Claymation

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Claymation

• By Sarah Wiesner
• Lorena Sell

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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.

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Rules of Clay

• Keep your characters simple
• Use basic movement
• Be sure to have replacement shapes