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Character Design Grade 5
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Do you recognize these characters? Where did they come from?
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An idea! Pepe the prawn “I came to puppetry more through the art side of it. Usually I would start with drawings and then turn them into puppets.” —Jim Henson Every work of art starts as someone’s idea The Muppets were Jim Henson’s idea
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Jim Henson His grandma taught him how to sew He taught himself how to make puppets using books from the library Jim got his first job as a puppeteer on a TV show when he was only 18 He got ideas from other TV shows, Disney movies, and commercials He used his puppet-making skills for adult TV shows and commercials before working on Sesame Street and other kids’ shows
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Muppet Ideas: Jim Henson used different ideas to make each muppet character individual Some characters are based on animals, monsters, made-up creatures, and even humans!
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Who did these sketches become? Bert & Ernie!
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Muppets based on ANIMALS Barkley Rowlf Sprocket Big Bird Kermit Captain Vegetable
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Muppets based on MONSTERS Cookie Monster, Grover, Maurice, Telly, and Harry Monster Sweetums Elmo
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MADE-UP Creature Muppets Animal Martians Gonzo Fraggles Snuffy Mahna Mahna & Snowths
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Muppets based on HUMANS Statler & Waldorf Jim Henson! Dr. Bunsen Honeydew & Beaker Bert & Ernie Scooter Salvador Dada Guy Smiley
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What will your character look like? Idea worksheet!
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