Sculpting Heads

Here are what my puppets look like so far...

Now I have to sculpt their heads. I first made a balsa wood core so that they would be light enough for the armature to support. I then covered the core in tin foil so that the modelling material Super Sculpey would stick to them well.

I began sculpting by getting a good shape for the head and then working in detail and features.

Here is what they looked like before I cut out the areas for the replaceable mouths.

I cut out the areas in The Man's and The Girlfriend's face where their replaceable mouths would go. I then baked them in the oven. This is quite a risky way of making heads as I will only have one copy of each head but it is quick and practical.