Take your first steps into the world of stop motion in this class where you will design, armature and build-up a puppet capable of full stop motion animation. You will learn the use of different materials that go into the creation of puppets, including wire, foam, liquid latex, epoxy resin and acrylic paint, etc. We will also discuss the varying styles of puppets as seen in films and tv (IE: “Pinocchio,” “Wallace and Gromit,” “Ted Lasso Christmas Special,” and “Robot Chicken.”) and introduce the idea of more complex puppets builds for future 201 classes. (Animation not taught in this class. That for another time.)

Learning Outcomes:

• An overview of the history of stop motion
• How to breakdown a character design for build and animation needs
• Discuss different types of armatures and learn basic armature design and execution
• Build up a puppet out of foam, foam tape and latex
• Learn basic detail painting and finishing
• Learn how to add fur or flock to a puppet and to make it animation friendly
• Discuss approaches to costuming a puppet and learn basic costume armaturing for animation
• Learn to create and organize a "Puppet Bible" to document all parts of your puppet build

For the stop mo class, if you wanna get fancy, you can say "taught by Oscar and Annie nominated, 3 time Emmy Award winning for stop motion film and tv...." (https://nikkiricemalki.wixsite.com/artist/awards) If that is useful.