Hello. I am Leela, I am an artist. I have always been in love with the art of puppetry and the Renaissance Fair wire controlled shoulder puppets caught my attention a while back. I found a few people who were interested in the same on here and some of the materials they posted were very helpful. So I thought I would share my adventures making one so my mistakes and successes may help someone else along the line. I am currently working on a griffon. It is 100% hand made by me, other than materials of course.) So hello all! This is a picture of the head I just sculpted.

Welcome to Puppets and stuff. Great job on the sculpt. Thank you for sharing pictures we love them.

Thanks and thanks! This site was so useful when I was researching!

What tools did you use on the head to get the different textures.

I only used a needle and an exacto knife. I used the exacto knife to cut tiny notches into the clay to make it appear like a feather. I used the needle just to get fine detail in the beak and around the eyes.

Really nice work!  What medium are you sculpting in?  Can't wait to see further progress.  Oh... and Welcome to Puppets and Stuff!

Thanks so much! It's fimo clay over a paper mache joint which has a wooden ball inside it to allow for movement. The eyes are amber beads I had laying around. And thanks for the welcome! :)I will make sure to post more as I go!

WELCOME! Glad you could join us. It's truly a warm and friendly community of artists that you have joined here. Lots of helpful folks!

Welcome! My, I love your beast already! And Puppetainer is right, of course. This site is grand.

Thank you both! I appreciate that!!