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Creature Comforts worlds A lot of the charm of creature comforts comes not only from the characters themselves but also from the amazing worlds they inhabit. Nothing Is cluttered or confusing and everything is carefully designed to direct attention straight to their plasticine stars.

Creature Comforts have a lot more sets and props than ever before and they all have to be hand made. That’s where kitty clay comes into it – the art director. Kitty and her team have to make sure that all the props get made and the characters are just the right size for the sets. It’s up to them to make sure that everything comes together in the creature comforts world.

One of the biggest challenges that kitty faced was trying to make a house for the dog fleas. This set was huge and showed all of the pores that the hairs came out of, along with the flea’s eggs. First of all the team had to sculpt the skin surface and then dress it up and paint it. Each hair had to be hand painted and sprayed and then covered in a protective gloss. It took 4 people 2 weeks.

The man responsible for making the whole production come together smoothly is Gareth Owen the production manager. Unlike many people working on Creature Comforts, Gareth has to worry about the entire team. It’s up to Gareth to co-ordinate every aspect from making sure the sets are ready for a particular scene to be shot, to making sure they don’t spend to much money and go wayyyy over budget.

posted by Martin Crosbie @ 11:01 AM