hobby #245
Articulated Shadow Puppetry
Cut jointed cardstock figures, fit thin control rods, and perform short scenes behind a backlit fabric screen. Experiment with silhouette detail, overlapping limbs and puppet-to-screen distance to keep the action readable.
Sep 5 7:04 PM #245 3 min The Bird Needed a Hole Where Its Eye Was
Articulated Shadow PuppetryA jointed cardstock bird gets a moving wing, a punched eye and a bedsheet stage. Its shadow improves considerably; its departure still needs rehearsal.
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