How to make a character for claymation?

Question: How to make a character for claymation!?

I need it to be small and have arms and legs!. How do I make it!? PIcs are also very helpful! Www@QuestionHome@Com

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:

It depends on the needs of your film and what you need the puppet to do!. Are you going to have an armature!? Are you going to work with tie-downs!? Are you looking to make detailed characters with clothing and facial expressions like Wallace or are you looking to make a simpler character like Gumby!? How big are you looking to make your characters and sets!? (The bigger your characters are, the bigger your sets need to be)

If you're not sure of any one of these questions, you should check out

http://www!.stopmotionanimation!.com
It's a message board filled with stop motion animators helping eachother out!. They even have a handbook section that has basic answers and info on a variety of stop motion topics (armatures, sets, cameras, etc)

http://www!.stopmotionanimation!.com/handb!.!.!.

AnimateClay!.com also has some good beginner tutorials:

http://www!.animateclay!.com/index!.php!?nam!.!.!.

If you need any more help or info, let me know!.Www@QuestionHome@Com