Prudential — Keehn Fabrication

Prudential Insurance

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This campaign centers on investing now, for tomorrow’s adventures. Responsibilities included construction, paint and assembly of pinned musician puppets for “Concerts”; sculpture, paint and finishing of camels, tent and mountains for “Travel”; and construction, sculpture, paint and assembly of chairs, tables, sushi dinner and french onion soups for “Fancy Dinners”. Completed at Big Object Studio, NY.

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The puppets are designed in Illustrator and etched in lightweight styrene by a cricut

They are then hand cut, lightly sanded and painted flat black

The puppets are designed to animate at overlapping cut points, which are pinned with wire

They are then rigged to the shooting stage for animation

Armatures are built up with Super Sculpey

Several bakes are used to set small details for easier handling

The mountains are roughed in Super Sculpey, and carved after baking for texture

Templates are made in chipboard to ensure fit

The template is transferred to bass wood

Parts are cut by hand, sanded, glued and clamped

Colored polymer clay is used to convey a more natural texture/finish to the sushi

Small details are painted, and serving platters are cut from bass wood, stained and sealed

Soups are sculpted from Super Sculpey and painted

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