Cardboard puppet

Sam Wilde | Had a bit more of a play with Arti today, she’s so fun to make, I really have no experience with this kind of puppet, so I’m not working a… | Instagram

This puppet was a custom portrait commission for a client's husband. The mouth palette was based on techniques learned in the B.J. Guyer puppet building course.

Sam Wilde on Instagram: "I am LOVING making this character, she’s going to be a big part of my year and I cannot wait for all she’s got to show!!! This is part one, the top part of the head, follow for a part two for the lower jaw and putting it all together!! I’m hoping to pattern it all up and pop it on CardboardAdventures.co.uk when the project launches! #cardboard #puppet #puppetdesigner #maker #howto"

Cardboard Matt Smith puppet, phase one.

This is a tutorial that shows the entire process of how to make a marionette string puppet using only cardboard tape and string. Subscribe to Puppets by Arlee Youtube channel for free puppet building tutorials.

Cardboard Octopus Outfit

Sam Wilde on Instagram: "Little something I’m working on, still very much a work in progress, but it’s coming along nicely I think!! Got to figure out those suckers though! #octopus #cardboard #theatre #inprogress #puppet"

As today's cutting-edge puppeteers peer into the souls of animated objects, they're seeing the future---or rather, the eternal present---of the theatre.

DIY Marionette

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