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Welcome to the Project Puppet Shop
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The puppet patterns and instructions at Project Puppet are designed to be specific enough to provide a reliable base for professional hand puppet creation, yet adaptable enough to allow for your personal creativity. Please browse the shop to find the pattern that's right for your project or character!
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The Simple Series
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Our Simple Series patterns are just that...simple. You will be able to complete a Simple Series puppet in just a few hours.
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The Monster Series
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It's the Monster Series! The name says it all.
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The Forma Series
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Each Forma Series kit comes with a full-sized pattern sheet and instructions that take you step by step through the construction process using drawings, diagrams, and photos. The instructions are designed to provide a solid foundation on which to build your own original puppet characters. The instructions are easy to follow. Be prepared, however, to spend anywhere from 2-4 days building your puppet.
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The Forma Trio brings all three Forma Series pattern kits together at a very special package price. This is a great starter kit for an amateur puppet builder who is concerned with the quality and variety of his puppet characters. The Forma Trio includes all three Forma Series patterns - the Rotondo, the Punto, and the Ovale - plus much more! Read more...
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The Rotondo Pattern is the most popular and versatile in our Forma Series. It will guide you from character sketch to finished hand puppet, focusing on a round, spherical head shape as the fundamental basis for the puppet character. Read more...
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The Punto Pattern will guide you from character sketch to finished hand puppet, focusing on a pointed, conical head shape as the fundamental basis for the puppet character. Read more...
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The Ovale Pattern will guide you from character sketch to finished hand puppet, focusing on an elongated, oval head shape as the fundamental basis for the puppet character. Read more...
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Puppet Supplies and Materials
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There are some basic materials that puppet builders often use that aren't readily available at your local craft or hardware store. Some are very hard to find, some are quite expensive, and some can only be bought in bulk quantities. It is our wish to bring as many of these materials as possible to you at affordable prices.
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Reticulated foam (Scott Foam) is a great material for carving or patterning flexible heads, hands, arms, etc. If you plan to have the foam serve as the "skin" of your puppet character, you'll love the seam-hiding properties of reticulated foam! Read more...
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Why "Head Shape"?
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The puppet patterns at Project Puppet focus on the puppet's head shape as the fundamental basis of the character. Why? The shape of a character's head is a very effective communicator of the character's personality.
For example, think of a few of your favorite cartoon or puppet characters. Think of the basic head shape each character possesses and how that shape may reflect the character's personality. The more characters you study, the more you will see a general trend. Certain head shapes are used for certain character types. Of course, there are exceptions but in general you'll begin to see a pattern.
It is good to be aware of this now, because choosing a basic head shape and a corresponding pattern is the first step in the creation of your character. Think about your character's personality and decide which head shape best fits that personality. Only then will you know which Project Puppet pattern is right for your character. |
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