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'CUZ I ONLY HAS EYE----BROWS FOR YOU'SE........... Eyebrows attached to brass actuator arms that were fed through fur and latex, in brass tube runners. |
DA HEADLESS HAIRY ONE....yeah, I seem t' have lost sumpin'!.. After making both paper patterns and a cloth pattern (for the body and which are more complex shapes, that require a more flexible, pattern), I cut fur pieces individually for the arms, feet, tail, body and head. Here, the body furred, and partially trimm |
FINISHED FELINE. all furred up, wit no place t' go. Alouishus Edward Cat. aka, A. E. Cat, Al E. Cat |
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GIMME A HEAD WIT' HAIR, LONG BEAUTIFUL HAIR...shinin', gleamin', streamin', flaxen, waxen...... Untrimmed fur. I reallllly like him with the long fur, but I didn't feel it fit the character I had in mind, soooo, it's back to da scissors and blisters..... |
HAPPY TRAILS, ART BOY. NOW, MAKE LIKE A TREE, AN' GET OUTTA HERE. As we fade off into da sunset, da two new friends say, "Goo'bye, Goomba!! Take a hike!" |
HEY!! DO MY FEET SMELL?? C'MON, YOU'SE CAN TELL ME. With this figure, it was all about the details. I made little foam pads for his pays, then covered them with black fleece. |
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HEY, DOC, YA GOT A RAW STEAK I CAN BORROW FOR DIS EYE?? First part of "furring" is the muzzle, for which I used a white fleece (not Antron), cut to size, stretched and contact cemented directly to the rubber (works GREAT!) I decided "Da Cat" needed some more "character", so added |
HEY, DOOD, DO I KNOW YOU'SE FROM DA NEIGHBA-HOOD, ER SUMPIN'?? "Da Cat"TM LaFontsee Character Design, finds a new home. Here is meeting his new owner, collector, puppeteer, actor, artist and voice man, Tim Marsh. |
HEY, GIMME A LIDDLE OFFA DA TOP, YOU'SE GET A TIP.... Here is trimmed, without eyebrows. |
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I NEED DIS HOLE IN MY BACK, LIKE I NEEDS A HOLE IN MY HEAD....hey, wait a minute. WHERE's my head???!! This shot from the back shows the entrance for the performer's hand, ventriloquist style. You can also see the wood arm rod. I make the new ones with smaller wire rods, and they're attached at the base of the paws instead. Makes for a more flexible perfor |
Man, you'se is lookin' rough, dood. Mange??? Starting to glue fur in pieces to the head. Not trimmed yet. |
NO, WISEGUY, DIS AIN'T NO BASEBALL GLOVE!!! (sheesh! People!) I knew his paws would be the hardest thing to do, so I started with them....made patterns using stiff paperbag, simply over tracing the original patterns for the foam halves...gave it an extra 3/4" all around. Pinned up the pattern to the fur, after |
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RUBBER KITTY NOGGIN. Bald...is not neccessarily beautiful!! LOL It all starts with a plasticene clay model, a two piece plaster mold (I use Hydrocal A-11, strengthened with burlap, for durability and detail retention), and of course, liquid mask latex, which is more durable and flexible than other latexes, poured in t |
THE NAKED KITTY....dude, I'm c-c-c-c-c-o-o-o-l-l-l-d-d-d-d!!! Latex head and torso, fitted with polyfoam limbs. Some paint around the eyes where it's exposed beyond where the fur will be, mouth fitted with teeth and tongue, mechanical arms and spring in place inside head, on plastic endo skull, glued and screwed int |
