Animated Paper Puppets || @Elody

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10 or more Mini Paper Brads 1 Pair Scissors 1 Mini Paper Punch (or Anything Else That Can Poke a Hole) Several sheets Plain White Card Stock Several sheets Colorful Card Stock (Optional) 1 Pencil 1 set Markers 1 A Tripod With Phone Attachment (Optional) 1 A Stop Motion Animation App (Optional) See All

Get App Today we’ll create jointed paper puppets, to play with, and optionally, make stop-motion animations! 1 @Elody on

Get App First sketch a character in sections. Divide the parts at each major joint (elbow, knee, etc.) 2 @Elody on

Get App Make each limb extra long. The overlap when you put it all together will shorten everything. 3 @Elody on

Get App See how the legs look shorter here than they did in the initial drawing? 4 @Elody on

Get App Once you have an outline, color your character in. 5 @Elody on

Get App Clothing parts can be cut from colorful card stock, or you can color all of it by hand. 6 @Elody on

Get App Carefully cut out all of your pieces and arrange them in order. 7 @Elody on

Get App Punch a hole through both sides of a joint. Insert a brad through both holes and open on the back. 8 @Elody on

Get App Be sure the holes are not too close to the edges on either side of the joint. 9 @Elody on

Get App Repeat with all joints until it’s fully assembled. Ta da! 10 @Elody on

Get App If you want to animate your character, the “Stop Motion” App is free and easy to use. 11 @Elody on

Get App Shooting within the app, move your puppet a little at a time, taking a picture in each position. 12 @Elody on

Get App You should have a tripod or another person holding the camera in the same position for each picture. 13 @Elody on

Get App Hand-held will be much less stable than a tripod but will still have fun results. 14 @Elody on

Get App The more elements you have to interact with eachother, the more you can do with your animation. 15 @Elody on

Get App With a tripod, the results will be smoother. Use your imagination and have fun! 16 @Elody on

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Elody Elody Gyekis Brooklyn and Pennsylvania based artist. Painter, sculptor, animator and community artist. “Batik” Watercolors Decorative Tissue Paper: Potato Stamps Decorative Tissue Paper: Tie Dye Stamp Carving From Leaf Prints View full profile

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