Diy stop motion puppet

This is some of the puppet production work I am doing on "Grandpa", my most recent short stop-motion work in progress.

Lately we've been practicing a different puppet technique– needle felting. It is much cheaper and faster than silicone casting so it's great for low budget productions. It can work for less realistic human characters and works very well for animal characters. It does take some practice, I'm still learning it. I recommend starting with simple shapes before making a hole puppet with an armature.When we started making our short series "Secret Dancers", which shows a different animal character…

How to Build your own Puppet Armature. A low-cost alternative to manufactured Stop Motion armature kits. All materials are easily found in hardware shops...

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The next important element to address when fabricating these types of puppets are the hands and feet. Here is where the actual built-up met...

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