Sea Serpent Puppet

By Austin Thompson of Crosstitch Productions

Austin constructed this menacing 3-piece Sea Serpent as a parade puppet for a production of “We Sail on In Darkness”, an original play by Ruthie Buescher in San Antonio, Texas. It’s constructed out of EPS foam and features an articulated jaw.

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He started the serpent off with the head. He sculpted the shape with the 4-Foot Bow and Industrial Hot Knife, then sanded it to refine the details.

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With the head finished, he moved on to the two body pieces and jaw.

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With the parts all sculpted, he started painting. First he gave everything a black base coat, then added highlights and accents.

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Once everything was finished, the serpent was ready to make its stage debut.

  Suggested tools/materials for this project:

4-Foot Bow Cutter • Industrial Hot Knife Kit • Foam Fusion