<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Clay and Stop Motion Animation How to Page]]></title><description><![CDATA[Animate Clay]]></description><link>https://www.animateclay.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:47:38 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.animateclay.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Making of Adventure Time Episode "Bad Jubies” ]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's a bit of a blast from the past, but I thought it would be fun to re-visit the making of "Bad Jubies" for Adventure Time. The episode re-created the normally hand drawn animation into stop motion. Not an easy task, especially when you consider that squash and stretch is easy in cel animation but pretty tough to do with puppets. In the video above you can follow how Kirsten Lepore was selected to direct the episode. Plus you can see how the team of artists came together to build the...]]></description><link>https://www.animateclay.com/post/making-of-adventure-time-episode-bad-jubies</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ef9b957475e016cb917b9b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:40:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3vCqrzOudw" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>animateclay</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is behind Fluff and Fuzz?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Who are Fluff and Fuzz? They are two characters Zsofi came up with for a series of short films that are in-progress. Zsofi branded her characters as "Kittenframes", which blends her characters with the stop motion frames she captures of them. According to her site: "Kittenframes is where Zsofi plays for a living. A home stop-motion studio she built from scratch. Every stage, every table, every miniature prop, and yes, Fluff and Fuzz themselves—all made by hand, slow and deliberate." On her...]]></description><link>https://www.animateclay.com/post/who-is-behind-fluff-and-fuzz</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e67ce0930722cfe9176d2f</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:22:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfZf8V8MKPA" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>animateclay</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most Underrated Stop-Motion Monstrosities of All Time?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you ever heard of all the stop motion monsters mentioned in this video? If you are a seasoned stop motion fan you probably know most of them. But if you are under 30, you probably haven't seen these gems from cinema history. SirBootis Flicks  did a great job cataloging and explaining them one by one. He's definitely worth a subscribe for all his research! Oh, and you might want to check out his other video below which covers "even more" monsters and their history below.]]></description><link>https://www.animateclay.com/post/most-underrated-stop-motion-monstrosities-of-all-time</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69dd1aca798372f8ac8360e0</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:48:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-rBjdvLEVI" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>animateclay</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ray Harryhausen: Miniature Models of the Silver Screen Exhibit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cinemassacre  on YouTube, (AKA James Rolfe) visited the Ray Harryhausen Miniature Models of the Silver Screen exhibit. Emily Wolverton was nice enough to give him a personal tour, pointing out many specific and unique aspects of many of the puppets and armatures by Ray. There is also a Willis O'Brien piece which she says they always present as part of the exhibits. Willis was one of Ray's main inspirations so it makes complete sense. The Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures , on display...]]></description><link>https://www.animateclay.com/post/ray-harryhausen-miniature-models-of-the-silver-screen-exhibit</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d32a11d142869289e6eca5</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 03:42:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgAduAhR9Ww" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>animateclay</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prammation Films Short Film Releases!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Don Carlson of Prammation Films  released a new short film. If you haven't heard of Don before, you might recognize his creation called Puppet Putty. It's a popular medium for clay animators, but for those who don't like the negative aspects of clay. Don previously made another short called Blue Alien Summer that we wrote about a long while back. Not as many independent people make clay animation in a serious way today, so in a way his films almost seem fresh and new. What do you think of it?...]]></description><link>https://www.animateclay.com/post/prammation-films-short-film-releases</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c18034e26320a339354c55</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 18:11:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH4E3eDVGPA" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>animateclay</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Dying World Part One by Lauren Tsai and Studio Linguini]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lauren Tsai  and Studio Linguini teamed up to create Laurens dream project called The Dying World. The short is based on her dreams which she translated into sketches and paintings. Then finally letting Studio Linguini try to capture the essence of her feelings about what seems to be a dystopian environmental collapse. The film itself is simple in its concept but beautiful to look at in an eerie sort of way. Below is the making-of that goes into more detail about her collaboration. If you'd...]]></description><link>https://www.animateclay.com/post/the-dying-world-part-one-by-lauren-tsai-and-studio-linguini</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b7e8d17a34d5f0ef6c4414</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 11:41:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27X9jJ0kF9A" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>animateclay</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Behind the Scenes of Beavis and Butthead Short]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lorenzo Volpintesta released a fun behind the scenes look at how he created his Beavis and Butthead clay animated re-creation. Lorenzo goes into his work ethic philosophy, how the puppets were made and the problems he faced. Basically everything you'd expect to run into when animating top heavy clay puppets on a low budget short. Lorenzo also has a great website that features all his other projects and sculptures right over here .]]></description><link>https://www.animateclay.com/post/behind-the-scenes-of-beavis-and-butthead-short</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69adebd43fdd64550e6d1b9a</guid><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 21:36:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRfKPjZdoZc" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>animateclay</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[/IMAGINE Series First Film Release!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regular visitors to the news blog may have noticed the "Jen" link at the top of our page here on animateclay.com . Yes, it is my personal passion project that I wanted to make and share. Creating it is somewhat humbling because when you make a film like this, you go through a roller coaster of thoughts and emotions. Will the project find an audience? Will it get views? And - if it doesn't do you carry on? The answer to that is, absolutely! At least to the latter question. The feelings I get...]]></description><link>https://www.animateclay.com/post/imagine-series-first-film-release</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a2037032a596f2a27cc26c</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 21:09:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cayPlwfc21U" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>animateclay</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How we made a Prince for stop Motion | Out of Words]]></title><description><![CDATA[The team behind the upcoming release of the Out of Words game  is back at it again! This time, Sofie shows the design and fabrication process behind creating one of their main stop motion Prince puppets. There are many helpful tips, especially when it comes to sculpting clothing and their unique way of making hair. It really shows how detailed and well thought out their characters are!]]></description><link>https://www.animateclay.com/post/how-we-made-a-prince-for-stop-motion-out-of-words</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699dd9d010b7eac1decde773</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:11:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv2agOnvLiQ" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>animateclay</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Art (and Science) of Stop-Motion Animation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brian McLean gave a TED talk at TEDxPortland on April 26, 2025. He goes into how 3-D printing changed the stop motion industry and his part in it. Brian has worked for Laika in Portland for many years and shows how the printing technology works, and how it has changed in a short time.]]></description><link>https://www.animateclay.com/post/the-art-and-science-of-stop-motion-animation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6993c5347e0fff329612d4af</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 01:45:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0Zif2aG0gM" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>animateclay</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Build Stop Motion Sets by Lily Design]]></title><description><![CDATA[Where do you begin when you have to build a set for a stop motion film? Lily gives some excellent tips on where to begin, how to plan for scale, how it fits into your story, making mock-ups and more. If you are a beginner it's a very good introduction to the many things you need to think about before delving into your builds!]]></description><link>https://www.animateclay.com/post/how-to-build-stop-motion-sets-by-lily-design</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698bdf11d471d728ee6d40a4</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 01:47:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQ6MiWvsFQ0" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>animateclay</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Make Ball and Socket Joints]]></title><description><![CDATA[Can you build ball and socket joints with just a drill press, tap and die set and other basic tools? Sometimes it seems like an impossible task when you see complicated armatures in big feature films. But it is possible to make armatures with simple brass materials and a little bit of time. Tetsu Kawamura has put together a series of tutorials that are in Japanese, but they can be translated by most browsers into your native language. The tutorials cover step by step examples of how to drill,...]]></description><link>https://www.animateclay.com/post/how-to-make-ball-and-socket-joints</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69837168a7edfd6db00ea088</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 16:25:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/349141_40e8dbfa5cdd4a28896f60541de3437b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>animateclay</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crafting Stop Motion Hands for Out of Words]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the Out of Words game ,  there is a character named Kurt who needed a freshly cast silicone hand. Kristina shows step by step how they go about mixing, tinting, painting and de-glossing the silicone. If you are making similar hands, you might be discouraged by what seems like an impossibly intricate armature. The good news is that her casting technique can also be used with wire hands.  Aluminum or even steel wire can be used instead if you don't have the machine tools or experience....]]></description><link>https://www.animateclay.com/post/crafting-stop-motion-hands-for-out-of-words</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6976fb70e611fcb4879472dc</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 05:50:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdYjxqtgBpc" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>animateclay</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nick Park Corridor Crew Interview]]></title><description><![CDATA[Corridor Crew interviewed Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham about their previous popular film adventures. There are many tips and tricks that they reveal, such as how to prevent camera moves from creating uneasy jitters. They also talk about Nicks beginnings at Aardman and how he and Merlin solved many unique problems. For example, how to you make a character fly when they hadn't invented rig removal on computers yet? All in all it's a great learning experience and fun to hear their stories.]]></description><link>https://www.animateclay.com/post/nick-park-corridor-crew-interview</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69748d9b30c0a84233fc84b5</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 09:22:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epLe0CIWKW0" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>animateclay</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tim Allen Q&#38;A with Fredrikstad Animation Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[What's involved when animating a feature film like 'Isle of Dogs' or 'Corpse Bride'? ​How do animators approach bringing a puppet to life for 'Frankenweenie' or 'Shaun the Sheep'? Stop motion animator Tim Allen joins host Alex Dubok de Wit at Fredrikstad Animation Festival on the topic of 'Animation Timing for Storytelling'. They explore in detail how animation shots are planned &#38; executed on feature films, commercials &#38; TV series.]]></description><link>https://www.animateclay.com/post/tim-allen-q-a-with-fredrikstad-animation-festival</link><guid isPermaLink="false">696703a46cd8d91602ae1f51</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 02:58:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMk-Jce9mO0" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>animateclay</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[MIRA by Eva Louise Hall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eva Louise Hall  released her new video titled MIRA and it's already won an award and garnered almost 200K views on YouTube. The VIFF reviewed her film and had this to say about it: "Mira is a frighteningly beautiful animated tragedy that deceptively plays the floral musical notes of a cautionary tale, albeit a very dark one. There is a moody, almost oppressive, tone and quality that just gets heavier the further in you go. This incredible stop motion film depicts how a person’s love for...]]></description><link>https://www.animateclay.com/post/mira-by-eva-louise-hall</link><guid isPermaLink="false">695e8fa1184e8f9f17b2cee2</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 17:02:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnvM9LMaOa4" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>animateclay</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Reach Stop Motion Artists in 2026?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What if you could find other stop motion animators living near you? Would you feel compelled to collaborate? Or maybe help each other out with your particular set of skills? Victor de Oliveira created an interactive map that allows artists to post a general area where you live and post your website link. He was thoughtful enough to keep privacy in mind so you don't need to provide an exact address which is also great. On the form you can place yourself into one of these categories and search...]]></description><link>https://www.animateclay.com/post/how-to-reach-stop-motion-artists-in-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6956733bac028de7556fb5d3</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 13:28:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/349141_75d92ae98c8941c189e4ce0aef74130a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>animateclay</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[NBC Armature Maker Tom St. Amand Interview and Puppets!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cinema Relics  put together an interview with armature maker Tom St. Amand . If you haven't heard of him, Tom worked on many classic stop motion projects, from the Star Wars films, Willow, Robocop, James and the Giant Peach and of course Nightmare Before Christmas. Dan Lanigan then goes on to showcase his own Nightmare puppets to discuss their history and inner workings. As well as how they've aged over all this time. Merry Christmas to all my readers!]]></description><link>https://www.animateclay.com/post/nbc-armature-maker-tom-st-amand-interview-and-puppets</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6949b9e1604ff88d13aed04b</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 21:43:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7ZT4IRoShw" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>animateclay</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inkwo for when the Starving Return]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inkwo was completed and released by the National Film Board of Canada last month. The story is about "... a future haunted by monstrous beings, Dove—a gender-shifting warrior—must harness the ancestral medicine of Inkwo to defend their community and restore balance to a fractured world." It's a very beautiful film with lots of beautiful visuals and engaging characters. The story is also unique with very talented voice actors. You can't ask for much more in a stop motion film! In the above...]]></description><link>https://www.animateclay.com/post/inkwo-for-when-the-starving-return</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69403f86441da91c2d8378f8</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 17:49:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEQZzVOAbFc" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>animateclay</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[5 AM at Freddy's: The Prequel" in Stop Motion]]></title><description><![CDATA[The SwitchMotion  channel on YouTube reproduced a viral comedy video by Piemations  that came out just over ten years ago. The stop-motion prequel features animatronic characters searching for a missing night guard. Their hunt involves a suspicious Freddy, flashing lights, and a quest for double A batteries. Above is the original video that was hand drawn by Piemations and has over 87 million views! It makes me wonder, how deep does this fan art rabbit hole go? Could someone make a fan art...]]></description><link>https://www.animateclay.com/post/5-am-at-freddy-s-the-prequel-in-stop-motion</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69382e5b648729fef524635a</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 14:26:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrB-jV9gGLg" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>animateclay</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>