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for Private non-commercial viewing purposes only. Simple Armatures
I made this 3D Computer model to illustrate the simplest of clay character armatures. The rigid parts of the armature are made from square brass tubing. The wires are thick lead. The hips and torso pieces are silver soldered together. Small nuts are silver soldered onto the tubing then drilled and tapped to except a small hex head set screw. The set screw is tightened to hold the arm, leg, feet, and neck wire in place.
The small squares of brass at the end of the lead wire are set in place with JB Weld or a similar two part epoxy.
One version of a hand. Thin lead wire is glued into a small square of brass tubing on one end, and a palm shaped piece of balsa wood on the other end. Some hands are made from a small coiled aluminum wire attached to a square fitting.
Notches in the feet allow the animator to firmly attach a character to a wooden set with a wood screw. More advanced armatures will have the foot divided in two pieces with a hinge soldered between them to allow the foot to bend more realistically. But remember, this is one of the simplest types of armatures. Claymation® is a registered trademark of Will Vinton Productions, Inc. All rights reserved. |
