Custom Puppet Builder in America

[obeydrx]

Hello, everyone. Lifetime Muppet fan here, new member of the forum. I'm a cartoonist and a puppeteer myself, but have never learned to make puppets. I plan to start trying it out soon, but I'm wondering if there are any good puppet builders out there who could make commissioned puppets of two mascot characters of mine for me as I'd love professional quality versions of them rather than something that looks like it was obviously made by a beginner. If possible, I'd also like to find someone in America since that's where I live and it would be nice to keep shipping costs low. Any suggestions?

 

[jomama]

There are lots of us here in America.

 

[puppetmancan]

Hello, everyone. Lifetime Muppet fan here, new member of the forum. I'm a cartoonist and a puppeteer myself, but have never learned to make puppets. I plan to start trying it out soon, but I'm wondering if there are any good puppet builders out there who could make commissioned puppets of two mascot characters of mine for me as I'd love professional quality versions of them rather than something that looks like it was obviously made by a beginner. If possible, I'd also like to find someone in America since that's where I live and it would be nice to keep shipping costs low. Any suggestions?

Hello,
I own a production company, Andrew Agee Productions, LLC, that focuses on puppet constructions. Give me an email or go to www.puppetmancan.com also http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?username=puppetmancan&Submit.x=13&Submit.y=16

I hope you like what you see.

Andrew aka "puppetmancan"

 

[obeydrx]

It just occurred to me that I should probably put up a link to see pictures of the characters I had in mind. You can find some sketches I made specifically for puppet models here http://questionthemajority.deviantart.com/art/Fritz-and-Donna-Puppet-Models-97573525 and more artwork from the actual comic series here http://talesfromplanetz.com

 

[ravagefrackle]

Their are many , do a google search for Puppet Builders, and you’ll find tons,

Some with lots of experience, some with less,

The more experience of course the higher the price,

I’m sure you’ll find what you’re looking for

You can clink my link as well, I do commissioned work all the time

 

[ravagefrackle]

It just occurred to me that I should probably put up a link to see pictures of the characters I had in mind. You can find some sketches I made specifically for puppet models here http://questionthemajority.deviantart.com/art/Fritz-and-Donna-Puppet-Models-97573525 and more artwork from the actual comic series here http://talesfromplanetz.com

Nice drawings, very puppet friendly designs(which is rare for cartoonist with no previous puppte design knowledge)

guess your next step would be getting qoutes from some builders, to figure out what you can afford.