UPDATE **
Please visit my dedicated site on making wooden puppets:
www.carvingpuppets.com
A video tutorial is available to watch (or download) here:
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/makingmarionettesproj1
Introduction.
There are many different ways to make a marionette, no right or wrong ways, just variations in materials used, joint techniques and controller designs.
The type I will be making will be an all wood carved marionette. I will be making a human character however do not limit yourself, animals or abstract shapes can be marionettes too as we can see from the following picture of a simple lion marionette.
The detail of the carving can be varied depending on your ability, you may want to paint in details such as the face if you haven't got the skill to carve it. The marionette I will be making will be quite detailed but hopefully you can follow the principals and simplify where necessary
Please visit my dedicated site on making wooden puppets:
www.carvingpuppets.com
A video tutorial is available to watch (or download) here:
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/makingmarionettesproj1
Introduction.
There are many different ways to make a marionette, no right or wrong ways, just variations in materials used, joint techniques and controller designs.
The type I will be making will be an all wood carved marionette. I will be making a human character however do not limit yourself, animals or abstract shapes can be marionettes too as we can see from the following picture of a simple lion marionette.
The detail of the carving can be varied depending on your ability, you may want to paint in details such as the face if you haven't got the skill to carve it. The marionette I will be making will be quite detailed but hopefully you can follow the principals and simplify where necessary
So lets look at some more examples of wooden marionettes.
Simple wooden shapes threaded with cord are used to create a character.(click on image to enlarge)
Below are some marionettes made in Prague, notice the angular shapes and in some of the puppets even the pelvis/leg joints are visible. (click on image to enlarge)
Here's a marionette from one of my favourite makers Antonin Muller:>
So there's some ideas for you in preparation for the next stage which will concentrate on the design of the character.
