You'll need a couple gallons because you might make a mistake, so, you'll always want back up latex. They start to oxidize right away, but you don't start noticing it for about 15 years. After about 25 years, they really start to crumble.
Hi there. What did you use for an armature? Is this a wire armature or is this one of those machined armatures? BTW, thanks for taking the time for doing this.
it would be awesome if you made a video tutorial on how to make a model like that. I have been trying for a while but I failed! lol im gonna do it again today Im going to Michaels
Yes, the model you see was originally sculpted in clay. A negative mould is created using the clay model. Then the aluminum wire armature is placed inside the mould, foam latex is poured into the mould, which contains the wire armature. Everything is baked in an oven, allowed to cool, painted, and then you're done.
yourmodels are beautiful! how did you get your models to look so real? my attempt of making a model was a raptor. i used the wireframe and tinfoil method. For skin i used this waxy, oily clay that never dries but it looks soooo fake. How do you do yours?
Depends on which puppets you're referring to. They're all different. The Reindeer are all foam latex skins with aluminum wire armature. So, you sculpt your model first in clay, then make wire armature by twisting aluminum wire together, then cast a mould of Reindeer sculpture, put your armature in the mould, fill mould with liquid latex, bake it in an oven, pull out finished puppet, let cool. Now it's time to paint! Get your airbrush out and paint away. Let dry. DONE!!
No, these are original sculpts. No toys were copied to make any of the puppets you see on my channel. The Reindeer are duplicates of each other, but originate from the same mould. They are one of a kind originals. These things are difficult to make by yourself. You would have to have a great deal of artistic ability and training in stop motion puppet making to make these.
These Reindeer puppets were built for an old, mid 90's TV show on Saturday Mornings called "Bump in the Night". Specifically, these Reindeer can be seen on the episode T'was the Night before Bumpy. It was an X-mas special. No, I did not make these Stop mo puppets.
you should show them to phill tippit or Ray Harryhuasan they might be intressted in your stop motion you might get lucky and theyd employ you thats how harry got his job from willis obrien
Thanks! Boy do I wish! Unfortunately, it doesn't work like that anymore. Willis O'brien and Ray were pioneers in a craft like Bill Gates is to computers. Phil Tippet's studio is almost exclusively CGI now. Stop motion animation really isn't an employable career as their isn't any demand for it. It pops up from time to time like in Elf,
Yeah, I've always enjoyed stop motion a lot. But, it's a medium that anyone can create in now with this decades advances in computer technology. Now, all you need is time. In the 80's you needed time, money and expertise.
for some reason, you remind me of jack nicholson from the shining.
Asianpersuasion3 2 years ago
You'll need a couple gallons because you might make a mistake, so, you'll always want back up latex. They start to oxidize right away, but you don't start noticing it for about 15 years. After about 25 years, they really start to crumble.
blaisingm 2 years ago
where did u get those models?
Wolfdrifter1 2 years ago
They were made for the 1990's T.V. show "Bump in the Night". The episode was: T'was the night before Bumpy.
blaisingm 2 years ago
Hi there. What did you use for an armature? Is this a wire armature or is this one of those machined armatures? BTW, thanks for taking the time for doing this.
migpics11 2 years ago
They are aluminum wire twisted together.
blaisingm 2 years ago
it would be awesome if you made a video tutorial on how to make a model like that. I have been trying for a while but I failed! lol im gonna do it again today Im going to Michaels
sandyvsg 2 years ago
You really can't learn by watching a video. The best lessons are learned in an art class where you get hands on experience.
blaisingm 2 years ago
thank you very much!
youre realy great at this
thanks
p4cm4n182 3 years ago
what did you used to make the first model (sculpture?)
sorry if i ask alot of quetions, i have to do a big project on this, and this video help alot...thanks
p4cm4n182 3 years ago
Yes, the model you see was originally sculpted in clay. A negative mould is created using the clay model. Then the aluminum wire armature is placed inside the mould, foam latex is poured into the mould, which contains the wire armature. Everything is baked in an oven, allowed to cool, painted, and then you're done.
blaisingm 3 years ago
thanks alot :D
p4cm4n182 3 years ago
is foam latex a rubbery substance?
p4cm4n182 3 years ago
Foam latex is a special type of latex rubber. There is lots of information about foam latex on the internet.
blaisingm 3 years ago
srry, i meant where did you get the materials?
p4cm4n182 3 years ago
nice, what materials đi you use? o_o
p4cm4n182 3 years ago
The Reindeer has an aluminum wire armature with a foam latex body.
blaisingm 3 years ago
they re so cute....but i like to see the raindeerwith dot in their body
salmanuzza 4 years ago
yourmodels are beautiful! how did you get your models to look so real? my attempt of making a model was a raptor. i used the wireframe and tinfoil method. For skin i used this waxy, oily clay that never dries but it looks soooo fake. How do you do yours?
Hotelfboy55 4 years ago
Depends on which puppets you're referring to. They're all different. The Reindeer are all foam latex skins with aluminum wire armature. So, you sculpt your model first in clay, then make wire armature by twisting aluminum wire together, then cast a mould of Reindeer sculpture, put your armature in the mould, fill mould with liquid latex, bake it in an oven, pull out finished puppet, let cool. Now it's time to paint! Get your airbrush out and paint away. Let dry. DONE!!
blaisingm 4 years ago
did you sculpt the mold by hand or did you use a toy and pressed it into the toy.
Hotelfboy55 4 years ago
No, these are original sculpts. No toys were copied to make any of the puppets you see on my channel. The Reindeer are duplicates of each other, but originate from the same mould. They are one of a kind originals. These things are difficult to make by yourself. You would have to have a great deal of artistic ability and training in stop motion puppet making to make these.
blaisingm 4 years ago
wow! what kind of mold did you use like ceramic?
Hotelfboy55 4 years ago
No, typcially fiberglass.
blaisingm 4 years ago
o thats cool.
Hotelfboy55 4 years ago
Pretty cool, how did you aquire the puppets and who did make them?
krafty11 4 years ago
Someone else asked this same question. See response 2 above this one.
blaisingm 4 years ago
oh ok
robby607 5 years ago
do you creat your own stop motion puppet's or purchase them.
robby607 5 years ago
These Reindeer puppets were built for an old, mid 90's TV show on Saturday Mornings called "Bump in the Night". Specifically, these Reindeer can be seen on the episode T'was the Night before Bumpy. It was an X-mas special. No, I did not make these Stop mo puppets.
blaisingm 5 years ago
i love stop motion animation and green screen - but ive never thought of putting them together...
(your very good at it - is it your job?)
niallswand 5 years ago
No, I'm not a professional animator. It's just a hobby. My short films are a reflection of that hobby.
blaisingm 5 years ago
you should show them to phill tippit or Ray Harryhuasan they might be intressted in your stop motion you might get lucky and theyd employ you thats how harry got his job from willis obrien
FilmRangers 4 years ago
Thanks! Boy do I wish! Unfortunately, it doesn't work like that anymore. Willis O'brien and Ray were pioneers in a craft like Bill Gates is to computers. Phil Tippet's studio is almost exclusively CGI now. Stop motion animation really isn't an employable career as their isn't any demand for it. It pops up from time to time like in Elf,
blaisingm 4 years ago
shame it looks better than cgi it looks to artificail
FilmRangers 4 years ago
Yeah, I've always enjoyed stop motion a lot. But, it's a medium that anyone can create in now with this decades advances in computer technology. Now, all you need is time. In the 80's you needed time, money and expertise.
blaisingm 4 years ago
yeah
FilmRangers 4 years ago
I beg to differ! I've been making a living doing stop motion almost exclusively for more than a dozen years...!
Spacebassfilms 4 years ago
What?
blaisingm 5 years ago