Here we used 9 replacement puppets to animate a miniature version of the antagonist for mine and @tollimyers student short film @burnoutstopmotion
They were made out of Fimo clay pressed into a mould to create multiple replicas before baked in the oven. Once hardened I carved out the mouth shape and sculpted the lip then baked in the oven a second time. I then added teeth and a tongue in front of the camera so I could match up the position of each tooth and make sure the mouth shapes were working together. The arms and legs were also replaceable for different poses held in place with tacky wax so we could move them to animate.
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