Making a casting flask had to be high up on this week’s jobs list, because when the sun finally shines in Lancashire, you’ve got to melt some metal.

After my first attempt at 3D printing myself and then refining the process to a good portrait, I finally started 3D printing my family to round out my cast of characters.

Another last-minute animation test attempt this week gave me the chance to try learning video mask techniques in After Effects – with a little improvement as I went along.

My attempts at making animation tests with my figure have resulted in some quite mediocre footage. I won’t lie – it was something I put off because of being worried about getting a poor result, and after getting a poor result, I do feel a bit deflated.

To complete my articulated figure’s look, I really needed to make some new clothes for her. My first attempts back in December were ok, but I needed to turn up some new hacks for making doll clothes that would look convincing.