Tips on painting on silicone?

I use smooth-on dragon skin fx pro for making all my puppets and I feel like they always come out looking really good. The main problem I've found is when I try to paint them. I've been using psycho paint with silc pig and novocs as a solvent. I find when I paint without using a solvent the paint is really thick and won't stay in place, it will just follow gravity and mess up. But when I add the solvent, even using less then the recommended amount, it gets so thin that you can see through the…Continue

Started by Matthew Kite in BEGINNERS yesterday.

Bubbles in silicone puppet head casting, mold or silicone issue? 7 Replies

Hi friends,Evaluating these two silicone casts made from ultra cal molds of a puppet head and trying to determine if the bubbles seen at the surface of the silicone is being caused by the mold surface or the mixing/pouring of the silicone? Are you able to tell by my attatched image? The image shows two heads, both from the same mold. It's hard to be certain, but I think the bubbles are not in the exact same place? I did use a brush to apply the first layer of silicone and then poured the…Continue

Started by Evie Metz in BEGINNERS. Last reply by Evie Metz on Thursday.

HALLOWEEN is the theme for STOPMO JAM 3. Deadline is SEPTEMBER 18, 2021 78 Replies

Get ready for STOPMO JAM 3!This time the theme is everyone's favorite stopmo time of the year: HALLOWEEN!So what is a STOPMO JAM?It is a series of short animated ideas that all relate to the theme. We've done Spring and Run in the past, this time it's Halloween!Puppets can be made of clay, paper,…Continue

Started by Anthony Scott in YOUR STOPMO FILM PROJECT. Last reply by Metalmadcat on Tuesday.

Animation timer tool for iPhone 9 Replies

Hi all,At Röda roboten animation we have developed a tool for planning animation, especially stop-motion which is what we do most.It's an animator's stop-watch, but it also records the motion of your hand (the rotation) so you get a graph, much like a curve that you usually sketch on the x-sheet. It shows your motion exactly, with the speed and acceleration on every frame.If you think this could be useful in your work, have a look here:…Continue

Started by Staffan Erlandsson in ANIMATION TOOLS. Last reply by Hans Jacob Wagner on Tuesday.

Can someone help me with PC specs for RAW file editing? 8 Replies

Hello. I was wondering if someone on here could help me with my PC specs for editing RAW image files for my new Stop Motion. So I recently upgraded my PCs Motherboard and Processor because I thought I needed a new Processor to help make editing RAW image files easier, but even with my new processor my PC still struggles to play back the pics in the editing software. It's so laggy that I basically can't edit. Can anyone on here tell me why this is? Do I need an EVEN better Processor then the one…Continue

Tags: Stopmotion, Editing, PC

Started by Christian Cerepaka in STOP MOTION & COMPUTERS. Last reply by Hans Jacob Wagner Jul 17.

Whisper, Rustle trailer 2 Replies

Hey Stop mo folks,Here's the trailer for a recent non-narrative project I completed in the winter. I did make some animation puppets but a lot of the challenge was animating natural elements. Took me about 30 some tries to figure out how to crack an eggshell in more than a few frames.Continue

Started by Maureen Z in YOUR STOPMO FILM PROJECT. Last reply by Maureen Z Jul 15.

Moldy molds 6 Replies

Hi all, I recently learned to slush cast in latex. After about a week, one of my plaster molds grew mold (as in fungus) on the outside. It's definitely mold (a yellow coating with green spots), not mineral deposits. Has anyone else seen this before?Some info: It's plaster of Paris. I did use an old milk carton to mix the plaster---maybe I didn't clean it well enough. I've also been using corn starch instead of talcum powder for de-molding, so I wonder if that is feeding the mold.In the…Continue

Tags: mold, plaster, moldy

Started by Sal Elder in BEGINNERS. Last reply by Ben Owora Jul 14.

Sillicone skin on armature vs permenant casting 2 Replies

Hi! I'm developing a stop-motion puppet in silicone. I've been reading a bunch on this forum and the web, but can find no answers to my question.Basically, I've seen a lot of folks taking a whole armature and casting the entire thing in silicone to make a silicone puppet. I'm not sure if I want to commit to something so permanent, so I was wondering if anyone has made a hollow mold with a opening in it (let's say, in its back) or and wrapped the armature in a "skin" of silicone.So the end…Continue

Tags: padding, armature, puppet, skin, silicone

Started by rioforce in CASTING. Last reply by Hans Jacob Wagner Jul 13.