Making a stop motion puppet (process video)

[@animateclay]

Great puppet Slumbo, I like how you put him in the shots at the end.

[@PoppinDan]

I like the way you did the hair, simplicity

[@slumbo_animation]

Thanks a lot!

[@sufferedenuf]

Vaseline works but spray cooking oil works faster and spreads out evenly. I do the same for making fishing bait.

[@sufferedenuf]

Armature can be made from thin wood like basswood sheets or 6mm plywood. Use beads glued on the ends of small dowels. No screws/nuts, just a short piece of dowel in the middle glued. I can do a vid if needed but it works.
If you have access to a 3d printer, the files are available to print the armature in plastic. I prefer wood. Easy to get and make several at a time.

[@twiskin4960]

great video, i love your solution for the hair! awesome!

[@slumbo_animation]

Thanks a lot!

[@thecreativehybrid]

New and wanting to learn how to create stop motion puppets and I absolutely enjoyed watching this process video, thank you for sharing! I learned so much and never thought to use a lot of the things you shared here. New subscriber right here :)

[@slumbo_animation]

@@thecreativehybrid so happy to hear it! Glad it’s useful for you!

[@pmarzoccojr]

Very Nice. Thanks for the video

[@recreepy]

Extraordinary!

[@noah_deitch]

Great Video! I'm curious how you did the eyes in the socket so they could still be moved. Did you use beads for the eyes?

[@slumbo_animation]

Thanks! Yes, they are wooden beads. Frankly, I kind of regret using them because they were not perfectly spherical and you can kind of see the texture in closeups, but that’s all I had for the size I wanted.
The most important thing is making sure they can move before baking the clay. I just give them a little wiggle/rotation to loosen up the socket if that makes sense

[@davidsnail]

That's one of the best videos that l ever seen

[@slumbo_animation]

@@davidsnail Wow, thanks buddy! 🙏

[@czmammut]

Looks amazing! Thank you for sharing :-)

[@slumbo_animation]

Thanks for watching!

[@kanewilliams1653]

So cool!!!

[@slumbo_animation]

Thanks!

[@wyattcoats2787]

2:30 what's the armature made out of? And where can I find them LMAO
Also IT LOOKS SO GOOD!

[@slumbo_animation]

Thanks a lot! The legs are just brass tubes and aluminum wire. The ball and socket joints are components from Kinetic Armatures. Unfortunately they are often out of stock, but it’s worth checking every once in a while!)

[@wyattcoats2787]

@@slumbo_animation thank you so much!

[@davidsnail]

Thanks

[@holysheetproductions]

The clay sticks to the wood?

[@slumbo_animation]

Not very well, no, but once the layer of clay completely surrounds the wood it holds on well enough until it can be baked

[@holysheetproductions]

@@slumbo_animation okay good to know! Thank you!

[@onlylegostudio]

good

[@banotnot]

wow

[@Youmnaahmed-h5l]

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[@colinLy-q1d]

whats the clay type

[@slumbo_animation]

@@colinLy-q1d the clay for sculpting the head is oven-bake polymer clay (I forget if the brand was Cernit or Sculpey). The softer clay for mold making is actually plasticine (Jovi brand)