

However, when animating with clay, it is also possible that the figure be made entirely of clay, without an inner armature. The figures and characters are made of clay, but they can also have an armature or a wire frame inside of them to help maintain their pose while shooting a scene. This also prevents the puppet from moving and allows it to stay steady when the animator has to photograph a frame of the scene.Ĭlay animation is sometimes similar to puppet animation. The puppets generally have an armature (flexible skeleton) inside of them so they can be positioned and animated smoothly.

Usually, the animators create a physical three-dimensional scene, similar to a small theatre, where the action will take place. Puppet animation is a type of stop-motion animation involving puppet figures that are animated frame-by-frame.

We can divide stop-motion animation into four categories. Stop-motion animation is made by moving, then photographing real world objects frame-by-frame to create the illusion of movement on the screen.
