MODEL MAKING
FROM DESIGN TO PUPPET
Character Models: "Billy" & "Fy"
​Work in Progress: Designing a character sketch in Photoshop. Sculpting a 3D plasticine maquette/prototype. Developing characters and creating sculptures for molding. Producing resin cast molds as well as silicone press molds for oil-based, meltable plasticine replacements. Creating a plaster mold for the hands.
Made in the studio Commander Clay & Aardman Academy, Supervisor: Jack Slade
Character Model: "Bear"
Work in Progress: Designing a character sketch (chubby bear) in Photoshop. Preparing a 3D Chavant plasticine sculpture in separate parts for mold-making. Creating a plaster mold for the hands. Made in studio Commander Clay
Character Model: "Kimi"
Work in Progress: Designing a character sketch in Photoshop. Preparing a 3D Chavant plasticine sculpture in separate parts for mold-making. Creating a plaster mold for the head.
Made in studio: Commander Clay
STANDARD MOLD MAKING
Plaster Mold (dentist stone) for silikone cast
Work in Progress: Sculpting hand from Chavant on prepared aluminum armature. Embedding the prototypes in water-based clay. Creating a two-part mold using fine dental plaster. Crafting an aluminum armature for silicone hand casting from Dragonskin.
Made in studio Weirdoughmation Films, Supervisor: Jürgen Kling
Hand Molds
Work in Progress: Different positive-negative molds made of dental plaster and resin.
Made in studio Commander Clay, Aardman Academy, Weirdoughmation Films
Head Replication
Work in Progress: Silicon Negativ, Plaster Positiv, Gummi Arabicum Negativ for Wax Casting.
Made in studio HFG Karlsruhe / Commander Clay
Maquettes from Polymere Clay
Work in Progress: Character Developement, Maquettes from Super Sculpey.
Made in studio: Aardman Academy
