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Stop Motion Puppet Pt. 1

Step 2Measure the "skeleton"

Measure the \"skeleton\"
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Using your drawing, measure the length of the areas where the "bones" are going to be on your armature.

These are going to be the upper and lower arms, thighs and shins, shoulder/chest area, and pelvis/hip areas.

**Remember that the lengths of the bones MUST NOT TOUCH. We will connect these bones with armature wire to create the joints so we can pose our model**.

Once you have these measurements, you can compile a cut-list for the material that we will be using.
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