Animation und Puppenbau - Juergen Kling «
http://www.juergenkling.de | | Studio in germany offering stop motion animation production services , ball-socket armatures , puppetmaking , sets , props , and modelmaking. there is also english version of this site. |
At Last, Foam Puppet Fabrication Explained! «
http://www.awn.com/mag/issue2.11/2.11pages/2.11briertonani.html | | Article from animation world magazine. an overview of the general methods used in stop motion puppet fabrication starting from design , then machining jointed armature , sculpting , molding , and foam latex rubber casting. |
Bricks In Motion «
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/tomfoote3/BIM/index.htm | | This site is about the specialty area of using the lego building brick components of this modular build-it-yourself toy system and bringing them to animated life using stop motion animation methods. includes how-to information and tutorials. |
Building Ball-Socket Armatures «
http://www.montereymotiongraphics.com/armatures/ | | Description and photos showing the construction of stop motion animation puppet armature joints using common tools and basic metalworking methods. |
Clay Animation & Sculpture «
http://members.tripod.com/~dragomir.n/ | | Stop motion animation movies and pictures created with clay. [some pages from this site not viewable with some browsers] |
Clay Animation How-To Page «
http://www.animateclay.com/ | | A brief tutorial on how to make clay puppets and animate/film them. many links to stop motion/puppet animation related web sites. |
Clay Animation Made Easy «
http://education.wichita.edu/claymation | | Example of clay and stop motion animation used in an elementary school curriculum. educators using this tactile animation medium to help encourage language , mathematical , logical , spatial , collaborative and creativity skills. |
Darkstrider: Explorations in the Art of Stop Motion Animation «
http://www.darkstrider.net/main.html | | Information about the european style of puppet animation in the more purer form where characters are stylized , surreal (as puppets) , and are not represented as photo realistic. site also includes ongoing diary of experimentations with stop motion methods. |
Def Animations «
http://www.defanim.8m.com | | Showcasing animated movies by amateur clay animator who lives in eygpt. also includes brief behind the scenes of animation methods. |
Do it Yourself Foam Latex Puppet Making 101 «
http://www.angelfire.com/anime4/zungstudio/ | | This video or dvd tutorial is available for purchase which shows the general basics of constructing a stop motion animation puppet using the clay sculpting & molding method , foam rubber latex casting , seaming , and final painting of the puppet. |
Fantastic Films of Ray Harryhausen «
http://lavender.fortunecity.com/judidench/584/ | | The life and career of the special effects , stop-motion animator. |
FrameThief «
http://www.framethief.com | | This is an inexpensive shareware stop motion animation program for the apple/macintosh platform , that enables the users , from novices to professionals , to capture and create animation. |
From Art to Finished Puppet «
http://www.animationartconservation.com/corpse_bride.html | | An interview with head of the puppet department on tim burton's " corpse bride" . provides general overview descriptions and some photos about the creation of the animation puppets used in this 2005 academy award nominated stop motion feature film |
Fussball Comedy «
http://www.deutsche11backstage.de | | This is a german language website. includes behind the scenes photos and sample clips of a stop motion comedy tv series from germany. |
I Can Animate «
http://www.kudlian.net/products/icananimate/ | | Designed for all ages , a software product especially designed for stop animation on the mac os x. includes a variety of features for the creation of animation. the program has earned various recognition awards. |
