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Gumby has been an iconic figure in my life since I was a kid. I always seemed to have a Gumby and Pokey bendable toy around. Funnily enough however, Gumby episodes weren't airing on television in my area for some reason, but I did watch another Cloke
Gumby has been an iconic figure in my life since I was a kid. I always seemed to have a Gumby and Pokey bendable toy around. Funnily enough however, Gumby episodes weren't airing on television in my area for some reason, but I did watch another Cloke
Welcome to StopMotionAnimation.com
This website had a complete overhaul in June of 2012. Many new features, such as easy photo uploading, posting videos and writing blogs, are now available to members. If you're new to the site or have been away for
Welcome to StopMotionAnimation.com
This website had a complete overhaul in June of 2012. Many new features, such as easy photo uploading, posting videos and writing blogs, are now available to members. If you're new to the site or have been away for
This article includes some broken links
Written by Mike Brent
I thought I'd post up some of the tips I've collected from various online sources and personal experience on the subjects of sculpting and moldmaking, very useful skills for any fabricat
This article includes some broken links
Written by Mike Brent
I thought I'd post up some of the tips I've collected from various online sources and personal experience on the subjects of sculpting and moldmaking, very useful skills for any fabricat
written by Don Carlson
PART I
Lip sync in stop motion is a hard thing to do. Probably, one of the most difficult aspects of animation, besides walking. You alread have your animation planned, sound recorded, sets built, characters sculpted... Lip syn
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written by Mike Brent
I thought these subjects in particular need to be grouped together because they get a lot of attention from newbies... usuall
Note: links on this page used to link to the old Message Board and therefore do not work at this time.
written by Mike Brent
I thought these subjects in particular need to be grouped together because they get a lot of attention from newbies... usuall
compiled and updated by Anthony Scott
What's inside a stop motion animator's toolbox? It's anyone's guess really, but I'll try to identify the essentials. Every Animator uses various tools while animating their puppet. These can consist of sculpting
annotated for stopmotion by Mike Brent
INTRODUCTION
Anybody who's studying animation should learn these principles. They were developed by the Disney animators in the early years, when they were basically forging the artform that we know today as ani
submitted by Mike Brent
Here's a tutorial originally posted by Jason Spyda Adams (son of legendary comic book artist Neal Adams) over at the Sculptors Forum (you need a free registration to read the forum). He uses it for making heads for action figu
submitted by Mike Brent
Here's a nice little mini-tut I just found on the Sculptor's Forum whipped up by master sculptor Erick Sosa with text provided by super-talented up-and-comer Trevor - um, well sorry Trev, I don't know your last name buddy. Thi
written by Mary Murphy
Introduction
One of the biggest stumbling blocks to making a basic stop motion puppet is the technology involved in the various techniques. Not everyone has access to soldering or drilling equipment, and we don't all have the s
