Kermit!

[TheCreatureWork]

Hey Everyone,
So I have been making a Kermit replica and just finished it today. Although I vowed never to make one, I finally caved and gave it a try. I learned a ton from the experience. Let me know what you think.

http://puppeteersunite.com/?p=1727
Thanks.

PS- Big thanks to all of you whom provided advice along the way!

 

[Puckrox]

Wow. That's really good! It looks so close the original! Great job!

 

[TheCreatureWork]

Thanks! I think if I ever build him again i'll shrink the pattern down 10%- notice how his tongue is further up when it should be closer to this bottom lip. Oh well. I had fun building him though.

 

[Frogpuppeteer]

he looks quite cuddley

 

[Animal31]

I like him alot, what did you use for patterns and material?


Thanks for sharing!

 

[Vic Romano]

Very sweet! Gonna' make any videos or performances with him?

 

[TheCreatureWork]

I like him alot, what did you use for patterns and material?


Thanks for sharing!

I started from scratch and created a pattern. I built a "rough" version using the pattern I came up with and didn't like it.

So I then took a pattern using the photo of the disected replica floating around here on the web. I traced it, and re-sized it. I only took the head pattern.

I made another "rough" version using the replica pattern and as I was in the middle of taking notes and sewing my wife noticed that the pattern I came up with and the replica pattern were the exact same- my pattern had a longer neck however. So I went back and used my pattern after some resizing.

I used good ol' fashion polar fleece as Antron is impossible to find right now. I used a ladder stich to hide the seams and used the Alternate Simple Series Body Pattern from Project Puppet for the body. I really learned a lot trying to pattern a fabric puppet with no foam structure as a guide. Thanks for the feedback.

 

[TheCreatureWork]

Very sweet! Gonna' make any videos or performances with him?

Although my puppetry skills are somewhat good, my Kermit impression is horrid and thank God I know this. Pictures will have to suffic LOL

He'll sit on my workshop shelf and be a discussion point with any visitors that drop by LOL

 

[spcglider]

Very nice!

What did you learn from this exercise?

-G

 

[TheCreatureWork]

Very nice!

What did you learn from this exercise?

-G

That I'm always right!
Now I know.
and knowing is half the battle! LOL