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Published: 2007-10-28 08:04:03 +0000 UTC; Views: 3804; Favourites: 114; Downloads: 0
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A poseable paper puppet, made with acrylic on bristol paper with thread joints. Created for an under-the-camera animation at school.I think these would go over well at conventions, like Furfest (which I'll be going to this Nov 2007). I'm rather bored of badges and prefer painting over colored pencils and markers, in many respects. The colors are just so much richer...
On my first try I managed to whip this out relatively quickly. A small sketch of the animal in question, then determining which parts will move and breaking it apart. I think if I reduced the number of pieces and complexity, I could make puppets even faster (and less likely to fall apart), which would make them good pieces for conventions. The only tedium is putting it together since painting it is so much fun.
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This is really cool I think I want to make something like this myself.
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This is so cute and fun! I love the idea, never seen something like this before.
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Shit... I was planning on making something along the lines of this for an AC when my art got good enough. I guess I should post what I have currently since now the place will be swamped with these. I'll see if I can upload my puppet within the next couple of minutes. I didn't use string because it is not durable. And the tacks are just to figure out if I should change the pivot points or not.
Fastenjaw
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I doubt I'm so popular these'll be all the rage. If they do...well...be better than all the copycats I guess? It's a great concept that I love myself, I encourage people to build their own little dollies, at least to see what the experience is like.
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Lol! Yea practically anything is better than art theft. XD This one turned out quite well! I might get one just so that my wolf has something to hunt down 
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Look for me and my buddies, we'll be in Artist's Alley!
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Hells yea! I wish I had some money to spend on Merch there but maybe I'll support people I like with some good ol' fashioned Gift Art. lol
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Neat! xDDD I love how you painted him.. He looks so.. in motion. owo I'd love to see some animation videos, if you ever upload 'em.
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very cute deer ^.^
would love to see an animation with
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i'll be sure to post it when i finish
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That's very creative! If it goes over well at the con though, you know everybody'll copy you lol!
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Yes, but it's not a technique I invented either (that goes to many under-the-camera animators), so I can't claim ownership, just innovation to market it at a convention.
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Still it's a good idea as I've never seen anything like that at a convention. You get to be the first person to think of marketing it.
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Awesome, Really well put together. I did something similar in Metal work class in highschool. Mine was an eagle. Twas hard cutting from brass and steel 
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Oh man, make them for us non-con-going people too. That deer is morphing into a chinese dragon and calling my name...
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Ah! thats such a good idea, so in animation class do you have a whole troop of these for a animated production? that would be so cool
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Wow, interesting concept. Those look fun to make too!
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This is such a cool idea, well-painted! And because you put some shadows on the image, I feel as if I could move it right there on the screen.
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Ya, the shadow is digital manipulation cuz the scanner wouldn't like it, I found it gave it some life and dimension it didn't have as a straight-up scan.
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Cuuuuuuuute. I would definitely but one of these at a con :3 Probably even if it wasn't my character lawl. <3deer.
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Wow, thats really kool!
I love the colors as well
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