Experimenting

Before I start making all the finished props, sets and models, I thought I needed to experiment with how I'm going to make certain things.

So first the trees. I had struggled over the idea for a while of how I was going to make these, and the most feasible idea I had was to create a solid structure with wire, and cover with plasticine. So I experimented with this idea.

First, I created the solid structure out of sculpey and baked it (maybe a little too long):

And I added the plasticine:

The branches were very easy to move. I usually struggle with plasticine because it melts too much, but because there is only a very thin layer over a solid structure, it worked really well. The only problems were the shiney-ness of the plasticine and the fact that the trees need to be really big, and I'll need a lot of the materials. 

I can find a plasticine that is duller than the one I used for experimentation here. 

The next thing I tried out is the colour of the bedroom walls. I know I want it to be a dull green with damp on, but I found a few samples to try out. 

Above is a picture of the wall painted with the three samples. I used two coats to get a good solid colour.

To the right is a picture of the three samples with sponged black paint to add the damp effect.

Below are the three samples individually.

'Melon Sorbet' colour with damp.

'Crushed Aloe' colour with damp.

'Putting Green' colour with damp.

I'm not quite sure which one I want to use yet, they are all pretty similar. I think the 'Melon Sorbet' might be a bit too bright, the 'Crushed Aloe' is wuite a dull one that wouldn't take too much attention away from the character.