Monster puppet by puppet maker Chris Barlow

Little Monster Puppet – Puppet Maker and Puppeteer

I was the puppet maker for a new Esso advert for Singapore. With minds eye and Adam and Eve DDB. The puppet was built by myself here in London. The eye blink mech was built by Adam Keenan. The puppet consist of foams, fabrics, fiberglass and latex. The body is fabricated and the head was sculpted and moulded then cast …

Reindeer Puppet

Reindeer Puppet: This is the Reindeer Puppet character called BaeĀ  that I designed and built for Julie Clare’s Production of The Snow Queen, in London Christmas 2019. This large puppet was designed to look like aging rotten wood, but have an ethereal magical quality as the reindeer character Bae is a magical talking character. The puppet is largely made from …

Truthful Phone Creature Puppet

I designed and built a prototype puppet for Talk to the Hand, for the independent film – The Truthful Phone. This was a rod and hand puppet, with a fabricated body. The head featured a set of cable controlled animatronics, that made the ears move, eyes blink and eyebrow raise, with a latex face, and fiberglass skull. the face was …

Emporer Penguin – Fabricator, Designer, Sculpter, Art finisher

I designed and built this full size emporer penguin puppet for a short horror film being developed by Art Omnivores. The penguin puppet was fairly simple, with a tongue that moves. I sculpted and cast the head out of latex and foam. The body is reticulated foam fabrications, with fur and art finishing. About Me: I am a professional puppet …

Who’s That at the Back of the Bus – Short film Penguin

Who’s that at the back of the bus is a short horror film made by Phil Hardy. It required a large emporer penguin puppetĀ  and I had a lot of fun making one for the short film. I had the challenge of trying to build a huge emperor penguin to a tight budget and deadline. but this was such a …

Puppet Designer and Builder – Alien

I was the puppet designer and builder for and america based client. They wanted an appealing bespoke alien puppet to entertain his son, who has leukemia, and make online content together for other kids to enjoy. I am a professional puppet designer and builder and creature fx fabricator. I design, illustrate, sculpt and fabricate. I also have a performance background …

Benidorm – Prop puppet – Tiger Aspect

I was asked to build a prop puppet dummy for the tv show Benidorm, for tiger aspect. It unusually had to look like a slightly odd, fan made dummy, that had a resemblance to Shane Ritchies character. It also needed to look a bit like paper mache but in fact was latex and foam because it had to be thrown …

Pichu Model / Puppet – Pokemon

This is a life size scale model of Pichu from pokemon. I made him just for fun. Pichus sizing/dimensions match exactly what they are in the cartoons and according the the pokemon fandom. so i started wih the simple cartoon form then keeping the dimensions i worked to make him look more creature- esque without changing any sizing. it was …

Mystical Plant – Talk to the Hand

a mystical plant puppet for and independent short film. I was a sculptor and painter on this project with Talk to the Hand puppets, Andy Heath and Iestin Evans.

Taxidermy Monster Head

A taxidermy monster head I made just for fun. This was a sculpt which later became a latex and rubber cast. painted with acrylics. I am a professional puppet maker and creature creator. I design, illustrate, sculpt and fabricate. I also have a performance background as both an actor and puppeteer, so when I develop characters and build puppets I …