The Clay in Stop-Motion Animation at Aardman Studios
Just what kind of sculpting material is used in making the stop-motion animation characters at Aardman Animations? Adam Savage investigates as he visits the studio’s materials lab to get his hands on this iconic modelling clay.
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Woo! Been waiting for the Aardman videos, hope there’s more to come.
many more to come–we’re just getting started!
What is the expected timeline for videos?
at least one new video a week from this trip, through february!
Just so you know, I was smiling ear to ear through this entire video, though it was a little sad seeing Wallace: I think this might be the first Aardman video you’ve done since Peter Sallis passed.
Adam’s kilogram to lb conversion on the fly like a boss lol These 10 min. videos are great. Learn so much.
Play-Doh Fun Factory for ADULTS!!! I want one!!!!
My sense is he probably pulls off a dollop of each color at the start of filming and keeps it labeled and somewhere secure to use as a reference when he needs to mix more. Perhaps something like an Altoid tin for each color.
Interesting that so small a part of the figure is now clay — the expressive (face) part. Feels a bit like “selling out” but obviously pragmatic for a big production. And no doubt the finished piece is much better than “straight clay” — more polished looking.
Really good to watch keep it up seen the one on the mv motorcycle model I enjoyed that
AWESOME Video .
Really wonderful series. Thanks again, TESTED.