Hi Bryant,
This website has a store where you can buy all kinds of training videos, and puppet supplies such as replacement mouths. I am sure the replacement mouths come in handy, they look like Wallace and Gromit mouths. As for myself, I have not gotten that far yet, I have only animated mouths once, and that was with 2D animation, not 3d as in clay. So, good luck with you on that one. However, your question is inspiring me to try and give it a go.
Laurie
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Hi Bryant, you are welcome. I use beads for the eyes, I buy mine at Michaels if you have a shop like that where you live. Also, sometimes I make beads out of Fimo, the kind of clay you can bake in the oven. If you line up the hole in the bead with the pupil of the eye, you can stick a toothpick in the whole to turn the eye, and this will animate the eye.
Thursday, 16 August 2012 07:53
Thaks laurie it did, and yess where i live it gets like about 105 degrees F. Hmm for mouth and eyes wat do yu use? Thanks
Thursday, 16 August 2012 01:28
Hi Bryant, yes, I had that problem too with the clay being messy. Is it really hot where you live? I find that it is easier to animate the clay and less messy if it is done at night or early morning when it is cooler. When the clay gets too hot, I pop the character in the fridge for a while till it hardens up, then animate it some more. This means I have to change the position of the camera for the next scene. Hope this helps you.
Laurie
Laurie
Thursday, 16 August 2012 01:05
Hmm awsome space dude, i made a oil based clay with wire armature and i tryied animating them and its nearly impossible. The clay would get all messy. Especially during animation... Is it impossible to animate with a clay sculpture? Did yu animate that space dude?? Wat are yur perspectives? Srry for the millions of questions... Its cuz im new with to the buisness. And im in need of help... Thanks! :)
Thursday, 16 August 2012 00:44
