Puppet Construction

Mrs Poodle Stage 1

Aluminium Wire armature with aluminium foil to fill large spaces.  Epoxy putty is used 
to create 'bones' so the puppet only bends 
where required.

 Mrs Poodle Stage 2

A thin veneer of 'sculpy' polymer clay is used for the face. Foam is carved into the required body shape.

Elenore

The rest of the polymer clay sections that are to be made hard are added.  Magnets are put into the shoes to help hold the puppet to the set during shooting. Then the puppet is cooked in a regular oven.

Mrs Poodle gets dressed

The foam is added to the puppet, as are the 
clothes.  Final polymer clay sections are added. These remain uncooked and soft to assist in animation.

Tegan's Mum

The finished product

Each character has a set of mouth shapes.

Lip Sync Software (Jlipsync) assists with breaking down the mouths for the dialogue
White I found this method of construction adequate, next time I'll be using ball and socket armatures  as while these puppets look beautiful, they weren't as sturdy as they could be
and therefore made animating a little more difficult.