How to make a Claymation: Heads (Part Three)

[halconf20]

Hi. I see you from Bogota Colombia, this head is very nice . . . thank you for show us how to make this, I try to do a movie, and I want founding a school of art in clay animation, then I am looking new techniques . . . . Good luck with all yours animated projects

[sgtjlopez]

@halconf20 Thank you :) Best of wishes to you as well. I approved your video response as well :)

[piratescode]

Thanks it's helped I'll be trying it in my new project mabe you'll see it, thanks

[sgtjlopez]

@piratescode Comment me or message me.

[coolguy2011ism]

You should show how to make a body. I tried making one and when ever I bend the arms they keep cracking and breaking.

[sgtjlopez]

@coolguy2011ism When you make arms, using armature wire with 'bones' helps. I've been experimenting with Instamorph over wire, and it seems to do the trick wonderfully.

On behalf of cracking, animation is a balance of making small changes and making small repairs. I face the same problem, you just have to replace the clay in the cracks and take clay out when you bend back.

[lwood19]

great video, thanks very much :)

[sgtjlopez]

@lwood19 No worries, glad you made it through all three of them. haha.

[CrazedCinemaHD]

is it really so easy? nice vid btw

[sgtjlopez]

@CrazedCinemaHD haha, yeah. It's all about simplifying things and thinking it through before sculpting.

[GagasLitteMonster]

Urm...what happened to part one and two?

[sgtjlopez]

@GagasLitteMonster At the beginning of the video, you can click on Part one or two if you hadn't watched it before.

[saadi9111]

lol "Grandpa Ears!"

[MeadowcestMovies]

great this is good, can you do a tut on how to make a body

[TheHenderson4]

Your video was great! I am starting claymation using newplast will that be ok? And I don't know were to get my tools from

[sgtjlopez]

@TheHenderson4 Newplast is physically tougher than Van Aken. The nice thing is that you can get more detail from it, and it doesn't bend so much when you don't want it to.

Get some sculpting tools from any arts and crafts store.

[VJ199514]

Your a really good teacher...! :D Thanks for the tutorial..!!!

[sgtjlopez]

@VJ199514 Thanks! Glad to see a few people made it through the entire tutorial ;)

[housedavex]

Your tutorial inspired me to have a go at this! Thank you for your help!! :)

[sgtjlopez]

@housedavex Thank you! It's great to hear from someone that I helped inspire :) Glad to see you made it to the last video, lol

[leobluesy]

A brilliant tutorial..... thanks

[sgtjlopez]

@leobluesy No worries, thanks for watching!

[legoman253]

awesome



[steffywok]

Cheers for this, it's great!

[sgtjlopez]

@steffywok thanks!

[goneawall09]

You sir, are a complete GENEIOUS!

BRAVO well done

[gawdchats]

If you want to cut something into even lengths, start by cutting it in half.  Then cut the halves in half and so forth. You won't end up with the little left over pieces like you had when you were cutting the hair.

[CRYPTKILLER97]

Your great at sculpting! I'm pretty good, but thats just from practice. Still nothing compared to you. When did you you start scuplting clay?

[sgtjlopez]

@CRYPTKILLER97 I didn't just start one day, it just evolved from playdoh.

[kaylacat11]

that video was long but intresting i liked it good job

[sgtjlopez]

@kaylacat11 tell me about it. But I kept getting questions whenever I posted a short film.

[WeirdThingsOnEarth]

how long exactly did it take you to make it(in this video)?

[sgtjlopez]

@WeirdThingsOnEarth This video was long because i talked. I could do all this in about 20 minutes or less easily.

[Squeemin]

your very skilled i subscribed =P does your clay try up on you? if not what type of clay do you suggest? once again your very skilled

[sgtjlopez]

@Squeemin No, plastiline does not dry up. If you use Sculpey or Fimo, I hear it gets cracky after a while, and people apply petroleum jellow or vaseline...

I use Van Aken, Newplast is what Aardman uses (well, a derivative). I'm trying to get them to sell it at Michaels here in Western Michigan.

[SpoonsAtMidnight]

You have really nice hands... Oh, and you're also an incredible artist. :)

[sgtjlopez]

@SpoonsAtMidnight hahaha, thanks, that just made my day :)

Oddly enough, people say that every once in while. My hands stopped growing in like the 5th grade after my bike accident...so they're like...small, but makes it easier to make clay people. Unfortunately, I can't write or draw for more than 5 minutes. Must be why I sculpting.

[SpoonsAtMidnight]

@sgtjlopez Aw, I'm sorry about your hands not growing... but, in some ways, it's a really good thing. Not only have you become really good at sculpting, but theyve won me over, so I have to subscribe :). Keep making vids!!!!

[sgtjlopez]

@SpoonsAtMidnight lol, that's looking on the brightside. I try to be positive. It's always awkward when shaking hands though, people joke about it. Meh, I'm a small built person, at least it's not too awkward.

[AndreaMiller24]

Wow you are really good! This helped me a ton. Thanks!

[sgtjlopez]

@AndreaMiller24 Thanks! And that's great to hear :)

[nobovideoz]

no offense bt the clay head looks like stanley ipkiss from the cartoon "The Mask" haha

[sgtjlopez]

@nobovideoz LOL, Jim Carrey...

Thanks for all the positive feedback!

Post your tutorials, yeah! It's great to see variety. I'm in no competition, but rather people want to see my style, so I thought I would show them.

[nobovideoz]

@sgtjlopez yea, i dont mean to sound like im wanting to compete with you haha but rather show how i go about making my clay people.

[sgtjlopez]

@nobovideoz I don't really see how that would be competing rather than showing technique. It's like trying to tell a kid in an art class how to make art, there's no one way that you have to do it! :)

[SpunkyMozz]

Great work. Thanks heaps

[kacifarringtonfilms]

lol im gonna make mine a mowhawk

[sgtjlopez]

AWESOME! haha, you have to post a link to a picture or a video response of it!

[kacifarringtonfilms]

@sgtjlopez i made a video response you need to approve it

[supershadowgamer25]

again a typo my bad lol

[supershadowgamer25]

hey could you make aa video on how to make a ful clayman with the legs arms bady and how to put the head in the right possition

[potatoes63]

wow your really good at doing tutorials too. cuz when you talk you dont seem nervous or awkward or anything. keep it up.

ps: i have your exact same desk lamp haha

[sgtjlopez]

I had a lot of retakes. lol.

LOL, from the "Meijer at Home" series...

[kacifarringtonfilms]

wow that helped alot when i make mine it is kinda gonna be different but it will be the same basically

[sgtjlopez]

lol, well, faces are all similar except for a few differences. Post a video response so we can see! :)

[kacifarringtonfilms]

ok i will right after i get some clay

[legobatman1]

well.mine i'n as good, but the tutoral helped aot!

(posting video respons)

[sgtjlopez]

Nice job! Keep practicing. I've been doing clay faces for 10 years

[FandSproduction]

Nice tutorial. I never made my heads like that! Now I know how to make them look more realistic. Thanks for sharing.

[sgtjlopez]

AWESOME! Can't wait to see your new stuff F&S.

[Tycahal1991]

briliant work with the tutorial man ;)

[sgtjlopez]

Thank you :) I'm starting work on the next part--how to make eye balls and then the body. Think I'm going to make separate videos just so that people can quick reference them though. People don't like LONG tutorials (I think...)

[Tycahal1991]

@sgtjlopez you can always skip or fast foward some more longing parts, but yeah I agree seperate videos is better

[sgtjlopez]

I really didn't want to miss out on some of the stuff though. Sometimes the best way to show it is to just do it at regular speed. I've done fast motion tutorials, and I usually get more questions...

[legobatman1]

i got an ider, (not sure if ur doing it)

how to do mouth movments, because aardman swap the mouths, when i tryed he turned out weird..

[sgtjlopez]

Okay...I'll add that to the list of things to show how to do.

[legobatman1]

awsome!

[sgtjlopez]

make sure to watch the first two, I show you how to make the entire head!