MACAU – Teatro e Marionetas de Mandrágora
A pair of twisted fimo hands for the animal string puppet. As usual, I’ve baked all the fingers first, and then gave it another bake after attaching them to the rest of the hand. Normally between two or three bakes. Um par de mãos distorcidas para a marioneta de fios …
On the left a more textured leg for the animal version and on the right a more soft and sanded version for the young lad. Na esquerda uma perna mais textura para o animal e à direita uma versão mais suave para o rapaz.
This doggy head has traveled a lot with me and my work. It was already used in some school projects and now …
Paper covered, … starting to create the mouth mechanism. Coberta de papel, … comecei a criar o mecanismo da boca.
I’ve already made other puppets with this same technic. Using pre-made polystyrene shapes makes the job easier to finish. Symmetry is no …
Topping with some water based dough and they’re ready to get some paper and glue for endurance. Terminar com alguma pasta de …
Had to increase the hand size by inserting one more layer of polystyrene. Tive de aumentar o tamanho da mão com mais …
And the hand starts to gain some shape. Tried for the first time the silver grey polystyrene. It’s cheaper, softer and easier …
The famous sandwich hands. Several layers of fingers glued together to form a hand. As famosas mãos sanduiche. Diversas camadas de dedos …
