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Ziltoid Puppet

Posted:
Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:34 am
by Amakir
Well some of you may see this topic as usless and all that but... Here we go.
Well i have started to get quite interested in puppets and have started a litlle project to buld my own puppet. However i want to ask how did Dev do his Ziltoid puppet. I mean its quite detalied and all but are there any ways to do a Ziltoid puppet. Material, design ETC.
Some people may say that this topic should be posted in the Ziltoid forums but...
(and excuse my gramar.)
Re: Ziltoid Puppet

Posted:
Wed Nov 25, 2009 5:50 am
by Biert
Your grammar seems adequate enough for you to use the
search function. Back in the Ziltoid days, Dev did post some things about the puppet and how it was made. He didn't make it himself though if I recall correctly, so he might not know all the details.
Re: Ziltoid Puppet

Posted:
Wed Nov 25, 2009 12:57 pm
by Amakir
Well i have searched around the forums and can“t manage to find anything like that. So a link would be helpful. Until then i continue to search around.
Re: Ziltoid Puppet

Posted:
Wed Nov 25, 2009 2:47 pm
by Biert
I guess you're right, it took quite some time searching for it. I knew I'd seen something about it somewhere though! Lucky for you I don't have a life and got you this:
viewtopic.php?f=44&t=6569
Re: Ziltoid Puppet

Posted:
Thu Nov 26, 2009 3:16 am
by Amakir
Thanks pal.

Re: Ziltoid Puppet

Posted:
Thu Nov 26, 2009 6:32 pm
by Lettuce
*dives in*
For summat like that you'll need to do-
An armature
Clay/Plastiline/Chavant sculpt onto the armature
Silicone or plaster mould (If you don't already know how to do this then I suggest having a bit of an induction on it, I'm basically a pro and I still hate moulding)
Cast in liquid or foam latex (the latter is better, but requires a solid core that you can take out so the entire puppet's "skin" is an even thickness with room for a hand to go in)
Paint it with the appropriate paint
Get some eyeballs in that bitch
Add hair and clothes n shit.
I wanted to make a girlfriend for Ziltoid, but I get too busy with other things and assume Ziltoid's too busy being the ultimate guitar hero to get laid.
Re: Ziltoid Puppet

Posted:
Fri Nov 27, 2009 12:50 am
by swervedriver
Puppet sex huh... now there's a disturbing image.
Re: Ziltoid Puppet

Posted:
Fri Nov 27, 2009 5:03 am
by Amakir
Lettuce wrote:*dives in*
For summat like that you'll need to do-
An armature
Clay/Plastiline/Chavant sculpt onto the armature
Silicone or plaster mould (If you don't already know how to do this then I suggest having a bit of an induction on it, I'm basically a pro and I still hate moulding)
Cast in liquid or foam latex (the latter is better, but requires a solid core that you can take out so the entire puppet's "skin" is an even thickness with room for a hand to go in)
Paint it with the appropriate paint
Get some eyeballs in that bitch
Add hair and clothes n shit.
I wanted to make a girlfriend for Ziltoid, but I get too busy with other things and assume Ziltoid's too busy being the ultimate guitar hero to get laid.
Thanks.

Can you use Table Tennis balls for eyes?
Re: Ziltoid Puppet

Posted:
Fri Nov 27, 2009 5:47 am
by Biert
And real bear teeth.
Re: Ziltoid Puppet

Posted:
Fri Nov 27, 2009 9:38 am
by Amakir
Biert wrote:And real bear teeth.
All right. Im going out to the woods now to catch the bear. I will tell it "Dont wory dear bear your theth will make some fine Ziltoidan Thoths". Muhahaha.

Re: Ziltoid Puppet

Posted:
Sat Nov 28, 2009 10:00 am
by Amakir
Ok quick qestion. Does anyone know any good puppet tutorial site?
Re: Ziltoid Puppet

Posted:
Sat Nov 28, 2009 10:57 am
by Billy Rhomboid
swervedriver wrote:Puppet sex huh... now there's a disturbing image.
You probably don't want to watch Peter Jackson's 'Meet the Feebles' then.
Re: Ziltoid Puppet

Posted:
Sat Nov 28, 2009 11:22 am
by swervedriver
Billy Rhomboid wrote:swervedriver wrote:Puppet sex huh... now there's a disturbing image.
You probably don't want to watch Peter Jackson's 'Meet the Feebles' then.
No. No I don't indeed.
Re: Ziltoid Puppet

Posted:
Mon Nov 30, 2009 3:07 pm
by Leechmaster
swervedriver wrote:Puppet sex huh... now there's a disturbing image.
You've never seen Team America then?

Re: Ziltoid Puppet

Posted:
Wed Dec 02, 2009 1:02 pm
by swervedriver
I may have been laughing too hard to notice any explicits in that particular case.
