I covered the armature today with a plasticine body. You can see this outcome in the picture obviously.
Now that I have covered the armature, I realise that it isn't going to work well for animation. At least, not the sort of wire I used. I found that after applying the plasticine, trying to move it around well enough for a range of movements in animating just wouldn't be possible. The wire is just too stiff for the soft medium of plasticine and therefore the wire comes through with very little manipulation.
It's a shame that I have reached this conclusion because I put a lot of work into it. Not to mention going out and buying a big reel of wire!! But it's just a case of trial and error. It's only by trying this out that I now have more of an idea of what will work in the future.
So for prototype model no.1 it was never to be that he would have a life in front of the cameras as so many before him have dreamt. He has resided to the window sill for now sitting on a rubiks cube. Not a bad life. I can definitely think of worse endings for the little dude!
But what to do with all this wire?! Well I hate waste so I've decided to make 2d wire sculptures to go on my wall. (Will keep you updated on this little venture.)
