DIY Studio Stop Motion Armature Kits | Metal Puppet Figure for Character Design Creation | Not-Ready Studio Armature Kits Very Easy to Assemble for Stop Motion Animation or Just Fun (28cm)

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Here’s a stainless steel model armature with everything you need. It’s ideal if your stop motion clay figures are humanoid or supposed to represent humans. This armature is shaped like a human skeleton. Copper wires are extremely easy to use. You can also solder them to ensure seamless connections between the wire structure of your pieces. The best wire gauge for armatures is between 12-16 gauge. This wire falls under the “good pliability” category. Pliability

Once you cover the armature with clay though, the puppet will hold its form and it’s less likely to move or fall apart like the flimsier armatures (i.e aluminum and copper wire).Wire hardness will be an important consideration when creating your own wire sculpture. Wire hardness indicates the hardness of a wire and influences how easily manipulated the wire is. This is a great option if you want to get started with stop motion right away and don’t want to worry about putting everything together yourself. Cardboard can work really well if you’re creating simple figures and characters with basic movements. It can also be baked in a kiln. This wire is lightweight, so it won’t add too much weight to your sculpture.

Another advantage is the fixed joints with just one pivot point, which makes the character easy to work with when shooting the photos for stop motion.

You can easily bend and manipulate this wire using a hand tool for a precise form that retains its shape.