Lessons

Stop Motion Animation: Puppet Fabrication Tips

Learn to create a stop motion puppet with the Chiodo Bros. (Team America, Killer Klowns from Outerspace, Elf), from design to finished character.

February 10, 2018
Stop Motion Animation: Puppet Fabrication Tips

How to Create a Stop-Motion Puppet

In this excerpt from the Chiodo Bros' "Stop Motion Animation Part 1: Puppet Creation" course, Stephen Chiodo shares some quick and effective zombie puppet fabrication techniques that you can apply to your own characters, including how to add rotted "skin" to a Super Sculpey skull, how to make zombie brains with aluminum foil, and how to paint with tinted latex!

Free mini-lesson highlights:

  • Foam & Latex Skin Application
  • Building Up Facial Features
  • Creating Tin Foil "Brains"
  • Painting with Tinted Latex

To watch the complete instructional video, click the player above!