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bvanhorn In reply to Tarnisator [2013-09-13 15:26:13 +0000 UTC]

Glad I could help.  Good luck.

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bvanhorn In reply to Brassassin [2011-04-07 23:58:44 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. There is more to come as I finish the carving/photographing/writing/etc.

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Brassassin In reply to bvanhorn [2011-04-08 00:46:14 +0000 UTC]

Welcome! I can't wait to see the finished result, I'm sure it'll be awesome.

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bvanhorn In reply to Master-Kankuro [2011-03-13 16:44:25 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. I'm looking forward to seeing your adaption.

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Master-Kankuro In reply to bvanhorn [2011-03-13 18:28:44 +0000 UTC]

Hope I will create something soon. ^^

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bvanhorn In reply to Leuthile [2011-03-13 16:47:28 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.
Hopefully you will be able to create something truly outstanding with this information.

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Leuthile In reply to bvanhorn [2011-03-13 21:58:39 +0000 UTC]

Me too Though I might need some info on wood-carving as well (never tried it!). Is it difficult? How can I learn it? Until now I've seen mostly polymer-clay or clay marionettes, the wooden ones are... trickier, I guess. But so much prettier too!

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bvanhorn In reply to Leuthile [2011-03-13 23:27:03 +0000 UTC]

I'm going to eventually get to the carving part.

I've just posted part two, which leads up to actually carving. It will probably be covered in part four.

I like to carve. It seems pretty easy, but that is just me. Everything that I have ever carved is posted on dA. I'm still learning and trying to improve.

There are a few ways to learn. There are many books on carving. You may be able to find someone in your area that carves who is willing to give you lessons. I learn best by doing. I literally picked up some wood and started. My only reference on marionettes was a book that I read decades ago. Before I started carving, I had never done any kind of sculpture work.

The first marionette that I carved looks nice but is not the best puppet. I learned a lot though. Hopefully the tutorials will pass some of what I've learned on.

Just be careful. It is real easy to cut yourself severely. I will cover safety when I get to the actual carving portion of the tutorial.

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Leuthile In reply to bvanhorn [2011-03-14 08:55:02 +0000 UTC]

Okay, I'll wait for your (great!!!) tuts and in the meantime I'll look for either some books or some carvers here in the area... or, best of all, some wood

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