Dunnow Why... (Part-3)

Time to move on!

After the hands were done, the next step was to cover them with the fleece.
The fabric pattern was the same as the foam pattern but it's a little bit wider around its edge. This would give more space for the stitches.
I used the ladder stitch to make the seam virtually invisible.
Here are some pictures of the result...

And ...voila! The hands were completely covered with the fleece...!

One step closer to the finish line, I guess....:D

Dunnow Why... (Part-2)

After I've cut the hand parts, I put palm support plates for the hand-palms, made from cardboard. But  unlike my previous puppets, I wanted this puppet's hands to be able to hold things. So, I added some florist wires inside the fingers. This would let the puppet's hands to hold stuffs. I learned this from (again) the great Projectpuppet.com. So, many thanks to Projectpuppet.com!
I also put a thicker wire on each hand as the hand-rod, just like I did to my other puppets.

The next step was to finish the hands by gluing the other parts of them together. What so interesting about using the PU foam for the hands was : you could make rounded-shape hands. Just simply put the glue around the edge of the hands and press it together...and, voila! You would get a round edge...

The hands were done, so it was time to cover them with the fleece. Stay tuned, cause I'll write it down on my next post...!

Dunnow Why... (Part-1)

Do you remember this guy above?

Yep...it's Dunnow. He was my third puppet I've made. 

But unlike my two previous puppets, he remained bodiless and armless for a quite long. 

I don't know, but it was just like meeting a dead end every time I tried to build this guy. 

I have succeeded in making his head, but failed to build his body immediately. Not until three or four months later, when I finally completed the body.

Phewww...I guess it is true that the biggest challenge would always come from within yourself :(

But recently, I pushed my self to finish the building process for Dunnow. 

The next step for Dunnow was his arms and hands. You can see in the picture below, I was still using a foam sheet.

I got the hand pattern from Projectpuppet.com. Thank you so much, Projectpuppet.com for the pattern. You've got my biggest respect!

As for the next step, I'll explain it later in another post. So, stay tuned.....!

:)

Monster, monster, monster !!!

Do you know Oscar the Grouch, from a famous Children's TV Show : Sesame Street?
Yes, he's one of the "cute" monsters in the show, who lives in a trash can.
I really inspired by the way this green guy argued with the others. So funny, you know...
And I thought to myself : "Hey, why don't I make my own trash-monster?"
So, I decided to make the character.

This guy was different. Instead of making a new puppet from foam sheet, 

fleece fabric, etc, I decided to recycle some used materials from around the house, to built the character.

I haven't got a name for him, but he already did a performance in some birthday party, with the theme about "Loving your Environment". Well, I guess he could wait for the name. Someday I will give him a perfect name.

The Harmonica Puppet

About a year ago, I had a crush on a specific music instrument called : Diatonic Harmonica.
I was like totally amazed by its magical sound. I bought some harps (harmonica) and tried to learn to play them.
Soon after that, I had a new hobby : playing the harmonica...!
I really enjoyed every moment when I could play this instrument.
One day I came up with an idea : Why didn't I make a movie about my hobbies?
So I decided to give it a try : a short movie about a puppet playing the harmonica! Yes, it's the Harmonica Puppet!

Here it is...:D

Looking back...

It's been a while since PuppetO started it's journey. Some performances have been made, and  I'm looking forward to do the next steps : doing more shows and making more puppets. I hope I can start those stuffs as soon as possible.
Now, take a break for a minute or two, and see some of PuppetO's journey in this picture.
Enjoy it...:)

We're on screen, mate...!

Last year I had a chance to go to an Electronic Fair in the city. There, I bought a low-end video camera. Well, it wasn't that low, cause it had that HighDefinition (HD) thing in it though.....:D
I didn't use it very often until the Christmas was about to come. So I thought it would be a great idea to do a short film with my handycam. And it just came up to my mind to make a kind of a Christmas Greeting with the puppets.
Forgive me if it's not that good, because I had no experience in video-editing before.
So check this out...!