The Foam Book : An Easy Guide to Building Polyfoam Puppets
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (940 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0967857503 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 115 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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A waste of your hard earned money. I bought this book because I thought it would help me correct some of the problems I've had with building moving mouth puppets. It doesn't. In fact, many of the illustrations/examples are missing or have been cut out. There are other places in the book where they need to illustrate/photograph what they are talking about. The writers claim they are not good at drawing illustrations yet have plenty of photos of puppets that are totally complete. If they can photograph the complete puppets, then why can they not photograp. Katy Dorfschmidt said Puppet Power!. When the small engineering school I attend decided to perform Avenue Q for a spring production, I was thrilled. However, as the director, I was also terrified. With no drama department to speak of, merely a club with hardly any budget, I had no way to rent puppets to use in the production. I decided that I would make my own puppets for the production in order to save the day. Most people thought I was crazy (and frankly, so did I) but this book saved my booty.The book was recommended to me by my brother and sister-in-l. Be prepared to adjust your Kindle reader settings to make things flow better. Changed it from 1 star (I hate it) to 3 star (It's OK). My original review is below. The reason for the change is that I discovered the settings area in the Kindle reader and by adjusting the font sizing I was able to make things flow a lot better. I would still recommend the McClung's book.My initial summary:The Kindle version (on Mac Kindle reader at least, have not checked elsewhere) is terrible. Text and pictures are all randomly placed. Near impossible to read as you're busy constantly trying to find your place. A
Along the way you'll pick up tips and tricks to make the puppet building experience as carefree as possible. * Detailed descriptions for making any body parts imaginable. * A grocery list of features to consider for your character. Whether you're a beginner to the world of puppet making or an experienced professional puppeteer, The Foam Book was written with you in mind. The Foam Book is not just a guide to puppet construction but a useful resource of suppliers of hard to find puppet-making materials. * Over 100 photos and drawings.. * Suggestions for materials and coverings. * Special sections on creating animals and fantastic creatures. Inside you'll find: * Two sure-fire methods for making a puppet head. This easy guide to designing and building your own polyfoam puppets will take you step-by-step through the creative process
--The Puppetry Journal. With expanded information and many helpful hits, this book is sure to be a great help to all who use foam in the construction of their puppets
Drew Allison is the founder and president of Grey Seal Puppets. He has also served on the Board of Trustees of The Puppeteers of America. Donald Devet is a web producer and freelance writer, producer and performer in New York City. In 1994 Drew was awarded the President's Award by The Puppeteers of America for outstanding achievement in the art of puppetry. In 1998, his original produc