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That actually makes a lot of sense, Patience. I may try making some of my puppet limbs like that. There are really no right or wrong ways of puppet building, for whatever purpose. It's more a matter of which method works best to achieve the result you want. As far as using puppets in...

Patience, I know it gets frustrating hearing this, but it really depends on what the puppet is designed to do and it's size. For the 'Glorified Sock Puppet' creations, I don't think elbows and knees are necessary. For larger puppets with foam bodies and such, I would use the method that...

Cool! I had seen diagrams and things but I misunderstood how they actually worked. Seeing someone make one and attach it to the puppet really helps!

Patience, they both have their uses. I've bought both. The Foam Book approaches puppet design from a more 'artistic'/improvisational standpoint, IMHO. They start with a basic puppet mouthplate, and then design the head shape around that, experimenting with placement and widths of darts to...

I haven't seen the video, but I would recommend something along the lines of Photoshop or GIMP. You'd still have to draw your basic design on paper, but then you could scan it into the program and use the various brushstyles and colors to try different effects to design your puppet...

you might try reinforcing the outline of the lip with cardboard or other stiffer material while having the rest of the mouthplate as gasket rubber or whatever. Basically you cut out the mouthplate and then cut out an 'o' of the stiffer material that's about the same size and shape of the more...

Try Project Puppet's Punto pattern. They might get you pointed in the right direction.

Try a Dollmaking supplier. I believe that they have 'wefted' hair that is basically in strips that you can then lay, attach and style. I think Ostrich feathers can come like that as well. Also, try searching 'wigmaking'. You might find some resources that help!

Just off the top of my head I would think of a giant rod puppet--A rod with a trigger mechanism for the jaw/head assembly, and then long broomstick-like poles attached to the hands.

Actually, John, it depends on the particular effect. For a character like the Swedish Chef, who is rather clumsy, it works better to have his head and his hands operated by different people. In Avenue Q, characters like Nicky and Trekkie Monster were operated with the puppeteer in the head and...

Is it possible to build a rig like this into a regular 'rod arm' puppet?

Darn it! How come all the good stuff comes on the week in between paydays! I'll have to see if I can wheedle someone into buying me a belated Christmas present. . . "Oh, Grandpaaaaa?"

I might even break the shape into 2 'barrels' made of foam wedges and then attach them together to get the 'narrow top, wide bottom' peanut shape.

Wow. I never really thought about it like that. I haven't agreed to build puppets for anyone, but I've done some puppet performances with puppets I've built. Granted, I can't charge everyone for the cost to make my puppets, but now I realize why I shouldn't just say $25/per performance.

I want one. I've got a sinkfull!

That's basically the method I used to attach Esther's (The purple Bunny) eyes. Her eyes are spoons, so I couldn't sew them. To make sure it attached well, I cut squares of foam and glued them inside the hollow part of the spoon and then applied glue to the foam to attach the eyes to her face.

For attaching thngs to fur, put a dab of contact cement onto the item you're attaching and then onto the fur, but make the 'dot' of glue small and high. Let it dry like normal, then when you attach the whateveritis, squish the glue down. If your attachment is sew-able, then tack it down at...

For feet/legs, I would recommend The Foam Book method. They use tubes of foam for the thigh and shin, and then carve the 'foot' out of foam, and attach smaller, shaped and trimmed tubes of foam for toes; and then the whole appendage is covered with fleece/fur/etc. It's similar to the method...

Am imagining things or did someone once draw a 'muppetish' diagram based on the golden triangle? I tried to search the forums, but came up blank.

If you can get a decent video connection, that sounds neat! However, Most video chat's I've seen haven't been able to sync voice and video very well.