ABOUT

There is no recipe

for making a costume for
stop-motion animation.

There are, however, infinite ways of working with the materials we use. Our job is to learn their behavior and their relationship with each other in the process.

Stop-motion animation is currently experiencing a new renaissance. Interest in our craft keeps growing along with the success & popularity of recent movies. For a long time though, our craft was hidden behind studio doors. So often people are surprised that everything we do is handmade. In the digital age, it seems odd that a craft, so analogue and seemingly rooted in the past, can be as Avantgarde as this.

There is something incredibly charming about stop-motion. The handmade aspect brings a different energy. Due to the incredible quality of some of the latest movies, it is hard to tell the visual difference between digital & handmade… but our subconscious knows. The handmade quality speaks to our soul. A faint memory of a world that seems to fade as we move into a more and more digital reality.

Seemingly contrary to that, we use the latest technology to help us build these worlds. It seems as if stop-motion challenges the status quo to prove that we don’t have to move out of the past and into the future but rather the past can live on and inform the future. This makes it a timeless craft. One that draws from all angles, the past and future, to combine these two in ever new fantastic ways to produce the magic we see on the big screens… And it is definitely the magic that keeps holding me hostage for all these years now.

This page is about miniature costumes and the work of miniature fabricators. Until now, there was no place to learn this craft. At least not to this level. I myself entered the industry rather accidentally and mostly taught myself. I was lucky to work with some of the most talented miniature costume fabricators whom I learned from by looking over their shoulders and by continuously developing my own ways of doing things.

I’ve always wondered why there is no place to learn this craft. There is definitely a demand for skilled fabricators. This is why I created a teaching program that does exactly that. Teaching directly from my experience as a professional in the industry, I invite you to look over my shoulder. I am here to answer questions & support you along your way.

On this page, you will find a complete online teaching program that aims to demystify our craft and gives you what you need to become a successful miniature costume fabricator yourself.