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Re: TMNT's Leatherhead
I'm making a cardboard template to base my EVA foam floor mat build on. I'm starting out with the bottom jaw.
Tools; Pizza box, scissors, marker, box tape, tailor's ruler, and a marker.
I added a part to the front to close up the jaw, and taped it all together. I cut out a space for my neck, so the jaw could fit past my head. I may cut the space in more so my head is farther into the mouth.
Here is a test fit.
I'm not sure how far away I want the jaw from my face.
I may be able to mirror the jaw for the top of the head, but I want the jaw to look powerful. So the bottom jaw will be bigger than the top of the head. To avoid looking like another Lizardman, I may taper the snout some more.
I mirrored the jaw template and this is what I got. I have to make the top slimmer. At the moment it's shaped closer to a JP Raptor head than an alligator.
I can lower the top of the head to where I can see under fake eyes place on my fore area like the movie ninja turtles.
Or I can make my forehead the neck area, and look out of where the neck meets the base of the head? Then put the eyes up farther?
I am leaning towards the yellow example, and looking out over the fake eyes. Once I add the hat, it should help hide a lot.
I've left the snout the same width, but I made the top half of the head shorter than the jaw.
I placed some glass eyes I had on top of the head to see how it would look. I like it. There is plenty of space for him head. The jaw will still open when I open my mouth, and I think there is enough space to add some mechanisms/puppetry for opening and closing eyes.
I thought the glass eyes would only look good facing forward, but they look good from an angle too.
I cut some foam spheres in half to see how they would look as eyes. I think they would be too big for what I am going for.
Tools; Pizza box, scissors, marker, box tape, tailor's ruler, and a marker.
I added a part to the front to close up the jaw, and taped it all together. I cut out a space for my neck, so the jaw could fit past my head. I may cut the space in more so my head is farther into the mouth.
Here is a test fit.
I'm not sure how far away I want the jaw from my face.
I may be able to mirror the jaw for the top of the head, but I want the jaw to look powerful. So the bottom jaw will be bigger than the top of the head. To avoid looking like another Lizardman, I may taper the snout some more.
I mirrored the jaw template and this is what I got. I have to make the top slimmer. At the moment it's shaped closer to a JP Raptor head than an alligator.
I can lower the top of the head to where I can see under fake eyes place on my fore area like the movie ninja turtles.
Or I can make my forehead the neck area, and look out of where the neck meets the base of the head? Then put the eyes up farther?
I am leaning towards the yellow example, and looking out over the fake eyes. Once I add the hat, it should help hide a lot.
I've left the snout the same width, but I made the top half of the head shorter than the jaw.
I placed some glass eyes I had on top of the head to see how it would look. I like it. There is plenty of space for him head. The jaw will still open when I open my mouth, and I think there is enough space to add some mechanisms/puppetry for opening and closing eyes.
I thought the glass eyes would only look good facing forward, but they look good from an angle too.
I cut some foam spheres in half to see how they would look as eyes. I think they would be too big for what I am going for.
Re: White Glue to seal upholstery foam?
The foam will absorb the latex. You could spray glue as Jared said, or maybe put some latex in a flat surface, dry it with a hairdryer in order to make a thin film of latex, then aply it to the foam with a little latex sprayed on it. You expand the film when you are aplying it to the foam and you can get some interesting textures.
I usually give the latex a bit of base colour using food dust(?) colorant; i try to avoid the liquid colorant because it could mess with the latex properties.
I usually give the latex a bit of base colour using food dust(?) colorant; i try to avoid the liquid colorant because it could mess with the latex properties.
Re: White Glue to seal upholstery foam?
I'm using regular upholstery foam for my project. I did some test for sealing it and tried Plasti dip spray. I used two coats and then used spray paint for a base color. I didn't notice any difference between the two. Maybe this is because the foam is just too porous.
Christopher Plummer full size likeness
This is a personal project that took over a year to complete. I resculpted this bust more times than I could count. Christopher Plummer (RIP) was an amazing actor and I wanted to create his look from the movie “Inside Man”. I used several pics of him from Google images to see all of his features, best ones were stills from his film’s. This was very much a learning piece for me as well as a labor of love. I give a great deal of credit to the artists on SWSCA for demonstrating their craft. Thanks for checking him out. Cheers!
Mario Cart in Real Life
Watch this video to see the Smith Brothers in their life size Mario Carts!
https://youtu.be/eQvLPaHn294
https://youtu.be/eQvLPaHn294
