Mike Palma agreed to give us a mini-lecture on ventriloquist figure mechanics. If you are a hard figure lover, (and even if you are not) seeing inside of these creations is amazing. Professional figures can not be mass-produced. The mechanics must be installed by hand and each maker has his or her own way of doing things. Seeing another maker’s work is a very educational experience.
Have you ever wanted to own a figure, but it was too expensive? Have you ever wished you could build your own ventriloquist figure? Now you can. Mike Palma created his How To Build A Ventriloquist Figure course for Maher Studios. It is a start to finish HD video course that takes you step by step from concept to performance ready. You’ll follow Mike at each step and see exactly how to sculpt, mold, cast, assemble, build and even paint!
To learn more about Mike Palma’s How To Build A Ventriloquist Figure, click the link to visit Maher Studios!
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Always a treat to see the inner workings of these amazing works of art. Mike is a master builder, and one heck of a ventriloquist. Thanks for sharing Mike!
Mike is a great craftsman and artist, he makes beautiful figures, He painting is a work of art in itself. Nice quick look inside the heads, and interesting to see the different styles of mechanics . Also Mike is very entertaining.
I love that Mike Palma has made the video on how to build your own figure. I’m not at that point yet but I can definitely see me adding this to my library and build my own figure.
How interesting! Thanks so much!
Amazing. These figures are works of art as well as ingenious examples of creative engineering. Thanks for the little tour. I know hard figures are expensive but when you consider the work that goes into making them you can understand why. I love the facetious figure, he really is such an expressive puppet with just the two movements.