How to make a stop motion puppet

The Dream Syndicate Arts creates dimensional illustrations using handmade poseable sculpture art dolls, which are then lit and photographed on sets.

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First crack at a 'professional grade' stop motion puppet. Used in my thesis film, Chroma [link] Made after spending my summer in a stop motion studio &a... Charlie Puppet

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…

A man with social phobia gets followed by a naive and clumsy creature.

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...