Design Course
Puppet Making
The Craft of Animated Figures
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Body and Stringing Mechanism
The Body of the puppet completes the character, with its shape, accessories depicting the character and the stringing mechanism needed to finally move and play the puppet. The steps followed:
Building the body:
Devising mechanisms to connect the body and head of the puppet.
Accessorizing the Puppet:
Dressing up the puppet with appropriate accessories like cloth, headgear, jewelry etc. to highlight the character it represents.
Playing the Puppet:
- Stringing mechanisms to play the puppet in ways which is sturdy and convenient to the puppeteer.
- Intricate mechanisms to move the jaw, eye etc to enhance the character represented.
