hiii! trynna find the best and cheapest way to do a fun lil gift (any puppet makers who wanna trade for a shout out or give a lil discount i have like 15k tiktok followers haha hmu!) submitted by /u/gothhellokitty [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I always see creepy/ disturbing puppets and normally odd looking male characters. But I never see a cute female character so I want to make one like her but I don't know where to even begin. submitted by /u/Bossykrista [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

I saw that they used 2 wooden boxs with 2 controllers on both to move its mouth and head, but I don’t know what they’re are using is called or how it works. submitted by /u/Mindless-Carpet8257 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

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does anyone know what the hair on a wayang kulit puppet symbolizes. I am doing a project requiring use of one of the puppets, most that i’ve seen have their hair up. i think the hair symbolizes personality of the character. pls help submitted by /u/relishroll [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

https://projectpuppet.com/products/the-melonhead-puppet-pattern (Pattern im using, but im thinking i would need to make it more Cicrcular right? cuz the head looks to flat and Ovular? https://youtu.be/QiiKDsohfwo?si=6BckkV4ly3iAv5aB (Video of what im trying to go for) submitted by /u/ShibaTheSamurai [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

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So I keep seeing this meme on my newsfeed and each time it’s just a whole bunch of people in the comments having no clue what it means and arguing about it. So I thought, why not ask a bunch of puppeteers! Looking forward to your insights and hoping this doesn’t turn into another confused argument ? submitted by /u/AliaSmart [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

While "AI art" and general machine-learning image generation is kind of a controversial topic, I do wonder what y'all's thoughts are on how the tech could be used with puppetry to enhance it. Like, I'm hypothesizing two different potential ways of applying it, presumably using Stablediffusion running on a higher-level consumer-grade workstation. One would be to build a very simple; minimal puppet rig that could be inpainted with the creature details the author desires, allowing for some unique textures and less time sculpting but at the cost of consistency. Though, that might be an advantage ..read more