AA238

Puppet Fabrication provides students with foundation skills in character puppet fabrication designed for stop motion animation. In hands-on workshops, students will be introduced to multiple material handling techniques including wire armature construction, clip foam body shaping, direct sculpt head build, costuming, and wig construction, culminating in a functional stop motion puppet. As a part of the curriculum, a spectrum of stop motion media will be shown and discussed in class to illustrate the diverse paths this medium takes. Students are given support to evaluate, experiment, apply and re-imagine puppetry while developing techniques as it relates to their personal voice.

Pacific Northwest College of Art

Portland