Claymation

By: Sarah Wiesner

Lorena Sell

Supplies needed

• Modeling Clay • Capture station• Baby wipes • Plastic or wooden

Modeling tools• Beads for eyes

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Set the stage

• You are going to want a tripod

• A blank background for your stage is suggested

• Know your light source

• Timing– Easy access to tools

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Make the clay move

• Warm clay in you hands and create your character

• To move: Hold the shape at the base and slowly

• Be sure you shoot enough frames for your image to have the right timing.

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Clay Degeneration

• After use your play will get warped and cracked

• The more complex your design and animation sequence the faster this will happen.

• Depending on how you want you claymation to look, you can create replacement shapes to rotate into your animation.

Rules of Clay

• Keep your characters simple

• Use basic movement• Be sure to have

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