Recommendations

This is the thread where we can give our help of what we think is good to help improve characters and films. Just say underneath what you recommend and I'll put it on here.

Stop Motion Software

Stop motion pro - http://www.stopmotionpro.com/

Monkey Jam - http://monkeyjam.en.softonic.com/

istopmotion - http://www.boinx.com/istopmotion/overview/ (only for mac's)

Helium Frog - http://www.heliumfrog.net63.net/heliumfrogindex.html

Lip Sync Software

JLipSync - http://www.digitalarena.co.uk/animation/j_lip_sync.htm

Clay

Newplast - http://chromacolour.co.uk/store/animation_stopmo_clay.asp - http://www.newclay.co.uk/Newplast.htm

Van aken - http://www.vanaken.com/

Plasticine - http://www.toysrus.co.uk/Toys-R-Us/Learning/Creative-Play/Plasticine-Activity-Bucket

Wire / Armature

Modelling Wire - http://chromacolour.co.uk/store/animation_stopmo_wire.asp

Milliput ( For bones in the armature ) - http://www.tiranti.co.uk/subdivision_product_list.asp?Content=Milliput+-+Other+Modelling+Materials+-+Modelling+Materials&Subcategory=42&Subdivision=136

Animation Tool kit - http://www.animationtoolkit.com/page3.htm

Armaverse - http://www.armaverse.com/

Animation Supplies - http://www.animationsupplies.net/armatures.php

Materials for Props

Fimo - http://www.craftcellar.co.uk/index1.html

Sculpey - http://www.sculpey.com/

Helpful Websites

Stopmotion animation - http://www.stopmotionanimation.com/

Animation Tips and Tricks - http://animationtipsandtricks.com/

Animateclay - http://animateclay.com/

Vincent Animations and Friends - http://www.spanglefish.com/vincentanimations/

Frame By Frame - http://www.spanglefish.com/stopmotion/

Animation Magazine - http://www.animationmagazine.net/

Creative Juices - http://www.spanglefish.com/creativejuices/

Stop Motion Magic - http://www.stopmotionmagic.com/

GLB Animations Website - http://www.spanglefish.com/glbanimations/

Suppliers

Chromacolour - http://chromacolour.co.uk/

Animation Supplies - http://www.animationsupplies.net/index.php

Tiranti - http://www.tiranti.co.uk/

Hobbycraft - http://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/

For people in the US

Hobby Lobby - http://www.hobbylobby.com/

Michaels - http://www.michaels.com/art/online/home

Computer Animation

Maya - http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=7635018

Inventor - http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=4246282

3ds Max - http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?id=5659302&siteID=123112

Blender - http://www.blender.org/

Useful Books

Creating 3-D Animation - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Creating-3-D-Animation-Aardman-Filmmaking/dp/0810949717/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1272740788&sr=8-3
Basics Animation: Stop Motion - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Basics-Animation-Stop-motion-Barry-Purves/dp/2940373736/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1272740830&sr=1-3
The Illusion of life: Disney Animation - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Illusion-Life-Disney-Animation/dp/0786860707/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1272740856&sr=1-1

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Please post your recommendations too.

P&B

huh?

why huh?

i said that before you posted the links, it just said recomendations

Fimo's Pretty Good

(I use that for my props)

if your in the US use van aken!

wwwwwhhhhhhhhooooo??

ooh good idea P&B - I'll make this thread into a 'hot topic' so it stays at the top of the forum.

WOW!

cool i say use scupley for the props and newplat for the models

you must be very pleased purple&brown.

Cool.

cool

WOW!Thank you soo much katie, what a privalidge!

It is actually! Very well done!

thanks!

any other recommendations?

Yes i have some recommendation of sites i have found useful for news and tips.
http://animationtipsandtricks.com/- this is good for tips and tricks and you can also get a live feed to it.
http://www.animationmagazine.net/ this is good for all the news in the animation world.
hope this helped!

thanks ursrut! I'll make another heading called ' helpful websites ' and i can add the spangle fish ones!

oh i thought i added them to the spangle fish ones
I have added them to vincent and friends.

well done, lad

thanks GLB!

On suppliers put

http://www.tiranti.co.uk/

If you live in England, large orders of Newplast (20 bars) are cheaper to buy from Newclay! http://www.newclay.co.uk/Newplast.htm

lukey you(i wish i was you :wink

I would recommend Hobbycraft if ypu live in the UK they don't have musch on their site but in the store there is loads!!
http://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/

wow

I get mine from HOBBYCRAFT there is only 5 colours.

5?! mines got em all

Where is yours, mine is Southampton 15miles away

chester 10 miles away

so do i glb i buy some from a website and some from hobycraft i live near chesteri supose u do

really? cool

Has anyone got anymore?

i have a question. whats the difference between Claytoon and Newplast? and which do you all prefer if you have used both?

thanks for this thread P&B

(in a sad tone)oh you are so lucky and my threads had a lot of*luck.
*:BAD, SAD.

dont spam the threads black

i dont have any recommendations, sorry

chees3gromit we all prefer (at least I think so) Newplast
P.S. It's what aardman use

ok, do you have to order it if you live in the US then? i think thats what ill have to end up doing.

thanks GLB

im not sure about having to order it, see if theres a us based company thst sellds it first

alright, ill do that. thanks GLB

A recommendation from me is HeliumFrog! Look it up on google

Has anyone got Animation Station?http://www.prezzybox.com/products/index.aspx?pid=5052&TID=901&gclid=CIepx_e5vJkCFUqS3wodrEas4w#

I got it for my B,Day

Chees3gromit, Van Aken Claytoon is just as good, and you can readily buy it at shops in the US.

thanks jills i didnt know if newplast was better or vise versa.

i had given up on trying to get newplast, so i went to the closest craft store and they had van aken. so i bought a few packs so now i wont run out!

was just gonna ask everyone how much clay they have though? and how much is good to have?

Did you get Claytoon or the Van Aken plastalina modeling clay? ...I understand your sentiment about wanting Newplast so you can model exactly how Aardman do, but it's impractical, and professional puppet makers in the US use Van Aken. Some, I think Nofby for one?, prefer it to Newplast.

I don't like to keep a big stock of it, just because of the cost. But it's always nice to have some amount of a variety of colors. Of course if you have the basic colors and don't mind mixing it (there are a couple ways to mix it), you don't need a lot on hand. I guess it makes a difference if you are working on a specific project (then you can estimate how much you need of what color), or if you want to be creative and experiment. If that's the case, those packs that are divided into four different colors (Claytoon) are good. It's always nice to have enough white or neutral, I think, for making lighter colors. I ended up using more white than I thought I would. Hope that is somewhat helpful, and glad you got your hands on some plasticine!

i formerly had plasticine before van aken but it got my hands all colorful and was a pain to model with as it stuck and got everywhere. then, for Christmas a couple years ago i believe, i got some Claytoon and some skin-colored plasticine (which i just figured out is also Van Aken), but then I sorta forgot completely about stop-motion and animation until recently. before, i had to use the "frame by frame" function on my camera which wouldnt record frames but instead small time increments. now, through this site, i have discovered MonkeyJam and HeliumFrog which have helped me a lot!

and the clay i picked up was Van Aken plasticine (not Claytoon) so now i have skin colored, white, black, blue, red, brown, tan, dark brown, and green. of course some is claytoon so i dont have a full pack of it.

thank you so much jills

Computer Animation

Maya - http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=7635018

Inventor - http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=4246282

3ds Max - http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?id=5659302&siteID=123112

Animation Master - www.hash.com