Need help making a Female Body

[CBPuppets]

I need some help in terms of making a female body! you see I'm attempting to make a puppet likeness of my Character Loretta Lupine but I really want to make her body more woman like (As opposed to the Traditional "Kermit" Bodies) anyone have any tips or patterns I can use?

 

[Buck-Beaver]

Have a look at this thread over at PuppetsandStuff. If you spend some time searching the galleries on that site, I think they have pictures of foam bodies that might provide some inspiration.

 

[Buck-Beaver]

Here is another resource for you - http://puppetsmitharts.blogspot.com.au/2012/11/puppet-patterns.html (scroll down to see how they make a puppet body)

 

[CBPuppets]

Cool! This helps alot

 

[D'Snowth]

I experimented with two different methods... for starters, I constructed just a plain ol', no frills foam torso, then I tried attaching two halves of a styrofoam ball for the bust; that didn't work at all, the foam rubber torso wouldn't hold shape with the hard styrofoam ball halves on it.

Secondly, I replaced the stryrofoam balls with clumps of stuffing... it worked okay, it got the job done in a passable manner.

 

[Buck-Beaver]

You can also try sculpting a clay body, then patterning that.

 

[CBPuppets]

You can also try sculpting a clay body, then patterning that.

well I already figured out how to make the foam female body, but how would I go around covering it? Especially around the Breast area?

 

[D'Snowth]

Is this for a burlesque or something?

 

[CBPuppets]

Is this for a burlesque or something?

What do you mean by that? I just mean so eveything could blend in

 

[Buck-Beaver]

You should check out the From Sketch To Show: Patterning A Puppet video from Playsoup. I think it would answer most of your questions.