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Mastering Claymation: A Guide to Creating Animated Characters with Clay

Dive into the world of claymation with this comprehensive guide by Sarah Wiesner and Lorena Sell. Learn what supplies you need, including modeling clay, tools, and essential accessories like beads for eyes. Set up your stage with a blank background and proper lighting to achieve the best results. Discover why using warm clay is vital for shaping characters and how to ensure smooth motion through careful timing and frame capture. Keep your characters simple to avoid degradation and creatively utilize replacement shapes for complex animations. Start animating today!

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Mastering Claymation: A Guide to Creating Animated Characters with Clay

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  1. Claymation By: Sarah Wiesner Lorena Sell

  2. Modeling Clay Capture station Baby wipes Plastic or wooden Modeling tools Beads for eyes Supplies needed

  3. You are going to want a tripod A blank background for your stage is suggested Know your light source Timing Easy access to tools Set the stage

  4. Warm clay in you hands and create your character To move: Hold the shape at the base and slowly Be sure you shoot enough frames for your image to have the right timing. Make the clay move

  5. After use your play will get warped and cracked The more complex your design and animation sequence the faster this will happen. Depending on how you want you claymation to look, you can create replacement shapes to rotate into your animation. Clay Degeneration

  6. Keep your characters simple Use basic movement Be sure to have replacement shapes Rules of Clay

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