Day of the Goblins Art Ninja

I'm Ricky. I live in Bristol.

By day, I work as an animator,

which is lucky, because I love art.

I live for art. I even dream of art!

I draw.

I paint.

I make things.

I hang out with my mates -

-Gavin, Michelle and Sarah.

-SARAH SCREAMS

Most importantly, I make ninja moves.

Some people call me the...

Art Ninja.

Today, I'll show you how to make a new furry friend

in the shape of a goblin puppet,

some handy tips for a Jackson Pollock-inspired bookend,

and it's time to box clever with a giant wall of jungle graffiti,

-because today it's...

-GONG CRASHES

ALARM BEEPS

It's a new day.

Time to get my ninja on.

And my clothes.

Today, I'm feeling very friendly.

I'm going to invite my art buddies over.

I know, I'll give Sarah a call.

Sorry, I'm a bit busy today, Ricky. What about Andre?

-PHONE BEEPS

-Hey, that's him now.

Oh. He's off doing ollies in Holland.

I can always try my dad - I'll give him a call.

DIAL TONES

Hey, Dad.

I was wondering if you...

OK, bye.

I'm starting to feel really alone today. There's no-one around.

WISTFUL VIOLIN MUSIC PLAYS

Gav, can you cut that out please?

Go and practise somewhere else.

I thought you were lonely?

I'm not THAT lonely.

I'll go and riff somewhere else, then.

Gav's great, but not when he's practising.

I'm going to make a less noisy, more cuddly companion -

a goblin puppet.

The art ninja goblin puppet -

a companion that's furry good.

So, I've got myself some sponges

and I'm going to cut this big one here

just along where the curve meets the straight line.

'This is for his head and jaw.'

And these other ones, just normal washing up sponges.

Where these two grooves are, cut along there.

And I'm going to cut along this strip here,

and then cut them in half.

And these are going to make the eyebrows of my goblin.

Start cutting some triangles into that bit that's left.

'Take care with sharp scissors.'

These two, with the line across the tip, are going to be the ears.

And this one here, with the overhang, is going to be the nose.

'These pieces will be the goblins horns.'

I want the horns to have a bit of texture, a bit of twist,

so I'm going to use a bit of string, tie a knot around the top,

and then I'm just going to wrap it around.

Snip off the excess

and I'm going to stick it in place with some strong glue.

And we do the same with the other one

to create that twisted horn texture.

Now, I'm going to glue on all the little bits I've just cut out,

starting with the nose.

'You can cut out any shapes you like to customise your goblin.'

The ears on, the horns on.

If they don't stick right away,

just hold them in place for a few seconds.

Now, onto the eyebrows.

So, now you need to decide is he going to be a happy goblin,

by maybe having them up like this?

Or maybe a more mean and nasty goblin,

and having them down like that?

I'm trying to make a friend, so I'm going to make mine nice and happy.

Looking good so far.

Now I'm going to paint him a nice goblin green.

'When painting sponges, you'll need loads of paint,

'because they're really absorbent.'

And dabbing seems to work better than a long brush stroke.

'Don't forget to put some paper down if you're doing this at home.'

I'm going to do the horns yellow.

Right, I'm just going to put that to one side to dry,

while I draw the inside of a goblin mouth.

To paint the mouth, add white to the colours

to make them a little bit lighter.

I think the tongue should have some nice yellow spots on it.

And now a nice green goblin tongue.

There we go, I'm going to paint all around the outside

and this little space here black.

Right, if you're doing this at home, you'll need to wait for that to dry.

But I wait for nothing, because I'm the Art Ninja.

There we go, nice and dry.

'Using black pen, add an outline to your mouth

'to make the colours pop out.'

'This card is your puppet's mouth

'and you'll operate this to make him speak.'

We're going to glue this on the inside of the sponges here,

making sure the tongue is at the bottom.

Fold it like that and we're going to put glue on this side, as well.

Can you see how the mouth is going to open and close now?

To give you more control, put a cardboard strip over the back,

so that when you open your hand, the top of the mouth comes with it.

'Attach it securely with sticky tape.'

But, right now, he can't see,

so I'm going to add some eyes using a ping pong ball.

Now you need to cut it in half and that can be quite tricky,

so get an adult to help you.

I don't need any help, I'm a ninja.

Now I'm just going to draw some nice black pupils.

'Stick the eyes to the goblin's face, again using some strong glue.'

Rar, rar, rar.

Some teeth with some cardboard.

I cut this already. And I'm going to give him an underbite.

Nice bit of character.

But he's a puppet and you can see my hand,

so I'm going to give him a lovely furry hide.

And I've got some fun fur here.

I've cut out these shapes - this nice long strip is for the body

and this bit is going to go around the head.

It's easier to put glue onto the sponge than it is to the fur.

I'm going to push the fur

on like that.

Glue these edges along the edge of the cardboard.

'Holding the fur in place will help it stick.'

'For the second piece of fur -

'glue around the back of the goblin's head

'before gently sticking the fur headpiece to it,

'and then glue together the body material at the back.'

And then I'm going to stick the edges here

to the body material, too.

I've got some arms here that I've made

from tubes of the same material and some hands.

'Simply glue them in place.'

'And, as a final touch to his chin, paint on some warts.

'He is a goblin after all!'

Let's make it so he can control his arms.

For that, we're going to use two kebab skewers.

Going to stick one in this arm, one in the other.

Just push it into the sponge.

Hello, Ricky.

What a beautiful goblin puppet.

I think I'll call him Brian.

Make yourself comfortable.

'The goblin puppet.

'Why don't you bring one to life yourself?'

BEEP

Hm. What was that?

Mm, it's an e-mail titled How To Care For Your Goblin Puppet.

Bit strange, but I'd better read it.

'How to care for your goblin puppet.

'Do NOT get paint on it at any cost.

'Repeat - once made, do NOT get paint on it.'

Are you still here?

Oh, yeah, sorry. Just off out.

So, I can't get paint on the goblin.

I wonder why.

That picture changes every time I look at it.

'This is Bristol Harbour -

'an amazing place full of history.

'Many spectacular sea vessels were built and launched here.

SHIP HORN BLARES

'Oh. Excuse me.

'Hey, here's one now.'

'Hey, my mistake. It's just an animation.

'An awesome one.

'All you need is stiff plastic or acetate,

'some pens that write on acetate

'and a phone or tablet.

'Three of me.'

There's some really good animation apps you can find online -

have a little look around, find one you like,

find one that's highly rated and just get used to one

and make it your thing.

My phone's really red, so red.

'Here's how to work it in just three ninja moves.

'Ninja move number one -'

draw your frames on the acetate.

So, I'm doing a submarine.

Look over at the background,

just so you can line up where your object's going to appear.

And then a good thing to do is to colour it in in white,

because then it's opaque and really sticks up against the background.

'Ninja move number two -'

I've got lots of pieces of acetate.

Now, I'm not going to use a different piece of acetate

for every picture, but I am going to use two separate ones.

The reason we use a couple of bits is so you can use your old frame

as a guide to start drawing the next one.

# Pens, pens, pens Drawing on stuff with pens. #

There we go. So, you can see the one from before.

'Ninja move number three -'

Get your phone out, line it up with the river

or whatever you're using for it to interact with and take a snap.

'Keep doing your ninja steps.

'So, draw the frame of your animation on the acetate,

'take a picture,

'trace your next frame using the old one as a guide,

'take another picture,

'and repeat.

'Keep doing your ninja steps

'until all the frames of your animation are done.'

Once you've taken all your frames, using your animation app,

compile them into a movie.

Compiling.

Now I think it's time for the big reveal.

Here comes the submarine.

Here we go. It's made berth at Bristol Harbour.

Hang on, what's this? Oh, a sea monster!

I'd say that is a mini masterpiece.

Have a go yourself.

Get outside and see what you can do

with your awesome acetate animation.

Sometimes I do art so good,

I have to give myself a round of applause.

PHONE RINGS

MESSAGE TONE BLEEPS PHONE: Hi, Ricky, it's Mum.

Hope you're not showing off again.

Just phoning to say don't forget to mention what's coming up.

You get handy with the paintbrush.

Be careful not to get globules on the goblin.

Learn how to turn mops into flip-flops.

And box cleaver with gigantic graffiti

that gives a new meaning to guerrilla art.

Also, I wanted to say, your dad's trying to fix the toilet,

but it's sending him round the bend.

Anyway, bye. MESSAGE TONE BLEEPS

I bet he wishes someone would give him a hand.

With a rubber glove on it.

This gives me an idea.

I'm going to make some bookends made with rubber gloves

and decorated in the style of famous artist Jackson Pollock.

'Here's a Jackson Pollock picture now.

'He fixed his canvas to the floor or wall and, using a paintbrush,

'he threw lines of paint on it.

'This became known as action painting.'

So, first, I'm going to make my canvas,

and, in this case, that is a cast of a rubber glove.

So, I'm going to start by drawing around a bowl

on this piece of cardboard.

You can use a mug, it's about the same size.

Now I'm going to cut that out.

To get my scissors in there, I'm going to make a hole first.

'I'm using sticky tack underneath the card

'to help push the pencil through. It makes it easier to cut out.'

A nice big bucket, cardboard on top.

And now here's the tricky bit.

'I'm going to hang an old rubber glove through the hole.'

And I'm going to attach it to the edge of this circle

with some sticky tape.

When I say some, I mean a lot,

because this going to have to hold some weight.

'As this is quite fiddly, you might need some help.

'And I recommend working around one bit at a time.'

'Rubber gloves tend to be powdery on the inside,

'so wash them out first and it will help the tape stick.'

Right, that's looking good.

Now, I need to mix up some plaster of Paris.

You'll need to follow the instructions

on your plaster of Paris packet,

but, as a guide, it's twice as much plaster to water

and you always add the power to the water.

Might be good to stick on an apron,

because it does tend to go everywhere.

Make sure you've stirred in all of the lumps.

It's starting to thicken now.

'Keep stirring until it is smooth and pourable.'

And, when it's at that stage, you need to act pretty fast,

because it starts to harden.

Make sure all of it's in,

and I've left a little bit of room at the top, as it expands.

And flick the fingers to make sure all the bubbles are released,

and this means you have a nice, solid, strong cast.

If you're doing this at home, you'll need to wait for it to harden,

but not me, I'm the Art Ninja.

Nice and hard.

'Remove the sticky tape to release the cast from the cardboard.'

There we go.

Now I need to carefully cut down the back of the glove

to help get my cast out,

because just pulling is likely to break it.

Ay!

Now I need to decorate it, so I need to get some action painting in.

Now I'm going to flick it just like Jackson Pollock.

Start with some yellow.

If you're doing this at home...

'You better put lots of paper down.'

'Oh, it's Jackson Pollock!'

You're doing it all wrong.

When I did my action painting,

I used to dance over the canvas,

dripping and dribbling paint as I went.

Go on, you should do it properly!

I'll give it a go!

That's more like it!

I'll try a few ninja moves.

SINISTER STRING MUSIC PLAYS

Look at that!

'You don't have to paint your bookend in the style of Pollock.'

Here's another handy design.

Oh, no, I've got paint everywhere.

I've even got some on the goblin.

I'm sure I remember something about not getting paint on it

once it's made.

'How to care for your goblin puppet.

'Most importantly, do not get paint on it at any cost.

'Repeat - once made, do not get paint on it.'

Yeah, that's right.

-Thanks.

-'You're welcome.'

Well, it's only a little bit of paint.

What's the worst that could happen?

-ALL:

-Ricky, Ricky, Ricky!

Huh, friends are like buses,

you want one and then three come along at once.

What can you make with these old library cards?

Mmm... Not today.

Ricky, Ricky, Ricky!

I think I'm going to pick you.

Yay!

So, what are your names, then?

-I'm Bronny.

-And I'm Flo.

-BOTH:

-We're twins.

You don't say. So, where are you from?

Brighton.

Oh, lovely. I love Brighton.

And what have you got for me to do art with today?

Can you make a picture with chalk?

Chalk? Hah. I love chalk.

You can use chalk to do all sorts.

I'm going to use mine to make some sand.

In fact, I'm going to make a desert island picture.

Need to get some paper.

There we go, nice bit of blue paper.

And I'm going to start by drawing a horizon line,

and that's going to go right through the middle of the page here.

A nice blue, because that's going to be the ocean.

'A good technique is to use the side of the chalk to fill it in.'

Do it like that.

Maybe really thick at the top

and then looser down the page.

Going to smudge that a bit. 'With my finger.'

Chalk is really good for smudging.

Get it all over the place.

And now I'm going to add a bit of yellow down here for the sand.

'I'm showing you my version of a chalk picture

'but you can always come up with your own.'

I'm going to do some clouds up here.

What kind of things do you think you find on a desert island beach?

-BOTH:

-Erm...

Palm trees.

That's right, palm trees.

MUSIC: Gecko (Overdrive) by Oliver Heldens

Do you want to have a look how it's looking so far?

-BOTH:

-Yes, please.

How do you think it's coming along?

Oh, that's really cool.

Ah, you think it's cool now,

you wait until it's got all the shading on it.

Add a bit of green.

Now, I've got trees in the foreground,

but I haven't got much else going on,

so I think we're going to put a little island in the distance.

Pop the sun in now.

Right, I'm going to add a couple of shadows in.

But where there's shadows, there's also highlights,

so I'm going to pop in a little bit of lighter green, too.

Now, I've got a little bit of a void in the middle here.

What shall I pop in there?

-BOTH:

-A boat.

-That's a good idea.

A little trick here -

just underneath where our cliffs

and our boat touch the water,

I'm going to add a little bit of purple, because it creates the idea

of, sort of, like, a shadow, sort of, deep water next to it.

OK, that's coming together.

I might add just a couple of highlights.

-I hope you guys like this.

-BOTH:

-We will.

Right. I reckon it's looking pretty good.

-Do you guys want to see it?

-Yeah!

OK, here we go.

-Wow!

-Oh, it's really good.

-That's so amazing.

Oh, I'm glad you guys like it.

How much would you give it out of ten?

I give it a one.

-I also give it a one.

-Only two?

No, we mean 11.

Oh, wow! That's not even possible.

Thanks very much, Bronny. Cheers, Flo.

I'm really happy with my desert island chalk picture.

Thanks again, have a good day.

-Thank you.

-Bye.

-Bye, Ricky.

'Why don't you use chalk to draw a desert island picture

'or anything else you fancy?'

Hang on a minute.

I'm sure I only made one of those.

'Oh, no, the goblins must have multiplied,

'because I got paint on them!

'Well, I guess you could make your goblin in any shape or size.'

They are cute, though.

I'd better clean that up.

I haven't got anything I can use.

Hey, you there!

Oh, not him again!

Too busy to shift stubborn stains?

Uh, yeah?

You need flip-flop mop!

'Here's how you make it -

'first you need an old flip-flop

'and a mophead like this.

'Insert the flip-flop into the mophead.

'Next, you'll need a needle and thread.

'Fold the fabric over the flip-flop

'and sew it into place around the thong part

'of the aforementioned footwear.'

'Now repeat the process with the other flip-flop in the pair.

'You will be the proud owner of...'

Flip-flop mops.

Not available in the shops.

Have to get me a pair of those.

I may be able to use my feet to clean the floor.

But let me give you a hand at drawing hands

with this quick art tip.

So, I'm going to start by drawing the wrist

and then I'm going to draw a half circle

to give me a guide for the palm.

'I'm going to use pencil as a guide, which I can rub out later.'

And then, also, I'm going to do a couple of lines here

to give me a guide for the size of the fingers.

The largest finger is the middle finger

and they need to be smaller either side,

so index and little finger.

So, I'm going to start drawing the fingers in

and the middle finger is the longest.

Gets smaller towards the little finger

and towards the index finger.

Now, to draw the thumb, extend out slightly from the palm

and then up to the base of the four fingers,

and then curve it back down into the palm.

OK? I'm just going to draw up the other size of hand here.

And then at the base of the fingers, just below,

I'm going to draw a line across, like a crease in the hand.

Now you know the basics,

practise drawing hands in different poses.

'I'm going to draw a hand in profile.'

Now I'm going to draw a hand pointing.

There you go.

A quick art tip.

'You can draw someone else's hand or pick any you like.'

Do you ever get the feeling that you're being watched?

Well, they must be watching me,

because there's never anything on TV.

There is now.

I think I spend too much time on my own.

I've started seeing things. I need to get out of here.

Where are my shoes?

I'm going to have to find these guys a new home before mine is overrun.

I'm definitely going to need a hand.

Not that hand!

I know.

Rich...

get Matt. I need your help.

Ninja skills.

Hey, fellas, thanks for helping me get rid of these little guys.

No worries.

Where are we going to send these little nippers, mate?

Well, they shouldn't be cooped up in a flat,

they should be wild, running free.

We should send them to the jungle.

Hang on, all these boxes, all this paint,

and you guys are pretty good at graffiti, right?

Not too shabby.

This gives me a great idea -

let's get our ninja on!

-ENTHUSIASTIC:

-Art ninja.

-UNENTHUSIASTIC:

-Art ninja.

'We're all wearing masks, because spray paint is fumy.'

So, how do you get into this?

Because, I guess, you can't go and paint anywhere, can you?

No. When you're starting off, the best bet is go to a skate park,

somewhere like that, where you can ask permission.

Or get your parents to maybe put up some boards in your back garden.

These separate images may not make much sense right now,

but when they come together, you'll see something truly spectacular.

Practice makes perfect. Always sketch.

So, keep sketch books, keep drawing and drawing every day

until you develop your style, and then you're ready.

How many sketch books have you got?

I'd easily go through three or four a year still.

Richie, how many sketch books have you got?

RICHIE MUMBLES

Wow! That many?

OK, guys, we've painted all our boxes.

Now let's put them together, like a giant jigsaw puzzle.

Let's go!

All right, let's get this froggy together.

If you find the back end, you win a prize.

-Yeah, got it.

-Oh.

That was a lie about the prize, by the way.

OK, let's try to get a nice base level going all the way along here.

I've got my little goblin, safe and sound.

Whoops!

There's one in particular we're looking for.

When you see it, you'll know exactly what it is.

HE ROARS

THEY SCREAM

Guys? Only me.

'We're making a graffiti puzzle with huge boxes.

'You could try, using smaller boxes, to make your own puzzle at home.'

And the final piece of my gargantuan graffiti jigsaw...

..goes into place.

'Not only is it some wild art,

'but all the goblins are safely packed inside the boxes

'and ready to be sent away to a real jungle.'

Wow! Jungle really is massive.

MUSIC: Jungle Is Massive (Wicked) by MC Vapour

Well, in all seriousness, this is brilliant. Good work.

Thanks, man. Cheers.

And do you know what? If you try hard,

maybe one day you too could reach art ninja status

just like me.

Nice one, Ricky.

Nice one, Ricky!

Yeah!

I think we can safely consider those pesky goblins

well and truly...

YAH!

..dispatched.

MUSIC: Jungle Is Massive (Wicked) by MC Vapour

I'm glad we packed those goblins off to the jungle.

Today has taught me a valuable art ninja lesson -

ignore instructions at your peril

or those weird old goblins might go feral.

Anyway, all's well that ends well.

Aaaah!

'To get your art ninja on, go to the CBBC website.

'Ninja skills.'