Archive for November, 2006

Puppet-design in photoshop

When starting a new puppet it’s good to make a drawing of your ideas before you begin to build. Perhaps you’d like to try out some charachter designs, changing hair, placement of eyes, nose etc. Why not use your computer for this. You can get great results using photoshop and illustrator. Here’s
a link i found [...]

Happy Birthday, Zig!

As many of you know, I consider myself enthusiastic about self-improvement. Perhaps the father of modern-day motivational speaking and the best known champion of positive thinking, Zig Ziglar will turn 80 on November 6. His birthday celebration will take place Saturday.
Zig has become an important figure in [...]

Half Dome Eyes at PuppetMinister.com!

Ben Jones, one of the contributors here at Puppet Buzz, has added a puppet supplies section to his site, PuppetMinister.com. What is the first item available you ask? The ever elusive half dome eyes that typically are very hard to find or can only be purchased in bulk. Thanks Ben!

The World According to Sesame Street

Today, Sesame Street is aired in more than 120 countries around the world, and Sesame Workshop is developing co-productions in India, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Northern Ireland and Brazil. As fascinating primer on art, media and intercultural dialogue, THE WORLD ACCORDING TO SESAME STREET illustrates both the many cultural differences and similarities of producing the children’s television [...]