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Idle Farmer Puppet for Future Play Games

  The Idle Farmer puppet I built for Future play games. Adapting the much loved character and established 2D design into a workable puppet was a really fun challenge. One of the challenges were the dimension of the character, he had to interact with a person on camera so his head couldn’t be too over-sized, and yet it still had …

Flappy the Puppet

This is  Flappy the Puppet for a personal project this time. Im working with friends of mine who run a gay mens health charity that explores the implications and complications of some of the riskier sexual practices in parts of the LGBTQ+ community.  The concept of the project is to create funny, accessible content that has an educational purpose but …

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 puppet  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 …

Minum Replica – Pokemon and Pokemon Go

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

Prototype Creature for BBC

This was one of the early concept prototypes creature puppets i made in the development phase for the Feeling Better puppets, for the BBC. This prototype was just to test if a creature style was appropriate. i made a few of these before going back to a more cartoony style that was eventually featured in the show. I am a …

Ninjago Snake Puppet Legoland

The giant Ninjago snake puppet I designed built for the live show in Legoland Windsor. About Me: I am a professional puppet maker and creature creator. I design, illustrate, sculpt and fabricate. With a past background in performance as both an actor and puppeteer. I develop characters and build puppets, I always approach the project from the point of view …

Festival Dragons

Two large Ride on Festival Dragon Puppets I designed and built with Natalie Ellnor.