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operationpuppet

@operationpuppet@mastodon.content.town

He/him. Professional Puppet Builder, Amateur Performer and Maker of Fun Media Stuff

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You should be proud of me. Someone in a Discord I’m on was all like “Hey, AI lets me make a decent ‘painting’ of something without having to commission it and that’s cool!” and I didn’t engage and start a fight with some random stranger. Proud of myself and my new elevated blood pressure.

operationpuppet, to random
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I wish you all the inner peace rich enough to never feel the need to engage in yet another pointless iOS vs Android argument.

operationpuppet, to FiberArts
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Every builder will tell you making hands is the worst part of it. This was basically a form of puppet builder’s torture and took nearly 2 hours for one but you can’t argue with results.

Pulling out all the stops for this Nosferatu.

Top view of a bony yellow puppet hand
Bottom view of a bony yellow puppet hand

operationpuppet, to random
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Something a bit different. Flat patterning with a maquette. Works well, ended up with exactly what I wanted.

Tape covering a 3D printed half egg shape with pattern lines drawn on it
A tape flat pattern made from a 3D printed form
A prototype small scale foam puppet head made using a flat pattern

operationpuppet, to random
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Our second Hooman model is… a monster! Of course! Final build of August, begins now!

Front view of Frankenstein hand puppet
Left view of Frankenstein hand puppet
Right view of Frankenstein hand puppet

operationpuppet, to random
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Calling this a productive Monday.

operationpuppet, to 3DPrinting
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Goblins can feel pretty too! Very special build for a special Operation: Puppet community member. Custom 3D printed eyes and nails.

Right view of a pink goblin hand puppet with lipstick and red nails
Front view of a pink goblin hand puppet with lipstick and red nails
Closeup of custom 3d printed nails on a pink goblin hand puppet

operationpuppet, to random
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Final commission build of a very busy week! Rainbow connection! 🌈

Left view of small rainbow fur puppet
Right view of small rainbow fur puppet

travisfw, to random
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@operationpuppet
Mind if I ask what b2b services you use to support your work? I'm a big fan of garage and cottage industry and makers, and I wonder how to expand the market in all ways. I'd go work at a company doing such.

operationpuppet,
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@travisfw In terms of supply, there aren’t a lot of options for what I do. Big fabric stores and specialty shops tend to be it. For payment processing I use WooCommerce on my own site, which I’ve been happy with. I also have an Etsy shop but try to get folks to buy from my direct shop because Etsy is terrible with fee gouging.

operationpuppet,
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@travisfw You’re talking to it 😂. Social media posts are pretty much all I got. All me.

operationpuppet,
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@travisfw Yep! It’s home brew or nothing 😁

operationpuppet, to random
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Going live from the shop on Twitch and YouTube, puppet building! Twitch Link:

https://www.twitch.tv/operationpuppet

operationpuppet, to random
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(Forgive the crass commercialism, small business fighting for survival here. Boosts deeply appreciated 🙏)

Time for another weekly roundup, featuring a new grouchy monster and friendly ogre.

An ogre professional hand puppet
A grumpy green monster professional hand puppet

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Got an inquiry on Facebook regarding my puppets. First thing on this person’s profile was an anti-LGBTQIA+ meme.

Instant block. Dear bigots: I don’t want your business.

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Progress pics of the latest build. A lot of trimming and styling on this beast.

A furry green professional hand and rod puppet after having a trim
A furry green professional hand and rod puppet after styling the fur
A completed furry green professional hand and rod puppet

operationpuppet, to random
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Quite pleased with the new build I finished today. What if Grover and Oscar… you know.

video/mp4

operationpuppet,
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@grrrr_shark Thanks! This one definitely falls under the “I don’t want to sell it” category 😂

operationpuppet, to threads
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I cannot overstate how crappy is. It’s like someone packed rancid meat into a circus canon and fired it at a cheese grater.

Here there is no algorithm. There it’s only algorithm. It’s literally the worst social media platform I’ve ever seen. And I started on BBSes.

operationpuppet, to mastodon
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Been a bit quieter here on than other places lately but the new surge is nice. Taking a light touch cuz this is one of the few truly “nice” places online I feel like I can chill.

Hi new folks. Hope you like . There aren’t a lot of puppet folk in the Fediverse (yet) so I’m here to represent.

A purple furry monster puppet
A yellow goblin puppet
A large green Skeksis like live hands puppet

operationpuppet, to reddit
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As Musk/chan and descend further into the sewer we’re seeing another and Fediverse surge, so once again, !

Hi I’m Kevin, a professional builder and content creator. Intro pin here: https://mastodon.content.town/@operationpuppet/109960351337252504

operationpuppet, to random
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Two Smols done! Going up on the shops tomorrow.

operationpuppet, to random
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ANNOUNCEMENT! Thanks to and their ongoing shady and exploitative business practices, several puppets are now available ONLY on the direct shop at www.OperationPuppet.com! Including this goofball!

Support small business and not predatory corporations!

Front view of purple furry monster hand puppet
Left view of purple furry monster hand puppet
Close mouth view of purple furry monster hand puppet

operationpuppet, to random
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As the corporate push to cram “AI” into every nook and cranny won’t stop, we’re about to be awash in increasingly dull and banal “content”.

Now is the time for humans to lean into what AI can’t. Creativity. Innovation. We’re good at being weird. Not just disjointed word and image salads, but truly weird.

Stay weird. It’s all we have left.

Macysparade GIF by The 94th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade with Gonzo the Great

operationpuppet, to random
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Incoming commercialism post:

Times are lean so I've moved the full catalogue of for sale to the shop, to improve visibility. If anyone wants anything on the Etsy shop please message me and I can move it to the direct shop in a private listing and avoid Etsy fee gouging.

https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/OperationPuppet

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New episode of The Oracle just dropped! The Oracle S02E09 -- Goblin Mode
https://youtu.be/kpJQGDpePrk

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