Initially I went into a fabric store and endured the strange looks from middle aged ladies, grandmas and staff to try and find some fake fur. It was either too expensive or not what I wanted. Eventually I visited the dollar store and found fake fur hats just like yours. Works great! Love the mammoth, sir!
Wow, the way the hair is laid in on the mammoth is similar to the laying in of shingles on a roof- starting at the bottom & working your way up! Thanks, Richard!
I love the last photo with your kitty and what looks similar to Tom Savini's "Fluffy," the Tasmanian Devil, from "Creepshow" by Stephen King and George A Romero!
The cat is Ludwig, a Maine Coon, so he's pretty big. But that puppet is big too. A lot of people seem to think it looks like Fluffy. My intention was to imitate the look of Ray "Crash" Corrigan's b-movie ape suits.
You can get away with quite a lot when covering your puppet with fur, you don't have to spend as much time and effort creating muscle shapes. But you have to keep in mind that the fur will add bulk to your puppet's body outline, so it's very easy to make the puppet look fat or too much like a cuddly toy. Rather make the puppet skinny before adding the fur, and it'll look fine.
Yep, I'm a native Swede, but I publish my videos for an international audience. There's absolutely no interest for my work in my country, so thank goodness for the internet! A tutorial about hands is a good idea :)
I've seen Ray Harryhausen's Mammoth and other creatures, even Willis O'Brien's creatures. Always wanted to know how those two wizards did it, now I know. Robot Monster, cool.
Thanks :) I'm not sure how this is how the masters used fur, but this is how I do it. They used a special technique of attaching hair to a latex skin for Might Joe Young, but I use a simpler method.
There are so many things I could say; I don't know where to start! Check out my Dagon puppet making video on my channel. That one pretty much covers most aspects of how I make my puppets, including the very important ones, like making the armature (the puppet skeleton) and how to make tie-down for the puppet's feet, so you can anchor it to your animation stage. Apart from that, I suggest that you look for a good piece of fake fur to use as plumage instead of real feathers. that'll save you time and work. If you need more suggestions, please contact me at loneanimator@gmail.com
Thanks alot! My primitive primate brain is starting to understand your technique. Ill have to try making a figurine in your style at some point. The hardest part for me will probably be the latex since ive never used it before.... I may for a time stick with sculpting caulk.
have you ever try needle felting? i used with my puppets and looks good, the bodies are made of upholstery foam, but i never tried it out on latex skin(its pretty expensive here)
No, I haven't gotten into felting yet, but I have a friend who makes hats with the technique. If you go looking for mold-making latex at a hobby or -if you're lucky- even a paint supply shop, I think that might be cheaper than so-called mask-making latex. But it's often essentially the same thing.
Great tutorial, Seems like the fake fur I use is on the long side, therefor the puppet needs to be a rather large scale. Also do you ever use any gaps or cuts in the fur at the joints? Keep up the Great work!!
Fake fur hats are often perfect, because you can find quite short hair variations on those. If the fur sits very snugly around the puppet I add gaps under the arms and where the legs join the buttocks. Over those gaps I glue tufts of loose hair. When I apply the simple technique used for the Ro-Men and the ape beast from "In the ooze of Ubbo-Sathla" I keep those areas around the joints loose. It works because the look of the puppets is trying to emulate baggy b-movie ape suits anyway.
I might do a video focusing on something like that eventually, but for now, here's a blog post about how the Kong puppet was made: loneanimator.blogspot.com/2012/06/puppets-by-request-king-kong.html
@@omiliag904 Very cool! Making the head and other parts with skin depends on what tools and materials you have. I used silicone for Kong, but you can go pretty far with ordinary latex too. I built a very simple ape-monster puppet for another film project and it has a latex head. I sculpted it with an open mouth and added teeth made from tissue paper dabbed with latex and rolled into pointy shapes using my fingers. Doing it that way made it very easy to make the head. The ape can still open and close its mouth using aluminum wires, and I could also have added wires in the brow but chose not to this time. If you scroll down this blog post you can find info about that puppet: loneanimator.blogspot.com/2021/02/in-ooze-of-ubbo-sathla.html
Well, I certainly have thought about that. But King Kong is copyrighted to high heaven, so my version probably wouldn't be appreciated by those who own the character of Kong.
I hope it's OK if I reply in English(?) If you watch my video about making the hammerhead monster or the Dagon puppet, you'll see how the skeletons are made. But, basically I take. a bundle of aluminum wires and section them off with thin, hard metal rods, tying them together with the wires by wrapping yarn around them. The rods will represent the bones of the skeleton, and the aluminum wires the joints.
I buy it as a kitchen item -sheets of thin foam that you place under your dish rack to soak up moisture. It's the cheapest kind of foam out there and it's very good for puppet making.
Initially I went into a fabric store and endured the strange looks from middle aged ladies, grandmas and staff to try and find some fake fur. It was either too expensive or not what I wanted. Eventually I visited the dollar store and found fake fur hats just like yours. Works great! Love the mammoth, sir!
Yes, buying new fake fur can get expensive. I can usually find good stuff when visiting thrift shops and the like.
@@TheLoneAnimator make a vídeo Making a stopmotion puppet african lion
@@TheLoneAnimator and a sabertooth tiger
depending how much fur you need i find faux fur samples online to be a good option. :)
Wow, the way the hair is laid in on the mammoth is similar to the laying in of shingles on a roof- starting at the bottom & working your way up! Thanks, Richard!
Yes, correct! It's the same idea.
You brought Ro-Man back to life!
He deserves a comeback :)
This is a must watch for those who think that everything stop-motion is in clay!
I'm always amused by "professional" filmmakers talking about the "claymation" techniques of Ray Harryhausen, etc.
The woolly mammoth was beautiful.
Thanks! It's featured in a film for a special needs people project.
It is always a fascinating experience to witness your working methods. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching :)
Awesome work!🙂👍
Glad you like it! :)
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I love the last photo with your kitty and what looks similar to Tom Savini's "Fluffy," the Tasmanian Devil, from "Creepshow" by Stephen King and George A Romero!
The cat is Ludwig, a Maine Coon, so he's pretty big. But that puppet is big too. A lot of people seem to think it looks like Fluffy. My intention was to imitate the look of Ray "Crash" Corrigan's b-movie ape suits.
Great once again.Amacing work,as usual.I really like your work,you are ingenious working with the common materials that we have around us.
Thanks :) I try to find solutions using cheap materials, that, hopefully, are easy to find.
Thanks. Second or third time I've watched this. I keep making skeleton based monsters, but want to do a few fury creatures as well.
You can get away with quite a lot when covering your puppet with fur, you don't have to spend as much time and effort creating muscle shapes. But you have to keep in mind that the fur will add bulk to your puppet's body outline, so it's very easy to make the puppet look fat or too much like a cuddly toy. Rather make the puppet skinny before adding the fur, and it'll look fine.
Absolutely loving these tutorials. Amazing work as always!
Thanks! More tutorials are coming.
Fantastic, exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!
Great! I'm glad I could help :)
Always Great video!
Thank you! :)
Un grand merci ! A big thanks !!
You're very welcome :)
Ah yes, I see the Ro-Man have made a return!
A short one :)
Great stuff... going to some of this tomorrow please keep making tutorials very practical and informative
Thanks; I will :)
Remember to do I competition I can enter and maybe win one of your models
I didn't know you are from Sweden. I absolutely love and respect your work. Would you ever consider doing a tutorial of stop motion hands ?
Yep, I'm a native Swede, but I publish my videos for an international audience. There's absolutely no interest for my work in my country, so thank goodness for the internet! A tutorial about hands is a good idea :)
I've seen Ray Harryhausen's Mammoth and other creatures, even Willis O'Brien's creatures. Always wanted to know how those two wizards did it, now I know. Robot Monster, cool.
Thanks :) I'm not sure how this is how the masters used fur, but this is how I do it. They used a special technique of attaching hair to a latex skin for Might Joe Young, but I use a simpler method.
@@TheLoneAnimator I say counts. I'm not sure what Harryhausen did with his Mammoth, but after seeing yours I think I figured it out.
This video helped a lot with confirming the style I want to go with. Learned a lot. Thank you
That's great; thanks! :)
Reminds me to the kraken model creation secuency (step by step) 👏😍🐙
Well, it's a simple set-up that I like :)
@@TheLoneAnimator but one about a giant cephalopod 😍👍🐙
thank you so so much for this
Thanks for stopping by and watching :)
Thank you so much! It is going to be my first time making a stop motion puppet and I want to make a Terror Bird. Do you have any tips or suggestions?
There are so many things I could say; I don't know where to start! Check out my Dagon puppet making video on my channel. That one pretty much covers most aspects of how I make my puppets, including the very important ones, like making the armature (the puppet skeleton) and how to make tie-down for the puppet's feet, so you can anchor it to your animation stage. Apart from that, I suggest that you look for a good piece of fake fur to use as plumage instead of real feathers. that'll save you time and work. If you need more suggestions, please contact me at loneanimator@gmail.com
God work
Thanks!! :)
Thanks alot! My primitive primate brain is starting to understand your technique. Ill have to try making a figurine in your style at some point. The hardest part for me will probably be the latex since ive never used it before.... I may for a time stick with sculpting caulk.
Latex is actually very easy to use, and you can use it in many ways. It's not very expensive, either. Give it a go :)
Bra jobbat 👍
Tackar! :)
have you ever try needle felting? i used with my puppets and looks good, the bodies are made of upholstery foam, but i never tried it out on latex skin(its pretty expensive here)
No, I haven't gotten into felting yet, but I have a friend who makes hats with the technique. If you go looking for mold-making latex at a hobby or -if you're lucky- even a paint supply shop, I think that might be cheaper than so-called mask-making latex. But it's often essentially the same thing.
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Besides Nessie and the Jersey Devil, which other cryptids would you consider making?
I want to do something with the Mapinguari.
@@TheLoneAnimator ooh. That’s a good one.
Thanks mate
I was wondering how it is done now I know
My pleasure :)
Great tutorial, Seems like the fake fur I use is on the long side, therefor the puppet needs to be a rather large scale. Also do you ever use any gaps or cuts in the fur at the joints? Keep up the Great work!!
Fake fur hats are often perfect, because you can find quite short hair variations on those. If the fur sits very snugly around the puppet I add gaps under the arms and where the legs join the buttocks. Over those gaps I glue tufts of loose hair. When I apply the simple technique used for the Ro-Men and the ape beast from "In the ooze of Ubbo-Sathla" I keep those areas around the joints loose. It works because the look of the puppets is trying to emulate baggy b-movie ape suits anyway.
i'd love to see a video of how you make the ape's head and jaw.
I might do a video focusing on something like that eventually, but for now, here's a blog post about how the Kong puppet was made: loneanimator.blogspot.com/2012/06/puppets-by-request-king-kong.html
@@TheLoneAnimator oh thank you. I’m trying to do a Kong Puppet myself with my dad so it’s very helpful
@@omiliag904 Very cool! Making the head and other parts with skin depends on what tools and materials you have. I used silicone for Kong, but you can go pretty far with ordinary latex too. I built a very simple ape-monster puppet for another film project and it has a latex head. I sculpted it with an open mouth and added teeth made from tissue paper dabbed with latex and rolled into pointy shapes using my fingers. Doing it that way made it very easy to make the head. The ape can still open and close its mouth using aluminum wires, and I could also have added wires in the brow but chose not to this time. If you scroll down this blog post you can find info about that puppet: loneanimator.blogspot.com/2021/02/in-ooze-of-ubbo-sathla.html
@@TheLoneAnimator NOTED thank you so so much.
Do you ever think about doing a short film about kong on skull island?
Well, I certainly have thought about that. But King Kong is copyrighted to high heaven, so my version probably wouldn't be appreciated by those who own the character of Kong.
Y... Cómo haces el esqueleto?
I hope it's OK if I reply in English(?) If you watch my video about making the hammerhead monster or the Dagon puppet, you'll see how the skeletons are made. But, basically I take. a bundle of aluminum wires and section them off with thin, hard metal rods, tying them together with the wires by wrapping yarn around them. The rods will represent the bones of the skeleton, and the aluminum wires the joints.
@@TheLoneAnimator thank you
where can i get the armature wrapping foam from.
I buy it as a kitchen item -sheets of thin foam that you place under your dish rack to soak up moisture. It's the cheapest kind of foam out there and it's very good for puppet making.
How do you make a head?
Here's more info on how I sculpt heads and other parts: ua-cam.com/video/etIlJxWE_4E/v-deo.html
How can you stop from chattering win you animating the puppet
Well, I can't, anyway. I just pat the fur down between each frame to soften the chatter.
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Can you bo a king kong
Maybe not a straight up King Kong himself, but I'll be making other apes and hairy monsters.