Prob-making for stop motion project

I am currently working on a new stop-motion project based on some Lovecraft stories. I hope to be done with the shortfilm this christmas, if all goes well. Here are some snap shots of the doll I made, an old tome with mystic characters and Santa's workshop where the horrible action will take place.  

Stop Motion Music Video - Progress

I'm still working on the stop-motion music video and the basic idea for the "plot" is done. So what needs to be done now is to make the props and models. The last couple of days I have been working on it and here are some pictures of the stuff made so far.

Stopmotion Musicvideo Project

I've had an idea for a noise musicvideo for some time now, but couldn't really decide whether to actually film it, animate it with drawings or stopmotion. After some considerations (and my love for stopmotion) I decided to try to animate it. Right now I am working on the model and the props that I need. Here are some pictures of the process so far.

The creative process - bedside view

I am currently working on a new painting and just wanted to post a picture of the creative process so far. It is messy but it feels good.

Lamp/Sculpture Project - Part IV

Okay, it has been a while since I last updated on the lamp/sculpture project I am working on. I haven't forgot about it, but I just couldn't figure out how to proceed. And well, today I pulled a string from my sweater and got the idea to use that. I really needed something to get me going with the project, and I think that might be it.

So I dragged the string through the wooden cubes and I started to glue them together now. When they are all done, I think I am going to glue some metal wire to the cubes and cover them with liquid latex so they will look like veins. I still need to figure out a way to make the actual "fruit", but only time will tell how that goes.

These are some pictures of the process from today

Work in progress: movie prop

At the moment I am writing on a new script for a shortmovie and started on making a prop for the movie today. This hand i made by smearing liquid latex on my own arm to make a "print" and then filling this with cotton. It still needs some work before it's done, but so far I am pleased with the result.

Lamp/Sculpture Project - Part III

Today I drilled holes in the cubes and painted the smaller ones with a dark paint (I am still not sure if I am going to paint the big ones too, and if I want to paint small patternes on them). At this point I am not really that happy with the overall aesthetic look of the cubes, so I might go and change them later on.

Today I also began on the organ for the sculpture. I poured liquid latex on a plastic sheet and waiting for it to dry.
In this post you can also see my original drawing/sketch of the sculpture.

 

Lamp/Sculpture Project - Part II

I softned the corners of the wood cubes and smoothed out the surface of the cubes the other day. At this moment I am not sure if they are curved enough or I want them to be more ellipse-formed. I got spares so I can experiment with different styles, so only time will show how they end up. I also started to think about painting the cubes black and then draw patternes with white/red/blue/yellow paint on them.

 

Lamp/Sculpture Project - Part I

Over the last couple of weeks I have been drawing and planing to make a sculpture (and maybe even turning it into a lamp). I have been sketching some of the ideas and today I started to collect some of the materials I need.


I got my hands on some wood beams that I cut into smaller cubes today and right now they are drying before I will start cutting patternes in to them.

I want to make the sculpture/lamp look like a fruit mixed with a human organ hanging from a human spine. But I am still not sure where it will go, but let's see. 

(I hope to post some of the sketches later)