great work! a couple tips-- --if you end up making another mold, make sure to incorporate what is called 'flashing'--it basically funnels/catches all the excess runoff silicone, and helps ensure that you get nice small seams that you don't have to trim nearly as much. there's actually a tutorial by CalArts I believe here on YT that shows what I mean, specifically for stop motion hands! --you can actually get an accelerant for most silicone that will speed up the curing process! you usually need very little and it can speed things up quite a lot, so I'd do some tests before filling your molds bc it obviously gives you less working time --to get rid of bubbles in your plaster, you can do what I like to call 'burping' your mold--basically pat or vibrate it a bunch to disturb the bubbles and force them to float to the top! as for the silicone, you can usually get away with the same thing, though it depends on how thick the silicone is and how fast it cures. if it has a long cure time, you can actually put it in a vacuum chamber and have loads of bubbles pulled out of it before it even gets poured :) most of my experience lies with making larger molds, so I'm sure there are things I don't know about when it comes to smaller ones like these. I'm definitely interested in trying to make my own someday!
This is like the most comprehensive and enjoyable stop motion puppet tutorial I have watched. She looks phenomenal. I hope to finish my Simians soon in almost the same fashion. My puppets are made completely out of silicone from casts of resin Action figures.
Beautifully intricate and cute. I can see the amount of time and focus this took, and it'd just be one piece of a film if you were to make an animation. It's inspiring, and thanks for sharing.
I never knew smooth-on silicone could be used for puppets! I'd recommend sticking with a slow cure silicone as it does allow bubbles to disperse better. The faster the cure the less time bubbles have to escape! And for the molds, I recommend using plaster bandage in the mold! If you pour a thin layer of plaster first, just enough to cover the parts, then add a layer of plaster bandages, then pour the rest of the plaster! It'll stop the mold completely breaking if it cracks!
Hah, I also stopped breathing when you painted that eyebrow! Just want to say-- you have are the best stop motion puppet tutorials I've seen yet! And I've watched hundreds at this point. Keep up the good work!
so cute im new to creating stop motion puppets and i was wondering: after the arm and legs are completely done with the silicone and everything are they completely mobile? They are able to move around in any way without snapping ?
Thank you SO much for this video! I feel like I haven’t spent a life time searching for a good, in-depth video on making a silicone stop motion puppet. I found this so helpful! It looks amazing too 😁
Thanks for this great video! Could you also plz make a video on how exactly you made the head and the mask in particular, and the mechanical details on how the eye balls work?
smooth with NAPHTHA otherwise known as plain old cheapo lighter fluid, but go easy because it can be quite aggressive. also works on oven clays, fimo and such.
This is really amazing way to make puppets. Thank you for this valuable information.. It's really helpful. Can you please make detail video about the head and mask, it really grab my attention. Thank you and lots of love from India.
hi thanks for this very inspiring video. could you please make more videos on how to make the head. especially how you made the outer thin face layer? But the only difficulty with the puppet's head is to do lip syncs and facial expressions.
Amazing video. I wish there was a list of product used! Also I would love a tutorial on the face mask, head and eyes. How sturdy is the silicone? Can you bend it for a movie many times?
' o ' it was a good tutorial! I've tried to embed tiny magnets into milliput but when they dry, the magnets pulled out and stick to the magnets in one side. x.x
Great character to use for this video and I learned to use Mold Max 10 T it's a bit stiffer then the super soft Dragon Skin and a plus cures in a half hour.
Your youtube channel is GOLD. how am I JUST NOW finding it? This is SO HELPFUL THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING THIS PROCESS!!!
great work!
a couple tips--
--if you end up making another mold, make sure to incorporate what is called 'flashing'--it basically funnels/catches all the excess runoff silicone, and helps ensure that you get nice small seams that you don't have to trim nearly as much. there's actually a tutorial by CalArts I believe here on YT that shows what I mean, specifically for stop motion hands!
--you can actually get an accelerant for most silicone that will speed up the curing process! you usually need very little and it can speed things up quite a lot, so I'd do some tests before filling your molds bc it obviously gives you less working time
--to get rid of bubbles in your plaster, you can do what I like to call 'burping' your mold--basically pat or vibrate it a bunch to disturb the bubbles and force them to float to the top! as for the silicone, you can usually get away with the same thing, though it depends on how thick the silicone is and how fast it cures. if it has a long cure time, you can actually put it in a vacuum chamber and have loads of bubbles pulled out of it before it even gets poured :)
most of my experience lies with making larger molds, so I'm sure there are things I don't know about when it comes to smaller ones like these. I'm definitely interested in trying to make my own someday!
@Clipchillagirl could you please share the link from CallArts? I can't find it and sound interesting....many thanks.
This is like the most comprehensive and enjoyable stop motion puppet tutorial I have watched. She looks phenomenal. I hope to finish my Simians soon in almost the same fashion. My puppets are made completely out of silicone from casts of resin Action figures.
Oh my GOSH, what an ambitious puppet idea yet her design translates perfectly and it's so clean!
Congratulations! Gooooood work!
This was super fun to watch! The detail and care you put into your work is phenomenal!
My eyes are clapping, and I'm joining in!
Beautifully intricate and cute. I can see the amount of time and focus this took, and it'd just be one piece of a film if you were to make an animation. It's inspiring, and thanks for sharing.
I never knew smooth-on silicone could be used for puppets! I'd recommend sticking with a slow cure silicone as it does allow bubbles to disperse better. The faster the cure the less time bubbles have to escape! And for the molds, I recommend using plaster bandage in the mold! If you pour a thin layer of plaster first, just enough to cover the parts, then add a layer of plaster bandages, then pour the rest of the plaster! It'll stop the mold completely breaking if it cracks!
Hah, I also stopped breathing when you painted that eyebrow! Just want to say-- you have are the best stop motion puppet tutorials I've seen yet! And I've watched hundreds at this point. Keep up the good work!
Niceeeee
so cute
im new to creating stop motion puppets and i was wondering: after the arm and legs are completely done with the silicone and everything are they completely mobile? They are able to move around in any way without snapping ?
Absolutely incredible!! Hope to see more
Awesome work, congratulations for all your knowledge and abilities for doing this puppet
Genius
Thank you SO much for this video! I feel like I haven’t spent a life time searching for a good, in-depth video on making a silicone stop motion puppet. I found this so helpful! It looks amazing too 😁
Amazing 🤩
I enjoyed this. Super informative!
Great job 😍
awesome
You just got a new suscriber
Thanks for this great video! Could you also plz make a video on how exactly you made the head and the mask in particular, and the mechanical details on how the eye balls work?
Woo mil gracias por este vídeo ❤ es increíble tu trabajo 🤍🌸love
So incredible !! if you could make a list of the items you've used in this video I'd really appreciate it!!
Amazing! I would love to know if you've come up with ways since this video to prevent bubbles or anything else to improve your process?
smooth with NAPHTHA otherwise known as plain old cheapo lighter fluid, but go easy because it can be quite aggressive. also works on oven clays, fimo and such.
does Smooth on Dragon Skin 10 Medium require vacuum degassing, while you using this slilcone on this tutorial video or not?
This is really amazing way to make puppets.
Thank you for this valuable information.. It's really helpful.
Can you please make detail video about the head and mask, it really grab my attention.
Thank you and lots of love from India.
hi thanks for this very inspiring video. could you please make more videos on how to make the head. especially how you made the outer thin face layer? But the only difficulty with the puppet's head is to do lip syncs and facial expressions.
Amazing video. I wish there was a list of product used! Also I would love a tutorial on the face mask, head and eyes.
How sturdy is the silicone? Can you bend it for a movie many times?
Love the doll, No Face is so cute!! What is the clay(?) you used to cover the hands?
I believe its epoxy putty
how did you make the mask? I have a project for class and is dragon skin 30 too hard for the body? or should i go for dragon skin fx?
I.WANT.HER
' o ' it was a good tutorial! I've tried to embed tiny magnets into milliput but when they dry, the magnets pulled out and stick to the magnets in one side. x.x
What did you add to give the silicone colour??
Great character to use for this video and I learned to use Mold Max 10 T it's a bit stiffer then the super soft Dragon Skin and a plus cures in a half hour.