I am a Graduate of Arts university Bournemouth Modelmaking course. with a interest in becoming a part of the stop motion film industry.Throughout my course, I have completed a range of projects which have developed my skills in sculpting, casting and working to a deadline. Many of these projects have been focused on exploring modelmaking in the... Read More

I am a Graduate of Arts university Bournemouth Modelmaking course. with a interest in becoming a part of the stop motion film industry.Throughout my course, I have completed a range of projects which have developed my skills in sculpting, casting and working to a deadline. Many of these projects have been focused on exploring modelmaking in the stop motion industry, including my Final Major Project. This has enabled me to better understand how the puppets are made and involved me developing the relatable skills, such as designing and assembling my own armatures, improving my ability and confidence in sculpting using different materials to create a accurate portrayal of my character designs. I made moulds of these sculpts out of a variety of materials such as fiberglass, silicone and plaster. These different moulds allowed me to experiment with casting in tin and platinum cure silicones, learning which shore hardness of silicone would be most appropriate for my projects, as well as allowing me to use pigments to colour and paint my silicone puppets. Whilst creating these puppets I also got to experiment with my love of character design, which I expanded on by researching the importance of good character design in stop motion for my second year essay. Since leaving University I have continued to sculpt and design my own characters.I am confident that I can bring these skills to any project to help bring great stop motion characters to the big screen. I am eager to carry on improving and learning new processes and modelmaking techniques to become a better stop motion puppet maker. Read Less