About Hand Shadow
Whether you're using your hands or cute paper cutouts, shadow puppets make great fun for the whole family. Perfect for games around the campfire or during a sleepover, many of these shadow puppets can be enough for even the youngest of kids. However, with a little extra skill, adults can delight with some seriously convincing puppets. There are shadow puppets for people of virtually any age and ability level, so start learning today! Shadow play is popular in various cultures; currently there are more than 20 countries known to have shadow show troupes. Shadow play is an old tradition and it has a long history in Southeast Asia; especially in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Cambodia. It is also considered as an ancient art in other parts of Asia such as in China, India and Nepal. It is also known in the West from Turkey, Greece to France. It is a popular form of entertainment for both children and adults in many countries around the world. Hand Shadow Puppets or Shadow play or also known as shadow puppetry is an ancient form of storytelling and entertainment which uses flat articulated figures (shadow puppets) to create cut-out figures which are held between a source of light and a translucent screen or scrim. The cut-out shapes of the puppets sometimes include translucent color or other types of detailing. Various effects can be achieved by moving both the puppets and the light source. A talented puppeteer can make the figures appear to walk, dance, fight, nod and laugh. Hand Shadow Puppets Ideas is an application to show you how to make shadow puppets using your hands. This app is must have app for everyone, who wants to make hand shadows or shadow illusions. This game / application is for children or adults, who wants to make fun with hand shadows, create illusions of animals on the wall, play some theater or just to have fun with kids and friends. Application will tell you everything from history and basics of hand shadow play, theory of shadows and understanding how to create great shadows and become master of shadowgraphy. Shadowgraphy or ombromanie is the art of performing a story or show using images made by hand shadows. It can be called "cinema in silhouette". Performers of the art are often called a shadowgraphist or shadowgrapher. Play educational with moving shapes. Download for free!
Preparation For Mini Shadow Theater:
- Tape
- Shoeboxes (or other cardboard boxes), so that there’s one shadow theater for every two children wax paper or white paper
- Scissors
Preparation For Hand Shadow Puppets:
- Flashlights, one per pair of children
- Tall, flat surface to place theaters on (desk, table, etc.)
- Camera
This app shows you various form of animals made using hand shadows art:
- Pictures to help performing
- Play along with your kids and family
- Watch amazing pictures of animals
- Chinese shadow theatre
- Paper shadow theatre
- Stretching for hands and fingers to perform shapes
- Share the images in various media
Features:
Bird Hand Shadow Puppet
Snail Hand Shadow
Panther Shadow
Dog Hand Shadow Puppet
Turkey Shadow Puppets
Shadow Goose
Cardinal Hand Shadow
Hand Shadow of Rabbit
Kangaroo Shadow Play
Fun With Butterfly Hand Shadows
Make Camel Shadow Puppets
Hand Shadow of Chamois
Hand Shadows For Donkey
Ideas About Elephant Hand Shadow
Goat Shadow Hand Puppets
Pig Shadows of The Hand
Hand Shadow of Teddy Bear
Awesome Wolf Shadow Puppet
Hand Shadows Book
Crocodile Hand Shadow
Crab Hand Shadow Puppets
Two Flying Birds Hand Shadow
Heart Shadow
Pterodactyl Hand Shadow
Make Frog Hand Shadow Puppet
Greyhound Hand Shadow Puppet
Bulldog Hand Shadows
Indian Hand Shadow
Animal Hand Shadow Puppets
Dinosaur Hand Shadow
Creature Hand Shadow Puppet
Turtle Hand Shadow Puppet
Old Man Face Hand Shadow Puppet
Face Hand Shadow Puppet
Squirrel Hand Shadows
Cat Hand Shadow
Hand Shadow Puppet of Deer
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