A collection of builders, resources,
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If you haven’t seen Adam Kreutinger’s youTube channel, you need to. Adam has had his youTube channel up for a while and has detailed his Audrey II build, various puppet projects, his ebay Puppets. Now he has been showing a great series of Puppet How to Videos. This is turning out to be a great […]
Puppet builder Troy Picou is sharing some great tutorials. Check out his latest Rod puppet tutorial.
In honor of BJ’s mech workshop going on at Stan Winston School, I thought this Friday video would highlight Philip Stephens. Philip is a puppeteer and builder from New Zealand who is missionary in Colombia South America. He consistently shows basic materials and readily found software to do great puppet work. Check out any of his videos […]
To spotlight another resource for puppet builders try the forums found on Puppets and Stuff (puppetsandstuff.com) In my early days of starting in puppetry I found this great community. It has been active since at least 2001, and uses the old bulletin board format for discussion and sharing. Started by Shawn Sorrell, many talented builders and […]
Ever desired some puppet stuff to listen to? Try Getting Felt Up! Getting Felt Up! is a podcast run by Daniel Becker and Nate Begle. Two puppeteers that met and bonded on an ImaginOcean tour. Both are puppet builders and performers in the New York and Pennsylvania area that bring on their fellow puppeteers and their new friends in […]
If you’re thinking about building puppets, or want some help with some fundamental patterns, there is no better place to start than ProjectPuppet. I and many others got help starting out thanks to the patterns and extras at ProjectPuppet. ProjectPuppet run by its founder Pasha Romanowski as a way to give builders a start. His about […]
What is Beyond the Sock you ask? Beyond the Sock is a workshop at University of North Texas. Lead by Peter Linz (Walter of the Muppets), Noel MacNeal (Bear from the Big Blue House, website, @noelmacneal), and Pasha Romanowski (of Project Puppet and Puppetsmith). Attendees learn puppet design, build their own puppets, learn performing techniques, and as a finale complete […]