How Did You Make That Ken Puppet!

how did you make that ken puppet!

Hello! It was a very long project because i dont really have experience in making dolls, but it was very fun and ive learned a lot!

Its going to be a pretty long post though. First i drew the Roy siblings in the style of moral orel, that's where the idea came from. (i kind of want to make the rest, including Connor)

Then i printed out Ken's drawing on a4, and i think i made him 20 centimeters tall...?( i think its ~8 inches) its 15 without the head. Okay, then you have the carcass. All i used for his body was soft copper wire, thick thread and air dry clay!

I looked up how to do this from looking at youtube tutorials! I wanted to make a stop-motion animation for my 3rd year,but didnt finish it. So if you want to make a more complicated/fleshed out puppet carcass, i suggest you look there! I cut out 3 pieces of this wire,and you have to fold each one in half. After that i twisted each one to make it sturdier. The tricky part is wrapping the one for the "spine" around the ones used for the arms and legs. After that i just wrapped the thread around him, to make him more dense, but dont make it too tight or the puppent wont move! and youll waste material.

I changed my mind about his clothes and thought that l to the og outfit would be cooler. This is the first pass haha! I had to re-sculpt his face because i didnt like it. The polo shirt was the first thing ive finished.

Here how it looked! I suggest to sew on top of the figure because when i made his shirt the first time, it was too tight and 1) the sleeve ripped out when i put it on him. 2)the polo shirt looked awful on top, they stuck together. Also i dont really have much sewing experience and im cannot make sewing patterns! I had my grandmother help me with figuring it out, im sure if you can sew this will be easier!

Here how it looked assembled, i added hooks to the shirt and sculpted his legs/arms. The mic is detachable. Attaching the head was TRICKY😭 The hole in his neck was made while the clay was still soft, and i made it bigger after it dried by like....drilling it with a wire. I thought i'd be able to sculpt the neck on top of the piece that stuck out but no. So i just superglued his head on it and put some clay at the back to resemble his neck, i think it worked out.

Oh also i didnt take pics of making his face....but like in the style of the show his mouth is just a piece of paper glued on, and the eyes and brows are from clay. It was a nightmare to do though, because theyre small and i kept messing it up.

Aaand i think thats it!! It was super fun , and i really liked it......honestly it makes me want to start making dolls and puppets, we'll see. Thanks for asking!