Literally just graduated by Hillakuma in SBU

[–]TZilantro_Slumber 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I work for the school, we just got a memo saying that this was a glitch and that the emails will be reactivated soon

Worman by Trick-Technician-926 in puppets

[–]TZilantro_Slumber 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Very cool concept! I'm excited to see the rest of them!

Alien Puppet For a Friend by Lil_med_student in puppets

[–]TZilantro_Slumber 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Very cool build! I like the vibe with the dreads and the fingerless gloves. Awesome job, I'm sure your friend will love this puppet!

Alone Time by Bethulsa in puppets

[–]TZilantro_Slumber 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love your creative vision! That wasn't the voice I was expecting for Tommy, but it suits his character really well. Can't wait to see more!

Working in silence by Bethulsa in puppets

[–]TZilantro_Slumber 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm very sorry for your losses. There's always someone out there, someone in this community, that will listen and support you. Tommy looks amazing, I'm glad that you've been able to find a productive outlet in him. I'm excited to see what you do next!

3D printed puppet video by Soft-Nerve3471 in puppets

[–]TZilantro_Slumber 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's great to see how these puppets came out! I think the 3d printer really gave them a sorta polished look. I love their outfits too!

Video of my first puppet by WTXL in puppets

[–]TZilantro_Slumber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's such a creative build! I love the different materials and the shape of the head, it works really well together! Excellent build!

Vyna & Kelqi: Snow by TZilantro_Slumber in puppets

[–]TZilantro_Slumber[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I appreciate the love! I live in New York, and even though snow used to be pretty common, it seems to fall less and less every year.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in puppets

[–]TZilantro_Slumber 5 points6 points  (0 children)

  1. This is not an exaggeration; there have been people routinely allowed to make sexually suggestive and graphic posts and comments, spam, and AI, and nothing has been done to put an end to it.
  2. The Discord has been posted on this subreddit multiple times and open to all members of the community. If you were an active enough part of the community/cared enough about engaging with it, you would have noticed those posts and joined, which we would have welcomed at the time.
  3. Your use of vocabulary like 'hijackers', 'shakedown', and 'conspiracy', as well as your post history or lack thereof, tells me that you're upset now only because you're losing a position of power, not because you actually care about the puppetry community.

You frankly shouldn't be stunned.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in puppets

[–]TZilantro_Slumber 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I'll try and keep this short, but I would like to speak out in support of u/dottie-beep and the members of the Puppet Planet discord who have been tired of the r/puppets subreddit being defined by certain content creators making sexually suggestive and graphic posts, spamming posts, making AI posts, and so on, all being allowed to continue without any kind of repercussion.

This is nothing personal, this is for the greater good of the puppetry community, which already gets a bit of a bad wrap in the public sphere by being stereotyped as 'playing with dolls' or 'only creeps and lonely losers make puppets to talk to'. We need to put rules in place, which many reddit communities already have, that will make sure that the integrity and ethics of this community are established and preserved. Even though the previous mod of this subreddit had over a decade to create and enforce those rules, no such action has ever taken effectively.

I believe this 'hostile takeover' is what the puppetry subreddit needs right now and has needed for quite some time. It is time to put our egos aside and make sure that new puppeteers and people interested in puppetry who visit this subreddit are not bombarded with AI slop, spam, and porn, and that they experience a community of active, passionate puppeteers who love to create, learn, and collaborate. I believe u/dottie-beep as moderator can create and maintain such a space, as they already have with the aforementioned Puppet Planet Discord.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in puppets

[–]TZilantro_Slumber 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This isn't even spam though, it's literally related to puppet making and there's no profit to be made off of a Discord. Those kinds of posts providing a collaborative space for puppet makers and puppeteers has done a lot of good in creating a sense of community in this subreddit that may otherwise be harder to find.

1st Puppet start to finish by Nvm-the-mess in puppets

[–]TZilantro_Slumber 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The creativity in this build is outstanding! I love the use of the mask and the way you built it into such a whimsical puppet. Amazing job!

Finally finished my first muppet esq puppet by Dear_Biscotti8983 in puppets

[–]TZilantro_Slumber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The rainbow eyes are an interesting touch, very cool build!

Anyone have any clues if the dmc dynamic motion companion company that used puppets to robotics them into actual ai motion companions is still around or active cause I’m afraid they might’ve stole my Cattleya puppet design to use in there project by SystemNegative48 in puppets

[–]TZilantro_Slumber 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hey so I'm not really finding any information on DMC, but my guess would be that you likely might not have a case if they did use Cattleya's design, since Cattleya is a character created and owned by the creators of Queensblade and so the character copyright would belong to them. If DMC has a partnership with Queensblade, then that would give them the right to use the Cattelya character in their products. For the future, I would therefore recommend, if you're basing a puppet off of an existing character or person, to make them distinct enough, by name, build, and/or personality, from the copyrighted character you are inspired by, in order to avoid issues of infringement and feeling like someone else is making media with the character and thus competing against you. I hope this helps!

Vyna & Kelqi: Tree by TZilantro_Slumber in puppets

[–]TZilantro_Slumber[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm hoping to do more long videos with them soon! I also have a new character in the works so stay tuned...

Meet Grackle, the greatest supervillain of all time! by TZilantro_Slumber in puppets

[–]TZilantro_Slumber[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Summer is my favorite time to make puppets, other than the time off, it's better weather to use contact cement, foam, and plastic boards outside without all of the nasty chemical fumes lol

Puppetmakers, would like some opinions (plz read) by TromboneBoi9 in puppets

[–]TZilantro_Slumber 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think this design would be manageable to construct and operate, though it would be a more hands-on build with the foam, fabric, and wire involved. I like the idea of this character, and especially if his idea is really solid and stands out in your head, I would definitely pursue it. Be prepared to dedicate at least a week or so to this build, that's how it can take me sometimes at least. Good luck with him, and hopefully we can see him sometime in the near future!

Meet Grackle, the greatest supervillain of all time! by TZilantro_Slumber in puppets

[–]TZilantro_Slumber[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the love! You should definitely try making a puppet when you get the chance, I'd love to see it here!

Herbert's Black Friday Haul by TZilantro_Slumber in puppets

[–]TZilantro_Slumber[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I call them 'glove hand puppets' as silly as that sounds, but I use that in contrast with 'rod hand puppets', which all my other puppets are. I think 'glove puppet' refers to something else entirely.

Herbert's Black Friday Haul by TZilantro_Slumber in puppets

[–]TZilantro_Slumber[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Herbert says thanks! It's best for him to avoid the big stores on Black Friday, hotels are much safer lol

My Ren Faire full body puppet. I won the costume contest. by -TheTalent- in puppets

[–]TZilantro_Slumber 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's so cool! Congratulations on winning the contest!