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I would say as soon as possible, especially with the holidays. I used to do a lot of stuff last minute and it's sooo bad and stressful (as everybody already knows). Some people I know if they have a deadline on Friday, will ensure they are done by Wednesday so when (not if) things go wrong there...

I have limited experience with marionettes, but an easy (albeit slightly more expensive) solution might be buying premade hands Spectacular Dimensions.

I was thinking a hobbyist airbrush would be a cheap idea too, except you need a small air compressor too. Re: Ravagefrackle's sponge idea, I've seen little flat circle-shaped foam brushes that you could use to apply paint and create a nice stubble effect. Most art stores in Toronto should sell...

I think he's supposed to be a yellow version of Cookie Monster with dollar-sign eyes and it's meant to be an activist parody, kind of like when SNL does a Muppet skit.

You can use "the wedge method"; to make a perfect sphere glue together 8 wedges cut from sheets of foam that are four times longer than they are wide (imagine slicing an orange in to eight pieces and you'll get the general idea). I find that 1 inch or 3/4 inch foam works best. There is a free...

This is not those specific designs per se, but the Lady Fromage tutorial on the Puppet 101 blog explains how to build a very similar mouth mech. The tutorial is scattered over several months in 2006-07 at Puppet 101 and you can start reading it from here.

They can be ordered online from Poof-Slinky.

It really depends on what type of mouth you need. For something rigid I've used Corroplast (corrogated plastic, like cardboard except plastic) or even thin sheets of regular plastic. For flexible mouths gasket rubber works well, or even foam covered with fabric. There's some good ideas for...

Just a good doll is probably a very good idea. With a lot of realistic human puppets you can run in to the Uncanny Valley problem.

That looks like a long, thin peanut shape, duplicated seven times.

Foam-a-licious! :o I couldn't resist.

I just posted some neat scans of puppet designs by Hansjürgen Fettig from his amazing book Glove And Rod Puppets: A Handbook of Design and Technique: http://puppetbuilding.com/hand--rod-puppets/glove-and-rod-puppets-by-hansjurgen-fettig.html I think we've discussed Fettig's books on the...

Have you seen the Cry Baby puppet from Axtell?

Haven't tried Tool Dip on foam personally (anybody actually done that?), but another option is covering the foam with brush-on latex. If you take your time and do multiple thin coats it comes out very smooth. You could also cast a beak in latex, but that is a lot more work of course.

Don't miss the PofA festivals this summer either - http://www.puppeteers.org/festivals.html

I have some puppets that were made with L200 foam in the early-mid `90s and they have held up better than puppets made with regular polyfoam (the stuff used to make couch cushions). I tend to store puppets in cool, dry conditions in clear plastic bags inside boxes or bins and everything made...

Oh yes, of course artists are concerned with technique. And just because someone works in what is traditionally considered a "craft" doesn't mean they can't be artistic or an artists. It's just that traditionally craft focuses on process while art focuses on concept. The distinction is mostly...

Very cool! I really wanted to do some fun puppet thing for Halloween but I was way too busy.

I've seen several people who have or are working on Masters in puppetry and/or have been building for many years who build awful looking puppets, so I don't think years of experience or education should dictate price. I'm a big believer in market dynamics; if someone builds television puppets...

That's a really nice, affordable rig. I bet it would super easy to build your own from PVC pipe too.