We work a lot from images or sketches provided to us by our clients, and they do not have to be fancy or necessarily complete. They can be photos, or drawings from other sources such as greeting cards or illustrations you wish to use as inspiration, and we can pull together a puppet based on the eyes from one image, and the mouth and chin from another, etc. We can also work from a detailed word description, or any combination of all of these. It helps very much to know what the character’s personality will be. The puppets do come costumed (though they don’t have to be).
Sizes vary a bit. Most often, people puppets are in the 33-35 inches range, though we often make them slightly smaller for a child or petite person, and can make them up to life-size, plus. Anything larger than 42 inches requires extra planning and costs more, and anything smaller than 24 inches also becomes difficult and requires extra planning.
