Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 13:05:39 -0400 To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org From: J JONES <jontytheghoul-AT-btopenworld.com> Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] puptcrit Digest, Vol 57, Issue 7 Lol thanks guys. He's to be part of a DVD book i hope to work on soon. I have to build myself a better PC & buy a better digital video camera too first though. He & his counterpart are more to demonstrate=A0some simple but complicated looking=A0mechanical principles that can be incorperated into paper mache without using actual solid metal mechanics, or any 'real' mechanics to speak of. I have many other 'mech' like things in the works & planned too of course but i thought you guys might want to see him & the other one when i started them. Boney 'D (demon) will eventually have moving lower arms & opening closing hands too. I might depending on weight factor which is at the moment minimal add some unfurling/collapsing boney wings too not sure on that bit yet. As i say that will depend on the weight when the intial puppet it completed. Luckily i make my projects as near to 90% hollow where i can as a deleiberate construction method. A LOT of my work or the 'hollow' results are created using various balloons which i strip over then cut & re-form the shapes of during the armature stages. I read somewhere that balloons have no pratical uses in paper mache other than making simple piggy banks etc. I find the truth of that to be the opposite myself. I have often had people come to our house & see my works & say, " I bet a lot of wire mesh & wood went into that?". The looks on their faces when i tell them no wire or wood just balloons & a few tubes & card, nothing more is just priceless. He won't be 'dressed' in anyway as i want the illusion of all his bones showing but the way i am constructing him ALL his control strings will be hidden within the actual skeleton form, literally inside him. He's designed to be shown from the waste up within a raised stage setting but any semi-skilled puppeteer could make up for the lack of lower body during a performance with him because of the range of movements he will finally have=A0lol. To get a better understanding of how i work heres a list of my many videos on YouTube. The idea behind these videos is that people can modify what i do into ways THEY can use them: MAKE A PAPER MACHE HAND VIDEO'S: PART 1: <http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=qORY8PnSVc0>http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=qORY8PnSVc0 PART 2: <http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=2f249uDmF3I>http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=2f249uDmF3I PART 3: <http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=KjaBoBvE8Ik>http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=KjaBoBvE8Ik PART 4: <http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=PQMyRzq4GIk>http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=PQMyRzq4GIk PART 5: <http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=8Md-xz1gdww>http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=8Md-xz1gdww PART 6: <http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=COa83_dpowU>http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=COa83_dpowU PART 7: <http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Ds45gxcJu7g>http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Ds45gxcJu7g PART 8 FINAL PART: <http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=dWGBSPNM0rc>http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=dWGBSPNM0rc PART 9: THE REVEAL <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2vZo4jBzfY>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2vZo4jBzfY MECHANICAL FISH: <http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=5wTiZG1nq5g>http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=5wTiZG1nq5g MAKING A WALL MOUNTED GRIM REAPER SLIDE SHOW: <http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=b33Gl-X_ERQ>http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=b33Gl-X_ERQ MAKING A CRAGGY ROCK FORMATION: PART 1: <http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=HdeDqo1OB3Q>http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=HdeDqo1OB3Q PART 2: <http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=v2q9Nbo33Tw>http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=v2q9Nbo33Tw PART 3: <http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1o4aI6VW1k>http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1o4aI6VW1k PART #4A <http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=eN019xCvvgA>http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=eN019xCvvgA A QUICK DRAGON HEAD ARMATURE: <http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=TBer_8DmaHU>http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=TBer_8DmaHU DRAGON CANDLE SCONCE: PART 1: <http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ksjGvEjGx4o>http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ksjGvEjGx4o PART 2: <http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Dlz0EObo0HA>http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Dlz0EObo0HA MAKING A HUMAN SKULL: PART 1: <http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=FaLwmHY3gMY>http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=FaLwmHY3gMY PART 2: <http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=jS-i-jR3wEA>http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=jS-i-jR3wEA GNARLY OLD TREE: Part 1: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Gs3paYDijs>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Gs3paYDijs Part 2: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UE_jN0rb9-g>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UE_jN0rb9-g Part 3: FINA PART <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIopXgvtbzo>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIopXgvtbzo Part 4: THE REVEAL <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a92ScyUq0WU>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a92ScyUq0WU TORTOISE MONEY BANK: Part 1: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GIWCbkpll0>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GIWCbkpll0 Part 2: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsZ4u3WgQ4g>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsZ4u3WgQ4g Part 3: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDBQGPDfciI>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDBQGPDfciI Part 4: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9zjQ3h5l2I>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9zjQ3h5l2I Part 5: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9zjQ3h5l2I>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9zjQ3h5l2I Part 6: FINAL PART <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo6qOeSmPbU>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo6qOeSmPbU Part 7: UNSEEN FOOTAGE <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ho5knqBFUY>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ho5knqBFUY MAKING DRAGON SKIN: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFhUEVQDs1M>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFhUEVQDs1M A QUICK VASE: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO2Ryg3WpVM>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO2Ryg3WpVM A QUICK GOBLET: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYCiQWrubzI>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYCiQWrubzI A QUICK WING: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8LgHdzYqRY>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8LgHdzYqRY MULTI PURPOSE BALL & SOCKET JOINT: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myJh2Zc9tnk>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myJh2Zc9tnk DEMON & ANGEL SCULPTURE PART #1: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojoC12PSDxY>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojoC12PSDxY PART #2: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdWqa3uYNKc>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdWqa3uYNKc PART #3: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bIPL9kJoiA>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bIPL9kJoiA 5 MINUTE QUICKIE #1: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-My6xhHB2c>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-My6xhHB2c 5 MINUTE QUICKIE #2: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iG1cPJI7Xk>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iG1cPJI7Xk 5 MINUTE QUICKIE #3: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg4GlqpsFF0>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg4GlqpsFF0 5 MINUTE QUICKIE #4: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXywmhnBCpI>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXywmhnBCpI MAKING PLASTIC: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlYTaI4u4N4>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlYTaI4u4N4 MAKING A PUPPET (BONEY 'D) PREVIEW PART :#1 <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-4nZIxmglE>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-4nZIxmglE If you guys want to keep up with my progress i will happily post links in the future as i go but his real secrets won't be revealed as such lol. I have a few idea's for simple mech based 3D backdrop/scene that can be changed instantly turning one set of building into others for a street or town scene say. basically buildings & other things trees etc could be altered for a new scene using the same backdrops lol. More on that another time. I don't have room to start that yet even though it would only be a small demo model a few feet across lol. J Jones. _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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