Good Omens Aziraphale & Crowley Muppets
Since I'd levelled up a bit on my skills when I got to these two, I thought I'd do an updated muppet build :)
Behind the scenes:
My materials:
1/2 inch thick reticulated foam (head)
3/4 thick reticulated foam (body)
contact adhesive
basic gardening wire to make the hands poseable and wire-cutter
beige fleece fabric for skin tones
short-pile off-white fur fabric and extra long-pile orange fur fabric
clear resin with white pigment & acrylic paints.
miscellaneous felts for mouth/features
a whole load of random fabric off-cuts to make the clothes
threads etc for sewing
felting needles
arm-poles (can be bought or made)
After building a couple of other puppets, I decided to try and do these two at the same time, because I'm a nugget. I also redesigned and shaped the heads and bodies for both of them, since Crowley is long and lanky and Aziraphale is softer and rounder.
It took a bit of fiddling with the fabric sizes as well but once the fabric was one, they both looked much better.
As you can see, the mouths look a lot neater than my first once. Turns out when the instructions mention a seam allowance is essential, you probably should do one 😅
While I did Aziraphale's eyes the same way as usual (white resin with felt eyelids/lashes), Crowley's needed to be more snakey, so I used a clear resin in the mould, then painted them from the back.
Next up was adding the hair. Short-pile is so much easier, because essentially, you are making a wig to fit the shape of the muppet's head. When you have a longer pile, it can get caught up in the seams and need some teasing out afterwards. Once they're in place, you stitch them on and style them as needed (I think it's ladder stitch - if it's done right, the seam should be borderline invisible)
For these lads I also wanted to style them in their iconic costumes from S1. Thankfully, I've also been learning to make clothes, so I was able to work out how to make Aziraphale's collared shirt and Crowley's jacket, although I will fully confess my sizing was a bit off because muppets are not the same shape as actual humans XD And conveniently, I already has Aziraphale's bowtie, thanks to a cosplay.
For something a little different, I actually used loose felt and felting needles to make Aziraphale's eyebrows, so I could give them a bit more shape and fluffiness.
And in conclusion, I'm delighted with them :D
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He is gay, but he has a special connection to classical music.
There are many things that are interesting about him...
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Good Omens if it included Muppets: A Thread (Part 1)🧵
-Crowley & Aziraphale are the only humanoid characters, nobody can replace them😌
-Sam the Eagle as Gabriel: This is the ONLY option
-Rizzo the Rat as Michael: idk it just feels right
-Pepe the King Prawn as Uriel: I can picture Pepe threatening Aziraphale in season 1😭
-Statler & Waldorf as Ligur & Hastur: No other options😮💨
-Gonzo as God: Specifically Gonzo from a Muppet Christmas Carol
Part 2 in my next post🐍🪽
@neil-gaiman
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A for Aziraphale
As a countdown to S2, I plan to do the Ineffable Alphabet with my muppets :)
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The kiddo, who has recently discovered the joys of The Muppets (beyond the Babies and Sesame Street), asked me for my top 5 favorites Muppets. My answer:
1. Beaker
2. Statler & Waldorf (they are a set, do not separate)
3. Swedish Chef
4. Fozzie Bear
5. Sweetums
Not sure what is says about me that my choices are an abuse victim, an old queer couple, a terrible cook, a comedian, and a lovable ogre, but I’d like to think it’s something good.
Are there any other Muppet fans amongst my Good Omens peeps? If so, who are your favs?
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