Repco: Corda at RWCMD - Creature Design for Puppet

Producer and Collaborative Director: Melody Bainbridge-Todd

The Shaggy Inkcap symbolises the short life span of the main character; mushrooms are crucial to the cycle of life as decomposers. We follow the protagonist from birth to an early death similar to an ink mushroom plucked from its roots. It was important to visualise the creature slowly dying, through ink leaking out and hollowness within its eyes.

These were created with Photoshop.

Final Creature Design.

Final Creature Design.

References and drawing childlike proportions.

References and drawing childlike proportions.

Experimenting with photobashing textures and dress style.

Experimenting with photobashing textures and dress style.

Realised puppet - Made by myself

Mushroom Cap Assisted by: Simona Roeva, Deio Williams and Zach Moore

Realised puppet - Made by myself

Mushroom Cap Assisted by: Simona Roeva, Deio Williams and Zach Moore

Photographer: Kirsten McTernan

Photographer: Kirsten McTernan