Puppet building

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...

Eric, this is ridiculous. You knocked it outta the park AGAIN. Now I'm gonna have to try this after I finish the 3 Kermits I'm currently working...

Our patterns provide step-by-step instruction for building a professional-quality hand puppet, while remaining highly adaptable to allow for your personal creativity. Browse the shop to find the perfect pattern for your puppet character!

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.

Puppet Building Tools and Supplies

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…

Most arm and rod puppets are built on a base of open-cell foam, such as upholstery foam. However, most puppets will use different types of foams for different effects.

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