Dragon Stop Motion Puppet

After watching a few youtube videos and reading some books on stop motion animation, i decided to practice making a stop motion character.
I made a wire armature in order for the character to be fully articulate and hold the pose. I then bulked out the skeleton with tin foil and used a glue gun be make it robust. I drew upon my previous experience in model-making and sculpture to make informed decision on the best way to make a structurally sound model.

I was inspired by stop motion childrens shows such as "The Clangers" and "Bagpuss" and the beauty of the models used. They appeal to a young audience due to the models resembling normal toys, and to adults alike as the animation techniques are so timeless. I see stop motion as quite a handmade style of animation, as it has a degree of familiarity, timelessness and uniqueness that digital versions of animation do not. Stop motion animation doesn't tend to date, (old stop motion cartoons are still being aired to this date) however, CGI in films is always changing and improving, so CGI in films just a few years old appears dated quickly as it it overtaken by better software.