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'Peel Great'

‘Peel Great’

Stopmotion Animation

 

‘Peel Great’, 2025

Synopsis:

A down on their luck Potato gets more than they bargained for when they go to a beauty salon.

Stopmotion/pixelation and live action

2 Second Teaser Potato Reveal

Making the outside garden set.

Making Characters

Initial test using a real chipped potato. However it was too moist and would get mouldy very quickly under the lights.

Two thin wires twisted and coated in a mixture of Copydex and acrylic. I had to make a lot of them because they were so thin and fragile.

Testing the hands and facial expressions on the baked Sculpey.

 

Video Timelapse of the process.

  • Using a single wire frame, wrapping in tin foil and covering with a thin layer of Sculpey.

  • Making the chip puppet bigger to allow more space for facial expressions.

  • Painting with a mixture of acrylic paints and using a toothbrush to create texture.

Skills and Techniques:

  • Painting

  • Sculpting

  • Model making

  • Set design

  • Background design

  • Animation

  • Editing

Software:

  • DragonFrame

  • Adobe Premiere Pro

  • Adobe Audition

  • Adobe After Effects

Behind the Scenes

Outside Set. Made on the lid of a plastic box and secured down onto an animation table.

Disco Ball Party Scene. I used a single spotlight to create a dance/party vibe with the reflective disco ball mirrors.