Wednesday, 19 January 2011

Characters: Red cap

 
1: wire to make red cap base


2: cut wire to 1 metre for use. Then using a pencil wrap the wire around the pencil x3 to give a stiff head shape. then make arms using pliers, again wrap wire around the pencil x4 to make body shape.


3: To make skirt made four loops on left, right, front and back, securing to the main strip of wire, then running wire down to feet making a loop for the ballet slippers.


4: Adding on plasticine carving into the correct shapes to form a body and head. Tried applying the same technique to the tutu but the plasticine was too heavy. Using cardboard cut out a circle a fixed it to her waist to form a tutu base.


5: With a thin layer of plasticine to the tutu.


6: with her cape and hair curls attached.


7: with cape and hair painted using acrylic, these needed two coats for a good thick colour.


Cape painted.


8: finished red cap, with painted knee high socks and ballet slippers ( red). 

Keeping Red Cap with her red cape obviously to symbolise who she is, the white is to symbolises purity and innocence. 

( costume based on the ballet, Nutcracker. )









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