Wooden Marionettes: Making Puppets from Scratch
Painting 2
A course by Luděk Burian , Wood Carver and Marionette Maker
About the video: Painting 2
Overview
“Let's add the finishing touches! I will continue to use a mixture of sanding and painting to optimize the look of my puppet and bring out its character. ”
In this video lesson Luděk Burian addresses the topic: Painting 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Wooden Marionettes: Making Puppets from Scratch. Learn sculpting and woodcarving techniques to design, build, and paint characterful marionettes.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Painting I usually end up sanding the paint off a little bit with the sandpaper. This gives it a lot of texture and brings the beauty of the wood out. Finally, the pain needs to be fixed. This is traditionally done with beeswax, but I like to use spray varnish for painters. For this puppet, I'm going to use beeswax. I'm going to show you how to do it, but it's better to do it when everything is completely dry. While applying the wax, you can damage the colors, so it's important for it to be dry. Let me show you how to do it. As you can see, nothing special. Just do it gently and be carefu...”
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Course summary for: Wooden Marionettes: Making Puppets from Scratch
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Category
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Areas
Arts & Crafts, Woodworking
Luděk Burian
A course by Luděk Burian
Luděk Burian is a wood carver from The Czech Republic specializing in marionettes. He first taught himself how to carve as a hobby in 2010. After studying at construction school and working for several years in the industry, he realized it wasn’t the vocation for him and decided to turn his passion for puppetry into a career.
Since then, he has showcased his work in a solo exhibition at a puppet gallery in Prague alongside crafting custom pieces for private clients. Luděk also shares his woodenworks of art and creative process with over 30K followers on Instagram.
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