This is my third stopmotion instalment for the Instagram Pippi Longstocking illustration challenge: “All the children were sitting looking at Pippi, who was very happily drawing all over the floor.”
Music: Onion March by Shane Ivers – https://www.silvermansound.com
I have enjoyed making these. I felt things were flowing … usually.
Making a horse head. The joys of a corkwire or two.
The joys of teeth.
The joys of an old T-shirt.
The joy of a horse.
I still have work to do on Pippi. Her lovely shoes didn’t work with magnets. Here she is in her bare “feet”.
Pippi’s armature and head: aluminium wire, polymorph and polymer clay (hands and head).
Armature for Mr Nilsson the Monkey. Without a head.
I have an image in mind and am starting to make some new wire puppets. I am not good at doing things the “right” way – which is to draw the character design first. This process sometimes stunts my exploration and I seem to do better by playing with stuff, instead of Pencil & Paper. But at some point – I do have to draw something out so that I can measure the wire, plan construction, etc. *PS. for those who don’t know me, I am – strictly an amateur. Do not follow my process as “The Proper Way” or you’ll end up in trouble 🙂
syb & me 