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Gonna need to come up with a name for this (future) puppet soon.
Today I added foam:
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Time to pattern out Gerald’s head fabric. Wish me luck!
Now with skin!
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Pleased with how his eyes turned out. There are some bubbles in them because I was rushing when casting the resin but other than that, they worked exactly as I’d hoped.
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The wires will help fasten them to the plastic canvas underneath. Then I’ll be able to sculpt the beak and eyelids around them. The follow-you effect looks great so far.
Gerald Update: mostly just have his beak and face skin left to sculpt/paint, and then his head will be done.
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I’m nervous about using the Apoxie Sculpt because once it’s on there’s no going back! Gotta get it right the first time.
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Yo @whispering-rayn BIG thanks for recommending foam clay. I found some at Michaels and gave it a shot and it’s actually pretty great. I was expecting it to basically be model magic, but the texture is greatly improved. It IS much less durable than I was hoping for, and it doesn’t want to hold fine details, but the tradeoff is that it’s incredibly lightweight.
I tried it out last night on the eye skin, and really like the result, so today I decided to continue using it on the upper mandible. I don’t regret using Apoxie Sculpt for the bottom mandible, as I do want that one to be especially durable. But I think it the added weight would have been a strain on my arm if I had used it for the upper. Here’s hoping it accepts paint well!
It is time for Gerald to make his debut tonight on a haunted hike!
It’s super convenient for trolling purposes that nearly every game that’s popularly claimed to be the Best Game Ever is part of a massive, endlessly serialised franchise, because it means you can always derail a discussion by playing the not-even-the-best-X-in-the-Y card (e.g., “Ocarina of Time isn’t even the best game in the Legend of Zelda series”, “Symphony of the Night isn’t even the best game in the Castlevania series”, etc.), but I have to give special recognition to Final Fantasy VII for making it possible to argue with a straight face that Final Fantasy VII isn’t even the best Final Fantasy VII.
And then there’s Kingdom Hearts
Unfortunately, the particular trolling strategy doesn’t work for Kingdom Hearts because Kingdom Hearts fans agree that every Kingdom Hearts is the worst Kingdom Hearts.
You ever feel like something is simultaneous utterly unnecessary and completely essential at the same time? That’s how I feel about those bowls in this rendition
After School Ghost Theory 101 with Professor Fenton
Switch to light mode or Classic Blue to get the full transparency effect!
[Image ID: A four page comic that starts with Danny Fenton standing in front of a whiteboard holding up a white cat. “Question: Do ghosts purr?”
Tucker: “Danny when was the last time you slept?” Danny: “Irrelevant.”
Danny info-dumps:
“The answer is yes, but also no. Technically, all beings that possess a core are constantly “purring”, a.k.a. Core Vibrations. Core Vibrations are a nonverbal, emotion-based communication system between Ghosts, similar to how some living species use pheromones to communicate. The exact tone of each ghost is different the same way people’s voices are different.
Humans can only hear these vibrations when the frequency passes through
their audible range (20Hz - 20KHz), hence the ‘purring’ sound. When the
range dips into infrasound (16 - 20Hz) it can cause feelings of fear and
unease in humans that they often associate with ghosts and the
supernatural. Also known as the ‘Heebie Jeebies.’”
Danny, wiping off the whiteboard: “Any questions before we move on?“
Danny’s audience consists of
Wes Weston, Tucker Foley, Sam Manson, Danny’s clone Ellie, and Dash Baxter in a classroom. Wes is seated at a desk at the front taking notes. Tucker is sitting on Sam’s lap playing on a Switch, Ellie is sitting on a desk behind them. Dash is asleep at the back of the room.
Ellie, now holding the cat: “Is this Vlad’s first cat!?” Wes: “Could you tone down the floating eyes before the next part? They’re kinda distracting.” Danny: “What eyes?” Wes: “Please stop gaslighting me.”
A transparency trick on the last page reveals dark shadows and eyes all around Danny when viewed in dark mode.
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An Extended Image ID is available under the read more because it’s over 1k. Side by side light and dark mode versions of the transparency trick is also available under the cut.
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