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Did I say in my last post that making the puppet’s clothes took a long time? Scratch that! It was nothing compared to his shoes. I like how they turned out, though. But first: a little breakdown for those interested:

Since the feet of the armature are continuous with the legs, I had to handle the half-finished puppet while making the shoes, which meant I had to be – what’s the word – careful! What’s more, I had to sculpt them out of propoxy. Though Sculpey would have been much easier to shape and sculpt, it needs baking to harden, and that would mean a fiery (and smelly) end to his foam-and-cloth body.

And so I spent most of the weekend mixing, sculpting, sanding and trimming these shoes out of propoxy. ‘Nuff said.

When I finally got down to painting, it was finally fun! I gave a few layers of brown and black paint, trying to make the shoes look worn and scuffed at the toes and sole. I finished up with a coat of spray-on varnish. Here’s the result!

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