Wooden Marionettes: Making Puppets from Scratch
Understanding the Marionette
A course by Luděk Burian , Wood Carver and Marionette Maker
About the video: Understanding the Marionette
Overview
“In this lesson, I will talk about what marionettes are and how you can think about them with the end goal of creating them.”
In this video lesson Luděk Burian addresses the topic: Understanding the Marionette, which is part of the Domestika online course: Wooden Marionettes: Making Puppets from Scratch. Learn sculpting and woodcarving techniques to design, build, and paint characterful marionettes.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Understanding the Marionette In this course, you will learn to develop a puppet from beginning to end. First, you will understand what it means to create a puppet, the tools, materials, and how they work. Then, we will move on to sketch our character, transfer the pattern onto the wood, and start carving. You will carve a lot and I will share my techniques with you. Then, we will move on to painting and assembling our puppet. I'll also give you some tips to use it. You can find puppets anywhere in almost every culture in the world. You can discover puppets and their shows that have been w...”
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Course summary for: Wooden Marionettes: Making Puppets from Scratch
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Category
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Areas
Arts & Crafts, Woodworking
Luděk Burian
A course by Luděk Burian
Luděk Burian is a wood carver from The Czech Republic specializing in marionettes. He first taught himself how to carve as a hobby in 2010. After studying at construction school and working for several years in the industry, he realized it wasn’t the vocation for him and decided to turn his passion for puppetry into a career.
Since then, he has showcased his work in a solo exhibition at a puppet gallery in Prague alongside crafting custom pieces for private clients. Luděk also shares his woodenworks of art and creative process with over 30K followers on Instagram.
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