Dame and Unicorn

Making of

The Characters: Puppets & Personalities

Puppet with a miniature red guitar

Guitarist puppet standing with a red electric guitar

Two finished puppets

Two characters seated in a car

A character inside the miniature car

Puppet character at the wheel

Puppets on a miniature motorcycle

Puppet in a black outfit

Another puppet pose against golden curtains

Puppet posed against golden curtains

A puppet leaning over a counter

Crafting the Puppets

Puppet armature laid out on a cutting mat

Tiny puppet hands beside a human hand

A miniature hand and its joint

Moulds used to make puppet parts

Puppet armature beside a miniature kitchen

Puppet under blue stage lighting

A puppet held in front of the workshop

Animation setup with camera monitor

Sketches & Finishing Touches

Costumed puppet beside her character sketch

Painting a puppet’s face

Costume sketches for three characters

Sketchbook designs for the miniature set

Small Props, Big Details

Handmade miniature chairs

A miniature chair with a leather-upholstered seat

A handmade miniature sofa

Tiny paintbrush resting on a fingertip

Making a miniature electric guitar from a sketch

Handmade miniature guitar parts

Intricate miniature instrument held in a hand

Handmade miniature guitars, saxophone and drum kit laid out on a cutting mat

A World in Miniature

Miniature street set on the workbench

Miniature shopfronts and pub

A miniature car beside the street set

The miniature street illuminated at night

Animator working beside the miniature set

Miniature Apollo theatre held in front of the real building

Miniature rubbish bags, boxes and traffic cones beside a street pole