So the puppet came out busted and torn. Yet, the result isn't a total loss. I now know the puppet is movable like i want, and i don't have any airbubbels that got stuck in the silicone when casting the puppet.

I seem to have lost the pictures i took making this really bad idea of a mold.. I did a lot of things wrong here,
some good too.
First of all, I thought i would get away making a silicone mold for a silicone puppet, if only i used enough loosing spray, and on top of that a different kind of silicone for the puppet. But as turned out, bad idea. Getting it out, it became clear the puppet got stuck to the mold at some places.
Secondly, the mold itself is monstrous, and not easy to use. The three parts where a good idea, as will become clear later on, when i go for my second attempt, making it a two part mold. I just made the mistake of making these huge lumps of silicone moldparts, not easy to pry off each other, and certanly don't help when you try to carefully get the puppet out without tearing it's skin.

Once i'm happy with the armature, i make a double. And start to sculpt around one of them, using super sculpy. This way i know the armature will fit nicely in the silicone puppet in the end.




I'm starting with the armature.
I'm using aluminium wire for the joints, because of a really tight budget, i can't use the fancy ball and socket joints.
I found a plastic eye in a hobby and crafts store, very suitable. The different little parts i made from MDF, of which when finished i made silicone molds, so i could reproduce them easily.

This is the concept i have to work from. the little monster is a 'mutant-mix' of a slug and a human being, about 4 inch tall.
it has to have a real life-like eye, and the skin has to be snail like, brown, translucent and slimy.. best thing is to make it in silicone.

But first i have to work on the desing, and make an armature for the inside.