The 3 main types of ARMATURE
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 พ.ค. 2018
- In this video we will look at armatures, the skeletons that hold stop-motion puppets in place. It covers twisted wire and ball and socket armatures as well as modifications to existing items.
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I made my own armature with those flexible wires used for keeping toys or objects in place.
Great tutorial. Picked up a lot of K & S square brass tubing at Orchard Supply including 7/32, 1/8, 3/32 and 1/16 and Oatey Fix-It Stick all purpose bonding putty.
Wow, how haven't I found your channel before? Just awesome content about a thing I'm passionate for!
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Agreed!
Excellent video dude.
I like the cut of your armature bro.
Thank you kindly.
Holy moly!! Please, please tell me he name of that hook-y tool at 3:29 that you're using to twist the wire around itself?? Looks like it's at the end of a dremel or something like it. I need one of those!! Would save my wrists from carpal tunnel syndrome. Thanks! in advance.
Ha, yes. It is just a hook that I think once used to hold up a hanging basket. I put the screw end in my electric drill and (slowly) turn the wires. It is quite easy to over turn the wire and snap it so, if you try this, go gentle. And yes, it's a lot easier on the wrists.
did you buy all of the parts online? or a kit to make the armatures?
I buy the ball and socket armatures as a kit. They have enough joints for humanoid puppets and you cut the rods down to match the proportions of your character
Is copper wire armature good for a puppet for claymation/stop motion?
I've never tried. There must be a reason people use aluminium. Possibly price. Possibly durability.
@@Justatinyamount ok thanks
What about 3 millimeter wire
Can you make the wire armature stronger by wrapping it with aluminium foil?
You could make it stronger by using more wire, so have 3 threads in a strand rather than 2. This also makes it stiffer so it's a payoff between durability and flexibility. Also, repeatedly bending a wire enough, regardless of how many wires in the bundle, will allow fatigue to cause cracks and eventually snap. They won't all go at once, but once one wire goes, the armature will tend to bend at that point and weaken the other wires.
I really loved your vid. I’m about to create my first stop motion little movie and this was very helpful. I wanna make a skeleton for a furry soft toy (teddy bear). Do you think It will work or will I have to fill it up with something not that soft? I’m afraid the skeleton will be moving inside of him which I think is not ideal.
The main issues will be range of movement and the ability to hold its position. As you say, too soft and the armature won't have much effect, too stiff / springy and the limbs will want to straighten out all the time. If you have soft material around the joints but firmer material along the bones, this should work.
@@Justatinyamount Well, so I did a test. I used an aluminium to make it more robust. I just uploaded the process on my YT channel. You're more experienced than I am. If you wouldn't mind to check out the vid and put some thoughts over it I'd appreciate it very much. Thank you for the feedback anyway.
I made a large realistic papier mache doll with a polymer sculpted face and hollowed out the entire body and limbs because it was getting too heavy. Before putting the arms and legs back on, I thought I would like to make it posable, just at the shoulders and where the thigh meets the hips. I bought some large gauge wire which I can easily get in there, but would like to know more about the best way to do this. Do you have any ideas?
If the body of the doll is rigid, don't feel you need to have all of the wire armature as one piece. As long as each limb is firmly attached to the body, it should be stable. You can make sockets with the square tubing I mention and then each limb can be added and removed separately.
Watching this I want to try out making a lego animation :)
I'm glad to hear it. That was largely the point ;)
did you ever get around to covering making video on all 3 Amatures???
Not yet. I have made videos featuring an artists doll which was unmodified and I have made some ball and socket armatures for my current film. I took loads of making-of footage of the latter so I'll make a video of that some day.
This video is like a lecture in university :D
Is that a good thing?
@@Justatinyamount Sure it is! So detailed and seriously explained :)
this channel is amazing. If you ever stop by my channel I mention two path to take on armature wire, what I call "simplified" and "dynamic". and your explanation is a very good complement to what I refer to. Very clear as a matter of fact. Well done. I am still working on my second part to explain the cheap simplified armatures.
Cheers, I shall indeed check out your channel. It's always good to see more people talking about this kind of stuff.