Instructions

To get started, ask your client to browse through the collection of available puppet figures and backgrounds on the right hand side and explore the functionality. If you choose, at the bottom of the scene you can select full screen for a wider view.

Manipulating the Figures

To insert an image onto the stage or desired background, simply click on your figure. To resize a figure, drag on any of the orange handles around your selection. The top center circular dot around your image allows you to rotate left and right.

Understanding Puppet Controls

On the top you will find more buttons to enhance how you can use the sand tray:

Use the hug button to have two figures turn towards each other.
Selecting speak opens your figures mouth.
Use hit to see how a figure would hit another.
Use jump to see a figure jump.
Use copy to duplicate the image, you can copy as many times as you want to create your scene (i.e. many children in a classroom in the background).
Use flip to have your figure face the other direction. By default, each puppet will hit and hug towards the right of the stage (i.e. to have figures face each other).
Using the back and front buttons you can bring images forward and back. Your newest image selection will always begin on top of the other figures, you can use these controls to adjust.
Use delete to remove a single image.
Use the save at the bottom of the scene to save the .jpg image to your desktop.
Press clear to start again

Controlling Multiple Puppets Together

Multiple puppets can be controlled together by selecting two or more puppets at once. This can be done by one of the following methods:

Click on the stage and drag your mouse to draw a box around the puppets you wish to control together, then release the mouse button.
Add additional puppets one at a time by holding the{" "} shift key on your keyboard and then clicking on each additional puppet.
Click on the all button (note this will select all of the puppets on the stage).

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