Body/Torso

[BorkBork]

Ok, i'm stuck.
I've never been good at making torsos, and i could really need some help. I know i could easily do a wedge thing, or a tube body, but that is a bit boring. I was thinking of torsos like these:
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I had an idea about doing a wireframe with small gauge wire, and tracing out foam between the wires. I don't know if it will work though....

I am really lousy at coming up with new patterns, so if anyone here feels they might be able to help it would be great!

Thanks

 

[Mistersuperstar]

This is something that I'd be quite interested to know. So far I have made one rather basic sock puppet but I definitely could do with making a body shape out of foam rather than just a "sleeve" coming from the puppet's head with the arms attatched.

 

[MGov]

I think the best way to learn to make good bodies is to get some cheap 1/2 inch foam and start cutting different size wedges and darts and such, glue them together and see what it looks like. Eventually, you'll figure out what works and what doesn't.

 

[batjimi]

Hello another way is to look at stuffed animals even buy cheap ones and deconstruct them I got a nice body shape by taking apart a fraggle stuffed animal and just tracing the pattern hers a hint... make them small first so you dont use up your foam
if you make it 2 -3 inches big see how it looks them blow up the pattern it saved me alot of money on foam good luck Jimi

 

[Conor IX]

In the second photograph, it looks like the torsos are a mix between wedges and tube type of torsos with a frame inside.

 

[BorkBork]

I remembered that i had the David Pannabecker video, and i had a look at it and duplicated that body-pattern. It taught me a thing or two and i think i got the hang of it. The body i made was reinforced with wire at the neck and sleeve holes.