Pro mode example puppets
Use any of our example puppets in your own creations, or take them apart to learn new techniques. All are free to use however you want — no credit needed! Puppet files combine original artwork (Photoshop & Illustrator) + animation rigging (Character Animator) into one file.
Want even more puppets? Check out our pages for Body tracking, Auto-swap, Motion library, or additional puppets from Okay Samurai.
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Blank
Simple human character with Photoshop and Illustrator versions. Swap any [Replace] layer with your own artwork to customize.
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Movie Puppets
Retro animated versions of Sodapop, Popcorn, Ticket, and Candy. Created by Renegade Animation.
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Meeb
Whimsical real life physical puppet turned into a 2D animated puppet. Created by Keith Lovik.
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Jet
Goth themed character with walking that can be changed into a girl or boy via triggers. Created by Emily Watts.
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Bridezilla
Bridal themed creature with a diverse set of expressive triggers. Created by Digital Puppets.
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Ricky
Sports fan with megaphone, tee shirt cannon, and signs. Created by Renegade Animation.
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Steve
Physical puppet alien with head turns, a unique layer picker mouth, and flashing button triggers. Created by Dovid Taub.
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Vambies
The Vambies are an avatar collection developed by Vambie Inc. and Taiyaki Studios. Try one or all five of this quirky cast of vampire/zombie hybrids. Created by Taiyaki Studios.
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Seasonal Backgrounds
Spring, summer, autumn & winter backgrounds with several animated and triggerable elements. Created by Dovid Taub.
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Alex
Game playing character with expressive moves and triggers. Created by Renegade Animation.
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Sam
Superhero girl with dangling cape and walk behavior (try the A + D keys). Created by Keith Negley.
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Bluster
Vector snowman with head parallax, dangling scarf, and snowy background. Featured in Creating an Animated Livestream.
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Brooklyn Buddies
Low-poly fox, bunny, and pug characters with cycle-based head turns, walking, and background. Featured in New Puppets January 2019. Created by Emily Watts.
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Barbarasaurus
Clay sculpted dinosaur newscaster with triggered graphics and news crawls. Featured in Make a Clay Puppet. Created by Dovid Taub.
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Proteus
Customizable character with tons of different options. Featured in New Puppets November 2018. Created by Kevin McMahon.
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Sticky
Deceptively simple stick figure character with tons of sliders for customization and great face parallax. Created by Dovid Taub.
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Krognar
Vector viking with breathe, rotation dial arms, and cycle layers axe spins. Featured on Adobe Live. Created by Zookeeper.
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Dojo Joe
Dojo instructor with draggable hands, and cycle layers fire. Created by Kevin McMahon.
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Electro Gene
Guy with multiple draggable handles, dangle hoodie strings, key triggers & cycle layers electricity.
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Wonder Boy
Lineart character with cycle layers poses & front facing walk cycle. Created by Kevin McMahon.
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Physics Playground
Scene with multiple interactive physics elements. Featured in New Features Fall 2017.
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Digital Puppets Animal Pack
A huge pack of animal puppets with a ton of emotions and triggers. Created by Digital Puppets.
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Eyes Example
Example project with 4 different eye rigging treatments: basic, off center, big pupils, and eyelids. Featured in Basic Eye Rigging.
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Drumbot
Drumming robot that plays sound effects when he hits parts of the drumset. Featured in the Triggerable Audio tutorial.
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Wolfgang, Robot & Headless Horseman
A suite of characters with interesting triggers and mannerisms. Created by Ryan Boyle.
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Samurai Steve
Vector samurai with subtle head turns and expressive mouth/chin movement. Created by Kevin McMahon.
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Laxmi
3D character with 4 draggable arms and multiple emotion triggers. Created by DesiPopWorld.
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Sports Team
Four sports mascot characters with head parallax and unique triggers. Created by Kevin McMahon.
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Red Monster 3D
Updated 3D version of the Character Animator mascot, as seen in the The Story Behind Red Monster. Created by David Arbor.
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