...old lamps. [EXCERPT FROM HOW TO MAKE A ROBOT]
This is some kind of an old orange crusher, [EXCERPT FROM HOW TO MAKE A ROBOT]
This is a Christmas tree holder,
motorcycle helmet,
fans, clocks, radios, more clocks.
This area is stuff that I think might make a good head.
See, that just screams robot.
I found this sucker.
This is apparently off of a helicopter engine. It reminds me of the robot from Futurama.
That looks like a robot's head.
Two ways, that could be cyclops head or,
or this way.
These are off an old Ford.
I think it's some kind of an oil cap. I don't really know.
There's an old toaster.
But when I saw this, I saw two eyes and a mouth.
Or you could turn it this way,
and that's sort of like two eye shapes.
Or you could open it up, and...
It could be some kind of a robot dog, with a mouth.
So you start collecting junk,
and then put it somewhere and look at it.
And eventually you'll have some inspiration
for how to build a character out of it.
Today, I think, I highly like this shape.
This is from--
When you get a tank of compressed air
in a big cylinder tank, like you use for welding,
they put this over the valve
to protect it from being knocked.
'Cause if you knock it, it could explode.
But for me, that's a cyclops.
And I'm gonna set that aside.
I like this shape and I have a feeling
it's going to fit pretty well, because these are
kind of a similar size cylinder shape.
And what do you know, it's meant to be.
Sometimes you pull something off and it's perfect.
So I'm going to just set those aside.
That already looks like a robot!
That took me five minutes.
But we're going to go a lot more in depth
with building this character.
But all you really need is
a body shape, and some legs,
and a head, and already it feels like it's a--
Some sort of character that's got some personality.
So, I think he's going to need arms.
Let's look for some arms.
I have a shape in here, I think.
This is a perfect shape, because it's got a joint.
And that already reminds you of an elbow.
And I think I have... Yes I have two.
So these are going to be perfect for arms,
because they're poseable, and they have a joint.
So I'm gonna set those aside.
Feet-wise,
I already like the way this looks with the legs,
and this is what I was thinking of.
I've used these in my art before.
This is--
If you're a CG artist, you'll recognize this
as the stylus holder
that comes with certain drawing tablets.
But I made a mold of this, and...
Let's see if I have three.
I'm gonna see how this works.
That looks like it's gonna work okay.
Yep. Perfect! This is...
See, sometimes you just get lucky with shapes.
Other times I might take two or three
different shapes and try them.
This is from a mold I made, of a vintage timer knob.
So that's another option that makes a decent foot.
It doesn't fit quite as well,
but maybe that could go on like a little toe that would stick out of this foot.
Just to make it more interesting.
But we'll think about that more later.
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