Who is behind Fluff and Fuzz? MUDDY BROTHERS | A Handcrafted Stop-Motion AnimationWho are Fluff and Fuzz? They are two characters Zsofi came up with for a series of short films that are in-progress. Zsofi branded her characters as...

www.animateclay.com/post/who-is-... Fluff and Fuzz are two characters in a brand new series by Zsofi. And yes, they are completely made by hand!

Most Underrated Stop-Motion Monstrosities of All Time? More Most Underrated Stop-Motion Monstrosities of All TimeHave you ever heard of all the stop motion monsters mentioned in this video? If you are a seasoned stop motion fan you probably know most of t...

What are these strange monsters from the history vaults of stop motion? Most likely there are some you've never heard of: www.animateclay.com/post/most-un...

Ray Harryhausen: Miniature Models of the Silver Screen Exhibit I Visited the Monsters of Ray HarryhausenCinemassacre on YouTube, (AKA James Rolfe) visited the Ray Harryhausen Miniature Models of the Silver Screen exhibit.Emily Wolverton was nice enough to give hi...

Cinemassacre on YouTube, along with Emily Wolverton give you a great tour of the Ray Harryhausen Miniature Models of the Silver Screen Exhibit: www.animateclay.com/post/ray-har...

Prammation Films Short Film Releases! One Month NoticeDon Carlson of Prammation Films released two new short films. If you haven't heard of Don before, you might recognize his creation called Puppet Putty. It's a popular medium for clay a...

Don Carlson released to new films. Find out more here: www.animateclay.com/post/prammat...

The Dying World Part One by Lauren Tsai and Studio Linguini The Dying World Part One : Forgetting (Lauren Tsai) Lauren Tsai and Studio Linguini teamed up to create Laurens dream project called The Dying World. The short is based on her dreams which she transla...

Have you seen the Dying World by Lauren Tsai and Studio Linguini? If not, you may enjoy the surreal world they created together. www.animateclay.com/post/the-dyi...

Behind the Scenes of Beavis and Butthead Short The Weird Story Behind My Stop-Motion FilmLorenzo Volpintesta released a fun behind the scenes look at how he created his Beavis and Butthead clay animated re-creation. Lorenzo goes into his work ethi...

Lorenzo Volpintesta released a fun behind the scenes look at how he created his Beavis and Butthead clay animated re-creation. Take a look: www.animateclay.com/post/behind-...

How we made a Prince for stop Motion | Out of Words How we made a Prince for stop Motion | Out of WordsThe team behind the upcoming release of the Out of Words game is back at it again! This time, Sofie shows the design and fabrication process behind c...

www.animateclay.com/post/how-we-... Another Out of Words behind the scenes video? Sofie shows how their Prince puppet was made!

The Art (and Science) of Stop-Motion Animation The Art (and Science) of Stop-Motion Animation | Brian McLean | TEDBrian McLean gave a TED talk at TEDxPortland on April 26, 2025. He goes into how 3-D printing changed the stop motion industry and hi...

How has 3-D printing revolutionized stop motion? Brian McLean explains how! www.animateclay.com/post/the-art...

How to Build Stop Motion Sets by Lily Design How to design your own set for stop motion animationWhere do you begin when you have to build a set for a stop motion film? Lily gives some excellent tips on where to begin, how to plan for scale, how...

www.animateclay.com/post/how-to-... Lily Designs shows you how to plan your stop motion set builds from A-Z!

How to Make Ball and Socket Joints Can you build ball and socket joints with just a drill press, tap and die set and other basic tools? Sometimes it seems like an impossible task when you see complicated armatures in big feature films....

www.animateclay.com/post/how-to-... Learn how to build ball and socket armatures with basic tools, by Tetsu Kawamura.

Crafting Stop Motion Hands for Out of Words Crafting Kurt's hands for stop motion animation | Out of Words GameFor the Out of Words game, there is a character named Kurt who needed a freshly cast silicone hand. Kristina shows step by step how t...

Kristina shows you how they cast silicone hands for the Out of Words video game: www.animateclay.com/post/craftin...

Nick Park Corridor Crew Interview Animators React to Wallace and Gromit!Corridor Crew interviewed Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham about their previous popular film adventures. There are many tips and tricks that they reveal, such as ...

www.animateclay.com/post/nick-pa... Did you know Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham were recently interviewed by the Corridor Crew?

Tim Allen Q&A with Fredrikstad Animation Festival Tim Allen Animation Q&A with Fredrikstad Animation FestivalWhat's involved when animating a feature film like 'Isle of Dogs' or 'Corpse Bride'? ​How do animators approach bringing a puppet to life for...

www.animateclay.com/post/tim-all... Stop motion animator Tim Allen joins host Alex Dubok de Wit at Fredrikstad Animation Festival on the topic of 'Animation Timing for Storytelling'.

MIRA by Eva Louise Hall MIRA | Award-Winning Stop Motion Horror ShortEva Louise Hall released her new video titled MIRA and it's already won an award and garnered almost 200K views on YouTube. The VIFF reviewed her film and ...

www.animateclay.com/post/mira-by... Check out MIRA by Eva Louise Hall, a story about "a person’s love for their art can be turned into toil and torture when a fellow artist uses and abuses them for their own gain".

How to Reach Stop Motion Artists in 2026? What if you could find other stop motion animators living near you? Would you feel compelled to collaborate? Or maybe help each other out with your particular set of skills?Victor de Oliveira created ...

Want to connect with nearby stop motion artists? Find out how here: www.animateclay.com/post/how-to-...

Inkwo for when the Starving Return INKWO FOR WHEN THE STARVING RETURN │ Full Animated Film │ National Film Board of CanadaInkwo was completed and released by the National Film Board of Canada last month. The story is about "... a futur...

Inkwo was completed and released by the National Film Board of Canada last month. Watch the film and behind the scenes videos here: www.animateclay.com/post/inkwo-f...

5 AM at Freddy's: The Prequel" in Stop Motion "5 AM at Freddy's: The Prequel" in Stop Motion | FNaF 2 | English [4k]The SwitchMotion channel on YouTube reproduced a viral comedy video by Piemations that came out just over ten years ago. The stop-...

www.animateclay.com/post/5-am-at... "5 AM at Freddy's: The Prequel" is out by The SwitchMotion. It's a stop motion take on the original film by Piemations.

Lorenzo Volpintesta's Film Making Process How I Made My Most INSANE LEGO Stop-Motion Film Yet!How does Lorenzo make his films? He's come a long way and learned a lot. In his latest video titled "The Wildest LEGO film I’ve Ever Animated...", h...

www.animateclay.com/post/lorenzo... Lorenzo Volpintesta shows us his film making methods and gear for his latest film, ONE KRAB'S TRASH!

Puppet Breathing Mechanism by Valentin Felder How I made this Puppet Breathe in Stopmotion with a hidden MechanismHave you ever wondered how to make a breathing mechanism for a stop motion puppet? Velentin Felder made this video detailing his des...

www.animateclay.com/post/puppet-... How do you make a stop motion puppet breathing mechanism? Velentin Felder made this video detailing his design process, along with final fabrication by Ulrich Jakob.

Serpent's Tongue - Dark Rabbit Animations Kickstarter Serpent's Tongue - Animatic Sneak Peek (ft. MeatCanyon)A stop motion project voiced by the famous animation content creator MeatCanyon is in the works. Australian studio Dark Rabbit Animations started...

www.animateclay.com/post/serpent... Check out the Serpent's Tongue stop motion short Kickstarter campaign by Dark Rabbit Animations.

Preserving Stopmotionworks.com In our October 17th news post, we wrote about the illness and passing of Lionel Orozco. Lio had been keeping the community informed since 2003 (22 years) about stop motion. He had his blog, FAQ, galle...

www.animateclay.com/post/preserv... New update on Lionel Orozco's Stopmotionworks.com website and what you can do to help preserve his memory.

Puppet Putty for Clay Animators Puppet Putty was invented specifically for clay animators. Puppet Putty is 1/3 lighter than regular clay. This means puppets are less likely to fall over during animation. Colors don't bleed and it wo...

stopmotionstore.com/products/pup... We just got in a new batch of Puppet Putty in some popular colors. They include peach, red, blue, yellow, black, white and dark white. These always sell out fast so get yours while they last!

Out of Words, Releasing in 2026! Out of Words - Reveal TrailerGame developer Kong Orange and stop motion animation studio Wired Fly from Denmark created a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2021. Their goal was to raise funds for an ...

www.animateclay.com/post/out-of-... Out of Words is going to be out in 2026. If you're a gamer and love stop motion, it's something you're sure to want!

Indie Feature Saurus City to Release Soon? Saurus City - Official TeaserIt's unknown exactly when Saurus City will be released, but hopefully it's not too far away! Archstone Entertainment acquired worldwide rights to the Ron Perlman, Emma Rob...

When will we see Saurus City? Watch an interview with Nate Smith, Richard Joel and Deena Dill who talk about how it was made and where it's headed: www.animateclay.com/post/indie-f...

Wildwood: Where Magic Takes Flight Wildwood First Look: Where Magic Takes Flight | LAIKA StudiosDid you catch the theatrical re-release of Paranorman last month? If you did, you got to see the Wildwood trailer on the big screen for the...

www.animateclay.com/post/wildwoo... Will Wildwood be the next big stop motion hit in 2026? Check out the teaser that Laika just recently released!

Made in Mexico: 'Soy Frankelda'! Teaser de Soy FrankeldaCinema Fantasma is making the news in a big way with their major feature film! Soy Frankelda is a story about a writer who goes into her own mind to confront her own mental mons...

www.animateclay.com/post/made-in... Mexico has just released their very first stop motion feature called Soy Frankelda!

Lionel Orozco, Armature Maker/Blogger The brother of the amazing armature machinist and stop motion blogger Lionel Ivan Orozco sent us some sad news last week. Daniel said that Lio is in bad health and may not be with us for much longer. ...

www.animateclay.com/post/lionel-... We have sad news about a big contributor to the offline and online world of stop motion, Lionel Orozco to share.

Guillermo del Toro's Plan to Save Stop Motion! Netflix Del Toro Build StopMotion Studio In ParisA recent article came out with some very amazing news. In the age of AI, Guillermo del Toro hatched a plan to keep stop motion alive. In honor of the l...

www.animateclay.com/post/guiller... Guillermo del Toro's Plan to Save Stop Motion? Find out what his plan is!

The Old Man and the Robot The Old Man and The RobotCSD Animation just released this interesting short film about an old man in a post-apocalyptic future. Through his need to survive, he finds a robot, fixes him up and mutually...

CSD Animation released a fun short film about an old man who has a robot assist him in a post-apocalyptic world. Check it out: www.animateclay.com/post/the-old...

Black Eyed Dog Short and BTS Video BLACK EYED DOG | Award-Winning Stop Motion Animated Short FilmAlessandro Cino Zolfanelli released a film in 2022 that won many awards. Black Eyed Dog is a very dreamy film where things take a strange...

Alessandro Cino Zolfanelli released Black Eyed Dog this year as well as a brand new behind the scenes video about it. If you haven't seen the short you can find out more here: www.animateclay.com/post/black-e...