Category: Animation Ideas

  • Pippi and the Monkey

    Pippi’s armature and head: aluminium wire, polymorph and polymer clay (hands and head). Armature for Mr Nilsson the Monkey. Without a head.

  • Finding a challenge

    I work best with some kind of challenge. (I have been drifting – perhaps stuck!) There are lots of challenges on Instagram and I felt the pull of a Pippi Longstocking theme for the first week of August. I will try to animate one of the daily prompts but for now I will just see…

  • Moving On

    I have an image in mind and am starting to make some new wire puppets. I am not good at doing things the “right” way – which is to draw the character design first. This process sometimes stunts my exploration and I seem to do better by playing with stuff, instead of Pencil & Paper.…

  • Puppets: Horse Part 2

    The horse is coming along though not quite finished. The hooves are a problem – how to make them. I have struggled between making a horse that is unbearably cute and one which looks like a zombie. The result is probably a cute zombie. Cissie doesn’t seem to mind. She has fallen in love she…

  • Puppets: The Horse

    A Western gal needs a hoss. It is taking ages. First there is the wire frame. Next I build up the body shape with foam. And smooth it over with wadding. What kind of animal is emerging? There is much head clutching at this point. Do not take this as a masterclass in puppet building.…