COSTUME DESIGN
Techniques
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Sewing Machine
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Hand Sewing
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Sewing Patterns Design
Materials
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Fabric
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Silicone
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Flexible Glue for fabric (Aleene's)
Project description
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2 workshops with Annika Schindler (LAIKA costume fabricator) of costume fabrication for stop motion
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Short films
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Personal projects for practice
Silicone
Molds & Cast
Materials
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Smooth-On EpoxAcast 655 (Mold)
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Smooth-On Smooth Cast 300 (Skull)
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Smooth-On Dragon skin (Cast)
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Smooth-On Sil-poxy (For painting on silicone)
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Smooth-On Silc-Pig (To pigment sil-poxy)
Projects and date
1. "Molds & cast" workshop by León Fernández
2. "Painting on silicone puppets" workshop by Rita Basulto
Character design
Original sculptures by León Fernández
Sculpture intervention by me (ears and skin texture)
Project description
I took 2 workshops at "Taller Del Chucho"to learn about molds, casting and painting for stop motion puppets.
violeto
Materials
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Aluminum wire armature
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Foam body
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Replaceable resin faces with magnets
(Smooth-Cast 300 White Urethane Plastic) -
Wood block head and torso
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Acrylic paint
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Ball and socket neck
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Synthetic fur
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Synthetic leather
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Latex painted hands
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Epoxy putty props and details.
Project and date
Created as part of @CinemaFantasma Stop Motion course 2019
Character design
Character designed by @Awesombrosos
Character description
Violeto is a warrior minotaur, although he doesn't really like to be a warrior, he is rather shy and a warm hearted nice guy who enjoys long walks, picking flowers and enjoying time with his friends.
ALBA
Materials
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Copper wire armature
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Realistic eyes made with epoxy and UV gel
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Needle Felted dyed wool
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Replaceable epoxy eyelids
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Acrylic paint for fabric details
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Hand embroidery details
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Animatable eyebrows
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Hand sewn costumes
Project and date
2022, Directed by Andrea León as her thesis project @"Las Plantas también mueren" and kickstarter campaign.
Character design
Character designed by @ZullyMouret
VICTOR
Materials
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Aluminum wire armature
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Needle felting body
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Epoxy putty mug and eyebrows
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Hand made clothes
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Copper wire eyeglasses
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Plastic toy eyes
Project and date
Created as a personal project, 2020
Character design
Character designed by Italia Bedolla
Character description
Victor is a software engineer, he enjoys fresh brewed coffee, rainy days, deep conversations, sometimes, he likes getting lost in the woods finding and observing mushrooms and creatures, he is a very curious fox and loves to learn a little bit about everything.
Inspiration
I was inspired by the characters Ash and Kristofferson from Fantastic Mr. fox.
amanita
Materials
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Copper wire armature
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Realistic eyes made with polymer clay and UV gel
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Needle Felted dyed wool
Project and date
Created for Cinema Caim kickstarter project "The creatures below"
Character design
Character designed by Carolina Revilla
Character description
The Creatures Below, is a stop motion animated short film about feminism and resilience. Amanita is the main character, she is the newest addition to the fungi family which are under the tyranny of the Beast. In this story she starts to question the authority of the Beast and dreams of her freedom.
Inspiration
Character designed by Carolina Revilla
VALENTINO
Materials
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Aluminum wire armature
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Polyurethane foam
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Latex
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Epoxy putty props
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Hand made costume
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Synthetic fur
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Acrylic paint
Project and date
Created as a personal project, 2021
@BeetleOwl stop motion puppets workshop.
Character design
Character designed by Italia Bedolla
Character description
Valentino is a ghost from 1930 he is a jazz cat, he plays saxophone and has an Italian-NewYork accent, his favorite song to perform is ¨I put a spell on you¨.
Inspiration
I love the vintage Halloween aesthetic so Valentino was the result of this inspiration.
FRANZ
Materials
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Copper wire armature
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Needle Felted dyed wool
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Epoxy putty props and details
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Acrylic paints
Project and date
Created as part of DelanaMX Needle Felting Puppet course, 2021.
Character design
Character designed by Italia Bedolla
Character description
"Franz the mad baker", Franz always brings the most delicious desserts to the office, but is always reluctant on sharing his recipies, they always wonder what are his secret ingredients...
CATRINA
Materials
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Wire armature
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DAS modeling clay
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Acryclic paint
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Beads, lace, fabric and feathers for details.
Project and date
Created for an art contest to be part of Tim Burtons Expo at Mexico, 2017.
Character design
Character designed by Italia Bedolla.
Character description
"La Catrina" is representative of the Day of the Dead, she wants to visit Jack in Halloween Town to share some "pan de muerto"and sugar skulls.
Inspiration
Inspired by Jack Skellington, Day of the Dead, "La Catrina" by Jose Guadalupe Posada and Diego Rivera, and "Hasta los huesos" by Rene Castillo. The color scheme was inspired in mexican "alebrijes"
PIXIE
Materials
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Copper wire armature
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Epoxy putty bones
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Latex skin
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Flexible polyurethane foam body (under the latex skin)
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Realistic eyes made with polymer clay and UV gel
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Replaceable eyelids and mouths all made with polymer clay.
Project and date
Created as part of CAAV Stop Motion course, 2018.
Character design
Character designed by Italia Bedolla
Character description
Pixie comes from the woods faerie realm although she loves it there, she has always been curious about humans and their life in the city, she often likes to visit, explore and observe humans in their day to day activities.
CUTOUT
Materials
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Paper cutouts
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Clear thread for each joint.
Project and Date
Created as part of a cutout stop motion animation workshop given by @KraneoKraneo in SMMX Festival, 2018
Character design
Character designed by Italia Bedolla
Character description
This cute fairy comes from the craft supplies faerie realm, she is here to inspire you, but she will sometimes hide tools from your studio just for fun.
Inspiration
I love everything related to the Faerie realm, so for this project I searched for basic shape fairy designs and came up with this. I was also inspired in the lalaloopsy dolls.
DAVID
Materials
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Wool felt
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Plastic toy eyes.
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Needle felting technique
Project and date
Created as part of DeLanaMX Needle Felting course, 2020.
Character design
Character redesigned by @delana based on David the Gnome
Character description
David the Gnome is a gnome of the forest, David is 399 years old and he is a doctor, he uses his knowledge of many fields, such as hypnosis and acupuncture, to heal his patients, usually animals, such as his faithful friend Swift the fox, or other gnomes.
Inspiration
Inspired in David the Gnome
ADAM
Materials
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Aluminum wire armature
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Epoxy putty bones
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Acryclic paint
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Fabric for clothing.
Project and date
Created as a gift for @adam_elliot_clay
Character design
Character designed by Italia Bedolla.
Character description
Adam was a last minute gift. He is a mexican cartonería skeleton style version of the australian animator and director Adam Elliot.
Inspiration
Inspired in Mexican Cartonería.
