turn action figure in to character

[Ricky5C9C]

Hi 

nice to join the community i have a wrestling youtube channel 

and i would like to use my action figure as a puppet and make it talk

i am new to this is there anyone or any tutorial that can help 

thank you

[alank99101739 · Accepted solution]

There is the adobe docs of course which has tutorials, sites like https://www.okaysamurai.com/CHFAQ/ with lots of useful links when things go wrong, and a series i did a few years back (so getting out of date a bit) which turns a photo of a toy wookie into a puppet https://extra-ordinary.tv/2018/10/22/project-wookie-a-beginner-youtube-playlist/

[Ricky5C9C]

Thank you i would also like to ask i would like my character to point at the screen i have downloaded a puppet and put in to the right group is there a tutorial on how to get the puppet to move his hand in the scene and point 

[alank99101739]

To move hands the normal way is to use a "dragger". To change hand poses, use a "swap set" of "triggers" (you have to draw each hand pose then swap the artwork as needed).

Try looking for those terms in user guides etc. 

[Ricky5C9C]

Thank you have been great help so far to me 

i have the hand swaps which is fine if i want the character to point towards the screen for example like the picture how would i go about that?

as i am using action figures will it be the case of taking pictures of the figure doing that pose and then desecting the photo in photo shop?