**update from Adam’s wife** Below is an official GoFundMe setup by Adam's family created to support Adam’s battle with brain cancer. Thank you so much for your support. ~Maria gofund.me/e1baeb14
Hi Adam! I don’t know if you remember me, but my name is Leah and I went to Park Camp years ago and I was in your “Hobbies” class! I always had SO much fun doing all your activities, from magic tricks, to juggling, to puppeteering! Hobbies was my favorite class BY FAR. I don’t know if you’ll ever see this comment, but if you do, thank you for sparking my life long interest in the quirky hobbies that I still practice today!
The idea of using clay, then enlarging the pattern just blew my mind. I'm now in the "I want to make a puppet, but just figuring out the basics" phase. This really helped.
Read this comment before watching the video. Thought it was rude. Started the video. One minute later when he pulled out the cheese grater my attention snapped back to the video and I had an “ah ha” moment.
My father defines creativity as "Finding out for yourself why it isn't done that way." Being smarteR thaN yoU (note sarcasm "font"), I decided to skip the annoying upsizing step by molding my head full-size. After a couple of days (no kidding) of adding shreds of clay and still not having a large enough mass, I pulled off the unfinished head, set it in a bowl in front of the space heater, and shaped a smaller head - still much larger than the one you made. Getting it shaped right took a while because the whole area was too big to smooth without the pressure of my hands distorting it somewhere else. Then, when I cut the mouth out, the mass from that big full dome caused the top of the head to collapse right back to a closed mouth. So, to save all my novice puppet-building siblings out there the trouble: this is why we make a little clay model and then upsize the pattern. Btw, I also mistakenly bought medium hardness monster clay instead of soft. Don't do that, either.
Thanks for sharing! Yeah the medium can be tough for this style of pattern making. But is great for sculpting details! Feel free to download the patterns from my website too. www.AdamKreutinger.com
The further adventures of Why It's Not Done That Way: I wound up cutting three darts in the top of the pattern, radiating from the same point so it's like the triangle fabric bits that make up a baseball cap. I might have been able to do it with a single, deeper, central dart. In my defense, the guy I'm making the puppet replica of does have a really round head. (BTW, an adult human mouth is about 4/5 of the way down the face. It's easy to place it too high. The forehead is about 20% of the face area; more for younger people. A baby's head is about 50% above the eyes.) I didn't have access to an enlarging photocopier, so I drew a 1" grid over my pattern, and a 1.5" grid on craft paper, numbered rows, lettered columns, and copied the pattern at 150% by putting the same shapes in the blocks on the bigger grid that I saw in the corresponding boxes on the smaller grid. It came out just the tiniest bit off, but close enough that I could bend the foam together and even the bits that way. I could have been more accurate with a 1/2" grid on the pattern to a 3/4" grid on the craft paper (I recommend a copy shop, but if you really can't, this old-school hack will work.) The Barge's contact cement arrived crushed in its padded envelope, smelling like the nail salon from Hell. Turns out I'm super sensitive to toluene, the chemical that evaporates so rapidly it makes contact cement ultra-quick bonding. I looked for Barge's TF (toluene free), but couldn't find it locally, and reading the directions online, it doesn't set as fast as formulas with toluene. First I used Gorilla Glue. That has to be held/clamped together for 15 minutes to set, which means I got glue on my fingers (it scraped/washed off after three days) and left a raised "scar" at the seams, which can mostly, but not entirely, be trimmed off with scissors. They're going to be under hair eventually so that's OK. After spending 45 minutes gluing together the three darts on the top of one side of the head, I went to ACE hardware and picked up Pliobond 25, a toluene free contact cement that says it's "VOC compliant" (volatile organic chemicals, for those playing at home.) This requires two coats (for porous surfaces) with 5 minutes drying time in between, followed by a third coat on one side and then an immediate bond. And that's where I am so far. More on this story as we get it. Could you put together a full list of everything needed? Like craft paper at least 12" wide, pencil, marker, masking tape, exacto knife, scissors, lid of a storage container, tin snips, cheese grater, stand (and what you put across the top of the pipe; I shoved the clay down inside while molding the head), sand paper...and a link for that awesome clear ruler would be good. I got a quilting ruler at JoAnn's Fabric. I find myself frustrated by halting to get common things I just don't have on hand.
In our next episode, we will cover: "A well ventilated area; why outdoors on a gusty day is not your best bet for spray adhesive and contact cement" and "What is a harelip? Why you should start gluing head hemispheres together at the front." We may touch on "Why does my puppet head look like a fish?" but I don't know the answer yet. I think I may have gone past the midline with my pattern so that, when the two "halves" are joined, they extend further forward than they should.
thank goodness. I was going to buy a pattern, but from the looks of it I can make my own! Thank you so much for making these tutorials!!!!! it's so sweet of you.
I watched all of your tutorials on puppet making in one day and the next day I made my very first puppet and he turned out Amazing! Thank you Adam for taking the time to make these tutorials
Thanks for making this series and sharing your approach. We made reference to some of your techniques when we made Professor Silly Bob, the mad scientist puppet for our new channel.
I am making a puppet for a Puppetry for Film independent study, and these videos will really help me with the assembly! I have taken notes on at least 10 of your videos.
Thank you, Adam! I just made the puppet head using an old foam mat I refused to throw out for years because i knew it would have a purpose some day. It worked! Seems it wanted to be a puppet! You have made my weekend. So excited to see the creature that emerges with the help of your fantastic videos. Have a lovely day! And thanks again!
A year ago I decided to give this a go and made my first puppet… big red Rufus now exists after weeks of hard work. A year later and now I’m going to make him some friends to play. This is my therapy, what keeps me going. Thank you so much for being the inspiration and changing my path in life, I wish that that scary monster you’re fighting right now goes away and never dares to come back. We need you in this world, to keep spreading happiness, knowledge and inspiration ❤️
Adam - you are a hero, and this series is 100% gold. Your explanation of your process gave me the inspiration to take on a ridiculous puppet task a few months back, and it turned out absolutely fantastic (I recreated 15 of the cast of Buffy the Vampire Slayer as puppets for a local Buffy festival). Years ago I remember learning to sew costumes from a grouchy seamstress, and 95% of what you learned was unspoken just from watching her process, her thinking, her habits. I feel the same way watching you work. Rewatching these videos 2 months later, I realize how much I still need to learn-
These tutorials are fantastic and have been invaluable for me through this lockdown. Thank you so much for sharing your skills with us Adam!(Although I live alone and I think my family and friends are starting to worry at the growing puppet collection and my sanity)
@@mkaikuroh I did actually make a couple of little puppet videos where they were singing along to songs, but I lost confidence and made them private 😅.
Я просто не могу не прокомментировать. Вы суперский мастер. Мало того вы учите составлять выкройки, ещё и показываете как шить саму куклу плюс дарите выкройки у вас самые лучшие куклы. Благодарю вас. Я очень рада, что посмотрела ваши видео.
Fantastic!! We bought all the material (I think) let's start today, me and my wife, for my daughter's one year anniversary. Florianópolis-Brasil. Thank you.
This is absolutely the fundamentals of all patterning for foam shapes, explained as clearly as possible. I've started experimenting with more complex sculpts and you quickly learn where to make your cuts by doing it and becomes instinctual, but generally it's peaks and valleys, just like Adam's shown. It gets trickier when your pattern overlaps, but if you've gradually challenged yourself, you problem solve that pretty easily [a separate piece, spiraling etc]. More complex shapes just take more time. For scaling up, I've used my monitor to zoom in on a scanned pattern and VERY lightly and carefully traced it. I've also tried a video projector for huge patterns, but that's only because I already had the projector of course and an overhead projector works, but cheap video projectors are a thing now [plus you can watch movies on your ceiling while laying in bed].
i want to say thank you for your tutorial they are so informative and no body shares the information like you. and in real time so we can follow you as you go. I'm in the process of making a couple of puppets one from your pattern, with some creative add on and two from scratch from what i have learnt from watching you and using my imagination I'm enjoying the creativity will share my pics once I'm finished. thank you
I used your patterns and videos to make my first puppet. Thank you so much. My granddaughter is going to love it. I added an opening body so she could reach the mouth.
Recently picked up a bunch of different mini projects that are all going into one larger project, including puppet making and 3d modeling. Now I've had my first time noticing how these two things overlap because, when you make the tape pattern over the clay model, you're essentially just doing the real world version of UV mapping a 3d model! I just find that neat (also it means I dont need to go out and buy clay because I can just 3d model it instead hehe)
As an artist, I prefer very hands on vs using tools (e.g.sewing machines vs hand sewing) ...this whole video was all the satisfying things. (as are your others) I had never thought of 'making' puppets...but now I cant think of anything more wonderful to try. Cannot wait to creep out my friends with a house full of puppets :) heehee
My toy sewing business is ready for expansion, but first, I have to create my own unique teddy patterns which is soooo difficult! This video is really bloody good! Thanks!
I’m trying to make a Kermit puppet, Kermit is my favorite thing ever. No joke! I wanna say thank you for making this it’s very useful! It helped me a lot! Bye! ^^
This was super suPER helpful for me!! I've been wanting to make some puppets of my own lately (and some recreations of Muppets) and this really helps a ton
Hi Adam, you are so talented.. Thank you so much for the step by step tutorial, truly fantastic!! was wondering if 1" foam would also work with your patterns?
I learned a lot from you, and I liked your work style and simple explanation .. Thank you. The first experience that was not very successful, but after I followed your videos, it will become better. I hope so ... and the puppet that I am making now is a bulb.
Hi Adam, I have just cut and glued my puppet head together using your basic pattern. I made it 120% larger to accommodate a large hand, therefor the mouth plate is about 6 inches. Can you please show us how to do the mouth plate using wood (or whatever you use for larger mouths). Thank you so much your video's are awesome!! the best out there!
Adam this is great video. Thank you for posting it. I can finally do the pattern I want with out it being free hand. I can now finish my present for my in-laws.
Adam, I'm having a hard time getting the Weldwood Contact cement to keep the foam pieces glued together. It says it glues on contact, but it doesn't. Should I hold it for an extended period? In your video, you didn't seem to have to do that.
Hi there! I used some of your techniques to make Chain Chomp puppets for my Chompette cosplay. They were a huge hit at the anime convention I went to this weekend. Thanks for your help with this! :D
As a person who had worked in factory settings for years when younger I cant not stress enough to use Proper protective equipment and a well ventilated area when working with any harmful substances. I am talking about glues aerosol or applied by hand types. Anything that off gases or you might think can cause a issue with your help PLEASE research online the proper way to handle anything you are suspicious of. And when anything you are working on is drying let it dry in an area where no one is around maybe a garage or someplace safe. During the drying process fumes can linger in your breathable air! Please be safe. ADAM HAS EXPRESSED THIS STUFF MANY MANY TIMES in the past and it can not be said enough.
this man talks about softening the clay with various things such as, heat guns, ovens, and microwaves, followed by him whipping out a cheese grater out of the quantam realm like what-
mr.kreutinger you just help me out a lot I'm making a puppet name evean and I started making him in 2016 but I did not like how his head look so now I know how to make the head pattern I want. you are awesome and your going help me out even more when you make the body pattern video and are you going to make a video about how to make puppet legs and feet toung and how to make live hand puppet because I really like your yellow doctor puppet in the back of your work shop
Great content - do you have any tutorials or suggestions for how to make a wearable head? Trying to mimic a muppets character for Halloween. Thank you!
Congratulations for your EXTRAORDiNAIRE réalisations. I like them. Thanks you very much. Dommage que je ne comprenne pas tout ce que vous dites mais je vois et m'adapte ;-) ;-) bonne continuation. bravossssssss
Thanks Adam your videos are easy to follow and excellent to learn from!!! I struggled a bit with attempting to machine stitch the fabric mouth plate in....but not bad for my first try 😎 thanks for the awesome how to content videos looking forward to more new videos from ya.... Thanks teach!!!
Nice video, Adam. I appreciate the time you have dedicated toward educating people about puppet creation. I would have liked it if you had explained how to decide on where to put the darts. You brought up the fact that a common question is "where do you put the darts", but you never explained "how to decide" where to put the darts. You showed us where you decided to put the darts, but then you ended up removing two of the darts. Some people are going to be more confused than before. Perhaps you could post a short supplemental video (or add a note to the description) that explains dart positioning a little bit better so for years down the road people aren't bugging you like they have about the body video. I believe these videos are created with beginners in mind, so it will be beneficial to beginners to have better insight into dart placement. I think the dart placement is the most important part in having the correct head shape. Would you agree, or am I out of line on this?
+canufathom1 - Hey! At the end of the day it's mostly preference. I have a buddy who only cuts one inch lateral lines with many pieces. Another cuts it into fourths. I try to keep it one piece if I can, this makes it easier to remember how to put it together if I use the pattern again years later. Also the biggest factor on where to put darts is totally dependent on the shape of the sculpture. A more detailed sculpture would have more darts. Later down the line I'll be doing a more unique head shape.
I took a screenshot of the pattern that you made and saved it on my Cricut, now I can cut it out with my Cricut. I have to cut the foam out by hand, but I can use the pattern again if I need it for covering.(skin)
Good day! Hopefully you’re having a great one. Enjoy your vids. What is the difference in reticulated foam and upholstery foam. And which one is best or are they the same?
Foam heads used to be such a problem with me in the past, mainly because I was ignorant to darts, as such, my heads would come out flat and I would have to find some kind of a brace to wedge inside the head to give it shape. This is a great tutorial, though I personally go the route similar to your original puppet head tutorial in doing separate skull and jaw patterns: I find it makes working the mouth a lot easier and more flexible.
+Adam Kreutinger How do you feel about necks? I've always traditionally done a separate neck when fabricating puppets, though I saw in THE MUPPETS ON PUPPETS that Don Sahlin would make the head and neck one pattern, so I gave it a try with my most recent puppets: while it certainly cut down on time and sewing, the results were middling, and the necks seemed really shapeless.
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**update from Adam’s wife**
Below is an official GoFundMe setup by Adam's family created to support Adam’s battle with brain cancer. Thank you so much for your support.
~Maria
gofund.me/e1baeb14
I hope he’s okay 🥲
For me it's 2:30am
Hope all is well with you and yours man
Hi Adam! I don’t know if you remember me, but my name is Leah and I went to Park Camp years ago and I was in your “Hobbies” class! I always had SO much fun doing all your activities, from magic tricks, to juggling, to puppeteering! Hobbies was my favorite class BY FAR. I don’t know if you’ll ever see this comment, but if you do, thank you for sparking my life long interest in the quirky hobbies that I still practice today!
The idea of using clay, then enlarging the pattern just blew my mind. I'm now in the "I want to make a puppet, but just figuring out the basics" phase. This really helped.
Its been 4 years. Have you learned the basics?
haha please update us when you have the chance
5 years later
Ooh I’m Wally and I like to be stupid everywhere because I’m a stupid, puppet boy ha ha ha
Update us
As a puppet, I approve of your efforts to create friends of mine. Good work.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Bruh, did you just predict Hello Puppet
Wait is fabric flesh for you
Wait so like, can I buy you?
I want to be a puppet. Being a real boy is no fun.
You have taught us all so much, Adam! You are like the Bob Ross of Puppetry!!!!!
Thats the best compliment I can possibly think of. Thank you!
* Adam mentioning stuff about other artists methods as i gaze in the distance *
* pulls out cheese grater *
My attention has re-entered the chat
emo is my religion 😂😂😂😂
emo is my religion same
Emo IS MY religion as well
Read this comment before watching the video.
Thought it was rude.
Started the video.
One minute later when he pulled out the cheese grater my attention snapped back to the video and I had an “ah ha” moment.
Emo isn’t a religion
My father defines creativity as "Finding out for yourself why it isn't done that way." Being smarteR thaN yoU (note sarcasm "font"), I decided to skip the annoying upsizing step by molding my head full-size. After a couple of days (no kidding) of adding shreds of clay and still not having a large enough mass, I pulled off the unfinished head, set it in a bowl in front of the space heater, and shaped a smaller head - still much larger than the one you made. Getting it shaped right took a while because the whole area was too big to smooth without the pressure of my hands distorting it somewhere else. Then, when I cut the mouth out, the mass from that big full dome caused the top of the head to collapse right back to a closed mouth. So, to save all my novice puppet-building siblings out there the trouble: this is why we make a little clay model and then upsize the pattern.
Btw, I also mistakenly bought medium hardness monster clay instead of soft. Don't do that, either.
Thanks for sharing! Yeah the medium can be tough for this style of pattern making. But is great for sculpting details! Feel free to download the patterns from my website too. www.AdamKreutinger.com
The further adventures of Why It's Not Done That Way:
I wound up cutting three darts in the top of the pattern, radiating from the same point so it's like the triangle fabric bits that make up a baseball cap. I might have been able to do it with a single, deeper, central dart. In my defense, the guy I'm making the puppet replica of does have a really round head. (BTW, an adult human mouth is about 4/5 of the way down the face. It's easy to place it too high. The forehead is about 20% of the face area; more for younger people. A baby's head is about 50% above the eyes.)
I didn't have access to an enlarging photocopier, so I drew a 1" grid over my pattern, and a 1.5" grid on craft paper, numbered rows, lettered columns, and copied the pattern at 150% by putting the same shapes in the blocks on the bigger grid that I saw in the corresponding boxes on the smaller grid. It came out just the tiniest bit off, but close enough that I could bend the foam together and even the bits that way. I could have been more accurate with a 1/2" grid on the pattern to a 3/4" grid on the craft paper (I recommend a copy shop, but if you really can't, this old-school hack will work.)
The Barge's contact cement arrived crushed in its padded envelope, smelling like the nail salon from Hell. Turns out I'm super sensitive to toluene, the chemical that evaporates so rapidly it makes contact cement ultra-quick bonding. I looked for Barge's TF (toluene free), but couldn't find it locally, and reading the directions online, it doesn't set as fast as formulas with toluene.
First I used Gorilla Glue. That has to be held/clamped together for 15 minutes to set, which means I got glue on my fingers (it scraped/washed off after three days) and left a raised "scar" at the seams, which can mostly, but not entirely, be trimmed off with scissors. They're going to be under hair eventually so that's OK. After spending 45 minutes gluing together the three darts on the top of one side of the head, I went to ACE hardware and picked up Pliobond 25, a toluene free contact cement that says it's "VOC compliant" (volatile organic chemicals, for those playing at home.) This requires two coats (for porous surfaces) with 5 minutes drying time in between, followed by a third coat on one side and then an immediate bond. And that's where I am so far. More on this story as we get it.
Could you put together a full list of everything needed? Like craft paper at least 12" wide, pencil, marker, masking tape, exacto knife, scissors, lid of a storage container, tin snips, cheese grater, stand (and what you put across the top of the pipe; I shoved the clay down inside while molding the head), sand paper...and a link for that awesome clear ruler would be good. I got a quilting ruler at JoAnn's Fabric. I find myself frustrated by halting to get common things I just don't have on hand.
In our next episode, we will cover: "A well ventilated area; why outdoors on a gusty day is not your best bet for spray adhesive and contact cement" and "What is a harelip? Why you should start gluing head hemispheres together at the front." We may touch on "Why does my puppet head look like a fish?" but I don't know the answer yet. I think I may have gone past the midline with my pattern so that, when the two "halves" are joined, they extend further forward than they should.
Thinking of using paper mache. I think it may cut a step
thank goodness. I was going to buy a pattern, but from the looks of it I can make my own! Thank you so much for making these tutorials!!!!! it's so sweet of you.
I watched all of your tutorials on puppet making in one day and the next day I made my very first puppet and he turned out Amazing! Thank you Adam for taking the time to make these tutorials
I’d love to see it!
@Adam Kreutinger www.pinterest.com/Hanner1Nanner1/my-creations/?eq=my%20creations&etslf=NaN
He still needs arms :D
That’s your first,it looks so good and cool.
@@bananahhhhhhhhh6612 it looks really good!
I've been watching your stuff for years, and the day has finally come. I'm getting paid to make a puppet, and it's all thanks to you!
Am I the only one who is watching this at 3am and now wants to make a puppet
😂😂😂 I hope you are not the only one.
I am too
Probably! I’m watching at two pm xddd
Well it's 1 am here
I’m at 4am😎
Children are going to love you for this. Your si skilled and selfless for sharing your skill so freely. God bless you
The use of the masking tape to make a pattern is brilliant! I will definitely be using this technique for other projects. Thanks for sharing.
Jeff Jantz Can’t wait time see it! Tag me in Instagram! @AdamKreutinger
@@PuppetNerdplease make billy the puppet from saw
Thank you Adam for all you detailed and informative clips! I’ve made 2 puppets by following your guidance. I couldn’t of done without you.
Thanks for making this series and sharing your approach. We made reference to some of your techniques when we made Professor Silly Bob, the mad scientist puppet for our new channel.
Awesome!!!!
I am making a puppet for a Puppetry for Film independent study, and these videos will really help me with the assembly! I have taken notes on at least 10 of your videos.
Thank you, Adam! I just made the puppet head using an old foam mat I refused to throw out for years because i knew it would have a purpose some day. It worked! Seems it wanted to be a puppet! You have made my weekend. So excited to see the creature that emerges with the help of your fantastic videos. Have a lovely day! And thanks again!
❤️❤️❤️ Awesome!!! Can’t wait to see it!!
A year ago I decided to give this a go and made my first puppet… big red Rufus now exists after weeks of hard work. A year later and now I’m going to make him some friends to play. This is my therapy, what keeps me going. Thank you so much for being the inspiration and changing my path in life, I wish that that scary monster you’re fighting right now goes away and never dares to come back. We need you in this world, to keep spreading happiness, knowledge and inspiration ❤️
Thanks Adam! You helped my creator bring me to life! I'm a hot mess, but I'm a happy hot mees and so happy to be here!
Adam - you are a hero, and this series is 100% gold. Your explanation of your process gave me the inspiration to take on a ridiculous puppet task a few months back, and it turned out absolutely fantastic (I recreated 15 of the cast of Buffy the Vampire Slayer as puppets for a local Buffy festival). Years ago I remember learning to sew costumes from a grouchy seamstress, and 95% of what you learned was unspoken just from watching her process, her thinking, her habits. I feel the same way watching you work.
Rewatching these videos 2 months later, I realize how much I still need to learn-
So cool! I’d love to see them! Are you on Instagram? Tag me in them!
@@PuppetNerd Done!
Cool video. That guitar loop gets old really quick, though.
Yeah. Sorry. I cut 90% of the music from what I post now.
@@PuppetNerd I actually really like the music. It gives you that motivating vibe
@@PuppetNerd I made a puppet and it's cool
Yep.
@@PuppetNerd hey Adam, if i 'bought' (well it's free) this pattern from your website what size paper should I print it on ?
These tutorials are fantastic and have been invaluable for me through this lockdown. Thank you so much for sharing your skills with us Adam!(Although I live alone and I think my family and friends are starting to worry at the growing puppet collection and my sanity)
you should make a video of your puppets if you’re still alive
@@mkaikuroh I did actually make a couple of little puppet videos where they were singing along to songs, but I lost confidence and made them private 😅.
@@clairelouise355 awh dang :( I bet they’re cute though :0
Я просто не могу не прокомментировать. Вы суперский мастер. Мало того вы учите составлять выкройки, ещё и показываете как шить саму куклу плюс дарите выкройки у вас самые лучшие куклы. Благодарю вас. Я очень рада, что посмотрела ваши видео.
Wow puppets are hard to make. Props to this guy for making so many and this amazing tutorial.
❤️❤️❤️
Fantastic!! We bought all the material (I think) let's start today, me and my wife, for my daughter's one year anniversary. Florianópolis-Brasil. Thank you.
These videos are great! Making my first pattern has been intimidating but you made it go a lot smoother than I anticipated. Don't stop :)
This is absolutely the fundamentals of all patterning for foam shapes, explained as clearly as possible. I've started experimenting with more complex sculpts and you quickly learn where to make your cuts by doing it and becomes instinctual, but generally it's peaks and valleys, just like Adam's shown. It gets trickier when your pattern overlaps, but if you've gradually challenged yourself, you problem solve that pretty easily [a separate piece, spiraling etc]. More complex shapes just take more time.
For scaling up, I've used my monitor to zoom in on a scanned pattern and VERY lightly and carefully traced it. I've also tried a video projector for huge patterns, but that's only because I already had the projector of course and an overhead projector works, but cheap video projectors are a thing now [plus you can watch movies on your ceiling while laying in bed].
Adam - Perfect. You couldn't have made it any simpler. Thank you.
Thanks!
How to make a hand puppet
1: get a paper bag
2: draw a face on it
3: put your hand in it
4: your done
River Graham lol
Alright
yOuRe
You're done ;)
@GUiLHeRMe ROcHA lol
Thank you so much for this series. It's both inspirational and super helpful.
Happy to help!
i want to say thank you for your tutorial they are so informative and no body shares the information like you. and in real time so we can follow you as you go. I'm in the process of making a couple of puppets one from your pattern, with some creative add on and two from scratch from what i have learnt from watching you and using my imagination I'm enjoying the creativity will share my pics once I'm finished. thank you
Happy to help! Thank you for the support!
Actually super stoked you went to a FedEx to blow up your image. Just made this project feel a bit more inclusive, thank you💕
Wow!!! I am so excited to try this! Hopefully I have the guts to go through with it. Thank you for being a great teacher
Thanks! Check out my other videos too. They should help!
Extremely useful and clear from top to bottom.
Thanks so much!!! Happy to help!!!
im making a puppet rn and i am sooo excited to do it !!!! thank you so much dude , very appreciated
That is fantastic. I have been working from existing patterns but this really helps to figure out how to build something truly original!
I used your patterns and videos to make my first puppet. Thank you so much. My granddaughter is going to love it. I added an opening body so she could reach the mouth.
I’m gonna use this tutorial to make my muppetborn for dungeons and dragons! Thank you!!!
Cool!
I like your creativity,smartness,and love your puppets!!
❤️❤️❤️ Thanks! 😁😁😁
Recently picked up a bunch of different mini projects that are all going into one larger project, including puppet making and 3d modeling. Now I've had my first time noticing how these two things overlap because, when you make the tape pattern over the clay model, you're essentially just doing the real world version of UV mapping a 3d model! I just find that neat (also it means I dont need to go out and buy clay because I can just 3d model it instead hehe)
CAN YOU DO HOW TO MAKE THE EYES BLINK?
Have you seen this? ruclips.net/video/o6We2PChSWc/видео.html
As an artist, I prefer very hands on vs using tools (e.g.sewing machines vs hand sewing) ...this whole video was all the satisfying things. (as are your others) I had never thought of 'making' puppets...but now I cant think of anything more wonderful to try. Cannot wait to creep out my friends with a house full of puppets :) heehee
Awesome! Can’t wait to see what you come up with!
My toy sewing business is ready for expansion, but first, I have to create my own unique teddy patterns which is soooo difficult! This video is really bloody good! Thanks!
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Adam please tell me how to make a nother way to make a puppet a simple way please
Adam Can you make a puppet give me the link and I buy it from you for $20 on a website
You make puppet design look so simple and fun, I'm gonna have to give this a try, thanks ;)
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I am string puppets but ur puppets are very nice.I want to learn your puppets .I want ur tracing papers I am in India.can u send to my mail yor papers
Thanks so much for making these I’ve learned a whole lot about puppets 👍👍👍y
I’m trying to make a Kermit puppet, Kermit is my favorite thing ever. No joke! I wanna say thank you for making this it’s very useful! It helped me a lot! Bye! ^^
Happy to help!!!
thank you for the free puppet patterns I really needed them for a pupptes I will be doing for school
Awesome! Can’t wait to see it!!!
This was super suPER helpful for me!! I've been wanting to make some puppets of my own lately (and some recreations of Muppets) and this really helps a ton
Happy to help!!!
I love your vids! you are my inspiration for starting to make puppets!
Hi Adam, you are so talented.. Thank you so much for the step by step tutorial, truly fantastic!! was wondering if 1" foam would also work with your patterns?
Yup! 1 inch foam will work too!
@@PuppetNerd That's fantastic Adam thanks so much👍
I learned a lot from you, and I liked your work style and simple explanation .. Thank you.
The first experience that was not very successful, but after I followed your videos, it will become better. I hope so ... and the puppet that I am making now is a bulb.
Thanks! Happy to help! Can’t wait to see what you come up with!
Wow, absolutely gorgeous...and the puppet is pretty cute too lol😬
Thanks so much!
I used some of the tips from these videos to make my unicorn puppet Corny (seen in my thumbnail and featured in the videos on my channel). Thanks!
Thanks for making this! I've been wanting to make my own patterns for awhile. Going to try it right now!
Cool! Can’t wait to see it!
Adam, you inspired me to make a puppet form my YT channel, Thanks. I love your creativity.
Hi, congratulations, I love your work , really I'm your super fan
Thanks so much!!!
Thanks for making these videos on Friday I’m making a puppet and I’m 10 years old so thanks for the videos
Happy to help!
Same with me thank you Adam
Thank you so much for the free patterns. Very helpful especially for us beginners. 🙏🙏👍👍
You're killin it Adam - these are great!
Hi Adam, I have just cut and glued my puppet head together using your basic pattern. I made it 120% larger to accommodate a large hand, therefor the mouth plate is about 6 inches. Can you please show us how to do the mouth plate using wood (or whatever you use for larger mouths). Thank you so much your video's are awesome!! the best out there!
Cool! The method is 100% the same. Just use wood instead.
Another fascinating and informative tutorial! You ROCK!!!
Adam this is great video. Thank you for posting it. I can finally do the pattern I want with out it being free hand. I can now finish my present for my in-laws.
I'm not seeing a link for the free pattern. :(
update: Nevermind found it. Man I'm blind LOL
Where is the link, can you tell me? I can't find. I guess I'm blind too
The masking tape is a great tip thanks for sharing!
Adam, I'm having a hard time getting the Weldwood Contact cement to keep the foam pieces glued together. It says it glues on contact, but it doesn't. Should I hold it for an extended period? In your video, you didn't seem to have to do that.
You have to let it dry before you put the pieces together.
Hi there! I used some of your techniques to make Chain Chomp puppets for my Chompette cosplay. They were a huge hit at the anime convention I went to this weekend. Thanks for your help with this! :D
Happy to help! I’d love to see it. !
@@PuppetNerd here is a video :D instagram.com/p/B8xixlmBSWx/?igshid=1p03uwc8n1ec7
As a person who had worked in factory settings for years when younger I cant not stress enough to use Proper protective equipment and a well ventilated area when working with any harmful substances. I am talking about glues aerosol or applied by hand types. Anything that off gases or you might think can cause a issue with your help PLEASE research online the proper way to handle anything you are suspicious of. And when anything you are working on is drying let it dry in an area where no one is around maybe a garage or someplace safe. During the drying process fumes can linger in your breathable air! Please be safe. ADAM HAS EXPRESSED THIS STUFF MANY MANY TIMES in the past and it can not be said enough.
Thank you so much for the awesome video series and info!
Thank you so much for your helpful advice and videos. Helped out a LOT!
Great love it keep them coming, love your beginner videos
It was one of the best videos I've seen. Thank you so much.
Happy to help!
Holaaa! Wow! Hermoso trabajo! 👍🏻 Saludos desde Mexicali, México! ❤ 🖐🏻
Love the way you made these puppets on both videos. I’ve ended up starting a dragon puppet
I Dont Actually Build These But It's Still Fun To Watch.
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Think about it, you can give your child fun, or maybe you can have a fan film of "Don't hug me I'm scared"!!
this man talks about softening the clay with various things such as, heat guns, ovens, and microwaves, followed by him whipping out a cheese grater out of the quantam realm like what-
cool. still so obsessed with your hair. so cool.
I love the Avenue Q poster on the wall.
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I just found my new hobby!!!😁😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
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Thank you so much :) I’m using this method of making puppets on my Etsy shop
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Adam, you are awesome!! The videos are very much appreciated. :)
what the prooo!!! you are!!! greetings from Lima - Peru
I saw your first one, awesome job!!!
Thanks!
Adam Kreutinger your welcome!
mr.kreutinger you just help me out a lot I'm making a puppet name evean and I started making him in 2016 but I did not like how his head look so now I know how to make the head pattern I want. you are awesome and your going help me out even more when you make the body pattern video and are you going to make a video about how to make puppet legs and feet toung and how to make live hand puppet because I really like your yellow doctor puppet in the back of your work shop
Great content - do you have any tutorials or suggestions for how to make a wearable head? Trying to mimic a muppets character for Halloween. Thank you!
Congratulations for your EXTRAORDiNAIRE réalisations. I like them. Thanks you very much. Dommage que je ne comprenne pas tout ce que vous dites mais je vois et m'adapte ;-) ;-) bonne continuation. bravossssssss
Thanks Adam your videos are easy to follow and excellent to learn from!!! I struggled a bit with attempting to machine stitch the fabric mouth plate in....but not bad for my first try 😎 thanks for the awesome how to content videos looking forward to more new videos from ya.... Thanks teach!!!
Not sure how I could send you my progress so far I do have a Facebook page “Neo Customs Funko”
What will the differences be in my puppet if I use reticulated foam vs craft store foam? Thank you ❤️
The difference will be that you used different foam.
Adam Kreutinger clearly, but I was wondering if it would affect the structure or anything else?
I like it a lot!
Thanks!
Nice video, Adam. I appreciate the time you have dedicated toward educating people about puppet creation.
I would have liked it if you had explained how to decide on where to put the darts. You brought up the fact that a common question is "where do you put the darts", but you never explained "how to decide" where to put the darts. You showed us where you decided to put the darts, but then you ended up removing two of the darts. Some people are going to be more confused than before.
Perhaps you could post a short supplemental video (or add a note to the description) that explains dart positioning a little bit better so for years down the road people aren't bugging you like they have about the body video.
I believe these videos are created with beginners in mind, so it will be beneficial to beginners to have better insight into dart placement. I think the dart placement is the most important part in having the correct head shape. Would you agree, or am I out of line on this?
+canufathom1 - Hey! At the end of the day it's mostly preference. I have a buddy who only cuts one inch lateral lines with many pieces. Another cuts it into fourths. I try to keep it one piece if I can, this makes it easier to remember how to put it together if I use the pattern again years later. Also the biggest factor on where to put darts is totally dependent on the shape of the sculpture. A more detailed sculpture would have more darts.
Later down the line I'll be doing a more unique head shape.
I don't have any material to make puppet (even monster clay), but, your puppet head looks great!
I took a screenshot of the pattern that you made and saved it on my Cricut, now I can cut it out with my Cricut. I have to cut the foam out by hand, but I can use the pattern again if I need it for covering.(skin)
Or you can download the pattern from my website for free.
That probably would’ve been better.
I made my Cricut cut out the fleece for the skin. That was nice.
Nerd thx a lot for your videos i just create my first Puppet!Its the one i have profile photo to my channel!!!
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For the small fry pattern on your website, do you have a video showing how to make that puppet from beginning till end?
Sorry. I don’t. But it uses all the same techniques as the main series.
Good day! Hopefully you’re having a great one. Enjoy your vids. What is the difference in reticulated foam and upholstery foam. And which one is best or are they the same?
Hey! Which is best is subjective. It depends on what you are trying to do. Both work well.
Foam heads used to be such a problem with me in the past, mainly because I was ignorant to darts, as such, my heads would come out flat and I would have to find some kind of a brace to wedge inside the head to give it shape.
This is a great tutorial, though I personally go the route similar to your original puppet head tutorial in doing separate skull and jaw patterns: I find it makes working the mouth a lot easier and more flexible.
One piece is nice for a head with a fleece covering. It kind of makes natural dimples. For a monster character, I like to make them separate.
Different strokes for different folks.
+Adam Kreutinger How do you feel about necks? I've always traditionally done a separate neck when fabricating puppets, though I saw in THE MUPPETS ON PUPPETS that Don Sahlin would make the head and neck one pattern, so I gave it a try with my most recent puppets: while it certainly cut down on time and sewing, the results were middling, and the necks seemed really shapeless.
Can you do a video on how to make a neck sleeve for your puppet
I show how to make a neck in this video. ruclips.net/video/m3GlzC5OWSk/видео.html I am also planning to do one on sleeves.
Do you suggest any alternatives to the Monster Clay?? Something maybe a bit cheaper??
rivergirl2001 And clay would work. You can even use tinfoil.
Adam Kreutinger awesome, thanks a bunch!!
Wow! That's so great. Thank you so much. 🤗
Nicely done! Adam