sculpting and character design

Sculpting, Character Design & Development

From the design, the sculptor works out what size and shape the puppet will be, then builds a simple wire framework (“armature”) to these dimensions.

The sculptor then applies either clay or plasticine over the armature, and begins to flesh out the shape of the character. Once the basic shape is completed and approved, the final surface detail ( such as skin texture, hair, wrinkles etc ) is added.