Puppet building

These photos are quite old, and don't really reflect how I build puppets now, but they show the basic process I followed when I started building puppets. I thought it may be helpful for anyone out there getting started building puppets of their own. Building the head This puppet's head was originally a "failed attempt" at building something else. It didn't turn out like I'd pictured it, but I was able to recycle it as something else. Lesson 1: Mistakes aren't bad. If something doesn't come…

marionette puppet building class | Puppet building

There are roughly 18 puppets in the "Trash" show. Seven (7) are human looking characters. For these we are using Project Puppet's "Forma" pattern series, and their "Glorified Sock" pattern. For the "Neighbors", we will be using TP rolls and creating several rod puppets, hopefully that can either be operated as one unit, or separately. For the "Heap", we will be using a "hoop-skirt" type of design (design posted in earlier blog post [here] ) Making a prototype for our "Neighbor" characters…

Building a Beastie Called Biscuit: a Puppet Build.: Hello Instuctables! I received such wonderful feedback from all of you with my very first puppet building post! Thank you! So, here is a more detailed look at another puppet build .

This puppet was a custom portrait commission for a client's husband. The mouth palette was based on techniques learned in the B.J. Guyer puppet building course.

Avenue Q Puppet Building – Apealeing Productions

This gnome hat is, by far, the easiest accessory I've ever made for a puppet. It's genuinely just a large party hat. If you're wondering where the pointy tip of the rolled poster board is, I cut it...

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I have had several questions on how to make the handle to control a cable puppet. I have a tutorial on how to make a cable puppet , and ho...

A step by step DIY tutorial on how to make a puppet body! Download the pattern at my website!https://puppetnerd.com/patterns/About the channel~I am a maker/p...

Another short post: After a few weeks of sickness in the house (I LOVE flu season...) I can now continue work on the Wood Elf puppet (and client puppets as well). I wanted the Wood Elf's wardrobe to...