more time than I 
planned, just because I was watching TV shows (The Outer Limits) while 
working, and enjoying the character's evolution. I liked the scales' effect, 
so I put plenty of them, until I ran out of the green fun foam.

>From actually doing it myself, and from past workshop experiences, I already 
know it's going to be easy, and within an hour, most kids would have a 
puppet. I'd make sure the workshop lasts two-hours, so we don't have to 
rush.
I made sure all the steps were made super easy.

For instance, the most difficult part is making the hands, but even this is 
very easy.
Each finger is a long rectangle with a rounded end. I put glue inside half 
of the lenght and flatten until cooled. Then I add each finger to the arm. 
Decorative applications of Fun foam on top hides the linking. I used the 
same exact shape to make the ears. I must have seen this kind of shape 
before, either online, or most likely among the hundreds of crafts books I 
read as a teenager.
Those were the only sources of technical information I had back then.




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