What do the nine pictures show?

Puppet sheets for a skeleton, a dragon and a knight, each in black line art, cartoon colour and a storybook print.

How are the parts joined?

Cut out each part, then join them with split pins through the marked holes at each joint.

What is the difference between the styles?

Black line art is a plain outline. Cartoon colour has bold flat fills and a friendly face, and the storybook print has a muted, vintage look.

Can I ask for another character?

Yes, type a character such as a witch. That is a request, and the puppet may differ from the sample.

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Paper puppet templates: jointed skeleton, dragon, knight

Paper puppet templates — a printable jointed skeleton puppet sheet with the skull and ribcage, upper and lower arms and legs laid out as separate parts, solid cut lines and small circles marking each split-pin hole, clean closed black line art in one uniform thin stroke, no shading, no gray tones, no fills

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Reading 1Skeleton

Reading 2Dragon

Reading 3Knight

A jointed paper puppet is cut into separate parts and joined with split pins, so the arms and legs move. These nine pictures give three characters: a skeleton, a dragon with a hinged jaw, and a knight with an armoured body and a sword. Each part sits apart on the sheet with marked pin holes. Each comes as black line art, cartoon colour and a storybook print. Type another character, such as a pirate or a robot.

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Frequently asked questions

What do the nine pictures show?: Puppet sheets for a skeleton, a dragon and a knight, each in black line art, cartoon colour and a storybook print.
How are the parts joined?: Cut out each part, then join them with split pins through the marked holes at each joint.
What is the difference between the styles?: Black line art is a plain outline. Cartoon colour has bold flat fills and a friendly face, and the storybook print has a muted, vintage look.
Can I ask for another character?: Yes, type a character such as a witch. That is a request, and the puppet may differ from the sample.

About toile

This page is a showcase and a starting point: nine samples already rendered, three readings of the pack crossed with three styles, each shown at the size and ratio it was made for. Take any of them further on the wall with a few words, or ask for all nine again under your own direction; a sign-in keeps what you make, and it is free while Toile is new. The recipe behind each sample — the subject, the style, the palette, the framing — travels with the image rather than staying private to the render: it is in the alt text of every sample and in the page's own structured data, so a search engine reads the same handles a person would.