Audrey's design was inspired by vintage, bat Halloween costumes. The purpose of creating this puppet was to practice my sewing technique and to test my ability using Cosclay.
I really enjoyed sculpting with Cosclay, although I might experiment with a firmer version in the future to be able to achieve better detail. After baking, the clay was pretty flexible. Overall, I love this clay and will be using it again.
I used acrylic paint and a limited color palette. I don't normally paint with acrylic paint but I enjoyed the challenge. My favorite part of the process was definitely painting the puppet, especially the face. This step really brought Audrey to life.
Audrey has vampire-alien vibes at this stage. I was extremely happy with her overall look until I sprayed a protective varnish over the acrylic paint. The varnish was meant to preserve the paint but remained sticky and collected the fibers from her hair and clothing. I decided to embrace a more fuzzy look for her!
I used yarn for the hair, tying it to strings and making multiple hair layers. It was time consuming but very meditative. The most fun part was shaping her hairstyle at the end. I felt like a kid again giving my barbies haircuts!
Finished
I tried to create Audrey's face in a way that reflected my 2D art style, with big far set eyes. I feel like my puppet style is still evolving but I was satisfied with the sculpting and painting of her face.
Audrey's Story
Audrey is a vampire girl that likes to visit the human world every Halloween. You wouldn't really know she's a real vampire unless you saw her teeth or glanced at her feet. She probably lives in some spooky town in another dimension, sort of like "Halloweentown." Other then being kinda creepy, Audrey is just like any other young person and enjoys sketching in the graveyard.
Audrey is a vampire girl that likes to visit the human world every Halloween. You wouldn't really know she's a real vampire unless you saw her teeth or glanced at her feet. She probably lives in some spooky town in another dimension, sort of like "Halloweentown." Other then being kinda creepy, Audrey is just like any other young person and enjoys sketching in the graveyard.
For the clothing, I was inspired by vintage bat costumes. I love the elegant and mysterious look of bat costumes from the 1800's to the early 1900's. This was my first attempt at sewing and creating clothing patterns. I hand sewed everything directly onto the puppet, even adding a little button on the back of the skirt at the waist. The hat and leg warmers are needle felted out of merino wool.
