Applied Animation// The Model

A part of this project is experimenting with model making regarding stop motion within animation - we were given lesson time in ceramics as part of a ceramics induction. This induction involved us designing our own characters and making them into 3D stop motion models. 

In the first lesson we focused on designing our own character and then using the scale design to craft a skeleton base for the foam model. We used flexible wire to craft the skeleton - But to give a bit of resistance and support to the skeleton, we did this by attaching a drill to the wire and twisting it. However for the joints we used a material called Millie Put (which in turn was two materials mixed together that would harden over time), attaching the Millie put to the wire were the joints of the elbows and knees would of been it then hardened over time so the wire could only be manipulated into movement from these joints.  As for the solid shoulders and hips we attached plastic teeth to give it more structure.