Armature Designs

Aim: Create an armature for your character. Make designs, thinking about and experimenting with proportions, weight and materials.

Q. What is an armature?

A. An armature is a wire skeleton for stop motion characters. 

I started using the indian design to create an armature. To give him more stability he is designed as a short stocky character. 

This is how the skeleton would look. 15 cm is a good height, as its not too small to sculpt but will have better stability.

Using the basic shapes as the basis for the character will help me to understand how the pieces can be put together.

The basic requirements for the armature are that its stable and this can be achieved by keeping the base heavier than the top. There are different ways to do this and what materials are used will be important.