Re: *Peanut* puppet by tsu Posted by tsu on Mar 03, 2009
Thanks again guys!
@LJ --- ahh, I've got some nice ideas for puppets but I've left my Antron, RitDyes, foam, hotglue, scissors, blades, furs in Poland... I couldn't take them with me due to luggage restrictions on airport... So I have nothing here and I don't think I would have time to build puppets. Here, where I work in England, I've got split shifts and try to take some overtimes between (I'm trying to get money to start postgraduate studies here in the UK... and I have to save money for a horse!
), but, to be honest --- I feel a bit "hollow" now when I'm not making any puppet. I used to it during last few months when I was sitting day by day on gluing or sewing something. 
When I flight home for a holiday, I'll probably take some stuff back with me. :D
And puppets, business and me? Oh no...
Anyway --- thank you so much for you kind words!
@Toon Asylum - I tried my best, thanks! :D
@LJ --- ahh, I've got some nice ideas for puppets but I've left my Antron, RitDyes, foam, hotglue, scissors, blades, furs in Poland... I couldn't take them with me due to luggage restrictions on airport... So I have nothing here and I don't think I would have time to build puppets. Here, where I work in England, I've got split shifts and try to take some overtimes between (I'm trying to get money to start postgraduate studies here in the UK... and I have to save money for a horse!
), but, to be honest --- I feel a bit "hollow" now when I'm not making any puppet. I used to it during last few months when I was sitting day by day on gluing or sewing something. When I flight home for a holiday, I'll probably take some stuff back with me. :DAnd puppets, business and me? Oh no...
Anyway --- thank you so much for you kind words!
@Toon Asylum - I tried my best, thanks! :D
Re: *Peanut* puppet by tsu Posted by tsu on Mar 03, 2009
Julie, thank you so much!
I'm afraid I haven't photos you're asking for. Everything I have done was made by trial and error so I was just cutting off and adding on some pieces of foam. I thought it was not worth take photos of. Now I think I was mistaken because it could be helpful for somebody.
What I can say about cheeks and mouth movement is: cheeks are made of 2 halves of a foam ball and then grooved a bit to get them more flexible (full/filled up halves were not). Then I did cut a line fitted to the corners of a mouthplate to give those cuts *look* of an extended mouth. The edges of an upper part of the cheeks/foam balls I glued to the skull (upper lip) and edges of a lower one --- to lower lip BUT I cut a bit off to make that lower part of the cheeks a bit shorter than upper ones.
My Peanut's mouth is movable but not so elastic as Mary Ann's --- I didn't know how to attach cheeks to gain a full operational one, but for *my use* they're completely OK and there is no problem with opening them even though not so wide as Jeff's.
If you would like I can try to draw how I attached cheeks to the skull and both lips. Just let me know and please write if I gave you too little details. I'm eager to share my *experience* (oh yeah, eventually I was making him almost 3 months)
I'm afraid I haven't photos you're asking for. Everything I have done was made by trial and error so I was just cutting off and adding on some pieces of foam. I thought it was not worth take photos of. Now I think I was mistaken because it could be helpful for somebody.
What I can say about cheeks and mouth movement is: cheeks are made of 2 halves of a foam ball and then grooved a bit to get them more flexible (full/filled up halves were not). Then I did cut a line fitted to the corners of a mouthplate to give those cuts *look* of an extended mouth. The edges of an upper part of the cheeks/foam balls I glued to the skull (upper lip) and edges of a lower one --- to lower lip BUT I cut a bit off to make that lower part of the cheeks a bit shorter than upper ones.
My Peanut's mouth is movable but not so elastic as Mary Ann's --- I didn't know how to attach cheeks to gain a full operational one, but for *my use* they're completely OK and there is no problem with opening them even though not so wide as Jeff's.
If you would like I can try to draw how I attached cheeks to the skull and both lips. Just let me know and please write if I gave you too little details. I'm eager to share my *experience* (oh yeah, eventually I was making him almost 3 months
)Re: *Peanut* puppet by tsu Posted by KONY on Mar 04, 2009
I Love Your Work! Really great job! Dont stop making puppets! 
Re: *Peanut* puppet by tsu Posted by tsu on Mar 04, 2009
@Julie, thanks again.
I tried my best on the mouth, I suppose I did the most what I was able to do having lips and cheeks connected that way.
They're movable, that's important
@Jay, I suppose you could have done, your craftmanship is perfect! But thank you, it's really inspiring to hear these words from you. :D
PS. I'll try to post some new photos of Peanut soon.
I tried my best on the mouth, I suppose I did the most what I was able to do having lips and cheeks connected that way.
They're movable, that's important @Jay, I suppose you could have done, your craftmanship is perfect!
But thank you, it's really inspiring to hear these words from you. :DPS. I'll try to post some new photos of Peanut soon.
Re: *Peanut* puppet by tsu Posted by Bhanu on Mar 05, 2009
Hi tsu,
Wow wow....peanut puppet is simply awesome...congrats... you have
done a wonderful job....thanks for sharing the pics...I am sure you will
have a great time using the puppet for a programme.
Bhanu
Wow wow....peanut puppet is simply awesome...congrats... you have
done a wonderful job....thanks for sharing the pics...I am sure you will
have a great time using the puppet for a programme.
Bhanu
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