This beautiful book clearly explains the process from making the puppets to putting them on strings and bringing them alive. Detailed step-by-step instructions are given to make three marionettes--a walking bird, a dancer and a wooden man--each using different tools and materials, with progressively more tricky techniques. A showcase of marionettes from around the world illustrates the variety and richness of this ancient art. Includes an overview of all the different forms of puppet--hand, rod, shadow and marionette--and examples of how marionettes are made using everything from cardboard tubes to CAD 3D printing

Author: John Roberts
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Crowood Press (UK)
Published: 01/09/2019
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.7lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.70w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9781785005176

About the Author
John Roberts has been passionate about puppets since he was five. He is a highly respected puppeteer and worked as a director of the world-renowned Little Angel Theatre in London. Thirty years ago he moved to rural Devon to set up his own company, PuppetCraft. As well as being a skilled designer, maker and performer, he regularly teaches puppet making to adults.