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Really love the detail you put into these, I'd love to start sculpting models and creating puppets for film one day. If there's one thing I really feel I'm missing out on while majoring in film right now, it's that they don't offer sub-categories of film, there aren't many opportunities to learn about stop-motion or explore the process of making props and puppets or even using green screen. They teach the fundamentals and for sure those are vital, but without a doubt I would sign up for some hands-on stop motion classes in a heartbeat if I knew about any. Anyways, thanks as always for the awesome guidance you give with these videos. I'd love to see more stop-motion and practical effects being used in film someday!
+Quadraxis14 Thank you :) I think stop-motion is under-appreciated as an art form unto itself. There really should be more opportunities to learn more about this technique, as well as trying it out for yourself.
+Angus Lamont (AnimateAngus) Thank you! :) If you check out the Monster Clay I think you'll find that the rubber tools will work beautifully on that material, especially for making tiny wrinkles and similar details.
Your videos are boss, mate. Have employed some of your techniques and have finally made a puppet head I actually like! Don't know how it took me so long to get round to using Chavant.
+Just Liam The Monster Clay is great for small sculptures with intricate details, but making bigger things with it takes a bit of work, simply because that material is so darn dense. But, it's a really cool material to work with. More wax-like than the Chavant.
Would you say it Monster Clay would suit smaller character heads etc? I'm sort of drifting between 1/6 and 1/10 scale. Still honing my sculpting, but I'm trying to get a lot of detail on very small faces.
+Just Liam Monster Clay is perfect for smaller stuff, much better than Chavant in my opinion. It's so easy to smear tiny features in Chavant, but details in monster clay will stay crisp (unless you drop the sculpture on the floor).
Hey there buddy. Just wanted to say your work is very amazing. I can tell you can take a lot of time and effort into your animations. Keep up the good work pal!
Thanks for watching and commenting :) Yes, it's my life passion, and it really means a lot to me getting encouraging comments about it. It tells me I'm getting through to people with my art.
Ever since I was little. I always been into cinematography. I grew up watching horror movies and reading scary novels and poems. My favorites has always been Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft. I always wanted people to be inspired by me, to leave with them a message that without enough hard work and dedication and determination your dreams can become a reality. I'm in the process of creating my first ever film for charity. A horror movie about the want and consequences of achieving forbidden knowledge. It's going to be made on a low budget and uses practical effects and stop motion animation and I know a woman who works with V&C Talent who is going to be helping me with production. I was wondering if of course if you want to and if your not to busy if you would like to be a part of making this film it would be a great help and a great honor if you could work with us :D if so we can take this to discussions and discuss more about it. If not then more power to you my friend and I hope for the best of you and hope maybe you will make it big one day.
I have made a pretty tight schedule for me this year, but I won't say no to helping you out. Contact me at loneanimator@gmail.com if you want to discuss the details of your project :)
What if your character has a tail like resurgence godzilla. Do you mold it separate from the main body. I need help. I may be making a Godzilla animation
+Godzillajustice 2004 I prefer to build up as much of my puppets as I can, but I do sculpt and cast portions of them, that I want bigger control over. The head and torso might be such parts, as an example. The tail I would build up with a muscle structure made from bits of polyurethane foam, and then cover it with cast patches of latex skin.
Thank you :) I just kind of ramble on about what stuff and techniques I use, but I hope there are people out there who find it interesting and helpful.
Great video! I don't use any other clay.. just super sculpy. But this is still useful and informative. And I'd be interested to see what kinda game that guy's working on. know where I can find him?
+MrMomobot Thanks! :) The guy making the game is Rolando Guiterrez, and he's been at it for a few years now. I made (I think) four Lovecraft-inspired puppets for him. I don't know what the status of the game is at present. You can find Rolando on Facebook.
You are quite good at that. I think you should be the first to do All the Hyronimus Bosch monsters from his tryptich on Paradise and Hades. Also the "Demons" in the dicionaire Infernal by Delancy. I am pushy.
Keep pushing! :D A long time ago I toyed with making puppets based on both the paintings of Bosch and the Dictionnaire Infernal, and maybe I will one day. I am, however, working on a short film where some of the puppets are definitely Bosch-inspired, if not adapted directly from his works.
an amazing tutorial! thank you so much! and i have two questions: 1. are you having any problems when you mold a sculpture of a creature that has a jaw? does that cause an undercut? 2. would you recommend casting latex into a silicone mold?
+spinocroc123 Thanks; glad you found this interesting :) 1. I hope this makes sense: To make a latex head with an open mouth, sculpt the head with the mouth open and fill up the inside of the mouth with clay. When you have cast the head in latex you simply cut away the area around the insides of the mouth, and build it up using latex and cotton, or similar soft materials. If you make something like a crocodile, for example, you can make one sculpture of the head, nad one for the jaw. Have a look at this blog post about my "croco dogs", to illustrate that: loneanimator.blogspot.se/2010/09/king-who-sought-immortality-crocodogs.html 2. It's night impossible to make latex stick to silicone. It'll just dribble away and collect itself in a pool at the lowest level of the silicone mold. However, if you get dulling spray, something photographers use to get rid of sheen on objects, and spray that into the silicone mold, it helps the latex run up against the inside walls of that mold. If you need more help figuring out these techniques, contact me at loneanimator@gmail.com
hello! i've found a local store and bough some supplies for puppet making. so before i start, i have a question: if i' will finish molding my sculpture, and then i'll pull the clay out (i will be using NSP meduim chavant clay), what would i need to do in order to be able to recycle it?
Those are acrylic doll's eyes bought on eBay, but when I make my own eyes I simply use plastic pearls with a hole straight through, so I can insert a pin to move the eye around. If that's not an option, and I need a more realistic eye, I paint it and cover the whole thing in air drying plastic used for scrapbooking to create the effect of a water drop or a lens on paper.
The medium grade. I've tried all three grades, and the soft is too soft for my taste and the firm is really hard. I find that the medium grade is perfect for pretty much all types of sculpting.
bluworm: well been wanting to get a hold of clay that ain't going to smear all in ur hands, like certain Van Akens clays, the red, brown, and tend to get too soft for stop motion I need a clay to be firme, I can buy a good harder clay and just mix in the different colors, any tips on that type of clay bluworm? Ty for ur video I'll be watching ur other videos even if one I saw was in Sweden it's ok
My favorite clay for sculpting is medium grade Monster Clay. You can melt it down, and I'm guessing it would be possible to add pigments to it then. You can get it in grey and brown. I'm afraid I'm not very experienced in straight claymation.
@@TheLoneAnimator : thats a good tip, add pigment, to bad it don't come in white. You know what clay is also bad ass JOVI that does now smear at all, the only thing the Limited colors, and I tries mixing some prime colors but just didn't want to true brown, but her I think I'm going to use certain clays for certain parts and just work like that, still have to run a few some tests well many more testings, thanks for the tip I been thinking of buying some Monster clays .
When I've created a plaster mold over the sculpture and cast latex into that mold, I usually paint the latex with tinted latex -that is, liquid latex with a tinting medium added. I use liquid tinting mediums specifically made for latex by Monster Makers. I then use a sponge and dab the tinted latex over my latex casting, sort of dry brushing it until I'm satisfied with it. I then have a base color that'll never crack. Over that I can then add acrylic airbrush colors, for example.
Vaseline will work very well with monster clay when it's soft. When the clay is cool and hard, you'll have to put Vaseline on your finger and press down quite hard on the clay surface. Also, only use a little bit of Vaseline or it will loose its effect.
I love your work I love how you make stop motion puppets so simple, very informative, and educational the way you did it, looks pretty easy, to me. I always wanted to make dinosaurs from Jurassic Park the CGI version on stop motion puppets. That is my dream and That will always be my dream, to make the best l can be Because of Stan Winston studio, Ray Harryhausen, industrial light, and Magic(ILM), and your channel are the perfect inspiration ever existed👍🦖🦖
I'm not done watching the video but you seem to be wasting effort heating up those clays. It is very cheap and easy to build a little heatbox with tinfoil and a halogen lamp, stop motion magazine has a good tutorial on just that.
bluworm The thing with the heatboxs is you can put a bunch of clay in there and (as long as u remember to turn it off and on) you will always have soft clay ready. Not necessary no but definitely makes life a bit easier.
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Really love the detail you put into these, I'd love to start sculpting models and creating puppets for film one day. If there's one thing I really feel I'm missing out on while majoring in film right now, it's that they don't offer sub-categories of film, there aren't many opportunities to learn about stop-motion or explore the process of making props and puppets or even using green screen. They teach the fundamentals and for sure those are vital, but without a doubt I would sign up for some hands-on stop motion classes in a heartbeat if I knew about any. Anyways, thanks as always for the awesome guidance you give with these videos. I'd love to see more stop-motion and practical effects being used in film someday!
+Quadraxis14 Thank you :) I think stop-motion is under-appreciated as an art form unto itself. There really should be more opportunities to learn more about this technique, as well as trying it out for yourself.
You could roll a meatball over the putty to get some texture. Or rub it on some Ikea furniture.
I've squeezed putty against car interior surfaces.
loved this video...best tutorial about clay i have seen an ive been searching a lot =)
Thanks! I'm happy you found it useful.
Fantastic video Richard! Very useful, just bought myself some rubber sculpting tools!
+Angus Lamont (AnimateAngus) Thank you! :) If you check out the Monster Clay I think you'll find that the rubber tools will work beautifully on that material, especially for making tiny wrinkles and similar details.
this is great and inspiring. always awesome to re-visit your channel
Thanks! I always hope to inspire in some way :)
Your videos are boss, mate. Have employed some of your techniques and have finally made a puppet head I actually like! Don't know how it took me so long to get round to using Chavant.
Although I'm definitely gonna have to try that Monster Clay.
+Just Liam Thanks! :) I can't work without the Chavant. I use for almost all my sculptures.
+Just Liam The Monster Clay is great for small sculptures with intricate details, but making bigger things with it takes a bit of work, simply because that material is so darn dense. But, it's a really cool material to work with. More wax-like than the Chavant.
Would you say it Monster Clay would suit smaller character heads etc? I'm sort of drifting between 1/6 and 1/10 scale. Still honing my sculpting, but I'm trying to get a lot of detail on very small faces.
+Just Liam Monster Clay is perfect for smaller stuff, much better than Chavant in my opinion. It's so easy to smear tiny features in Chavant, but details in monster clay will stay crisp (unless you drop the sculpture on the floor).
I love your videos....going over to film your twisted wood with a proper camera! Day, twilight and dark...
+payson terhune Thanks! Great!! :D
Hey there buddy. Just wanted to say your work is very amazing. I can tell you can take a lot of time and effort into your animations. Keep up the good work pal!
Thanks for watching and commenting :) Yes, it's my life passion, and it really means a lot to me getting encouraging comments about it. It tells me I'm getting through to people with my art.
Ever since I was little. I always been into cinematography. I grew up watching horror movies and reading scary novels and poems. My favorites has always been Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft. I always wanted people to be inspired by me, to leave with them a message that without enough hard work and dedication and determination your dreams can become a reality. I'm in the process of creating my first ever film for charity. A horror movie about the want and consequences of achieving forbidden knowledge. It's going to be made on a low budget and uses practical effects and stop motion animation and I know a woman who works with V&C Talent who is going to be helping me with production. I was wondering if of course if you want to and if your not to busy if you would like to be a part of making this film it would be a great help and a great honor if you could work with us :D if so we can take this to discussions and discuss more about it. If not then more power to you my friend and I hope for the best of you and hope maybe you will make it big one day.
I have made a pretty tight schedule for me this year, but I won't say no to helping you out. Contact me at loneanimator@gmail.com if you want to discuss the details of your project :)
Awesome! I will contact you shortly :D thank you so much for your time sir and have a wonderful day and talk to ya soon
What if your character has a tail like resurgence godzilla. Do you mold it separate from the main body. I need help. I may be making a Godzilla animation
+Godzillajustice 2004 I prefer to build up as much of my puppets as I can, but I do sculpt and cast portions of them, that I want bigger control over. The head and torso might be such parts, as an example. The tail I would build up with a muscle structure made from bits of polyurethane foam, and then cover it with cast patches of latex skin.
Great tutorial, Richard!
Thanks, David :) I hope people feel it's inspiring.
It is, I used to be real into claymation and took classes. Now I've confined myself to drawing but you've inspired me to get back into the hobby.
your deep one was awesome!!
+furroy2 Thanks! I hope to make my own versions of the Deep Ones eventually :)
amazing information and tips. i hope you get many more views soon
Thank you :) I just kind of ramble on about what stuff and techniques I use, but I hope there are people out there who find it interesting and helpful.
Great video! I don't use any other clay.. just super sculpy. But this is still useful and informative.
And I'd be interested to see what kinda game that guy's working on. know where I can find him?
+MrMomobot Thanks! :) The guy making the game is Rolando Guiterrez, and he's been at it for a few years now. I made (I think) four Lovecraft-inspired puppets for him. I don't know what the status of the game is at present. You can find Rolando on Facebook.
You are quite good at that. I think you should be the first to do All the Hyronimus Bosch monsters from his tryptich on Paradise and Hades. Also the "Demons" in the dicionaire Infernal by Delancy. I am pushy.
Keep pushing! :D A long time ago I toyed with making puppets based on both the paintings of Bosch and the Dictionnaire Infernal, and maybe I will one day. I am, however, working on a short film where some of the puppets are definitely Bosch-inspired, if not adapted directly from his works.
Congratulations Good Luck and God Bless. I love your work.
Cool!
Thanks! :)
an amazing tutorial! thank you so much!
and i have two questions:
1. are you having any problems when you mold a sculpture of a creature that has a jaw? does that cause an undercut?
2. would you recommend casting latex into a silicone mold?
+spinocroc123 Thanks; glad you found this interesting :)
1. I hope this makes sense: To make a latex head with an open mouth, sculpt the head with the mouth open and fill up the inside of the mouth with clay. When you have cast the head in latex you simply cut away the area around the insides of the mouth, and build it up using latex and cotton, or similar soft materials. If you make something like a crocodile, for example, you can make one sculpture of the head, nad one for the jaw. Have a look at this blog post about my "croco dogs", to illustrate that:
loneanimator.blogspot.se/2010/09/king-who-sought-immortality-crocodogs.html
2. It's night impossible to make latex stick to silicone. It'll just dribble away and collect itself in a pool at the lowest level of the silicone mold. However, if you get dulling spray, something photographers use to get rid of sheen on objects, and spray that into the silicone mold, it helps the latex run up against the inside walls of that mold.
If you need more help figuring out these techniques, contact me at loneanimator@gmail.com
bluworm thanks!
hello!
i've found a local store and bough some supplies for puppet making.
so before i start, i have a question:
if i' will finish molding my sculpture, and then i'll pull the clay out (i will be using NSP meduim chavant clay), what would i need to do in order to be able to recycle it?
So many that's what she said jokes could be made from this
Brilliant! Just a question: how did you make the eyes?
Those are acrylic doll's eyes bought on eBay, but when I make my own eyes I simply use plastic pearls with a hole straight through, so I can insert a pin to move the eye around. If that's not an option, and I need a more realistic eye, I paint it and cover the whole thing in air drying plastic used for scrapbooking to create the effect of a water drop or a lens on paper.
Thank you for your answer :)
Just wondering.... what is you favorite movie?
The 1933 "King Kong."
@@TheLoneAnimator Nice 😏
What grade of monster clay would you recommend?
The medium grade. I've tried all three grades, and the soft is too soft for my taste and the firm is really hard. I find that the medium grade is perfect for pretty much all types of sculpting.
bluworm: well been wanting to get a hold of clay that ain't going to smear all in ur hands, like certain Van Akens clays, the red, brown, and tend to get too soft for stop motion I need a clay to be firme, I can buy a good harder clay and just mix in the different colors, any tips on that type of clay bluworm? Ty for ur video I'll be watching ur other videos even if one I saw was in Sweden it's ok
My favorite clay for sculpting is medium grade Monster Clay. You can melt it down, and I'm guessing it would be possible to add pigments to it then. You can get it in grey and brown. I'm afraid I'm not very experienced in straight claymation.
@@TheLoneAnimator : thats a good tip, add pigment, to bad it don't come in white. You know what clay is also bad ass JOVI that does now smear at all, the only thing the Limited colors, and I tries mixing some prime colors but just didn't want to true brown, but her I think I'm going to use certain clays for certain parts and just work like that, still have to run a few some tests well many more testings, thanks for the tip I been thinking of buying some Monster clays .
What do you do for painting it
When I've created a plaster mold over the sculpture and cast latex into that mold, I usually paint the latex with tinted latex -that is, liquid latex with a tinting medium added. I use liquid tinting mediums specifically made for latex by Monster Makers. I then use a sponge and dab the tinted latex over my latex casting, sort of dry brushing it until I'm satisfied with it. I then have a base color that'll never crack. Over that I can then add acrylic airbrush colors, for example.
Can you smooth Monster Clay with Vaseline?
Vaseline will work very well with monster clay when it's soft. When the clay is cool and hard, you'll have to put Vaseline on your finger and press down quite hard on the clay surface. Also, only use a little bit of Vaseline or it will loose its effect.
I love your work I love how you make stop motion puppets so simple, very informative, and educational the way you did it, looks pretty easy, to me. I always wanted to make dinosaurs from Jurassic Park the CGI version on stop motion puppets. That is my dream and That will always be my dream, to make the best l can be Because of Stan Winston studio, Ray Harryhausen, industrial light, and Magic(ILM), and your channel are the perfect inspiration ever existed👍🦖🦖
@@louiegarcia7992 Thank you :) I'm very glad if I've managed to inspire you. Keep working on your dream -one day you'll get there!
Do you recommend monster Clay medium grade or hard grade?
@@louiegarcia7992 Medium grade is perfect.
I'm not done watching the video but you seem to be wasting effort heating up those clays. It is very cheap and easy to build a little heatbox with tinfoil and a halogen lamp, stop motion magazine has a good tutorial on just that.
I'm thinking of doing that, but mostly I make so small sculptures that just using the heat gun is sufficient for me.
bluworm The thing with the heatboxs is you can put a bunch of clay in there and (as long as u remember to turn it off and on) you will always have soft clay ready. Not necessary no but definitely makes life a bit easier.