JoshPrime Makes Stuff

Hey readers, We are wrapping up my Game Grumps puppet builds. These have been so fun to make! I already have my wheels spinning with my next puppet build, but I am going to try something else before returning to puppets. Anyway, Arin has been without eyes for far too long! Danny still doesn't have eyes, but that makes sense with his hair. I tested out a few different sizes of my new eyes to get a sense of scale with Arin's smaller head. I was going to use the biggest ones, but these medium sized eyes seemed a much better fit. Try taking a picture of eyes on a puppet before you glue them on sometime, let me tell you it isn't easy. Gravity was about as friendly to me as it was to Sandra Bullock . I am not sure if that even works as a reference since I haven't seen it. Also, that came out in 2013?! I would have guessed maybe a year ago, certainly not five. Sandra Bullock's career aside (holy shit George Clooney was in this too?), it was time to make some eyeball...

Hey readers! This is a weird one since you won't be seeing any of Arin in this post. I promise it is related though. Shout out to Adam Kreutinger again for the inspiration for this project. I was sick of using spoons to serve as eyeballs for my puppets - it was time to up my game and run silicone molds! Why do I dislike spoons? Good question, hypothetical inquisitive person. They aren't really all that bad. They make for great eyes that are easy to come by. There is just not that much you can do to make them not look like spoons. I know, you come to this blog to learn the really important life truths - spoons look like spoons. The other big problem is the lack of variety. Here are some of my previous puppet designs. There is some good variety there on design and overall look, but the thing that stands out to me the most is that their eye shape is identical. The red character has some cool feather eyelids to hide it, the pink and blue guy (Grizwald) has upper and lower ...

Hey readers! This week is probably going to be a shorter post than normal - assuming I don't get wildly distracted and go off on a tangent about cotton candy or other nonsense like I did last week. No promises. The reason this is likely to be shorter (spoiler alert) is that I was trying something new with hair that didn't work out, so I wound up doing similar hair techniques as I did with Danny. The plan was to a brushed yarn wig for Arin. Danny's hair is made from a thick yarn to simulate the curly and untameable mane that Danny rocks (also - sweet shirt, Dan). I wanted to use a brushed yarn wig because that would be much finer than Danny's hair and give Arin a big contrasting look. "What the hell is a brushed yarn wig, jackass?" You might be asking. Well, first of all, no need to name calling. Second of all, a brushed yarn wig is when you separate yarn into its fibers to make it look more like a barbie doll's hair than standard yarn. Kind of Deep ...

Hey readers, Now that Danny is all but finished, it is time to turn my attention to Arin. I think Arin is going to be easier in some respects, since he is a little more traditional and won't require me to make any specific clothing. Before I talk about that, I feel it is vital to mention that I saw a home cotton candy machine earlier today. I have so many questions - beyond my normal cotton candy related ones. First of all, who has enough of a craving for cotton candy to need to make it at home? Is it tough to do? I have used those soft serve ice cream machines and I can't get a good swirl like the professionals. Is the same true for a good cotton candy ball? More important than all of that, the machine uses hard candy to make cotton candy. How do that work? The box clearly shows a jolly rancher and a mint being used. Does that make minty cotton candy - and if so, what is that like? I feel like I am being pressured into buying this objectively absurd device just to see how...