Paper boy [2021]
Creator: n Beardsley
uni of gloucestershire
Puppet (making of)
For the body, as I was trying to keep to a small budget, I used wire as armature that I can easily move and bend. I built up the body with toy stuffing and tape, leaving space to attach hands later. The trainers are made from clay.
I created the head shape out of a Styrofoam ball, using clay to mould the shape I wanted. I am aiming for a young boy character who is small next to his surroundings, and to be stylised/exaggerated.
Hair was also created from clay. I decided to leave the eyebrows and pupils off the puppet, which gave me a distinct style that still allowed to sympathise with the character.