All About Marionettes : How to Work Hand Controls for Marionettes

[captain0ldy0da]

I have made myself simple puppets out of felt, they have weights in areas and I was thinking of a simple 3 string puppet, arms and head - They have no legs, just feet and no neck, their face is on their body so I think it can work.

[RVetto]

umm she kinda sucks :S there are better puppeteers tht i prefere learning from.

[wobblydog]

This seems a very large and unwieldy way to operate the hands and arms of the marionette.

Maybe I am missing something, Why the paddle shapes?

[beansandsoup]

It uses a paddle shape so she can use the 3 point string to control the pitch and yaw of the puppet while also being able to move it around.