update on mask

This is my first attempt at making a toad mask.As you can see I was way off with making it even slightly familiar.Tape was all over my attempted to try secure a mask that was falling to pieces.I do not like this one at all.

Here is my better updated version which I worked at home on.I am ten times happier with this one and I feel that it actually looks like a toad.The eyes are LED lights that were taken from my cupboard.I am glad that I had them put on my toad as they can light up and look like galaxy eyes.

Below are pictures of it from a diffrent angles;

Next week I will be finishing off the back and then painting the front.

toad drawings

My picture of toad draw in from today.

Didn't get time to finish it today so my task for next time is to complete it.

I'm glad I researched toads outfits as this helped lot.I made sure I had worked on the checkered top.

Toad and study's

For my Wind in the willows costume I thought it would be appropriate to study a Toad and it's movements.This way I could get a better feel of it and become more familiar.Here is a video I found of a Toad jumoong(I belive it's a recreation)but still serves its purpose.

http://youtu.be/FvxEkFymua8

Unfortunately my search for toad movements failed(although it did bring up a lot of petitions which was entertaining) I found this very intresting picture which explained 

The insides and workings of a toad.This could give me a little help later on and is quite intresting in its self.

A generally look at Toads outfit gives off a posh sophisticated air.He wears long trench coats and a hat.He's also quite fat which,in the time of which Wind in the willows was written,would have been a stature of wealth as it showed that you had money for food and so fourth.The toad below seems to have a more happy modified look then others I have seen but still fit a the character. I have bought a trench coat that I will have to slightly edit to look like his.

study of toads(small)

For research into my toad mask I decided to look into diffrent feature of a toad to give me a idea of what I will be making.I will be making these out of cardboard and then covering it in paper mache.
Main parts of a toad:
Eyes

Toads mouth:

Back of head:

Wind in the willows further work

I shall be designing a costume For one of my classmates Vicky.The character that was chosen was Mr.Toad.
Her shoe size is : size 4
Top size: size 8
Trousers size is small: 8-10

I have researred what can be done in the way of teqniques for using card board(as I will be making a head with it).
I have had a idea to make Mr.toads eyes out of cut out milk carton bottoms

I will cut the bottom half so its like this:

I also had the idea for eyes that I could go to £1 shop and find some mini lights that can be attached to look like eyes.

This will be a work in progress but so far I have a idea of what to do(soon will come the construction.

starting wind in the willows (unit 85)

Notes:
We will be working with the tales of Beatrix potter and costume design.
We will be working with a script as well which will help us developed.
'The characters referred to in the narrative should act out with mime or movement's
We watched videos as a reference e.g

http://youtu.be/1jWhj59Bb0E

This helped us to see what we should try to make,the costumes are made in such a way that they feels like they are real.Fur and textures look realistic as well.The theme of the video we watched  is ballet.Music was of course played in the back ground.

We also watched some one who talked about designs that were made and how they were made.This is the link to the video

http://youtu.be/zAgWwBM5cIw

In this video a professional costume designer talked about the process.
She spoke about how the costume interpreted the role and how important it was in the play.Also how you need to think about the fabrics and the design of the period.
Fabrics will help develop the story.

We were shown a trailer of the Wind in the willows production.In this the characters appeared to be more human but with very few characteristics.
The people appeared to be wearing boats and carts.

For future reference I shall have to watch some of the Wind in the willows animations.
This way I will get a better idea of the characters and how they act and what they wear.
Through out the animation no words were actually said and the animation was quite disturbing.