Hand Controlled Mechanized Puppet Eyes Tutorial

This is a tutorial from the Dope Fiends Comics and Legends of the Adorbs amigurumi and puppetry studio featuring the construction of a side scrolling puppet eye mechanism for a high density foam hand and rod puppet.

[@BumbleBaum]

Brilliant mechanism

[@robertschooner1812]

this is an excellent editorial I am dying to see more! Very well executed.

[@robertschooner1812]

this is an excellent editorial I am dying to see more! Very well executed.,,

[@giri.goyo_yt]

You sir, are a true puppet engineer. Thank you!

[@Creaturiste]

Wow! Thanks so much! Very clear instructions, of a system I have never seen before!

[@PhilipStephens007]

EXCELLLENT! Brilliant idea using the diagonal slot. definitely sharing this video. :)

[@ChristopherPolack]

Thank you! I've always wanted to build that type of eyeball assembly. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[@Equespecte]

Thanks for watching! We are working on another great puppetry tutorial video as we speak! Stay tuned for more.

[@MephProduction]

Fantastic, i wanted to have moving eyes on a traditional made rod puppet and i might be able to adapt this method to do so, food for thought anyway.

[@kobe12345456780]

whao this is a super smart and effective mechanism, thanks for sharing!

[@farasmaroge1465]

You have very good skills. I think that this would be really cool when using it on a puppet. These are all features that make the character very animated. It was hard for me to get good eye set since I just purchased the standard ones from Target. I guess I gotta keep learning.

[@kiwilala2037]

Best tutorial out there all of the others go way to fast. I was actually able to learn something from your video.

[@mefourb]

excellent tutorial ... Bravo

[@marcelo1950ful]

excelente, su explicacion breve , pero muy entendible, gracias,

[@AlexanderSauerPlaysWithHeroJr]

Thanx Man!... Just whati was looking for. I made a Bird but my hand needs to not only go in the body (not the head) but my hand is also sideways... I have 5 vingers and need 5 individual controls... This solves at least three of the 5 issues...
SO >>THAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANX. Awesome MOD!. Rather than extra string , wires ,,,levers..ect ...This is .. Less... and direct ..awesome .. .. Just ... awesome..DOpe!

[@joseromero5088]

En verdad muy buena realización, saludos desde Argentina

[@Equespecte]

Wow! Thanks everyone. I'm not too good at keeping an eye... (pun intended) on the status of my posts. Over 5000 views! That's a milestone for me! Thanks everyone who is watching and commenting and stay tuned for more tutorial videos - we are tackling some cable control next!

[@gizmotheconure3606]

Over 35k now! This is a very nice, easy to follow tutorial. Thanks!

[@spasticpug5209]

Thank you so much
This may come in handy
If I do I'll be sure to refer people to you for what I did

[@Equespecte]

Thanks for watching, Hope the video helps your puppetry!

[@ArtistinWonderlands]

So awesome! Thank you so much for sharing this!!! XD

[@Equespecte]

Thank You for watching! I have more puppetry tutorial videos coming soon.

[@claudiojoseghisleri1636]

Artist in Wonderland

[@claramente8125]

Me encanto

[@heidifouche7187]

thanks so much will ask my son to make me some

[@sufferedenuf]

Would I use the cable method to have it look up and down as well as side to side or how can it do both?

[@jadyn5062]

yooo thank youu i'm trying to make "gromit box" for halloween 😭😭😭

[@johnkoester7795]

I’m trying to find ideas for my plushtrap’s eyes If you want you can look him up But I want to make the eyes very accurate It’s all right if I can use marble or glass? And I want to give it eyelids it’s going to be just a doll but with some metal parts like the rod to hold the head in and I want to be able to take the eyes out to do some affects

[@puppetsongs5731]

Do A Tutorial On Blinking Eye Mechanisms for Puppets

[@knitt_whitt]

Is there anything you could use instead of an airplane hinge?

[@jaskawa4852]

is this the easyest way to get this effect? :)
Im building the Saw Puppet .

[@xkaxsky.69]

How would I do this if the eyes were on the sides of the head? Im interested in dragon puppets

[@Equespecte]

That's an excellent question. I've never built a rig for a puppet with eyes on the side, like a dragon... I'm going to start looking at designing one. Thanks for the suggestion, I'll get back to you.

[@timm2020]

What is Plywood Showerboard?? I have never heard of it. The wood you are using looks more like 1/8" Luan Plywood.
Just curious, as I have never heard of that.

[@Equespecte]

Tim McKinney it might be, for all I know. When I bought it, it was listed as shower board, displayed with that once sided white gloss ply that you can use as dry erase board. You can use pretty much any kind of scrap that works.

[@rickcina6090]

Are these sold, already-made, on a site somewhere? eBay?

[@Equespecte]

These are not sold anywhere that I know of, which I why I make my own. I have another tutorial video in the making that also utilizes easy to aquire materials and basic fabrication skills.

[@rickcina6090]

Please let me know if you're willing to sell an "extra" one of these, and for how much.

[@Equespecte]

Man, I wish I had these to sell. Right now I only have the ones I use in my puppets due to the fact that I made them for the tutorial purpose. I will be sure to keep you updated, if I make a few more and an extra one turns up...

[@isabelsanchez9233]

Waos

[@amyh9554]

is there a way i could do this and have it blink?

[@Equespecte]

Yes! The blink mechanism is a separate build, that goes over the eyes, I have a complex tutorial that features the blink as a cable control, but you could easily adapt a blink mechanism (cable or manual control) to fit over this eye rig.

[@mickswagger6086]

bro can u just make one and send it to me?

[@forkniterage5738]

Wooden balls😂😂😂😂😂

[@robertschooner1812]

this is an excellent editorial I am dying to see more! Very well executed.

[@Equespecte]

Thank you for watching. I am currently working on another video tutorial on puppetry building. Stay tuned. ;)