Caricature, Likeness and Look-a-like Puppets
Build a puppet that looks like you!
Our bestselling custom likeness puppets are used all over the world by ventriloquists, film makers, TV shows and families. You might well have seen some lookalike puppets on TV recently. We can build a puppet that looks like you, a celebrity, your loved one, or …. anyone at all! Just send us a photo of the person and we can make a bespoke caricature puppet in their image. You can choose what clothes they wear, what moving parts they have, what hairstyle they have… everything about your lookalike puppet will be uniquely crafted to your specification.
Transform A Photo Of Someone Into A Caricature Puppet.
We offer lots of types of likeness puppets to suit different budgets. Ranging from full body hand puppets (from £350) to our £9 custom finger puppet kits, we can meet your needs!
Here are some of the types of likeness puppet we make. The prices are a guideline – the price of your puppet will depend on the complexity of recreating the character. Please contact us for an exact quote.
Likeness Hand Puppets
Our hand puppets are fully lined with sculpted foam head structures, stuffed bodies and embroidered features. They all have a reinforced movable mouth.
Half Body – From £315
- Head, arms and torso –
- Approx 50cm top to bottom
Full Body – From £350
- As above, plus legs and shoes
- Approx 80cm top to bottom
Optional Extras for Likeness Puppets
Some optional extras for hand puppets include:
- arm rods – £5 each
- jointed elbows – £25 apiece
- movable eyebrows – £40
- blink mechanism – £120 (manual) or £240 (animatronic)
- glove hands – £25 for one or £40 for two
- tattoos which are £35 per limb
- 3D eyelashes – £10
Scroll down for lots of examples of our likeness puppets, lookalike puppets and caricature puppets!
Likeness Glove Puppets
Our glove puppets are 30-40 cm tall and have a movable head and arms. They are easy to use, even for young children. They are machine washable.
Bespoke likeness Glove Puppets – from £230
- Just upload a photo and leave the rest to us!
- Detailed embroidered facial features
- Custom made clothing
- Scroll down for lots of examples!
Build a glove puppet – From £40
- Choose features for your puppet from a wide range of options.
- Simple in style
- Round eyes and noses and a smile.
- Plain top in a colour of your choice
- Trousers or a skirt.
Likeness Soft Toys – from £295
They can be freestanding and posable if you wish.
Examples: Full Body Hand Puppets
Half Body Lookalike Puppets: Examples
Lookalike Glove Puppets: Examples
Likeness Plush Toys: Examples
How Our Lookalike Puppets Are Made
All our custom puppets are individually handmade in our studio in Leith, Edinburgh.
Our lookalike puppets have three-dimensional heads, and a movable mouth that you operate with your hand. They can also have other movable features such as moving eyebrows, moving eyelids and movable hands.
Puppet Heads
The head starts as a foam base. First of all we study the shape
of the person’s head, and make a unique foam net for each person. We bend and glue into shape, and sculpt and pad out details such as cheekbones. We then cover this in a fabric ‘skin’, which is machine stitched to closely fit the foam base. This makes our puppets very durable.
The mouth is built into the outer fabric, and is stiffened with plastic to hold its shape. The eyes, nose, ears and any other features such as facial hair are appliqued and embroidered on.
Puppet Clothing
You can specify what you would like your caricature puppet to be wearing, and we will match the clothes as closely as we can. Many of the clothes we make ourselves, in other cases we buy baby clothes and alter them to fit. We have a huge collection of tiny clothes and shoes in the studio.
Our lookalike puppets are made to last. We are so confident that they will that every single one of our products is guaranteed for normal use for 5 years. If you have any problems with it, we will repair them free of charge.
How long does it take to build a lookalike puppet?
Our standard lead time on custom builds is 6-8 weeks. It takes a few days to make each one, but we usually have to order in materials for each individual puppet, and often have a queue of puppets to make. We also offer a 1-2 week speed build option which costs +25% of the total cost of your puppet. We ship worldwide and offer lots of different shipping options to suit your timescale and budget.
You can find out more about how they’re made by looking at our blog.
Get in touch for more info or to order a puppet that looks like you!
You can get in touch via our contact page or come and visit us in our Edinburgh workshop.