Gonzo's Nose, piece of cake!

[BorkBork]

I thought the biggest problem with gonzo was his nose. It's not. It's probably the easiest part. I did some experimenting and did a rough gonzo nose in about 20 minutes.

I did it not with carving a block of foam, but with 2 flat pieces of very thin (1 cm) foam. I glued them down the middle as you do with most puppetheads and voila, a gonzo nose.

As i said, it's very rough, i did it fast, not carefuly, so you can se i used too much glue, cuz the glur shows. But when i am actually going to make a gonzo puppet i will be more careful.

Here are the pics

http://muppets.zapto.org/images/gonzo

Enjoy!
/Anders

 

[BlueFrackle]

Anders,

That shape looks almost Perfect !!

Do you have a pattern, Id love to try and make one too !


Are you going to dye the Foam, Or Paint or just cover it ?


Good Luck !

 

[BorkBork]

Hey Warrick.

This nose is not for the puppet. When i start with the puppet (later today) i will have the nose and the rest of the head in one pattern. Not 2 seperate pieces.

I just tested it, so i'd know if it would work. I think i will spraypaint the nose and lower jaw. What colors should i use? blue and purple?

 

[BorkBork]

oh, and Warrick, i'll scan the pattern i make for you later. I haven't done the complete pattern yet, but i will soon. Just need to go down to a store and buy some rupper for the mouthplates now, i'll email you later today.

 

[BlueFrackle]

Anders,

Thanks !

I think the same method, But modified could have some cool shapes !

See ya

 

[BorkBork]

yup, for instance the muppet you have in your avatar

 

[BorkBork]

i am too tired to make a puppet today, so i'll do it another day

anyway, för those of you that want to make a gonzo-type puppet with that kind of nose, take alook at gonzo from the side, and draw his nose like that on a piece of paper, there ya go, it's the pattern

look at my guide to understand the technique of putting 2 flat pieces together.


#edited#

there's now a very basic pattern for the nose i did in the original link, that shows sorta how it looks.

/Anders

 

[pdbooch]

Borkbork,
Looking good! I love Muppet fan recreations!
Have you found some blue fur to use? Are you
going to attempt a a moving eyelid feature.
Thats my next mountain to climb, moving eyes.

 

[Fozzie Bear]

Hey, can you send a pattern to me, too, please?

FozzieMup@aol.com

Warrick, did you ever locate that small puppet pattern for characters like Roosevelt Franklin that you have? Can you send it also, please?

Thanks,
FOZ

 

[BorkBork]

i haven't made a pattern for the head yet, but i have put the basics of the nose-pattern along with the other nose pics.