Creative Creature Design http://atomicninjamonkey.com/blog The story of a unique creature creation project Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:15:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 How to Operate a Cable Controlled Puppet http://atomicninjamonkey.com/blog/how-to-operate-a-cable-controlled-puppet/ http://atomicninjamonkey.com/blog/how-to-operate-a-cable-controlled-puppet/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 05:29:38 +0000 admin http://atomicninjamonkey.com/blog/?p=65

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]]> http://atomicninjamonkey.com/blog/cable-controlled-puppet-the-control-levers/feed/ 0 The Design Process of a Pro Puppet http://atomicninjamonkey.com/blog/the-design-process-of-a-pro-puppet/ http://atomicninjamonkey.com/blog/the-design-process-of-a-pro-puppet/#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2010 10:40:08 +0000 admin http://atomicninjamonkey.com/blog/?p=30 Many sketches and design development. A few smaller maquettes were then made.

Here you can see some of the early designs for this Professional puppet.

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Find out more about the Auction of this Professional Puppet on eBay.

]]> http://atomicninjamonkey.com/blog/professional-puppet/feed/ 0 Welcome to Project Avid Rock http://atomicninjamonkey.com/blog/welcome-to-project-avid-rock/ http://atomicninjamonkey.com/blog/welcome-to-project-avid-rock/#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2010 07:04:48 +0000 admin http://atomicninjamonkey.com/blog/?p=3 To create a fully articulated professional Puppet. A whole creature designed from scratch, involving a process of sculpture, molding, jointed skeleton creation, mechanization. Over the course of 14 months this creature was painstakingly put together. The story, the process, the journey, it’s all here.

Welcome to Project Avid Rock.

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