Foxes, cats, rats ... some of the puppets I made

[Gluvets]

These are brilliant

 

[FrackleFan2012]

Awesome puppets you got there!

 

[Tioh]

Awesome puppets. Love the eyes blinking. Are you willing to teach us how to connect the bowden cable to the eyes and make them work?

The cable is embedded in a handle attached to the eyelid (I just put the plastic around the end of the cable). Those eyelids were made by hand with Plaast over a steel ball.

 

[FrackleFan2012]

The cable is embedded in a handle attached to the eyelid (I just put the plastic around the end of the cable). Those eyelids were made by hand with Plaast over a steel ball.

Nice.

 

[Buck-Beaver]

Great work Tioh.

 

[Tioh]

Skunk and little wolf:

Both puppets have a 3d-printed head-base with movable eyelids.

 

[FrackleFan2012]

Skunk and little wolf:

Both puppets have a 3d-printed head-base with movable eyelids.

Great job!

 

[Tioh]

Short test-videos with new 3d-printed puppet-heads

Cable-controlled eyelid

 

[Tioh]

How to build a foam body for a hand-puppet - video tutorial - part 1

This video shows how to make the main part of a puppet foam-body for a hand-puppet - in the style of the puppets from the Eurofurence Pawpet-Show. I will use this body with a 3d-printed head-base.

The pattern for the foam-body:

This is my basic pattern for a foam puppet-body. Most of my puppets were made with this pattern. I print it normally 47cm high, 52cm wide - cut the foam out of a cheap camping mat (closed cell foam, 0.8-1.2cm thick).

Check the dimensions of the puppeteers arm before you build the body - the pattern doesn't fit everyone - adjust it if needed.

My tutorials and informations about my puppet-related projects:
http://puppet.tioh.de/