Moving eyes

Low-Tech Moving Eyes Portrait (Rembrandt): This is great fun, it's not expensive and it's really easy to make. There are no mechanics involved in making the eyes move. IT'S AN ILLUSION! They don't move at all. It's the viewer who moves. I hope Mr. Rembrandt isn't turning in his grave. I'd li…

Low Budget Mechanised Movable Eyes: Hellooo Instructables! Halloween is fast approaching once again and I would like to share with you a cheap way to add movable eyes to your cosplay, props or puppets. To be fair this can be used at anytime of the year not just Halloween This is a r…

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Moving eye mechanism for puppets

Learn how Puppet Mechanism Basics students Troy Picou & Katherine Hannaford brought their own puppets to life, from basic eye blinks and brow moves, to animating ears and other facial features.

So, with the wooden bases cut and in work, the eye mountings need to be prepared. I use coat hanger wire, mainly because it is what I have always used. Not so easy to come by in this modern age, though, so I am drawing from my stash. One thing every puppeteer learns pretty quickly is to SAVE everything that might even remotely be useful in building your puppets. I have been guilty of this for at least 40 years and some of my "stash" is that old, traveling with me from place to place and…

John Doyle, 30, from Rainhill, near Liverpool, can squeeze his eyes out from his face by more than a centimetre. His eye-popping dances have become so popular he's been in demand for shows all over the world.