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Zombie Pirates Photo BookZombie Pirates Photo Book (book)

Print: $15.00

Download: $7.00

This photo book consists of many of Marc Spess' early works and a very extensive image gallery of his Zombie Pirates production.

Get sculpting tips, see never before seen pictures from the Plum Crazy film, Teddy Bears Mistake and Zombie Pirates.

See detailed armature pictures, learn the basics of mouth replacements, see Captain Quill and the Mermaid created as a series of images, see the break-down of an animated scene, story boards, prop construction, mold making, set building and more!

Hair Sculpting Techniques Revealed!Hair Sculpting Techniques Revealed! (multimedia download)

Download: $10.00

In this new video tutorial you will learn how to....

- Use custom sculpting tools for the right hair texture

- Which steps to take before you even add hair to your puppets

- How to plan where the hair should go

- How to build up the clay in a certain way so it will look realistic

You also learn how to...

- Sculpt clay depending on its color and why this makes a difference

- Use a very inexpensive texturing tool that is available to everyone near a grocery store

Requirements: Windows Media Player Run Time: 17:27 minutes "42 MB"

Creating Clay Replacement Mouths for Clay AnimationCreating Clay Replacement Mouths for Clay Animation (multimedia download)

Download: $10.00

In this video tutorial you will learn how to....

- properly cut your puppets face for molding

- make a mold out of silicone for casting your replacement mouths

- align your replacement mouths to your puppets head with 100% accuracy

- how to cast your replacements in the silicone "Van Aken Claytoon AND Newplast"

You also learn how to...

- replace the mouths during animation

- properly smooth the seam

- how to hide the seam lines by changing the design

Requirements: Windows Media Player Run Time: 31:44 minutes "81 MB"

Clay Smoothing Techniques Revealed!Clay Smoothing Techniques Revealed! (multimedia download)

Download: $10.00

In this new video tutorial you will learn how to professionally smooth....

- Claytoon Van Aken animation Clays "US"

- Newplast animation Clays "UK"

- Sculpey, Super Sculpey, Gray Firm Sculpey and polymer clays

- Roma Clays used for molding

Run Time: 20 minutes "50 MB" Requirements: Windows Media Player

Secrets of Clay Animation RevealedSecrets of Clay Animation Revealed (book)

Print: $26.62

Download: $20.00

Secrets Revealed is a book that describes the entire production process of making your own stop motion films.

By ordering this book you will.......

- Find sculpting tools you need, and what the professionals use.

- Use all the clays there are available

- Create several types of armatures

- Properly create eyes for your character

- Use and make custom replacement parts.

- Create water, fire, smoke, and clay painting effects.

- Animate using exposure sheets, surface gages, video reference, frame grabbers, and flying rigs.

- How to get set up with digital cameras and animation software

- How to use blue/green screen, add blur, and effects

- How to make ball and socket armatures

- How to use old traditional rubber techniques to make puppets

- Plus- Over 100 photos, lots of technical diagrams and more........

How to Make Strong Aluminum Wire Armatures Video DownloadHow to Make Strong Aluminum Wire Armatures Video Download (multimedia download)

Download: $10.00

Making wire armatures is easy if you know the proper way to build one.

After watching the video, you will learn:

-How design clay puppets and aluminum wire armatures.

-What materials and tools you need to build one.

-How to make your puppets light weight so they don't fall over.

-Create several types of joints "bendable areas". This gives you a few options based on what materials you have handy.

After watching the video, you will know all the basics to making a good wire armature that works!

Testimonial: "I just wanted to let you know that the Armatures CD-ROM is very good. I watched it one time and then built the full armature wire in about 30 minutes. Today I did the epoxy bones and the foam, again because of your cd rom it went very smooth." ~ Aaron Robins

Run Time: 53 minutes "129 MB" and will work on any PC or Mac with Windows Media Player.