tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14767859198222619822024-03-13T12:13:48.535-07:00Final Major ProjectThis is a Diary of my work for my Final Major Project at Staffordshire University.
I'll be updating this as much as I can during that time to show the progression of my work.JonCSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11026833395328262498noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476785919822261982.post-16913833505757641652011-05-23T02:57:00.001-07:002011-05-23T02:58:59.100-07:00Finished AnimationAs I promised, here's the finished animation, beautifully edited together by Tom.<br />
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I hope you enjoy it, as much as we enjoyed filming it.JonCSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11026833395328262498noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476785919822261982.post-60757749783333970282011-05-21T23:54:00.000-07:002011-05-22T00:14:59.466-07:00Filming.... finished!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well filming of "The Money Tree" has now finished, all scenes have been filmed and gone really well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All that's left to do is hand all the files over to the more than capable hands on Tom Granger, so he can continue to edit the whole thing together. To his credit, he's already edited most of the film now, he just needs to add in the last few scenes and it's looking FANTASTIC.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are a few screen shots of us finishing up the animating.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here the fox is just about to start writing his warning letters to Barney.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fYKRO5gd4Uo/TdirULHqHwI/AAAAAAAAAoo/HYheB0I0VVQ/s1600/Shot+of+Fox+in+Forest.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180px" j8="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fYKRO5gd4Uo/TdirULHqHwI/AAAAAAAAAoo/HYheB0I0VVQ/s320/Shot+of+Fox+in+Forest.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The final notice being handed to the badger bailiffs.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Shhhh! I never posted this up....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Here's a quick glimpse of the final scene of the animation, which was animated by Alex, Tom and myself, each taking a different character.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I animated the fox, Alex animated the badger in the foreground and Tom animated the badger reclining on the sofa.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The scene went really well and to top it all off we had a good laugh while shooting it, which made it all the better.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7zVkbx1llwc/TdirSFt_4TI/AAAAAAAAAoY/kOsfwUsdFjs/s1600/00123.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180px" j8="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7zVkbx1llwc/TdirSFt_4TI/AAAAAAAAAoY/kOsfwUsdFjs/s320/00123.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's a few shots of May finishing up the last of the Barney scenes, the animating's been great and we're all really excited now to see the final thing.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For the very final scene, where the credits are rolling we needed Barney sitting naked cowering in a corner, so, Alex made a good plasticine puppet that would be the body double for Barney. Once sculpted he then gave it a coat of the same paint (latex) as the main puppet so it would be an exact replacement.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The head will be simply placed onto this puppet and the hands have already been put on, using a spare set of replacement hands.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here Alex and Tom are animating the last few scenes which just have the badgers in.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here the badgers have just turned up on Barney's door step and they are about to raid Barney's house of all his possesions.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As I mentioned at the start, the animation is now finishsed and is being edited together by Tom (the guy standing at the back of the set).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once it's finished I will load it upto Vimeo and post it up on here, but for now you'll have to wait.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Regards,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jonathan</div>JonCSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11026833395328262498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476785919822261982.post-91583374004521209392011-05-16T11:25:00.000-07:002011-05-16T14:47:20.136-07:00160511 - Filming so far pt3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As I mentioned on my previous update, the filming today went very well and I was pleased with how the puppet performed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I managed to get 10 seconds or so filmed today in 6 hours no stop shooting, shooting in a combination of 1s and 2s.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This included a small 5 step quadruped walk cycle, it didn't go too badly but it felt far from perfect so I might, if I get the time/chance, re-shoot the scene and see if I can improve on it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are a few quick shots from today, no film stills as I left my hard drive at home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While I was filming the fox, May continued to film Barney in the indoor/house set.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Things seemed to go really well and the animation is looking great, so far we have well over 1minute filmed and we are slowly getting onto the last few scenes of.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While we were both animating, Alex and Tom were working on the Sound/Foley and also putting together a first edit of the scenes we've shot so far.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here Tom is compiling all the finished scenes we've done so far, along with putting in all the music and foley.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The first edit it fantastic, and with all the sound in place the animation really is coming together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mBYz5gfBlW0/TdFjiY4WNTI/AAAAAAAAAnc/ObCQT6SwG9U/s1600/IMG02139-20110516-1720.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" j8="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mBYz5gfBlW0/TdFjiY4WNTI/AAAAAAAAAnc/ObCQT6SwG9U/s320/IMG02139-20110516-1720.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here Alex is editing all the foley he's been working on throughout the day with Tom, the sounds have been brilliant and really worked within the animation.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Over the next few day's we'll be finishing off the last few scenes of animating and turning this first edit into the final animation in Final Cut Pro.</div>JonCSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11026833395328262498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476785919822261982.post-55938222674155958602011-05-16T11:14:00.000-07:002011-05-16T11:15:34.488-07:00150511 - Repairing the Fox pt 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To rejoin the cut seam on the fox's leg I simply used liquid latex.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The liquid latex was carefully brushed along both sides of the inside edge of the seam using a cotton bud. This ensured that the latex was neat and as little as possible was allowed to cover the outside edge of the puppet, which would ruin the repaint job and may also cause a crease.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The latex was then quickly dried using a hair dryer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The resulting join was pretty good and with a coat of paint would blend in very nicely, however with it being the back of the leg, there are no shots where it would be visible.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This picture was taken after the repainting and also after 6 hours of filming during the day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The ankle, and the puppet in general was brilliant to work with and was faultless throughout the shoot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If I could make the armature and the puppet again I would experiment with more stands of 2mm wire, and also replace the the 1mm aluminium wire with copper wire as it's a lot more durable and would at least allow me to finish a shot before a joint failed completely.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I would also paint the puppet using a combination of acrylic, for the colour and silicone. This would allow me to get a thin paint coat on the puppet, that would keep creases to a minimum, but it also wouldn't crack as easily as the acrylic, therefore not need as much attention/repainting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">However, time was running short due to a University mishap regarding the use of foam latex we just had to work with what we had in the limited time frame.</div>JonCSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11026833395328262498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476785919822261982.post-73925575664874649982011-05-15T08:16:00.000-07:002011-05-15T08:16:21.101-07:0013-140511 - Disaster, Fox ankle broken and the repair pt1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At the end of the day on Friday, things didn't go to well with the fox. Very similar to the disaster with Barney, one of the fox's ankles broke, resulting in the joint being very loose and only 2 stands on 1mm wire left holding the ankle on. This wouldn't be strong enough or last for the walkcycle that I need to do.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To start repairs on the fox's ankle I first had to cut the seam along the leg.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I then removed the damaged part of the foot.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">I then carefully removed the brass "bones" from the leg, just bellow the knee and cut the remaining wire from the knee joint down.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">To join the new bottom half of the left to the top half I cut a small length of K&S tubing, the same length as the original "bone" section and slotted it onto the leg. </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q_GIsvW435Y/Tc-VfReqHYI/AAAAAAAAAkM/OAj7bYCc73k/s1600/IMG02113-20110514-1500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" j8="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Q_GIsvW435Y/Tc-VfReqHYI/AAAAAAAAAkM/OAj7bYCc73k/s320/IMG02113-20110514-1500.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I then glued the K&S to the leg using some 2 part epoxy and left it to dry for an hour.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While that was drying I removed the broken armature from the foot using a pair of pliers, so I could then reuse the metal plate I used in the foot.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I then twisted up a small length of wire, using the same method as the rest of the armature, a combination of 1mm and 2mm aluminium wire.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I them simply test fitted this in the joint and cut it to length.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The metal plate of the foot was then keyed to help the glue stick and using 2 part epoxy I attached the foot the new part of the leg.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To finish the repair off I then simple glued the replacement ankle into the joint using yet more 2 part epoxy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All that's left to do now is leave it to dry over night, then rejoin the seam on the leg using some liquid latex and repaint the leg/foot and get on with the animating, first thing Monday morning. Fingers crossed this is the last of the repairs and I can just get the walkcycle done and my part of filming/animating finished without anymore problems.</div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BaqSwb0xjEU/Tc-Vso0GqRI/AAAAAAAAAlI/G0whveAxlmk/s1600/IMG02126-20110514-1543.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" j8="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BaqSwb0xjEU/Tc-Vso0GqRI/AAAAAAAAAlI/G0whveAxlmk/s320/IMG02126-20110514-1543.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div>JonCSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11026833395328262498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476785919822261982.post-78696097841378849792011-05-15T08:02:00.000-07:002011-05-15T08:02:51.656-07:00Filming so Far pt2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The animating has been going really well and before Barney broke May finished off all the forest scenes, leaving the set free for me to make and start on the fox part of the animation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are a few screen shots of the last of Barney's scenes in the forest set.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cE4R87BuZno/Tc-fVt_HAPI/AAAAAAAAAlw/QYP5qFYx8lA/s1600/00150.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180px" j8="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cE4R87BuZno/Tc-fVt_HAPI/AAAAAAAAAlw/QYP5qFYx8lA/s320/00150.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PaCVrZbI8R4/Tc-fVDhQsyI/AAAAAAAAAlk/pCYJxMoqo6Q/s1600/00115.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180px" j8="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PaCVrZbI8R4/Tc-fVDhQsyI/AAAAAAAAAlk/pCYJxMoqo6Q/s320/00115.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The scene's with the fox have gone pretty well so far, the animating is going smoothly and fingers crossed everything will come together nicely in post production/editing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At this point I've got about 18 seconds on animating finished and May's done about 40-50 seconds, so in total we have around 1 minute which means we're about half way there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2vhMkyEZr7o/Tc-fVLiO4uI/AAAAAAAAAlo/KKQ7HG03NmU/s1600/00044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180px" j8="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2vhMkyEZr7o/Tc-fVLiO4uI/AAAAAAAAAlo/KKQ7HG03NmU/s320/00044.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8eDhGamL260/Tc-fWfyOWuI/AAAAAAAAAmA/cKfd4I-J-Q0/s1600/00449.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180px" j8="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8eDhGamL260/Tc-fWfyOWuI/AAAAAAAAAmA/cKfd4I-J-Q0/s320/00449.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div>JonCSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11026833395328262498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476785919822261982.post-62391626514014096972011-05-15T07:58:00.000-07:002011-05-15T07:58:35.051-07:00090511 - The Props pt5 - - Making another set of hands for Barney<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As the animating went on, Barney's hands were slowly deteriorating and were in need of replacement.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Using some spare hand blocks I knocked up some replacement hands for Barney in no time at all.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After several hours with latex, dipping and waiting for it the dry the replement hands were finished, just in need of the last paint job to match up with the old ones.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A5Hl2ivYPzA/Tc-ULs9IpEI/AAAAAAAAAjg/FMm7JyZf0nE/s1600/IMG02101-20110510-1041.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" j8="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A5Hl2ivYPzA/Tc-ULs9IpEI/AAAAAAAAAjg/FMm7JyZf0nE/s320/IMG02101-20110510-1041.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sadly the hands werenn't the only things that needed replaing. By the time the hands were done we had a small disaster when Barney's neck broke, along with a few of his joints wearing out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thankfully Alex managed to make a whole replacement armature that evening so he was ready to shoot with the next day. It was almost an exact replica, with very few minor diferences on the surface, once big difference thought is that he was no loner foam latex.This was because to the mould for Barney broke and is no longer useable and we don't have the time to make another. We've just got to make do with what we've got at the minute.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A few more props were also needed, so I set about making them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The first are the letter that the fox sends Barney. These are essentially reminders/letters from the fox to tell Barney he owes him the money he took from the tree. The problem is, they're just paw print and scratches so he can't read them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made these letters very quickly on photoshop, scaled them down and printed them off. All I had to do then was cut them out and they're ready to go.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We also needed standard letters that Barney would recieve through the post. Again these were made in photoshop. The small and large letters were just rectangles of colour, printed out and cut out, to finish them off I just drew on all the detail using a fine liner and a ruler, quick and simple.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--Xu0dVlm1Vw/Tc-UReEepZI/AAAAAAAAAjo/AI5WWKuFzrw/s1600/IMG02102-20110510-1205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" j8="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--Xu0dVlm1Vw/Tc-UReEepZI/AAAAAAAAAjo/AI5WWKuFzrw/s320/IMG02102-20110510-1205.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rb8zFgihXas/Tc-UQu8kPeI/AAAAAAAAAjk/f-fPILBwasM/s1600/IMG02103-20110510-1205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" j8="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rb8zFgihXas/Tc-UQu8kPeI/AAAAAAAAAjk/f-fPILBwasM/s320/IMG02103-20110510-1205.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xU1MHSDAsb4/Tc-URiqTzhI/AAAAAAAAAjs/zxpwF_Vdejo/s1600/IMG02104-20110510-1205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" j8="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-xU1MHSDAsb4/Tc-URiqTzhI/AAAAAAAAAjs/zxpwF_Vdejo/s320/IMG02104-20110510-1205.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div>JonCSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11026833395328262498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476785919822261982.post-84774727450018203422011-05-15T05:55:00.000-07:002011-05-15T05:55:22.999-07:00Filming so Far pt1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The animating so far has been going very well, May's done about 4 or so finished shots, several were re-shot as she thought they could be done better, but we've got the time spare to do that and do the best animating we can.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here you can see a few screen shots of the first few shots that have now been finished. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Barney puppet is moving really well and the sets look brilliant, we're all very pleased with how things are going.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-P7ZA-TPwQIc/Tc-fFGEU3HI/AAAAAAAAAlY/hOrQubX-qMk/s1600/00040.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180px" j8="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-P7ZA-TPwQIc/Tc-fFGEU3HI/AAAAAAAAAlY/hOrQubX-qMk/s320/00040.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FcojlTkDcqw/Tc-fFJV_7fI/AAAAAAAAAlU/GKXXMgimSBc/s1600/00030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180px" j8="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FcojlTkDcqw/Tc-fFJV_7fI/AAAAAAAAAlU/GKXXMgimSBc/s320/00030.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-en8YmNsf08g/Tc-fFHFjMwI/AAAAAAAAAlQ/ubkY1aDxxH4/s1600/00037.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180px" j8="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-en8YmNsf08g/Tc-fFHFjMwI/AAAAAAAAAlQ/ubkY1aDxxH4/s320/00037.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While this was going on, Alex, Tom and myself got on with a few of the small animations for the peace.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tom worked on the leaves from the trees falling.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Alex worked on a moth animation, as they will be flying out of Barney's wallet as the fox opens it one scene.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I got on with animating the money falling. Here you can see a few grabs of the first shoot, there are 3 others done also, but you'll have to wait to see the rest in the final animation.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LV9mKhL-buI/Tc-fFoSZr_I/AAAAAAAAAlc/MqlYs78sYgU/s1600/00051.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180px" j8="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LV9mKhL-buI/Tc-fFoSZr_I/AAAAAAAAAlc/MqlYs78sYgU/s320/00051.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BEgNFhRRyxs/Tc-fFndrbgI/AAAAAAAAAlg/YbUR6cHoSQs/s1600/00052.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180px" j8="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BEgNFhRRyxs/Tc-fFndrbgI/AAAAAAAAAlg/YbUR6cHoSQs/s320/00052.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div>JonCSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11026833395328262498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476785919822261982.post-52990528698550030572011-05-15T05:49:00.000-07:002011-05-15T05:49:39.211-07:00140411 - First Day of Filming - Finishing the Fox - Eyes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We finally got to the stage where we can begin filming, this was big day and we were all there to lend a hand as May got the first few steps animated to the very first scene.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I took time between camera and lighting changes to add the finishing touches to the fox.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The eyes were made from Milliput and were simple pushed into place in the sockets, no glue was required to hold them in place.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once the Milliput was set I then simply brush painted them black and the fox puppet was now finished and ready to shoot.</div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NwdYtnPqo-I/Tc-TxWrFhEI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/kbMVKWwkAkQ/s1600/IMG02098-20110415-1330.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" j8="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NwdYtnPqo-I/Tc-TxWrFhEI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/kbMVKWwkAkQ/s320/IMG02098-20110415-1330.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div>JonCSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11026833395328262498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476785919822261982.post-20076396392008471432011-05-15T05:46:00.000-07:002011-05-15T05:46:10.777-07:00130411 - Painting the Fox pt2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">We had a few days off at Easter, so I used this time to finish off some of the last of the props.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I made a very cheap and quick spay booth out of an old pizza box and a shoe box, held together using tape.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It might be cheap, but it worked a treat and made the whole thing so much easier and less messy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here I was spraying the Barney's mugs a nice bright blue to add some more colour to the set.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once that was done and air brush thoroughly cleaned out I set about finishing the fox up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I gave it a final coat of orange paint, and also painted the tail.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once dry I then applied the white to all the areas that needed it, around the bottom half of the body, ears and tip of the tail.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I then finished the fox off with the final colour to be used on it, black.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was applied by airbrush to the feet, and a fine brush used to add the detail to the face and ears of the fox.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I then positioned the fox in a standing/ready to walk pose and painted over any cracks that appeared.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All that remains to do on the fox now is add the eyes.</div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KlLclDSrFpU/Tc-TamSRs6I/AAAAAAAAAio/LEJ1FsoAZog/s1600/IMG02090-20110413-1944.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" j8="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-KlLclDSrFpU/Tc-TamSRs6I/AAAAAAAAAio/LEJ1FsoAZog/s320/IMG02090-20110413-1944.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div>JonCSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11026833395328262498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476785919822261982.post-18927533003461678742011-05-15T05:37:00.000-07:002011-05-15T05:37:20.301-07:00110411 - The Sets pt3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The finishing touches to the house set are now slowly being made and it's all really coming together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here Alex made a student-esque make shift set of shelves made to look like concrete blocks and scaffolding planks. It's been made from foam board and balsa wood.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He also made a to scale set of yellow pages and also a plant to sit on the shelves.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here you can also see the DVD boxes I made, at home on the shelves.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bZdKXqe-BfQ/Tc-PoLz7_BI/AAAAAAAAAf8/COvSpAMCF7g/s1600/IMG02046-20110411-1437.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" j8="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bZdKXqe-BfQ/Tc-PoLz7_BI/AAAAAAAAAf8/COvSpAMCF7g/s320/IMG02046-20110411-1437.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's a collection of all the props that have been made for the house set, mostly made by Alex and Tom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZGIw0DPVu8o/Tc-PgAg1p6I/AAAAAAAAAfg/NtJqeEfUSbo/s1600/IMG02041-20110411-1436.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" j8="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ZGIw0DPVu8o/Tc-PgAg1p6I/AAAAAAAAAfg/NtJqeEfUSbo/s320/IMG02041-20110411-1436.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's the old TV and table that Tom made, with the games console I made sitting in position next to it, surround by the bags of rubbish made by May and Alex.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The sofa, also made by Tom.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The new TV table made by May, along with a collection of bottles, with labels made by Alex, a collection of photos/pictures of the wall made by Tom and the new games console made my me.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here we set up some lights and did a few lighting shots to see how well the room could be lit and also the sort of light that would come through the windows.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A shot of the house from the outside, with the door fitted, it now opens and closes and the letterbox also opens and closes as it should.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are some quick lighting shots of the finished forest set.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All the trees are now in position, the money tree is in the right spot and fixed down,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The fallen tree, which is also the fox's desk is removable so we can get the camera in position properly for some close ups.</div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QGEDSqhzHpA/Tc-P6DcM9eI/AAAAAAAAAg4/FhSlf6otnQs/s1600/IMG02062-20110411-1514.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" j8="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QGEDSqhzHpA/Tc-P6DcM9eI/AAAAAAAAAg4/FhSlf6otnQs/s320/IMG02062-20110411-1514.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div>JonCSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11026833395328262498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476785919822261982.post-73533801995965349832011-05-15T05:23:00.000-07:002011-05-15T05:23:09.277-07:00100411 - The Props pt4 and Painting the Fox pt1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I recently got hold of a air brushing kit of a family friend, it needed some light work doing to it, to get it running again but with a few hours work, a new plug and fuse and it was running as sweet as a nut and ready to use again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I will be using it to paint both the props and the also the fox puppet. This will allow me to get a thin layer on the fox and hopefully a nice finish, but also be a lot quicker than hand painting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The paint I am using is just simple acrylic paint, thinned down with cheap nail polish that contains acetone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used nail polish as I couldn't get hold on any proper thinners cheaply, or in time and using water just split with the paint making it very lumpy, so after some trail and error I found a nail polish remover that worked.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I first started work on the props, here I'm giving the first batch of DVD boxes a base coat of white.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once dry, they then got a final coat of black.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With the props done and my new found confidence with the airbrush I began mixing up paint and testing it out ready to start on the fox.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here I was checking the final dried colour of the orange paint I mixed up and also getting the settings right on the gun as to get the best finish.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once I was happy with the colour and the settings I grabbed a piece of left over foam latex (excess removed from the edges of the mould) and began spraying it. I did this so I could see if the foam latex reacted with the acetone I'd used in the paint.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thankfully, once dry there was no adverse reactions and after a few more tests I was happy that I could start painting the puppet.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In total the fox was given around 5 light coats of the orange. This gave a nice solid colour and I was very pleased with the outcome.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The only downside is that with the fox being painted in acrylic, it will constantly need touching up and repairing during the filming process as it's cracks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This however, is a lot better than having very thick noticeable creases at the joints that the latex mixed paint gave me and a compromise I was willing to make at this point in the process.</div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gJ8WEjQ8_IM/Tc-L9KOZn7I/AAAAAAAAAfM/rsCiTgOrGMM/s1600/IMG02038-20110410-2026.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" j8="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gJ8WEjQ8_IM/Tc-L9KOZn7I/AAAAAAAAAfM/rsCiTgOrGMM/s320/IMG02038-20110410-2026.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div>JonCSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11026833395328262498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476785919822261982.post-17186219297325530552011-05-15T05:11:00.000-07:002011-05-15T05:11:14.545-07:00080411 - Animating Money<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To add a little more atmosphere and realism to the forest scene we decided that some falling leaves (and money, for the money tree) would need to be green screened in, in post production.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here I took some enlarged print outs of the money, and I'm simply adding in a layer of tin foil between the two halves of the money. This is essentially acting as a very basic armature, it will allow the money to hold a simple position (screwed/folded up) to make the animating of it easier and also slightly more realistic rather than it just been flat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yvfS54TFgFM/Tc-LZ14SZRI/AAAAAAAAAd4/IW0va6mvgI0/s1600/IMG02017-20110408-1012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" j8="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yvfS54TFgFM/Tc-LZ14SZRI/AAAAAAAAAd4/IW0va6mvgI0/s320/IMG02017-20110408-1012.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4C7gNFvb-os/Tc-Lb92sOiI/AAAAAAAAAeE/2buLK6ojOmc/s1600/IMG02020-20110408-1012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" j8="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4C7gNFvb-os/Tc-Lb92sOiI/AAAAAAAAAeE/2buLK6ojOmc/s320/IMG02020-20110408-1012.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div>JonCSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11026833395328262498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476785919822261982.post-33539515526442230902011-05-15T05:05:00.000-07:002011-05-15T05:05:53.052-07:00040411 - Walkcycle Test Fox - on Youtube<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To see how well the new fox armature worked and how well the puppet moved I set about doing a few walkcycle test. This would also allow me to practice a quadruped walkcycle, something I've never done before so it will be some what of a challenge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is one of my first attempts at a walkcycle using the puppet. I was quite pleased with the outcome, however it will take some more fine tuning yet before I will be truly happy with it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As they say, practice makes perfect.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/U8q04hikPtQ?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>JonCSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11026833395328262498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476785919822261982.post-19309115037195163902011-05-15T05:01:00.000-07:002011-05-15T05:01:53.268-07:00020411 - The Props pt3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Alex, Tom and myself continued to work on the props for Barney's house set.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here I worked on the letterbox for the door that Tom made.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's been made from Milliput, as it's very easy to use and sets solid within a few hours once mixed together. Very useful as the wooden door couldn't go in the oven.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To neatened the letterbox off I simple filed down the edges once the Milliput was set, all that's left to do now is the give it a coat of paint.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While the letterbox was setting I got to work on more of the props for the fox's desk.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here I was working on his writing desk, where he will be writing all his letters to Barney.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's been made from Super Sculpey, and will simple be glued together using 2 part epoxy and then either brush painted or air brushed.</div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WCTVjwceOns/Tc-KZM4AsyI/AAAAAAAAAdk/J6hibwOYsgw/s1600/IMG02014-20110403-1511.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" j8="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WCTVjwceOns/Tc-KZM4AsyI/AAAAAAAAAdk/J6hibwOYsgw/s320/IMG02014-20110403-1511.jpg" width="320px" /></a></div>JonCSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11026833395328262498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476785919822261982.post-83888633360842528082011-05-15T04:54:00.000-07:002011-05-15T04:54:55.456-07:00310311 - Cutting Flashlines off Fox and The Props pt2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With the flash lines (excess foam latex) removed from the puppet and folding into position I could assess how well the joints folded, compared to the first one, which was a denser mix.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was very pleased with the outcome, the creases at the joints were minimal when compared to the first puppet and the seam, although more visible was good enough to work with.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I decided against melting the seam down using a soldering iron this time I didn't want to have to deal with sticky mess that is left behind, which needs covering in liquid latex, which I don't really want to do again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">The the base of the fox now done I cracked on with a few of the props.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">Here I've started on the first lot of DVD boxes that are for the shelves in Barney's home, the clip board for the fox and also a newtons cradle for his desk in the forest.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">These are all made from Super Sculpy and will be baked in the over at around 100 degrees for 30-40 minutes till cured.</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Anyway, I managed to get in early on Tuesday morning and mix up another batch of foam latex and get it in the oven before anyone else was in to use them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For this mix I added some orange ink, in the hope that the fox would turn a fetching orange colour and it would mean I would'nt have to struggle sorting out a method of painting it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">However, this didn't quite go to plan.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Although the fox came out amazingly well, alot better than the first one, fewer imperfections and tissue paper thin flash lines giving me a nice clean seam, he came out a fetch pink.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All the foam that was on the outside of the mould and open to the direct heat of the oven, turned the orange I was hoping to. But, all the foam in the mould/up against the side of the mould stayed pink.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My only explanation for this, is that the direct heat from the oven brings out the colour, meaning my only chance of turning the fox orange, from this is to cook it in the oven, out of the mould in the hope that it darkens.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Failing that, some different avenues will have to be looked into regarding the painting of foam latex.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">However, for now I'm just happy that it worked, and worked so well, as it hasn't all been plain sailing. I had 2 batches of foam latex the week prior fail, setting in only 2 minutes, rather than 20. For this batch I reduced the amount of gelling agent but 2 grams and this game a good 20 minutes to work with the foam before it gelled.</div>JonCSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11026833395328262498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476785919822261982.post-71691820098425254652011-04-03T14:49:00.000-07:002011-04-03T14:49:16.213-07:00260311 - The Props pt 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I began some work on making a few props for the man, for use in his house.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For most of the props I will be using Super Sculpy and Milliput, as these are strong, durable, drill-able, quick to make with and take paint well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Using the man to get the correct scale (roughly 1:8) I first made a set of 6 mugs. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For now these are just the rough, bare bones. They will be later drilled and handles glued on.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also made an old cartridge game console, which is a mash up of the Mega Drive/Master System and a Nes. A plug and a wire for the controller has yet to be added at this stage.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> This will be used for when the man is poor and has little money.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The bottom console will be his new, smaller, slick console, which is very loosely based on an XBox or a PS3, along with a match wireless controller.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This will replace his old console as he spends the money, from the money tree.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also made up some small acorns, which I will be using on Newtons Cradle for my Fox's desk where he will work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once the Super Scuply props were bakes in the oven I gave them a quick file/sand down to smooth them out and neaten up there shape.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I also made some mug handles from Milliput, once dried/set they were shaped using a number of small files and simple just glued onto the mugs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The acorn "caps" were also made from Milliput, as this was a lot easier than trying to use the Scuply as it doesn't require baking again.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I started work on making the money tree slightly higher and gave it roots so it could free stand and look more tree like.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">May has finished up the forest floor, adding more colours and detail to it and working in some brown leaves and straw to give it more texture and more forest like, look.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Alex also added in the path which is made from PVA, sand and paint. This should be thin enough so the magnets can work through it, but also strong enough not to move underfoot, making the walkcycle clean and simple.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tom and Me also carried on with the interior set.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here you can see the fantastic sofa he hand built, along with his bean bag and also several props build by Alex.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tom has also cut out the door and the window.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To make the rear wall stand up I made some slot in feet. This would allot it to be easily drilled into the base and also give strong points where the side walls can be fixed too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here this foot was cut down in such a way to accomodate the door opening and closing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tom also filled in all the screw holes in the stairs and gave them their first coat of paint.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just though the door you can also see the breeze block shelving that Alex made.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Firstly I had to fit the second animation base I built to the table. A quick and simple task involving a drill and a few screws. Now we have two solid bases that won't budge and inch, this one will be used for our indoor/house scene, the other will be out forest scene.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Alex, May and myself began work on the forest floor. This is the rough design of how it's going to be laid out drawn by May, showing the different camera positions we'll be using to get the most from our set.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A high density pink foam is being used on the base to crease a banked/raised area in the forest. The rough shape of the area was simple cut out and taped into position use duck tape and hot melt glue.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's a shot, showing a few of the bare trees in position.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With the bare bones of the set now set up, May began work on the forest floor.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For this she mixed up a combination of sawdust, paints, PVA glue and water in a bin liner.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once mixed and the correct colour and consistency reached it was them simple worked into the animation base.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here I added a few of our brown leaves and bits of straw to see the effect and how it would look.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2 bags later and May had almost half done the forest floor.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While this was going Alex was working on a second back drop for the forest scene.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was cutting down the MDF boards to size for our indoor set to create the walls.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By this point we realised that Tom and me made a mistake with the stairs. His measurements were off and the steps were way too big for the character, it was almost a leap just to get up one step.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To correct this, I quickly took the stairs apart and Tom cut each step in half, making them the right size for him to realistically walk up them.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The stairs now have about 14 steps, but they went together quicker than the first time round as all the holes were pre-drilled and it went together very easily.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It might've been extra work, however, at least the stairs are now to the right scale and when seen it should they will look right.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm just thankful he doesn't have to walk up them, as they'd have to be made from metal and it would've been a real pig having to cut welds.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AYmyhaF-gT8/TZTT0cIXleI/AAAAAAAAAZo/SayX0ejDunE/s1600/IMG01962-20110321-1640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" r6="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AYmyhaF-gT8/TZTT0cIXleI/AAAAAAAAAZo/SayX0ejDunE/s320/IMG01962-20110321-1640.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>JonCSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11026833395328262498noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476785919822261982.post-19230065086878849962011-04-03T14:14:00.000-07:002011-04-03T14:14:44.548-07:00210311 - The Money Tree pt2 and more branches<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With the money tree essentially made and just a bare skeleton now, it needed it's leaves to finish it off.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made the "leaves" on photoshop, they're just 10 and 20 currency notes, which will form the leaves on the tree.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Each note has a picture of a member of the group, along with an image that represents them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">May has a rainbow, Alex a Yoda model he made, Tom a bottle of rum and I've got a picture of a Land Rover.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The notes were laid out in such a way that they're cut in strips of two. This strip is then folded in half, which creates both sides of the note, then just simple glues together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once the glues dried, each note is then cut out and stored ready to be glued onto the money tree's branches.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While I was doing this Alex and May continued working on the branches of the trees, individually gluing leaves onto the branches used super glue.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At this point we'd barely scratched the surface, there are still around another 15-20 branches to do. They will later be attached to the trees we made from the pipe insulation and modrock, which will form out forest scene.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GSYcnDKJDm8/TZTTBKkM5xI/AAAAAAAAAXQ/NjRAu3Waz_M/s1600/IMG01931-20110321-0955.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" r6="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GSYcnDKJDm8/TZTTBKkM5xI/AAAAAAAAAXQ/NjRAu3Waz_M/s320/IMG01931-20110321-0955.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>JonCSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11026833395328262498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476785919822261982.post-9377693815464027902011-04-03T14:07:00.000-07:002011-04-03T14:07:42.637-07:00200311 - Redoing the Fox pt 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To finish off the new armature for my fox, I decided that to improve on the last one I would block out the "bones" of the character, meaning only where I want the joints to be would move.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To do this I used lengths of K and S tubing, cut to length using my dremmel and an angle grinder attachment.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I first marked out the lengths that I required to do all 4 legs. Then, because I'd already attached the feet and couldn't slip the KandS over the armature I cut a line the full length of the tubing so I could split it open so I could fit them to the armature.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once cut to length, using a small screwdriver and a pair of pliers I opening up the tubing just wide enough to go over the aluminium wire.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The pieces of KandS were filled for 2 pack epoxy, then clamped tightly into position and left to dry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To finish the armature off I then drilled a few holes into the head and added the wire for his ears, jowls and his eyebrow ridge, to give him simple emotions.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hJkv0OdyHpw/TZTSeNV-_aI/AAAAAAAAAWs/7hPuoMxffBQ/s1600/IMG01919-20110320-1403.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" r6="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hJkv0OdyHpw/TZTSeNV-_aI/AAAAAAAAAWs/7hPuoMxffBQ/s320/IMG01919-20110320-1403.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>JonCSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11026833395328262498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476785919822261982.post-23247216415641980442011-04-03T11:51:00.000-07:002011-04-03T11:51:23.699-07:00180311 - The Money Tree pt 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My next task was to make the money tree.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made the money tree in exactly the same way we made the branches, essentially using lengths of brown paper covered wire, this time though, rather than using about 10 lengths I used over 30.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was very pleased with the end result, now the pain staking task of fitting the leaves can begin.</div>JonCSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11026833395328262498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476785919822261982.post-34301592435411375312011-04-03T11:48:00.000-07:002011-04-03T11:48:37.237-07:00170311 - The mans head<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I then helped Tom with the head of his man characted.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's going to have a replacable mount, to make any expressions quick and easy to do. To do this, there would be a steel plate fitted into the head of the character and small magnet fitted into the replacement mouths.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To fit the steel into the head, I first cut out a suitable sized piece of steel. I then laid in onto the head and carefully marked it out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I then cut out a small recess into the head, that would just big enough to take the steel plate, but keep it level with the head so the mouths would sit flush and hold reliably in place.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The piece of steel was then simply fitting in place using epoxy, this keeps the weight down and also permanently bonds the steel into the head.</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-j_peKas4ULM/TZTQu0Gm1aI/AAAAAAAAAVI/MJm3QznbE9I/s1600/IMG01896-20110317-1233.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" r6="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-j_peKas4ULM/TZTQu0Gm1aI/AAAAAAAAAVI/MJm3QznbE9I/s320/IMG01896-20110317-1233.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>JonCSPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11026833395328262498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1476785919822261982.post-71460301229513709522011-04-03T11:44:00.000-07:002011-04-03T11:44:16.420-07:00170311 - Redoing the Fox pt1 and why<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well, with the final coat of white latex finished on the foxes belly I began to see how well he moved after the paint job. The end result was not good.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The addition of a latex paint layer on top of the foam latex caused all the small creases that usually occur at the joints to be enhanced ten fold. The small creases were now very large and stood out like a sore thumb.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When the limbs were folded into place, the result was a very ugly, unrealistic looking limb, the joints creases were big and ugly, and resulted in the separate joints merging into one curved limb, with no defined joints, like knees, ankles etc.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Out of curiosity I cut the belly of the fox open, expecting to find the latex soaked into the foam latex, but to my surprised the liquid latex formed a skin over the top of the foam latex that could be peeled off, revealed the untouched foam latex bellow.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The major snag about peeling the latex skin off was that I'd used a soldering iron on the seams, which melts the foam latex and makes it very sticky. At these points the liquid latex fixed to it very well and in areas began tearing the foam latex. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">From this point I decided that it would be best that I redid the puppet, but keep this one as a backup, just in case I ran out of time and the 2nd attempt failed.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This time round I managed to make a better armature, with smaller, tidier joins in the shoulders and hips where the legs join the torso. I also sorted out a nicer way of attaching the tail using KandS tubing.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The head on the other hand didn't seem to go so well, but it fit perfectly in the mould so it's a good place to start.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made the feel from thicker steel this time round too, this made the armature easier to animation with as the magnet would hold its weight very easily now.</div><br />
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