How Dennis Was Made (Warning: Horrifying)

This was my first latex puppet. I decided to do a test puppet based on my original stop-motion puppet, Dennis. I used this video as a tutorial.

Basic Sculpt

Cutting it in half

Detail added, after the halves are separated.

Brushed with Plaster

Plaster Casts forming

Clay dug out, latex skin forming. It took me forever to do this part, with the eyestalks, fingers and mouth posing a challenge.

Wire Skeleton

Yarn Musculature

Renoining the halves.

The tongue.

Sides of mouth fused together.

Painting: stripes

Painting: Little blue dots

Mochi Ice Cream made by balls of clay covered in latex and flour.