I finished Stephen Colbert!

[mrhogg]

I finished the puppet. Finally. And it's the best puppet I've built so far; I'm busting with pride. REALLY happy with how it came out.

Here's a photo: http://flickr.com/photos/inelegant/2313471021/

And here's the puppet's page on my site: http://hoggworks.com/puppets/view/31

The way this turned out, I feel like a real puppeteer.

 

[frogboy4]

Beautiful work! You should certainly send a photo to the show.

I also checked out the fantastic work on your site. I like that you show the character sketches and the process of making these artworks. You are definitely very talented. And (as a graphic designer) your logo is one of the best I've seen in a while. Great job on all fronts.

Again, you really should give a heads up to the Colbert Report. I'd enjoy hearing what they think!

 

[wes]

It looks great! love the puppet,

Love the Chair! the suit and shoes,

One Question, is that how your going to control the hands?

 

[Toasty]

Very nice work, Brian. The character details are great!

 

[mrhogg]

Thanks everybody! I keep staring at the puppet, and smiling. It's a pretty big step up in my construction abilities, I think.

The hands will be controlled via rods: I have a hand-rod with a length of armature wire on the end, so I can wrap it around the wrist at the angle I need, pose it a little bit, and remove when necessary (I've only recently hit upon the idea, and am liking it quite a bit).

 

[ShiveringCactus]

He looks great! I love the suit.

So, are you going to send them a photo?

 

[mrhogg]

I've e-mailed one of the producers already, to let them now, and to warn them about what's coming next.

Thanks re comments about a step up: I'm crazy-excited about it.

 

[BEAR]

It looks just like him. Great work!

 

[D'Snowth]

I completely agree with BEAR, it looks JUST like him! Completely awesome work; gosh I wish I could build puppets like you guys, but, like I said, I'm better at PERFORMING them rather than building them.

 

[dkmontgomery]

Excellent work!