I’m Lou, a fabricator passionate about all things stop-motion! My specialisation is puppet fabrication and armature construction. I am however a jack of many trades and I’m always keen to pick up new skills. I love the weird, wonderful and outright bizarre and will always be ready to work with others to bring a character to life. Over the past few years, I’ve worked with many different materials to make myself as versatile as possible, anything from sand-casting liquid metal into jewellery pieces to making silicone prosthetic pieces from scratch.

 

'Resin printed and painted puppet faces modelled and printed by Lou Stephenson'.

I’m particularly interested in 3D printing, digitally modelling and printing in resin to prototype and create a range of expressions for my own characters. I’ve taken care to manage my work in order to create set pieces and small props for others while simultaneously working on my own projects.

Overall, I’m a creative who is always ready for a challenge, thriving in an environment where ideas can be shared and collaborated on.

'logo featuring a stylized puppet armature, designed by Lou Stephenson.
Maquette sculpture featuring a fantasy character by Lou Stephenson.
'Turnaround footage of an articulated puppet by Lou Stephenson'.
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