Introduction to Puppet Making for Stop Motion Information

Discover the charming world of stop-motion puppet design and learn to build your own characters, from the initial design to the finished figurine

“There’s a certain magic in seeing a character you’ve made from scratch come to life in the hands of a talented stop-motion animator.”

Adeena Grubb specializes in creating quirky puppets that often star in their own mini-movies. Known for her creepy, characterful protagonists, she shares her creations with over 50K followers on Instagram and has collaborated with clients including the BBC, Channel 4, Oxfam, and Greenpeace.

In this online course, Adeena teaches you the basics of making puppets for stop motion. Learn how to recreate a person you know or a character from your imagination in miniature form and give them personality through simple animation techniques.

What You’ll Learn In Introduction to Puppet Making for Stop Motion

Introduction

• About Me
• Influences

Tools, Character Design, and Sketching

• Workspace and Tools
• Character Design
• Scale Drawing and Fabric Swatches

Puppet Making

• Armature and Rigging Point 1
• Armature and Rigging Point 2
• Armature and Rigging Point 3
• Armature and Rigging Point 4
• Foaming the Puppet
• Adding the Skin Fabric
• Dressing the Puppet
• Head Details

Posing and Animation

• Posing for Pictures
• Basic Animation

Final project

• Introduction to Puppet Making for Stop Motion

Who is this course for?

• This course is for anyone with an interest in bringing to life unique characters for stop-motion animation.

About Author

Adeena Grubb is a puppet maker and animation director from London. She’s been passionate about all things miniature since she was a child, building accessories for her toys from materials she found in the Scottish highlands where she grew up. She later went on to study a motion graphics degree and put both her passion and studies into practice to create puppets. After watching the character she created for a Skittles advert come to life, she knew it was a specialty she wanted to pursue full-time.

Since then, Adeena has created content for Samsung, the BBC, Channel 4, Burger King, Greenpeace, Oxfam, Childline, Metcalfes Popcorn, Quickbooks, Puffin, and Mars. She also shares her creations with over 50K followers on Instagram.

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