Are good puppeteers also good at drawing?

[dwayne1115]

this is an interesting thread, i wonder if you could also ask are all puppeteers good at acting or even singging. I cant Draw if my life depened on it but i can act and sing so i think it really depends on the person. I have always wanted to try and build a puppet but i'm scared and i second guess myself to much when it comes to the muppets and puppets.

 

[aaronmojo]

I'm a freelance illustrator and a puppet-builder, but the "technical" aspects of building puppets always trip me up. I am a fairly good performer, though, and getting better at it. I'd better be since we're starting a business soon! Kids can be ruthless!

 

[dwayne1115]

kids can be ruthless to an extent. what kind of bussness are you doing. I always wanted to start a puppet show for birthdays school things and such, then expand it have a studio with clowns and all kinds of kids entertainment.

 

[RockerRob]

I think the real question here is, "Are puppet builders good at drawing?". Puppeteers and Puppet builders, or puppet builders/puppeteers are different creatures. Some people's creativity comes out in just the manipulation of the puppet (these people may also be natural actors), and the builder is wildly creative and uses puppets as an outlet, but then they have to try their puppet out and become puppeteers by default.

 

[Pork]

This is very interesting. I think I agree with you RockerRob.

 

[SkeetScootSquat]

Me! I have to make a thread about my doodles sometime,But my #@!$%^%&*^^%$%^%?! camera won't work right.I need a phone!

 

[crazy chris]

i will throw my hat in the ring as well... i am a cartoonist as well....

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[SkeetScootSquat]

i will throw my hat in the ring as well... i am a cartoonist as well....

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I think you said that somewere else on this same thread.

 

[crazy chris]

oops....my bad... lol

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[crazy chris]

ummmm... just scanned thru... doesnt look like i did comment before...

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