Alex Poulson

Education

Equipment

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About me

I completed a model making course focusing on stage, film and television for such things as special effects props, costume, stage building and constructing scenery. Products were created using hand tools, workshop machinery, carpentry techniques, working with plastics as well as cutting and sewing. On the business side of things I was involved in sourcing and negotiating prices on raw materials such as wood, plastic and metal as well as working from design drawings to produce finished pieces of work whilst additionally attending production meetings where costing / budgets were always high on the agenda. I am a creative individual who can offer unique perspective to any given project. I can work independently or as an integral part of a team, supporting others whenever necessary.
Additional skills:
Airbrushing
Hand painting
Sculpting
Various mould making –
silicone, alginate, plaster, fiber glass
Various casting –
polyurethane fast cast resin, latex, expanding foam, metal, fiberglass
Basic Laser cutting
Making patterns for puppets, garments etc.
Machine Sewing
Hand Sewing
Basic garment construction
Foam sculpting and poly carving
Knitting
Hair punching
Flocking
Vacuum forming
Some basic lathe work
Design
Illustration
Digital Painting

Skills

Secondary Job Title	Puppet Builder
Job Titles	Make-up Artist, Costume Designer, Costumer Maker, Prop Maker, Props Assistant / Support, Set Artist / Designer
Years in industry	less than a year