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I don't think anyone has mentioned this here yet, but there's a good tutorial on making posable hands and arm rods at the Project Puppet Blog right now. There's three parts up so far: Introduction Patterns Materials Looks pretty good so far; have a look.

Oops! That's right, I meant Nicky. John Tartaglia was Rod. He's amazing too. I saw the original Broadway cast; they were all fantastic. :o

I should add that "Rock" in my previous post was a typo (I meant Rick). Too bad he's not on Broadway anymore...his Rod and Trekkie Monster were hilarious.

I know, I know the title of thread promises a lot, but I am really serious. If anybody struggles to build better, original (i.e. not from a stock pattern...not that there's anything wrong with stock patterns) puppets Check out this post from John K's blog about construction in drawing &...

That sounds like an awesome experience Jon. Is Rick still doing the Broadway show? I think most people have seen these by now, but videos from the workshop Rock was referring to were recently put on YouTube By Gary Friedman. Check out this thread for more details.

Those exact materials probably can't be bought anymore...the Muppet workshop purchased the original materials decades ago and now if they are not still using the original materials they likely get the fur custom made and/or dyed. If you search the archives here there are probably old threads...

Have you tried going to the center or talking to anyone there? They operate a full-time shop and would probably be willing to at least let you drop by.

That's a very good point, there is often a big difference between fame and wealth.

You might want to search YouTube for "Kasou Taishou". The videos from that show are all large-scale puppets and may give you some good ideas.

Heat shrink tubing is one of those things that if you have an electronics/hardware surplus store in your area it's worth checking there for too because you'll sometimes find it incredibly cheap.

I have a puppet building tutorial that explains one method for making posable hands. Also see Swazzle's Ratchet puppet tutorial.

For making a realistic, light weight skeleton check out this tutorial on PuppetBuilding.com. I don't think there is a fabric that really looks like skin; your best bet for that is probably latex or silicone. Google "Stop Motion Puppet Techniques" or something similar and you'll find a lot of...

These are so funny Jon, great work! I really love the Steve puppet; he's a great character, really well designed and fun to watch. Are you planning more?

I am not sure how much it costs, but Michael Earl was planning to do some TV puppetry courses in the UK in April. Check out www.teachingtour.com for details.

Kathy is not handling sales for GA Stage anymore, but they still sell Antron fleece.

Something someone once told me about puppetry is that "there's more money is using puppets then there is in making them." There are people who make a good, if not great living at it, usually through touring live shows. I did four years of touring and dinner theatre shows with a company and made...

If anyone has ever wanted to make their own "Peepers" or "Oobi-stye" puppet practice eyes there is a new tutorial on PuppetBuilding.com explaining how to make puppet practice eyes. Enjoy!

I never saw this show on the air, but I remember reading about it on the internet.

Take a look at my Tumbles P. Bear Project tutorial; it has a good method for removable arm rods. There are also a lot of old threads here dealing with this subject if you do a search, it's a subject that comes up a lot.

There's a new puppet building tutorial up on PuppetBuilding.com today...how to make a rod puppet from a tennis ball. It's a really simple, but clever puppet making idea that was submitted to the site by Andrew Moore.