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How to Make a Professional Puppet for Television and Film!

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How to Make a Professional Puppet for Television and Film!

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About How to Make a Professional Puppet for Television and Film!

How to Make a Professional Puppet

Tools and Materials

Foams

The Best Fur

The Best Sewing Techniques for Making a Puppet

How to Use Contact Cement

Part 1: Patterning the Foam Head

Part 2: Making the Foam Head

Part 3: Patterning the Mouthplates

Part 4: Making the Mouthplates

Part 5: Patterning the Foam Jaw

Part 6: Making the Foam Jaw

Part 7: Assembling the Head

Part 8: Patterning the Fur Head Cover

Part 9: Patterning the Fabric Mouthplate

Part 10: Making the Fabric Mouthplate

Part 11: Sewing the Fur Head Cover

Part 12: Attaching the Fabric Mouthplate to the Fur Head Cover

Part 13: Gluing the Fur Head Cover to the Foam Head

Part 14: Making the Foam Body

Part 15: Patterning the Fur Body

Part 16: Making the Fur Body Cover

Part 17: Patterning the Torso

Part 18: Making the Fur Torso

Part 19: Sewing the Fur Body

Part 20: Inserting the Foam Body

Part 21: Patterning the Hands

Part 22: Making the Armature Wire Hands and Arm Rods

Part 23: Making the Foam Hands

Part 24: Sewing the Fur Hands

Part 25: Stuffing the hands and Arms

Part 26: Trimming the Fur Hands

Part 27: Trimming the Fur Body

Part 28: Attaching the Arms to the Body

Part 29: Texturing the Fur

Part 30: Styling the Fur

Part 31: Making Eyes for your Puppet

Part 32: Painting the Eyes for your Puppet

Part 33: Attaching the Eyes to your Puppet

Part 34: Making the Pupils for your Puppet

Part 35: Adding Other Design Elements to your Puppet

Part 36: Making the Foam Brain for your Puppet

Part 37: Making the Puppet Sleeve

What You Will Learn?

  • Have you ever wanted your own professional television style puppet? Have you ever thought about making your own? This style of puppet can not be bought in a store, and ordering one from a professional puppet builder or studio will run you thousands of dollars..
  • In this class you will learn how to make your own professional style Monster puppet from scratch! All you need is some fur, foam, a handful of crafting supplies and the step by step directions in this class. .
  • You could use the puppet you make as a mascot for a brand, a character for a show or YouTube channel, or maybe to just use for your own home entertainment, classroom or any Puppet Nerd!.
  • Enroll in the class and I'll see you inside!.