Wooden Marionettes: Making Puppets from Scratch
Assembling
A course by Luděk Burian , Wood Carver and Marionette Maker
About the video: Assembling
Overview
“In this lesson, I will demonstrate how to assemble the puppet. This can be tricky so make sure you pay careful attention.”
In this video lesson Luděk Burian addresses the topic: Assembling, 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
“ Assembling Now that we have the whole puppet carved and painted, we still have to bring it to life. Let's assemble it. The first thing we need is to buy or make a suitable controller and string the puppet. If you want to make the controller yourself, you can find the pattern of my controller in the Additional Resources. For simple puppets, I use the traditional vertical system common for Czech and Italian marionettes. You can find tutorials for its use online. I have provided you with some links in the Additional Resources. For more complex puppets, I like the control system from Geahk Bu...”
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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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