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Might be a dumb question but are they actually made of clay?
by hankbond 24d ago
Might be a dumb question but are they actually made of clay?
- unsnap_biceps 24d agosome are > Feathers McGraw’s body, including his wicked flippers, is made of clay, crafted over a fully jointed internal metal armature. The red glove he famously wears as a remarkably effective disguise — one that somehow seems to fool Wallace every time — is made of silicone. His eyes are glass pins, while his beak is fast-cast resin. The tea-stained mug he grips is resin. He comes displayed on a wooden base.
- bluehatbrit 24d agoMostly, yes! They use a very specific clay from a producer which went out of business a few years ago. They've bought up all the stock they can and use that clay for pretty much all of the character puppets, along with other materials. There was a great documentary on the BBC a couple of years back which went behind the scenes and talked about how they make and use the puppets.
- alt227 24d agoWas it this documentary?! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f19hF7-nT8g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f19hF7-nT8g /s
- esskay 24d agoThere has since been another company that has been able to produce the same clay so its now less of an issue.
- hankbond 23d agokind of like that japanese chalk producer from 10 years ago that math people were going on about?
- marsx-dev 23d agoIt’s interesting that they use such specific materials. Do you think the material itself makes a big difference to how the characters move, or is most of the animation in the armature?