Character creating- Herbert

The characters have been painted in acrylic paint mixed with latex, which helps the acrylic stick to the foam while also stopping it from cracking as the character moves.

I have chosen to paint their shoes on instead of trying to make shoes out of fabric as this would be quicker and easier. I also thought that if the shoes were to be made out of fabric, it might affect the characters ability to stand on their own as the bottom might not be completely flat.

The eyes are made out of milliput and painted with acrylic. 

Rosy has done an incredible job with these clothes too, although she did struggle with the hat but now that is fixed.

One problem I had with Herberts faces is that the hair on the side of the faces are very fragile and prone to breaking. Another problem I have to find a solution to is that the eyes don't like to stay in his face. I think I need to use blue tack on the main face to hold them in, although I made the eye sockets go right through the head so that the eyes should hopefully stay easily.