The Spinner's Cave- Final Project

The begining and the end

Here they are, Clotho and Atropos. Two down, one more to go...

The head is just like my other stop motion puppets: detachable and can be moved around. I thought being the last and most sinister of the spiners Atropos had to have a little more manouverabliity.

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Atropos-nearly done

 Just need to finish and make the head...

some full view photos:

The Third Spinner: Atropos

Skiping ahead to the last spinner. I was in poundland I was able to find a pair of scissors, cheap and super low quality; in other words, perfect...

Once carving up the scissors a bit It's of course time to start with the sculpey again...

And it doesn't matter the colour. I plan to paint over it.

Clotho, the First Spinner

I didn't have a camera during the first parts of the making of Clotho. It's basically a plasic garden stick with a sculpey upper body. I didn't have that clearly defined an idea of what I wanted like the other designs so it was very much made up as it went along. I wanted something vaguely sinister so she would fit in a little more with the other two which are quite grotesque. I do actually wish I had a camera before since I found the plain unpainted white was far more unsettling than the painted version. It's something to with how the depth appears a little distorted and affects the stare.

Begining to sculpt the second spinner. Decided to jump back to clotho and finish her.

Inspiration for a more ancent Greek look for the first spinner turned up this.  Images of youths aren't as common so this carved relief on the tombstone of a young girl (c450–440 B.C) is perfect. Image and interesting information Courtesy of the Met Museum.

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I'm actually quite tempted to leave her bald. Like a newborn baby which would fit since she represents the begining and the handing out of the thread...

She stilllikes to chase after feet...

Starting to add the sheep whool.

I have a ton of pins. Seemed like a fitting touch though, they're unfortunately not the most visible...

Now with some yarn wrapped around we're all done!

Digital practice

Trying to get better with photoshop...