| Clay can be moulded and shaped in to any shape you | | | | is water based clay. Water based clay is clay mixed |
| can come imagine. claymation however can be | | | | with water. It is usually cheap but it must be kept |
| sometimes split into two different subcategories. For | | | | covered as it will dry out quickly. |
| the more professional animators, armature based | | | | Claymation with “ No Armature” |
| models are often used. A second category can be | | | | Some really good stop motion animation with clay |
| described as free form or shapeless 3D animation. | | | | can be made without using any armature (internal |
| With armature supported models a form or kind of | | | | skeleton). Even human-like or animal-like figures can |
| skeletal structure is covered in clay. | | | | be made and move quiet convincingly without internal |
| Such “armatures” are commonly made | | | | framing. Also the art of stop motion with clay blobs |
| of steel framing or in other cases just wire. Unlike the | | | | of abstract or non human-like figures or animal |
| free form stop motion animation it doesn’t | | | | characters can be very amusing. |
| use any internal skeleton type structure. | | | | Clay with an Armature – Is it required to |
| Recommending what clay is best for animation! An oil | | | | make a 3d Stop Motion Animation? |
| based Clay or Water Based Clay or maybe a polymer | | | | The answer is no. The only thing that limits a good |
| clay? Almost any type of clay will do for your 3D | | | | stop motion animation is your imagination. So get out |
| stop motion animation but there are some clays that | | | | there and run your favourite stop motion animation |
| are a lot easier to use for a numerous reasons. | | | | software package and let you imagination run wild. |
| However we recommend oil based clay or a good | | | | A definition of Stop Motion armature : |
| polymer soft clay. There are various brands on the | | | | "Armature in stop motion animation is a skeletal |
| market for claymation such as Van Aken or FIMO. | | | | type frame used to give support or rigidity to clay or |
| We like FIMO soft or Van Aken ClayToon clay. | | | | other malleable material. |
| You will come across the other kind of clay and that | | | | |