Armatures for claymation
Hi, I'm Chris Plimmer, I make stop motion characters and animations in the stop motion industry and I'm going to be sharing some insights on how I use armatures in my claymation animations. Claymation is a variation of stop motion that uses clay. Much like other forms of stop motion ...
HUE Animation Toolbox is a finalist in the Teach Primary Awards 2025
Guess what! Our newest product HUE Animation Toolbox is a FINALIST in the Teach Primary Awards 2025 in the Foundation category. Packed full of stop motion animation essentials, HUE Animation Toolbox is a one-of-a-kind kit every primary school classroom needs when starting out with animation. Teach PRIMARY (product review) ✔ ...
Creative Play Award win for HUE Animation Toolbox
We are delighted to announce that HUE Animation Toolbox has been awarded Highly Commended in the Craft Kits 8-11 category of the Creative Play awards 2025. “These Awards help recognise some of the best creative play toys, games, books and resources available in the UK, with products assessed by independent ...
HUE Animation Toolbox wins Silver at the MadeforMums Awards 2025
We are excited to share that HUE Animation Toolbox has won SILVER in the Best Tech Toy category of the MadeForMums Awards 2025. ’My child has thoroughly enjoyed playing with this toy and being able to use his imagination. He got creative in so many ways, he was laughing and ...
HUE Animation Toolbox is RECOMMENDED by the Good Play Guide
We are thrilled to announce that HUE Animation Toolbox has been awarded the coveted Recommended badge by the Good Play Guide. Experts at Fundamentally Children said: "The HUE Animation Toolbox is a fun creative kit that inspires children to bring their imaginations to life through stop-motion animation. The set is ...
HUE Animation Toolbox is a hit with Olive aged 10
"The sheets helped me think of ideas for my story” ” I really liked HUE Animation Toolbox, and I thought that it was very clever. I liked how you could make your own characters out of clay and the book of animation really inspired me. The idea for the sheets ...
HUE Animation Toolbox wins Silver award in the #JDA Awards 2025
We are proud to announce that HUE Animation Toolbox has won SILVER in the Best Creative Play (Innovative) category of the Junior Design Awards 2025. ‘’Our judges with older children were completely smitten with the HUE Animation Toolbox, which is the dream kit for budding filmmakers, packed with everything kids ...
HUE launches one-of-a-kind HUE Animation Toolbox
New product announcement! If your kids love storytelling and creative projects, they will be thrilled to receive HUE Animation Toolbox this Christmas. This bumper box of movie magic is bursting with everything budding animators need to create stop motion movies from script to screen. They can bring their ideas to ...
Stop motion in the SEN classroom
Guest post written by Mark Trewinnard of Woodfield School. During a recent trial of using stop motion animation in an English lesson with our special needs students, the HUE HD Pro camera proved to be a resounding success. This novel approach, offering a fresh and highly engaging alternative to traditional ...
HUE is exhibiting at Manchester Animation Festival
We are excited to announce that HUE will be exhibiting at the Manchester Animation Festival in the MAF Marketplace. The show takes place on Wednesday 12th November 2025 in Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, UK. Running between the 9-13th November 2025, Manchester Animation Festival is the UK’s biggest celebration of the animated ...
[FR] Olivier Maissin, Enseignant & Formateur en Belgique
An English translation of this post is available below. Je suis référent numérique dans trois établissements en Belgique (2 écoles primaires et l'école secondaire). Cela fait maintenant plus de 15 années que je mets en place des projets visant à réaliser des films d'animation. J'ai toujours utilisé les caméras HUE ...
HUE Animation cameras are an invaluable tool in my classroom
Written by Brett Mullins, Somerset Primary School, Tasmania. As a STEM educator working with children from Prep to Grade Six, I have found the HUE Animation cameras to be an invaluable tool in my classroom. Over the past four years, as a digital technologies teacher, I have never had a ...
Win a YAY stop motion animation award!
HUE is this year’s sponsor of the stop motion category of the Young Animator of the Year Awards - the biggest animation competition for young creatives in the UK! The competition is now open for film submissions and entries must be submitted online by Monday 1st September 2025, so it's ...
Modelling at Brigshaw High School using the HUE HD Pro
The Brigshaw Learning Partnership is a Multi-Academy Trust consisting of one Secondary school and six Primary schools, with a highly successful Initial Teacher Training (ITT) arm which regularly attracts ambitious young teachers to its popular course. HUE recently reached out to take an in-depth look at how the HUE HD ...
[FR] Mieux apprendre avec votre HUE caméra
An English translation of this post is available below. Cette série vidéo traite de comment une caméra de document peut transformer la manière dont les enseignants interagissent avec leurs élèves, et explore les nombreuses solutions pédagogiques qu’offre cet outil polyvalent. Ces tutoriels consacrés à l'utilisation de la caméra HUE ont ...
Become a Claymation Pro!
Tips and tricks for working with modeling clay From Art Clokey’s Gumby and Will Vinton’s incredible Adventures of Mark Twain, to Nick Park’s Wallace and Gromit, modeling clay has become one of the most iconic materials associated with stop motion animation to the point that it has spawned its own ...
HUE Sponsors Young Animator of the Year UK
We have some very exciting news to share with our customers and followers today! We are thrilled to announce that HUE is sponsoring the Stop Motion category of the 2025 Young Animator of the Year UK (YAY UK) competition 🎉 At HUE, we’re passionate about sparking creativity in young minds ...
Progetto stop motion: Lego Treno
Please find an English translation of this blog below. Conosci Paola Testa, un'appassionata insegnante italiana di musica che insegna nell'Istituto Comprensivo Scialoia di Milano e che sa unire creatività e significato in classe. Di recente, Paola ha guidato i suoi studenti in un fantastico viaggio nel mondo della mobilità sostenibile, ...
The best claymation animations of all time
The best claymations ever (according to HUE)! Claymation is a form of stop motion animation that is created with modeling clay. Because it can be molded into any shape and manipulated freely without drying out, modeling clay is a dream material to animate with. Many people will be familiar with ...
HUE ‘rolls out’ new product line
2025 is shaping up to be a cracking year for HUE. We’ve been tinkering away behind the scenes and collaborating with some amazing new partners to bring an exciting development your way. After much time and hard work, we’re thrilled to announce that we’re rolling out a completely new product ...
