character design grade 5. do you recognize these characters? where did they come from?
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Character DesignGrade 5
Do you recognize these characters?
Where did they come from?
An idea!
Pepe the prawn
““I came to puppetry more I came to puppetry more through the art side of it. through the art side of it. Usually I would start with Usually I would start with drawings and then turn them drawings and then turn them into puppets.” into puppets.”
——Jim HensonJim Henson
• Every work of art starts as someone’s idea
• The Muppets were Jim Henson’s idea
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
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!
Who did these sketches become?
Bert & Ernie!
Muppets based on ANIMALS
Barkley
Rowlf
Sprocket
Big Bird
Kermit
Captain Vegetable
Muppets based on MONSTERS
Cookie Monster, Grover, Maurice, Telly, and Harry Monster
Sweetums
Elmo
MADE-UP Creature Muppets
Animal
Martians
Gonzo
Fraggles
Snuffy
Mahna Mahna & Snowths
Muppets based on HUMANS
Statler & Waldorf
Jim Henson!Dr. Bunsen Honeydew & Beaker
Bert & Ernie
Scooter Salvador DadaGuy Smiley
What will your
character look like?
Idea worksheet!