A Few Questions...

[Mr.Penguin]

A Few Questions... (working links)

Sorry for double-posting

The next puppet we're doing needs a beak and I don't know how to make one. Can anyone help at all? I want to make it look like the beak this guy has:

http://images.wikia.com/muppet/images/5/51/Green_Boppity.jpg

And colored like Gonzo's nose. Can anyone help me? Thanks in advance,

 

[SesameKermie]

You would cut a piece of foam shaped approximately like this:

Then, fold the foam in half and glue the seam at the front of the beak (the pointy part.) The rounded sides attach to the puppet's cheeks. Add a mouthplate and a bottom jaw, and you should be set. Gonzo's nose is airbrushed or perhaps flocked, if I'm not mistaken.

Hope I helped,

Jason

 

[Buck-Beaver]

I would be tempted to carve it. Unless you're really careful with the patterning and gluing there may be a very obvious/visible seam in the foam or it may look a little flat. It can be done of course, but you can get a much smoother by carving the foam.

John Kennedy describes a good method for carving heads in his book Puppet Planet.

 

[Mr.Penguin]

Thank you everyone!