Wendy Tang Portfolio
Stop Motion Armature
Metal fabrication. Ball-joint. Hardware assembly.
Metal is my favorite material because it speaks in a clear, unvarnished language. It responds directly to force, tolerance, and heat—softening, hardening, warping, or becoming brittle depending on how it is treated. Unlike more forgiving materials, metal records every decision and every mistake.
I built this stop-motion armature prototype using off-the-shelf materials. In the process, I worked carefully with tolerances, explored how to fabricate repetitive parts more efficiently, and developed my own workflow for producing the components.
This armature can later serve as the foundation for my animatronic or puppet projects
Materials: aluminum block. copper rod. steel ball. machine screws.