Your talent is insane man

Seeing your puppets grow and evolve over the years is so fascinating! And such emotions conveyed through them as well. Amazing work as always!

He has gained the ability to say, “You want to catch these hands?” literally

Do you remember those wooden toy snakes? It's contruction and weight would make for a perfect cat tail. The current one works, but looks too static for a flexible cat.

The puppet legend is back again

It's insane how much life you bring to all your puppets, holy crap!

I love this thing! How do puppets suddenly become realistic robots for theatre preformances??? I have so many questions

Those hands look so creepy and cool in slowmo, love them! All the good vibes with your project, surely will be a blast seeing them in play

I was indeed wondering if this year we'd see that Halloween-story type video (the previous 2 were amazing and highly intriguing to listen to), but after Halloween passed, I figured that you'd perhaps be too busy with this current paper putter project. Glad to hear that confirmation right now, but... please don't feel rushed to make one or something like that. Every day can become a spooky day, even in the middle of March. So do take your time, and enjoy. ^w^

Love what is going on here but have some thoughts if you are interested (i work in prosthetics). Did you consider making interchangable finger "harnasses" for each actor that have a generic connection interface to the puppet? That way you could still have anyone play any puppet but would simplify your system (no parallel joints, etc. Needed any more). Also, having a spring loaded neutral position is a great idea, but only if the neutral position is the position that is most common/desirable position for the puppet to be in. If actors have to constantly work against the spring they might experience some fatigue. Great to see the progress, would love to fly to london and see this performed live at some point

Oh god, he’s evolving, soon he’ll be playing god, making real animals Willy nilly. In all seriousness this is so cool, my brain doesn’t have the gusto to even attempt to comprehend how you guys managed this. It’s so wonderful, the movement is so smooth and lifelike and the little actions you can do add so much character to each puppet. I can feel my brain rolling around in my skull like a pea the more I try to comprehend the mechanics used here. Good lord! You’ve all done a fabulous jobs!

My son’s a lil’ “different”. He thinks so far left from everyone else. I watch ur channel with him to show how AMAZING and creative he can be if he follows his passions. Too often kids learn to assimilate in school so they don’t get picked on. It’s the quickest way children lose their imagination and talents. I hope channels like this help him hold on to his own uniqueness. Thank for ur uploads. We love em so much!

Slow motion of creepy hands flopping around= A+! This is great, brother! Your creativity and technical know-how is off the charts. I'm so happy about the upcoming play and thrilled with the look of your paper/plastic puppets. Just wonderful.

I can’t wait to see all this come to life!!!! Not too long now ♥️

I really love the wing concept, so smooth!! Can’t wait to see the finalized puppets!

the amount of personality and movement this puppet ensues is really captivating

Adam savage is going to have a caniption when he sees these! What an incredible person you are Barnaby. Your ability to capture movement is astounding

You should get a degree in Applied Engineering for the work you do. So creative - unbounded by precedent. I miss dabchick.

I would watch a full length movie made with these paper puppets

I remember watching you 3 years ago. Your amazing!

Oh wow! all the thought and care that goes into the production is so incredible to see. Amazing work! Also something about the way the silicone fingers jiggle in slow-motion is truly captivating yet hilarious

On the one hand (heh), what beautiful articulated puppet designs with some amazingly creative engineering solutions. On the other, F L O P P Y H A N D S.

Seven years ago this guy was playing in the park with dabchick. Now he’s got a team and they’re all making awesome puppets.

book of dust!! man it's so awesome to see you involved in something so cool and fits your puppetry so well

These are incredible, so lifelike. I'm really curious how you're going to put them together on the stage. In my head, they're going to look like shadow theatre but in 3D. I hope the puppeteers won't catch too much attention, or that they suspend audiences' disbelief enough. Good luck.

Guy went from making great puppets (including my favorite bird) in his shed and bedroom out of wood by himself. Now making these amazing puppets with an extremely talented team. Great Job!

This reminds me of Barnaby Dixon I loved watching him as a kid and I still do

The stuff you do with puppetry is truly revolutionary!

I've been watching you practicly since your channel got recommended to me near your starting point off by one year. It's been amazing to see you and your puppetry skills grow and evolve overtime throughout the years barnaby. Keep up the amazing work watching this is making me want to get back into puppetry again after taking a year off break now. :

So excited for this! I know I won't be able to see the show but love the series and in awe of the innovation of puppetry

I saw a promo for this show, and thought the puppets looked phenomenal. I should have known it was your work! What a glow-up.

*This* is how you get a cat lady's attention. This is the first of your videos I've ever seen, and I am enthralled!

This is absolutely amazing - it manages to both seem lifelike as well as being stylised

If you're molding plastic or foam around a cast, plaster is a really good way to go. Alginate works well for capturing details, or plaster bandages work well too for cheap. Silicone is too flexible to get a good form

Its amazing seeing how the puppets movements are so natural, ESPECIALLY the bird puppet in flight. That’s incredible, i love how all of the puppets follow the rules of animation too, so you really get the feeling of them coming to life

This looks fantastic

Whoever finds this comment congratulations 🥳

Your epicness is enough to make your own store and sell puppets you made for thousands

It's great to see not just the behind the scenes stuff, but the actual evolution of the design themselves. Fastforward puppetry arms race.

I was in Atlanta a month ago and got to see your puppets from The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance at the Center of Puppetry Arts. It’s incredible how far you have come in your craft 🙂 I hope to see your puppets in person some day.

Watching the evolution of your creations and skills over the years has been an amazing ride! Hopefully, for those of us on the wrong side of the pond, there will be some way that we can watch the whole production eventually. And those silicon hands-the bouncing and wiggling is hysterical,but kind of creepy at the same time; makes me wonder what you might be able to do with them, video-wise.

This puppeteering is so good that it looks like magic, I still don’t even understand how your earliest puppets work

The innovation of puppetry throughout the decades from strings to this wow.

Why has Timothee Chamolet replaced Barnaby Dixon.

unrealistic, the cats movements are too natural

Why is this calming and adorable!!

For anyone who wants to know; this guy supports conversation therapy for trans people and actively talks down on them.

These are unreal, particularly the attention of detail, especially designing mechanisms for everyone involved. Being a huge fan of Pullman’s work I’m hoping to see this as one of those ‘slime tutorials’ done for musicals since I can’t possibly afford paying for a streaming version, sad to say.

Holy crap. This is just... beyond impressive. To be able to breathe so much life into something as simple as paper, man, you're so imaginative and talented. I am now emotionally attached to this cat now, they are my emotional support paper friend

Now this is what I like to see on youtube👍

This cat puppet has Shelter 2/ Paws vibes .

Jealous at all the talent. Amazed to know the man. Delighted he said “ring piece” at 1:40.

For the silicone molds, I'd suggest putting it in a vacuum chamber to draw out any airbubbles before it sets

Man, THAT IS INSANE!! I could never do that type of talent..

THE BOOK OF DUST!? Holy cow, dude, your work is so awesome it deserves every bit of exposure!

It's so good the movements are so smooth

I saw The Book of Dust last year, it was wonderful in no small part thanks to these puppets!! Wonderful work

I saw the puppets in the Book of Dust play and thought they were fantastic renditions of daemons! Excellent work!

Everytime i turn around you doing something 10 more difficult than the last and 10 more awesome

I like how you hold the fox like a cat by it’s scruff of his neck

Brings a whole new meaning to 'throwing your hands up and trying something else' ;)

This is amazing! How the hinges and levers make up the limbs has always been an delayed effort of mine. I would love to see more of the internal parts that make everything move so naturally.

Unbelievable, but real. That’s a talented person.

Big thanks for the update! Everything looks incredible!

I'm so glad you are working in the arts and that your prodigious talent can be expressed so creatively. It's magic what you do.

Honeslty, I'd love to have like a miniature dragon of one of these! It would be so cool to have! Plus it would make creating dynamic poses for referencing purposes so much easier!

My mum just gave me the book of dust to read today! Iv watched his dark materials but I need to read the books.

it's been a while, so i was like 0:25 "huh. This reminds me of barnab- OH LOOK IT *IS* BARNABY DIXON THAT'S ABSOLUTELY CLASS"

i remember being so young and amazed by your videos, the bird puppet always made my day. its been 6 years and i come back to ur now grown and still growing channel, im so proud of you!

You've seriously outdone yourself this time, Dixon. Wow.

Those silicone hands need to be revisited, I'm convinced there's something special there. The way the fingers moved and bounced around made for an alien creature with humanlike characteristics or more, person-like if you will. I just saw that as a very happy interesting accident.

Oh my.... Those puppets are incredible

Legend has it Maxi is still counting to this day!

I saw the show last night! Absolutely stunning art all round!

This is absolutely awesome! Both the creator and and the puppeteer! Wonderful!

I also watched this video 2 years ago.. And I am watching this again 😊

The book of dust series is one of my favorites, can’t wait to see it put in puppet form 👍

Абажаю всякую механику! Вы супер! Ваши изделия, или точнее творения, как живые!

There’s never been a puppet I’ve wanted more then this

I remember years ago watching this guy and thinking, "Yeah, this guy is gonna be big one day"

I will be there! Can’t wait to see the puppets on stage!

It's a pity Halloween is over already. Having these hands to throw around would be a great addition to many costumes.

From the beginning to the latest video Barnaby has gone far I literally thought this was a robot. Good job!

At first glance, that looked like an advanced AI robotic cat

FLABBERGASTED IN A GOOD WAY!!!YOU DONT KNOW HOW GoOD IS THIA ART!!!!

The growth is insane, I love your work and keep chasing the dream!

That is alchemy!! You are a wizard, Barnaby...and all these puppets your familiars. Awe inspiring!!

It feels like the animal feet could have some kind of tactile rubber pad on them to keep them from sliding around on a surface, so there's something to play against when placing and lifting a foot. It kinda looks like a CGI model not quite making contact with and clipping through a surface if there's no resistance to meet. But oh my god. They are beautiful pieces of work.

I loved the rapter and dabchik

Mr. Dixon rockin’ the stache! We see you!

Literally would love to have a collection of these things 😭✋

Your creativity and talent never fails to astound me!

Very nice CGI, the puppets look so real.

How magic would be to work with you man, you are so talented!

3:31 exactly how my cat behaves. One moment it's hunting time and the next moment she's sleeping

They are SO expressive!! Love it!

Just caught a performance of The Book of Dust and it was fantastic. Well done. The puppets were incredible and the performances were amazing. Great job.

Please never stop doing what you love ❤️

I am convinced your work is going to be a huge part of puppetry history.