ARTISTS RESOURCES

GENERAL SUPPLIES

South Western Industrial Plasters
01380 850616

Alec Tiranti Ltd
supplies Chavant “meltable” clay and metal filling powders
020 7380 0808
0845 123 2100

Scrapstore/Artrageous Arts & Craft
Scrapstore House,
21 Sevier Street,
Bristol, BS2 9LB
0117 914 3025

Foam for Home
Comprehensive one-stop Fabric, Sundries & Foam on-line store for Retail customers and with Trade prices available by log-in.

SPECIALIST SUPPLIERS

Make-up FX Silicone, Alginate Face-casting

Mouldlife
01638 750679

Eyes
Eyedentity Products
01728 603171

Ellie’s Doll Workshop
01202 572626

Beadworks
Beads for eyes

Armature wire

Rowan Cable
It is very important that you use soft aluminium wire, and that you have a range of sizes available to you. Soft Plain Aluminium Wire BS2873 GIB.0
(All sizes 20m coil)

Sugru (useful for everything)
This is a mouldable glue that turns into rubber.

Bentley Chemicals
(PU Plastic/rubber and silicone)
01562 515121

Supplies Smooth-On product range including:

Renoflex (useful for lightweight masks and puppets)

Algeos
0151 448 1228
Product code: RX3155 1m 1.5m Sheet (RX1143)

Polymer Clay & Super Sculpey
This is a Polymer clay which can be modelled by hand, and baked in a domestic oven. It is mostly used to model up a puppet’s head. 454g Super Sculpey Ref: SUSC1LB Colour: pink-beige

Living Doll Sculpey
This is a slightly more expensive version of Super Sculpey and is more suitable for a more adult or realistic visual style. 454g Sculpey Living Doll – Beige Ref: SCLD1LBB

Sculpy Ultra Light
This is a very light, somewhat “marshmallow” substance, which can be modelled into rough shapes, and baked in a domestic oven. An excellent material for reducing weight in a
stop motion puppet. 292g Sculpey UltraLight Ref: SCULTRA

Polymorph
Polymorph is a low melt plastic material that is used to make the “bones” on the armature. Polymorph 500g N15AT

K & S Square Brass Tubing
This is a series of square brass tubes that slot perfectly into the next smaller size (Like a radio aerial, but square)

LIGHTING AND STAGE EQUIPMENT

Stage Electrics
Third Way Avonmouth
Bristol, BS11 9YL

Bristol Office 0117 938 4000
London Office 020 7939 3000

Enlightened Lighting
Unit 12, The Maltings
Brassmill Lane,
Bath, BA1 3JL
01225 311 964

SERVICES

Bristol Design Forge
Lasercutting in Bristol

Working with wood, paper, card, leather, felt, acrylic, stone, terracotta, metal and glass.