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I'd try hairspray first. You can vary how much you put on and can always wash it out if you want. Gluewater seems harder to style, longer to set, and has no do-over option. I've used art fixative [which does the same as hairspray] to stiffen felty material. PVA-wood glue just set it like a...

Hairspray?

Yeah when you mentioned the 'Popeye' thing I think that might help. If you make the puppet's forearm slightly bigger, that might disguise the puppeteer's arm more? Also, you know know ya make that extra piece the same? [hard to explain, but If it's Ernie, the extendend piece of sleeve, which you...

You mean like this? I've noticed muppets tend to have the elbow of the puppet before the puppeteer's elbow [Didn't really do that enough in my sketch. Just imagine the puppet's smaller =P]. Hard to gauge the size of puppets on screen though. I guess it also depends on the puppet's hand; How...

This is another video of slimer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Da5lXWrHCQ I was gonna post it earler in the thread when it came up but couldn't find it and assumed it was taken down. From the second movie, but still, Great stuff.

BURN! Yeah, a round head shape wouldn't be too hard to figure out, even just through trial and error.

Seriously? You want to start this thread again? Hasn't this already been done to death? We already know how these threads go. Starts out civil, people point out their opinions on the matter, someone plays lawyer, things get heated, degrades into personal attacks, it just becomes a mess of...

That's great news, and you guys deserve good things cause TVTV is fantastic. I spruiked you guys on youtube as a message to my subcribers basically saying "jeeze if you like my inane cr@p you're gonna love these guys' stuff cause it is way awesome".

Well, a whatnot is just a basic head with a range of features and things that can be stuck on, so really just make simple shaped head puppets, make a range of different eyes, noses, ears, horns or whatever, and use velcro, double-sided tape, or pins to keep the features on and that's about it...

I was always a fan of the surface texture seemingly random, but when a mouth opened you suddenly realised it looks like a face. My thoughts are make the tree out of one big cylinder big enough for someone to stand inside [even just the facade of the tree] sturdy enough to support foam...

Seeing as it's for a costume, you could use wool for the hair, considering the size and limited use it's gonna get. Plus, because it will be larger than the real Animal the thickness of wool might scale up better? Because of the size of Animal's head in relation to his body, I wouldn't worry too...

Chucky!

I prefer cable operated because it's more control. The problem I have with technology involved with something artistic is it dillutes artistic involvement. Even if it's a variable speed motor, it's still limiting the artistic process, even if just slightly, and limitations and art go together...

He seems to have his back towards the audience, so the front of the puppet is his palm. I'd say the puppet's left hand is his ring finger and his pinky is folded up inside. Also appears the mouth is operated with his free left hand because you can see his sleeve twitch where his arm is bent...

Well fancy that. Explains the spazmodic jabber movement. So he'd basically have to talk and nod his head down at the same time? Seems it'd make more sense to have a jaw sling mech and run a cable off it.

Shame there was nothing muppety to see. Just a whole lot of humbug.

Barney looks to be radio controlled because his mouth has no real speed other than jabber. From memory I think his eyes move from side to side too. Just to be a little controversial I like how Carrol Spinney says "Don't watch Barney". Because barney was purely a money making venture, whereas...

Cheers guys. Someone said he looks softer. I did kinda like how the old one looked a bit hagered and worn in, but he was starting to fall apart. Need a nice ballance I guess.

This is a revised version of my Gerald puppet because I know a lot more about puppet making now and it was getting pretty cringe worthy in hindsight, what with it being my second puppet and all, four years ago. The fur was deteriorating too. So I updated him. Revised eyeblink mech and just...

When cutting the foam with something like boxcutters, use a new sharp blade. If it's even slightly dull it won't slice through in one move and you could tear the foam's edge. Try to use the best materials and stuff if you can. Even just decent contact cement. I used crappy spray adhesive contact...