Kitty Cat Head Finished! (Includes progress shots)

I've made 6-7 other heads of my character in the past and I finally decided to make my "last one". She has a movable/sensitive jaw, poseable ears and magnetic eyebrows. I'm very happy with the results.









I started with an all-foam base (see Matrices tutorials) and added onto that. Down the road she's going to be a fullsuit so I wanted something bigger than a balaclava head.



After that I duct-taped the entire head, transferred the pattern and cut out pieces of faux fur. I shaved all of the facial pieces before I sewed them up and glued them onto the head. I ended up using a DVC nose and sculpted some little bottom teeth for the jaw, using fleece for the tongue.



After that all I had left to do was add hair, eyes and a neck!




Because in the past I was unhappy with the expression I decided to use rare earth magnets. I glued them in around the eyes and placed two on the cheeks, allowing the head to have a free range of expressions. I may add eyelids for even more expressions.