Appendix A. Suggested Supplies for Stop-Motion Animation

Basic Animation and Simple Puppet, Set, or Prop Building

The following materials can be found in most hardware stores, art supply stores, craft stores, dollar stores, and hobby shops (Home Depot, Lowe’s, True Value, Michael’s, Lewiscraft, Opus, or your local neighborhood “mom-and-pop” shops).

  • Oil-Based Modeling Clay (Plasticine or Van Aken Plastalina)

  • Sculpey or Fimo Polymer Clay

  • Sculpting Tool Set (typically made of wood, plastic or metal) or Dental Tools

  • Mineral Spirits (good for smoothing out clay)

  • Beads (for eyes, typically made of wood, plastic or glass)

  • Pasta Machine (for flattening clay)

  • Styrofoam Balls (round or egg-shaped, in various sizes)

  • Wire Mesh

  • Balsa Wood Pieces

  • Aluminum Wire (comes in various thicknesses)

  • Alumaloy Sculpture Wire

  • Steel Wire

  • Floral Wire

  • Craft Wire

  • Wire Cutters

  • Pipe Cleaners (good poseable alternative to wire)

  • Needle-Nose Pliers

  • 2B and Blue Col-Erase Pencils (for sketching character designs and thumbnailing)

  • Dry-Erase Markers

  • Power Drill

  • Epoxy Putty (or ProPoxy)

  • Latex Gloves

  • K&S Tubing

  • Small Hand Saw

  • Miter Box

  • Hot Glue Gun and Glue Sticks

  • Spray Adhesive Glue

  • Super Glue or Two-Part Epoxy Glue

  • Duct Tape

  • Miniature Flower Pots

  • Foam (comes in sheets or ready-made shapes such as hands/fingers for sporting events)

  • Mattress Foam (rolls in different thicknesses can be bought at the Foam Shop)

  • Doll Stand

  • Helping Hand Ball-and-Socket Rig

  • Climpex System (for building rigs)

  • Surface Gauge

  • Toaster Oven

  • Acrylic Paint

  • Brushes

  • X-acto Knife

  • Sticky Tack (or Fun Tak, Poster Putty)

  • Tweezers

  • Cinefoil, Copper or Aluminum Foil

  • Corkboard

  • Thumbtacks

  • Plexiglas

  • Thin Fishing Line or Monofilament Wire

  • KY Jelly (for motion blur effects on glass)

  • Nuts, Bolts, Washers and/or Wing Nuts (for tie-downs)

  • Scissors

  • Felt and Fabric Scraps

  • Sewing Equipment (needles, thread, etc.)

  • Doll Clothes, Shoes, Wigs, Eyeglasses, Hands, Tights, Accessories

  • Plastic Doll Armatures

  • Cotton Pads and Sheeting

  • Liquid Latex Rubber (mold builder)

  • Celluclay

  • Rigid Wrap

  • Doll House Furniture

  • Model Foliage, Trees, Grass

  • Lumber and Tools (saws, screwdrivers, hammers, nails, tape measure, etc.)

  • C-Clamps

  • Christmas Lights or Small Bulbs (for practical lights)

  • Cardboard

  • Foam Core

  • Foam Scrapers, Knives, and Cutting Tools

  • Rosko Video Paint (for chroma-key green or blue backdrop)

  • Halogen Flood Lights/Spotlights

  • Junk, Various Odds and Ends

Ball-and-Socket Armature Construction

  • Ball Bearings

  • Thread Screws

  • Cold-Roll Steel Flats

  • Punch Tools

  • Pliers

  • Hand File

  • Drill

  • Drill Press Vice

  • Carbon Steel Rods (for brazing onto balls)

  • Brazing Flux

  • Silver Brazing Alloy

  • Hammer

  • Allen Key (for tightening tension of joints)

  • Blowtorch

Suppliers for Ball-and-Socket Armature Kits

Foam Latex Puppet Building Supplies

  • Oil-Based Clay (for sculpting)

  • Ultracal 30 (for mold making)

  • Potter’s Clay (water based and air-hardening)

  • Potter’s Turntable

  • Loose Weave Burlap

  • Craft Sticks and Sculpting Tools

  • Water Spray Bottle

  • Chisels

  • Sandpaper and Scraping Tools

  • Vaseline

  • Foam Kit (includes latex base, foaming agent, curing agent, and gelling agent)

  • Mold Release

  • Apron, Gloves, and Oven Mitts

  • Electric Mixer (with three speeds)

  • Safety Goggles

  • Mixing Bowl

  • Brushes (for painting and dusting)

  • Plastic Cups (for measuring foam agents)

  • Rubber Spatula

  • Triple Beam Scale

  • Gauge (for measuring humidity and temperature)

  • Electric Fan

  • Mold Straps

  • Convection Oven

  • Stopwatch or Timer

  • Woodburning Tool or Soldering Gun

  • Cuticle Scissors

  • Q-tips

  • Cabosil Powder

  • Hair Dryer

  • Balloon Rubber

  • Foam Latex Paint (or Acrylic Paint with Pros-Aide)

Suppliers

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