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Craft

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Clay Sculpture and Hand Building

Six Week Puppet Making Course

With DIY craft kit delivered to you

Learn to create perfect puppets from scratch with this virtual course.

Ctrl + Art + Dlt

1k followers

ClassBento donates with every booking to

6 x 6 hours

1 to 10 £500

Online Classes

•

Craft

•

Pottery

•

Clay Sculpture and Hand Building

How it works

Request your preferred time

We'll send a ClassBento Box to you (a craft kit with what you'll need). Shipping in the UK is free, and it should arrive within 2 to 4 business days. We ship nationwide.

Enjoy the online class - after booking, you'll get a link to join the interactive class.

What you'll do

Always wanted to try your hand at puppet making? Maybe you're looking for a new hobby? Discover new skills and create a magnificent model at this six-week craft course - we think it's one of the best things to do at home!

This online class will connect you with a friendly expert teacher, who'll guide you on a virtual experience that will help you master the basic techniques of puppet fabrication. You'll design and build your figure from scratch and get hands-on with every stage of the creative process.

During the course you'll learn:

How to design, plan, size and build wire armature.
How to fill and shape your puppet.
How to design, rig, sculpt, paint and create jointed, rigged shoes for animation with tie-downs.
How to create rig points for your puppet for animation, running, walking and jump cycles.
How to create replacement limbs and head.
How to create eyes and eyelids that you can animate.
How to create mouth replacements for lip-synching.
How to add hair to the head, shape, style and treat for animation.
How to draw up clothing patterns.
How to make replacement hands and rig hands for movement.

It doesn't matter if it's your first time checking out crafts for adults, this puppet making course is a completely beginner-friendly experience that will develop your skills from the ground up.

At the end of this six-week course, you'll have some fantastic new techniques for making your own puppets, and a boosted confidence in your creative abilities. The next time you're looking for things to do inside, you can draw on your knowledge and get busy with DIY crafts to keep entertained.

Knowledge required

Beginner-friendly.

What you'll get in your craft kit

All the materials and equipment needed for your course.

What you'll need

An open mind and a willingness to learn.

Session repeats

This class series runs over 6 consecutive sessions, at the same time every week.

Your teacher

Ctrl + Art + Dlt

1k followers

Ctrl + Art + Dlt is run by Jennifer Kidd, an art director and model maker with years of experience in puppet fabrication. She has previously worked on some great stop motion animation productions such as Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires, Isle of Dogs, Norman Picklestripes and fast-paced commercial animations and music videos such as Rag’n’Bone Man.

Since the beginning of lockdown, Jennifer has adapted her lessons in puppet fabrication to take place entirely over Zoom and caters for students worldwide.