From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Mathieu_Ren=E9?= <creaturiste-AT-primus.ca>
To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:05:07 -0400
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Muppets


I am a fan of the Muppets, but I try to get my exposure to them in small 
doses only.
Not all the episodes of The Muppet Show were thrilling to me.
I think my favorite Muppet is Uncle Deadly, a character that appeared maybe 
three times on the Muppet Show, as a secondary character. More notably on 
the Vincent Price episode. He looks like a cross between a gargoyle, a 
dragon, and Scrooge from A Christmas Carol.
Deadly was drawn differently than most muppets, therefore built differently 
(in shapes). I just love his design and how it evolved from the drawing (i 
found out about it while seraching the web).

I do agree with you Roger, that there is a lot of muppet clones or 
lookalikes or "of the same look" on PuppetHub, and indeed on the web. I 
think their "style" has been done, so we should learn from it and move on to 
something else.


Still, using the same materials and methods, we can come up with a wide 
variety of puppet types and manipulations, as well as an infinity of looks 
and finishes.

When I first started, I was exposed to the Muppet phobia from the more 
experienced puppetmakers I read about on the web. I was easily influenced. 
So I shunned so many techniques for a little while when I was too affraid of 
risking the Muppet look. Now I know it's about what you do with it.

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