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HOOT is a stop-motion puppet made during the Aardman Academy course "From Sketch to screen" with Jim Parkyn and Nancy Rose. I jumped on this occasion to practice a more cartoony and whimsical style to bring this owl gentleman to life.
From a 3D printed armature, the character is mostly made of plasticine clay, fabric and leather clothes with aluminium wires to give them movement, and Sculpey details.
Eliane Torralba
Sculptor / Creature Maker / Illustrator
SkekSard
the Entertainer
Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal is one of my main inspiration and what convinced me to work with puppetry. After the release of its prequel show The Dark Crystal - Age of Resistance, I wanted to pay homage to all the talents behind it by creating my own puppet.
SkekSard is an original Skeksis (the villainous creatures from the movie and show) which role is to entertain the court. The hand puppet is mainly made of latex filled with foam and a wig to bring a ridiculous look to his grumpy, frightening face.
The final puppet was first presented during an event at Elstree Studios in London: The Great Con-Junction, an event with many guests from The Dark Crystal crew, including Brian and Wendy Froud.
Design and Sculpture
Process
Finished Head
Carapace - Maquette
In case I want to take a step further and create a whole costume for SkekSard, I designed a piece that would sit on his back.
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