Learn the First Step of Puppet Building, Design Breakdown - Swazzle Puppet Studio Episode 1

In each episode of Swazzle Puppet Studio, puppeteers and puppet builders Sean and Patrick Johnson will show you step by step puppet making techniques. For the first season of Swazzle Puppet Studio, we've partnered with illustrator and designer Eric Scales to create a puppet of his popular Eric the Elephant character - follow Eric on Instagram to see his amazing art: @ericscales13 In Swazzle Puppet Studio you will learn the actual steps, tricks and techniques employed by professional puppet builders. We'll cover, foam construction, foam sculpting, stitching, puppet eyes, puppet mouths and more! In Episode 1 of Swazzle Puppet Studio we will show you how you can break down a two dimensional design and begin to transform it into a three dimensional puppet. Follow Eric Scales on Instagram: @ericscales13   / ericscales13   Swazzle Inc. is a California-based puppet company that offers a wide range of services, including custom-designed and-built puppets and rental puppets. Swazzle also produces original puppet content for stage and screen. Swazzle’s team of professional puppet designers and builders has constructed custom puppets for film, television, new media and the stage. Some notable projects include the Netflix series Waffles and Mochi, Showtime series Kidding starring Jim Carrey, Comedy Central’s Crank Yankers and The Little Mermaid Live on ABC. Learn more about Swazzle by visiting http://www.swazzle.com/ Follow us on Instagram: @swazzlepuppetstudio   / swazzlepuppetstudio   Follow us on TikTok: @swazzlepuppetstudio   / swazzlepuppetstudio   Follow us on Twitter: @swazzleworkshop   / swazzleworkshop   For puppet building or puppet rental inquiries please visit http://www.swazzle.com, click on the Custom puppet link: https://www.swazzle.com/#/custom-pupp... and fill out the custom puppet request form! See a sample of our work! Check out our online gallery: https://www.swazzle.com/#/puppet-gall...