#puppet wip

[usagi-zakura]

So...lately I decided to try something different...

I had a sudden urge... to create a handpuppet. Specifically one of the Norway-dragon I made a while ago. Why this one specifically? I don't know... but I wanna try!

I started by looking up tutorials on Youtube and it did not disappoint... Puppet Nerd had some great tips to get me started though I didn't follow his advice 100%... I still wanted to make this my own.

It all started with this sketch...

I moved on to making this base. Then I had to take a break because for some reason nobody sells blue fleece anymore for some reason?? At least not of the kind that actually fits with the red and white I already have...

Until I found a fleece carpet. Its not 100% the right type of fleece but its blue! So finally I was able to get started on his "skin"

Then came the question about how to make his mane... now making it out of faux fur... but then how would I make the stripes???

Well I decided to instead make things a whole lot harder for myself... and made it out of yarn...

Each strand is basically just tied up in knots on the inside of the fleece... yes it took forever...

Afterwards I went over it with a pet brush to make it look smoother and...less like yarn.

I then created his body, and did the same yarn method on the top of the front, to create a lion's mane.

This is where I'm at right now. He is constantly asking for hugs, as someone who doesn't like hugs its a bit uncomfortable...but I accept it because he's so very soft... (I stuffed his body and face with cotton filling in addition to the foam "skeleton" to make him look less pointy and more plump. That was a good call...except it makes his mouth a tad bit harder to move...but its still perfectly usable.)

His paws are biiiig... Armrods have been ordered.

I debated with myself I should give him more traditional puppet eyes, I even got some styrofoam balls to make them out of... but after checking how it would look with just pieces of paper I decided I prefer my usual method of creating puppet eyes... painting on a piece of fleece. The freckles are made with needle felting.

I also intend to give him legs, wings and feet, as the sketch implies. I haven't quite decided if I'm gonna do the antlers yet...cuz I haven't entirely decided what the best method to do that... For a while I pondered if I should do his crown too and if so how...then I remembered I have worbla-plastic, a heat gun and gold paint...I can easily make him a custom crown!

He has already been given a name btw...that isn't just Norway-puppet or Norway-Dragon...his name is Harald Hårfagre the second, named after a famous king (known as Fairhair in English) because...well have you seen his mane?? Its fabulous... best yarn hair in Norway. But you can call him Hairy Harry.

[wanderingrhisiart]

I'm making a large skeleton like puppet. This is a first test to assess the movement of the arms.

I am in the process of eliminating cosplay related accounts on Instagram and facebook. I will be uploading older content from those sites to here. If you have been following me on those sites you will be seeing previously posted content.

[geist-haul]

little wip of ruin :)

(I've started adding things into queue. This way it'll be easier for me to post consistently if im not motivated to draw one day. yay!)

[ayyy-imma-ninja]

god it's been a while since I've done one of these...

(WIP AND SPOILERS)

[bixels]

Posting a sneak-peak of this now because I'm about to be In The Shit school workload-wise, so this'll take me a while to finish.

Doing some character design exploration/expression sheets for Celestia and Luna. Figuring out Celestia's weird ass anatomy while I'm at it.

[catliker49]

What a stinker.. am I right guys? Aha : - )

[that-fox-thing]

Eclipse wip idk if I’ll finish

[meagancandraw]

Wip

[north-noire]

I should've just listened to you.

[forgrtashes-blog]

A lil W.I.P but I think it looks pretty cool rn!

[usagi-zakura]

So I may decided to make another puppet and this post will be a reminder to myself that it needs to be done.

[llemon-soda]

joy and whimsy

[cornkernelle]

..So about that old post of mine- I found the file of the uncolored comic. This was supposed to be the first of many polyship comics I was planning to do for WH. I ended up finding a new hyperfixation.. but you can have it. Why not? The context is just an old headcanon from how I thought the neighborhood would operate. Frank would sometimes help Howdy with his store's stock and keeping things organized. In a later comic, Eddie would help with deliveries and it'd end up being a trio ship between the three <:')

That's it for now, I have more to post for my latest interest.. Cookierun.

[elviraaxen]

Actually for waiting so long have this whole page odjdksbsks

[natinkart]

mini sketch of julie and frank based on a page of "springtime salutations" (reference under the cut)

this is such a lovely illustration aaaaaaa MY HEART ;-;

[zipwhammy]

Guys I miss Wally… Im getting back into the groove with some Pokémon au/human doodles of him (and Ditto <3 Dittos always invited)