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WILL MCDANIEL PART 2 Model Making

Will shows his materials and process for many of his models. I would like to make a model inspired by Will’s creatures. His process uses clay sand latex as well as the wire. It's different to how I have made my models so far with foam and would be a useful skill to learn and apply.

LITTLE DANCING LUMPY BOY

MR SPATULA LIPSTICK FACE

POSSESSED VEGETABLES

BREAK UP BUDDY

GENIE OF THE FLAPS

List of materials he uses

Cotton wool

nail varnish

sculpting tools

hot glue gun

satin sealer spray

polymorph plastic

acrylic paints

monster clay

scrap plasticine

kitchen foil

white flour

cardboard

doll eyes (stolen from the doll)

liquid latex rubber

latex thickener

Process

start with the base of scrap plasticine for the bulk of the body and cover with foil so it can be reused

microwave monster clay for a couple of minutes so it softens coat foil with monster clay to form the shape of head/body

put in eyes and build eyelids around them

make the teeth and put them in (how is not covered in this tutorial but is in lumpy boy’s one above)

for the body of this model, a sweets tub was used with clay placed around it due to how expensive the material is

mix latex and thickener

coat body and head once

mix latex and flour to make latex paste slowly as it is easy to make it too thick

remember to use gloves, a facemask, and a well-ventilated area

keep adding the mixture to model to create desired flaps

keep adding thickened latex to head

use cardboard for the base

remove latex from the mold

build basic internal structure to keep model upright using hot glue gun and cardboard, its a hollow model as it is used as a puppet with hand operating from underneath

glue front body section to it

top up latex on model as desired

use pillow stuffing to fill the head

cut out eye sockets

paint eye sockets red-stained with acrylic and use clear nail varnish to seal it

glue into eye sockets with a hot glue gun

dry brush paint over raised sections of the model

when dry coat with unthickened liquid latex

spray with satin sealer spray which protects them from slime and moisture

glue teeth in place and seal with nail polish

blend with mouth at the base with thickened latex

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Initial Style Frames

Here are some style frames I want to keep the colours to around 4 or 5 with a simple colour block style. I plan to find some animations that use a similar technique to what I have in mind and do test animation.

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Initial Research and Inspiration

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WILL MCDANIEL PART 1 STORY

Special Effects/Model Making/Style 

I love the atmosphere of Will’s work. The happy go lucky feeling juxtaposes the models which are often grotesque and disgusting.

Will is all about tonal contradiction.

https://www.youtube.com/user/willmcd87/videos

Doomsclay 

the simplicity of using plasticine to animate is classic and lends to the simple cheerful demeanour of the characters. The horror of this scenario is in the implication of the world becoming cartoons not necessarily the characters themselves who seem harmless and fun. The use of greenscreen allowed stop-motion and live action to converge. 

How to cook Christmas Dinner for an Alien

The format of this narrative was a cooking show where the seemingly normal looking foods would actually be very gross on closer inspection. The chipper tone is in conflict with the visuals.

My friend Benedict Cumberbatch

Th is bizarre advert starts with Benedict as a friend constantly talking about the things he has been in as if he was in a IMDB page. the further it goes the more off things seem until the format becomes horror with iconic horror shots before quickly converting back to commercial.

Space Circus

I love the technical aspect of this piece. The stop motion, the CG and special effects blend well. This concept is really good but the format is a bit samey and I don't think its as funny as Deerface.

Deerface

The blend of humour and horror is great in this. The deer police are very funny and the evil kissing character is grotesque. Will’s character is a straight man to the comical cops and is a wildlife photographer in a world where deer are sentient and its a crime to photograph deer. The humour is in the key differences in the world, the interactions and tonal shifts.