The following materials can be found in most hardware stores, art supply stores, craft stores, dollar stores, and hobby shops (Home Depot, Lowe’s, True Value, Michael’s, Lewiscraft, Opus, or your local neighborhood “mom-and-pop” shops).
Oil-Based Modeling Clay (Plasticine or Van Aken Plastalina)
Sculpey or Fimo Polymer Clay
Sculpting Tool Set (typically made of wood, plastic or metal) or Dental Tools
Mineral Spirits (good for smoothing out clay)
Beads (for eyes, typically made of wood, plastic or glass)
Pasta Machine (for flattening clay)
Styrofoam Balls (round or egg-shaped, in various sizes)
Wire Mesh
Balsa Wood Pieces
Aluminum Wire (comes in various thicknesses)
Alumaloy Sculpture Wire
Steel Wire
Floral Wire
Craft Wire
Wire Cutters
Pipe Cleaners (good poseable alternative to wire)
Needle-Nose Pliers
2B and Blue Col-Erase Pencils (for sketching character designs and thumbnailing)
Dry-Erase Markers
Power Drill
Epoxy Putty (or ProPoxy)
Latex Gloves
K&S Tubing
Small Hand Saw
Miter Box
Hot Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
Spray Adhesive Glue
Super Glue or Two-Part Epoxy Glue
Duct Tape
Miniature Flower Pots
Foam (comes in sheets or ready-made shapes such as hands/fingers for sporting events)
Mattress Foam (rolls in different thicknesses can be bought at the Foam Shop)
Doll Stand
Helping Hand Ball-and-Socket Rig
Climpex System (for building rigs)
Surface Gauge
Toaster Oven
Acrylic Paint
Brushes
X-acto Knife
Sticky Tack (or Fun Tak, Poster Putty)
Tweezers
Cinefoil, Copper or Aluminum Foil
Corkboard
Thumbtacks
Plexiglas
Thin Fishing Line or Monofilament Wire
KY Jelly (for motion blur effects on glass)
Nuts, Bolts, Washers and/or Wing Nuts (for tie-downs)
Scissors
Felt and Fabric Scraps
Sewing Equipment (needles, thread, etc.)
Doll Clothes, Shoes, Wigs, Eyeglasses, Hands, Tights, Accessories
Plastic Doll Armatures
Cotton Pads and Sheeting
Liquid Latex Rubber (mold builder)
Celluclay
Rigid Wrap
Doll House Furniture
Model Foliage, Trees, Grass
Lumber and Tools (saws, screwdrivers, hammers, nails, tape measure, etc.)
C-Clamps
Christmas Lights or Small Bulbs (for practical lights)
Cardboard
Foam Core
Foam Scrapers, Knives, and Cutting Tools
Rosko Video Paint (for chroma-key green or blue backdrop)
Halogen Flood Lights/Spotlights
Junk, Various Odds and Ends
Ball Bearings
Thread Screws
Cold-Roll Steel Flats
Punch Tools
Pliers
Hand File
Drill
Drill Press Vice
Carbon Steel Rods (for brazing onto balls)
Brazing Flux
Silver Brazing Alloy
Hammer
Allen Key (for tightening tension of joints)
Blowtorch
Armaverse Armatures (www.armaverse.com)
Tom Brierton Armatures (tombrierton.com/briertonanimation.html)
Clay-Mate (www.clay-mate.com)
Animate Clay (www.animateclay.com: Stop Motion Store Link)
Oil-Based Clay (for sculpting)
Ultracal 30 (for mold making)
Potter’s Clay (water based and air-hardening)
Potter’s Turntable
Loose Weave Burlap
Craft Sticks and Sculpting Tools
Water Spray Bottle
Chisels
Sandpaper and Scraping Tools
Vaseline
Foam Kit (includes latex base, foaming agent, curing agent, and gelling agent)
Mold Release
Apron, Gloves, and Oven Mitts
Electric Mixer (with three speeds)
Safety Goggles
Mixing Bowl
Brushes (for painting and dusting)
Plastic Cups (for measuring foam agents)
Rubber Spatula
Triple Beam Scale
Gauge (for measuring humidity and temperature)
Electric Fan
Mold Straps
Convection Oven
Stopwatch or Timer
Woodburning Tool or Soldering Gun
Cuticle Scissors
Q-tips
Cabosil Powder
Hair Dryer
Balloon Rubber
Foam Latex Paint (or Acrylic Paint with Pros-Aide)
GM Foam, Inc. (www.gmfoam.com)
Burman Industries, Inc. (www.burmanfoam.com)
The Monster Makers (www.monstermakers.com)
Gypsum Solutions (www.gypsumsolutions.com/distributor/map.asp to find a distributor near you for Ultracal 30)
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