Casting a Silicone Puppet Body
Emily D. Myers Emily D. Myers
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 Published On Oct 30, 2022

This is a video showing how to cast silicone around an armature into a mold for stop motion puppets.

Sculpt and Mold by Katy Strutz, @katystrutz
Mold-making Guidance by Matzilla Duron, @majirra
Filmed by Chris Landon, @doktorcreature
Sound from BenSound

Contents of Video:
0:00 - Prepping the Armature
2:55 - Introducing the silicone and different types of activators
3:58 - Weighing in grams
7:09 - Calculating pigment percentage
8:27 - Adding the Silicone Pigment
13:03 - Calculating the activator percentage
14:38 - Adding the activator
17:14 - Evacuating the silicone in a pressure pot
20:34 - Casting the silicone
29:39 - Extracting the body from the mold

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