Monday, 7 May 2012

The Monkeys Learned To Build Machines

This is my current project. If I get finished in time, it'll be entered into the animateclay monthly challenge for May (which ends June 6th) - the theme being 'Broken'.

I put the witches on hold for now because it was merely puppet-building practice.

Below, you can see early sketches, ideas and development, and a couple of face sculpts of the 2 main characters. Repeating the 'mask technique' I have used previously, they will be slush-cast in liquid latex. Bodies will be covered in short fur fabric (possibly held firm with a matt glue to avoid 'boiling'), and fitted out with some kind of military uniform. Cool or what?! :D










 Oh, and while I'm here. CHEESECAKE! Of the lemon and lime variety. Baking is art, right.... :)


Gelatin-free. Suitable for animal-lovers.

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  1. ParishSky7 May 2012 at 03:02

    holy ****...that is awesome haha....Those little heads (?) are so well done!

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    1. Dean7 May 2012 at 04:48

      Hey, thank you. I'm flattered by your over-enthusiasm :D

      Which bit is awesome? The cheesecake? It sure tasted good! :)

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  2. Darkmatters7 May 2012 at 21:13

    Uh-oh!! This is definitely looking cool!!!

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    1. Dean9 May 2012 at 04:54

      Yes! Thanks, Strider. I realised it looks so much better in my head than what I've posted here, so I'm glad you popped up :)

      More to come, more to come.

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  3. Soju Shots9 May 2012 at 09:44

    Hey Dean.....these are wicked!!! I cant wait to see what happens! And that cheese cake is definitely art! :D

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    1. Dean13 May 2012 at 05:28

      Cheers, Evan. I just had some perfect short (fake) fur delivered, so things can progress when I get a free minute :-/

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  4. Jeff Lafferty9 May 2012 at 13:20

    Excellent work Dean!
    Jeff

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    1. Dean13 May 2012 at 05:30

      Thanks, Jeff. I'm watching your clothes-making exploits with a keen eye. It's not too dissimilar to what my puppets will be wearing.

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  5. Steven Garrett14 May 2012 at 19:40

    Can't wait to see this Ape project finished....Oh and baked cheesecake perfection!!

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    1. Dean17 May 2012 at 04:03

      Hi Steven, I can't wait to see the Ape project started ;) Thanks for the encouragement. Roll on the weekend!

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  6. Unknown19 May 2012 at 20:33

    hey hows the ape project coming along? the heads are looking cool.

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    1. Dean20 May 2012 at 19:10

      Hi Marc. Thanks. Slow progress, as usual. New blog post coming up :)

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  7. Trishia @ Slush machine hire perth17 June 2012 at 15:25

    Wow I like the art of cheesecake.

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