Puppet Building EP01.avi. Puppet Building Episode 02.avi. Puppet Building Episode 03.avi. Puppet Building Episode 04.avi. Puppet Building Ep7.avi. Puppet Building Ep8.avi. Puppet Building Ep9.avi. Professional Puppet Patterns, Puppet Building Tutorials, and Materials. Arm rods are an absolute must for any hand puppet. If you are reading this tutorial, you are probably already quite familiar with the purpose and general mechanics of arm rods. Briefly, arm rods are just that - rods attached to the puppet, usually at the wrist, that allow the puppeteer to manipulate the puppet's arms, wrists, and hands. In this tutorial, we will describe a method of adding permanent arm rods to any puppet character. Along with adding arm rods, this tutorial will outline how to add a posable understructure for your puppet's hands.
Posable fingers can prove to be very "handy" in a puppet performance, allowing the character to make more specific gestures or to hold small objects. Preliminary Adjustments Before beginning, please note that one simple but very important change must be made in the sewing of the puppet's arms and hands. The Patterns First, draw a few guides on which to base the two patterns.
The Foam Hand Pattern The Palm Support Pattern The Materials Upholstery Foam. Puppet Building Ep10.avi. Puppet Building Episode 05.avi. Puppet Building Ep6.avi. Puppet Building Episode 04 02. Professional Puppet Patterns, Puppet Building Tutorials, and Materials. First Things First So, first things first, we need a character to build! This initial process of character creation is the single most important step in creating memorable, unique puppet characters.
Spend the time to think about the character, think about his personality, about how he talks, what he wears etc. The more you can define the character at this stage, the clearer your direction will be in building the puppet, and the better the final result. If you're using one of the Project Puppet patterns as a starting point, start out by sketching the basic shape of the specific pattern on which to build your character (as shown in the picture above). The Character Sketch Starting with the basic shape of the Roly Puppet Pattern, we sketched out how we want our character to look. We also considered a variety of colors for the character. As you work on a puppet, many times characteristics or subtle personality traits become more apparent. Work Inside Out Setting Up the Base Carving the Features. Professional Puppet Patterns, Puppet Building Tutorials, and Materials.