By | September 29, 2017

Another stop motion sculpt for your viewing pleasure! Even background characters need love… this little guy was barely on screen. Side note: Monsterclay can look really shiny when photographed. To get this matte look, I put a tiny, light coat of baby powder on the piece. #stopmotion #stopmo #characterdesign #animation #monsterclay #wip #behindthescenes

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By | September 7, 2017

This is a sculpt I did for a Haagen Dazs stop motion commercial. The character wasn’t designed by me but I thought you all might like to see some of the process behind making a stop mo character! I sculpted 7 different characters on this job. This one was called the “Saucemaker”. Scroll thru the…

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By | July 24, 2016

One happy Lyla! I was lucky enough to get to see an early screening of @kubothemovie w/ Laika peeps Adrienne & Tony :) The movie was AMAZING. Seriously, a beautiful, touching film with so much heart. Can’t recommend it enough. Bonus: it has fantastic female characters #laika #kubomovie #stopmotion #animation #kuboandthetwostrings

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Tooltip

By lylalyla | January 25, 2015

Tool tip: Creating a maquette from a 2d character design and getting it “on model” takes precise measurements. Calipers are your friend! I found this tool that’s actually used for ploting navigation. It’s perfect. It keeps your measurements fixed & precise – even if you are clumsy like me. Also my stand looks like a…

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By lylalyla | May 6, 2014

Yay! It looks like some of the WIP shots are being released from the commercial I worked on @laikahouse. I sculpted this jogger but the fabrication dept bought her to life :) #Repost from @laikahouse #wip #stopmotion #stopmo #laika #pdx #portland #pdxart #characterdesign #animation #commercials

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By lylalyla | April 29, 2014

The spot I worked on @laikahouse is up on their site! I’ll find out if I can post some WIP pics. I sculpted 3 heads & 1 body in this spot. Direction & character design by the awesome Aaron Sorenson http://www.laika.com/details.php?id=611&company=house #stopmotion #stopmo #laika #pdx #portland #characterdesign #animation #commercials

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By | January 15, 2014

Look what I’m doing the next couple of weeks :) ill be sculpting my heart out! #laika/house #stopmotion

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