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DiResta: Car Tables

DiResta: Car Tables

In each bi-monthly episode of DiResta (every other Wednesday at 2pm PT), artist and master builder Jimmy DiResta (“Dirty Money,” “Hammered,” “Against the Grain,” “Trash for Cash”) lets us into his workshop, to look over his shoulder while he builds whatever strikes his fancy. On this episode of DiResta, Jimmy speaks! And builds a couple of very unique car tables for a retail store.

You can see a parts and supplies list and read notes from Jimmy on the MAKE blog post:

http://blog.makezine.com/2012/11/28/diresta-car-tables/

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Make: Believe // Making Puppets: From Clay to Play (PT 1)

Make: Believe // Making Puppets: From Clay to Play (PT 1)

Lex Rudd walked us through how she designs lifelike puppes, fabrication techniques, including early sculpture, pattern making, molding, casting, prototypes, raw materials, and finished products.

Give a gander at Lex’s website www.alexisrudd.com for some of her other works.

More about Make: Believe: makezine.com/go/believe

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Make: Believe // Making Puppets: From Clay to Play (PT 2)

Make: Believe // Making Puppets: From Clay to Play (PT 2)

Lex Rudd walked us through how she designs lifelike puppes, fabrication techniques, including early sculpture, pattern making, molding, casting, prototypes, raw materials, and finished products.

Give a gander at Lex’s website www.alexisrudd.com for some of her other works.

More about Make: Believe: makezine.com/go/believe

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DiResta: Birch Slice Table

DiResta: Birch Slice Table

In each bi-monthly episode of DiResta (every other Wednesday at 2pm PT), artist and master builder Jimmy DiResta (“Dirty Money,” “Hammered,” “Against the Grain,” “Trash for Cash”) lets us into his workshop, to look over his shoulder while he builds whatever strikes his fancy. On this episode of DiResta, Jimmy turns some birch branch slices into a table.

Materials and supply lists and Jimmy’s notes on the build here: http://blog.makezine.com/2012/11/14/diresta-slice-table/

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Make: Believe //  Sculpting Toys with Scott Hensey

Make: Believe // Sculpting Toys with Scott Hensey

Tune in to MAKE’s new series about the people who bring fantasy to life. We will spotlight miniature-making, sculpting, molding, figure-modding, latex mask-making, and much more with tutorials, interviews, reviews, and good stories. www.makezine.com/go/believe

Scott Hensey, owner of Anaglyph Sculptures (www.toysculpt.com), has been sculpting action figures, toys and statues for over 30 years. In fact, chances are you have one of his toys in your home (or up in your parents attic). Scott has worked on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles line, Happy Meal toys for McDonalds, Pixar, Star Wars, Disney and much much more. Here is a peek into Hensey’s techniques, inspiration and amazing office of his toy creations.

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DiResta: Skull Ring

DiResta: Skull Ring

Jimmy wants a ring that makes an impression. Jimmy gets out the wax, a hobby knife, and a Dremel tool and sets to work.

In each bi-monthly episode of DiResta (every other Wednesday at 2pm PT), artist and master builder Jimmy DiResta (“Dirty Money,” “Hammered,” “Against the Grain,” “Trash for Cash”) lets us into his workshop, to look over his shoulder while he builds whatever strikes his fancy.

More details here: http://blog.makezine.com/2012/09/14/diresta-skull-ring/ ‎

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