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Yes. It explains to me that after 20 years of photography and film that other people will always google something and assume they know everything. Correct lighting is of course required. BUT as I said NO COMMERCIAL PHOTO GOES UNTOUCHED. No professional photographer works with inferior or...

Diffused . . . . Pretty sure thats what I said . . . . . Lighting source is often not enough. I think that most people will find that when something is photographed professionally the professional in question will probably be using filters on an expensive camera (in conjunction with...

To me, Antron fleece has always looked "metallic" when filmed or photographed in descent light. I generally dont use Antron fleece myself as I achieve much better results with other fleeces. Using soft filters on a still camera is the way it is done. Flash doesnt matter then because any...

I dont know if they have them in the UK but we have a company here in AU called "Clark Rubber". They sell anything rubber, sheeting, tubing, etc. Any rubber supplier will carry foam sheeting. A few tips. Inch foam sheet is great for bigger puppets but not so good for smaller puppets. Use...

Half-inch and inch foam sheet. Just about any fleece. Most people here seem to prefer Antron fleece but I buy a lot of different types. Kingston, Polar, Sapphire, etc . . . . . Faux Furs. These can be either retail "off the bolt" or even strange fur jackets that one may find in a second hand...

Great work. Even though this was simple, it was effective. One of the best short puppet vids ive seen lately. Peace :)

If you are good enough to do it on the "fly" then a headset mic (from shure or senheiser, they are the best) can be done either directly to an audio desk for mixing later on or directly to the film if your camera has DIN inputs. The best way I have found to do it is to record everything...

I completely hand sew everything. I never use a sewing machine for any job. Hand stitching is very easy to learn and project puppet even gives you a few stitches to practice on their site. It takes longer but ultimately produces a far better result than machine sewing can ever give. For...

Professional puppet quality would be unobtainable for any first timer. But you can still make a cool Ernie. Project Puppets melonhead would be the way to go. This way you will learn to stitch, glue foams, cut materials etc etc . . correctly. And it will make a great Ernie that you can boast...

What about a new adventure with Jen and Kira's kids . . . baby / young Gelflings? With todays digital puppeteering like Avatar they could make a pretty impressive film.

sold separately? Your ultimate wildest dream would still have the instruments sold separately?

Antron, Polar, Sapphire, Kingston etc etc, there are many varieties of fleece with different pile heights and anti-piling properties. Then there are felts which were also used. Part wool and full wool felts. They are normally a little more expensive though. To me, some of those pics looked like...

I was not going to say this because it is a secret I have kept for a long time. Making a puppet can be pretty expensive, especially when making a fully fur or mostly fur puppet. However there is a way to make it a lot cheaper . . . . I quite often go into second hand clothing "brik-a-brak"...

The easiest thing to do would be to take the puppet head or partially completed puppet to wherever you are buying the eyes from (assuming you are not ordering online) and try positioning a few glass eyes of various sizes on the head as a mock-up. This will quickly help you determine which size...

work in progress Here is a Bird I am making. Hope U like . . . . http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/5049/bird1d.jpg

I dont know what other fabrics that Henson Co. used but just about any fabric can be used. I have used a combination of Faux Leather (fake alligator) and fleece to make a rather convincing gecko and many other fabrics to gain a desired effect. The way to approach it is to have a look at...

Well done, I enjoyed it. Peace :)

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/1047/snowmand.jpg This one might work instead. Seems to work for me. :)

Hi. These are my puppets. I only hobby make them and I am not that good yet so please be nice . . . heh. I could not find my good camera so I had to use the Phone cam. http://img6.imageshack.us/i/snowmand.jpg/ http://img687.imageshack.us/i/purplej.jpg/...

Hi Im new to this forum (but not new to forums so play nice). Im a 34 year old Puppet Addict. From Muppets to Peter Jackson's "Feebles", I love 'em all. I have been trying to make puppets but not with as good success as I would aspire to. This is why I have joined this forum, Of course I...