49 Free Adobe Puppet Templates to Help You Master Adobe Character Animator [2023]
A collection of free Adobe puppet templates ready for import into Adobe Character Animator right away.
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Updated: June 15, 2023
Have you gotten the opportunity to play with Adobe’s latest software, yet? If not, we are about to give you a solid reason to do so… pardon, 49 solid reasons! In this article, you will find 49 free Adobe puppet templates that can be dropped into the software right away. Woohoo!
As you already must have figured out, the program is built on a technique of a whole new generation. The puppets detect the camera motion and copy the person’s movements. This is why Adobe Character Animator requires puppets created exclusively for the program or characters adapted for it. If you want to learn how to create your own puppets compatible with the software, take a look at our article with 16 great tutorials to Master Adobe Character Animator.
No matter if you have an actual project in mind, or just need a puppet to test out Adobe Character Animator(which you can use for free with our guide), we’ve got you covered with 49 free Adobe puppet templates. All of these are suitable for different explainer video styles, so you can pick those who match your business needs the best.
Some of these free Adobe puppet templates come fully armed with a wide range of abilities, others come with limited features. Either way, we all love freebies, so let’s get started!
Article overview:
1. Multipurpose puppets
2. Holiday Puppets
3. More cool puppets to try
Multipurpose Puppets
A great selection of free puppets that can be used in a wide range of projects, such as business, education, tutorials, explainer videos, etc.
1. Alex the Businessman Free Adobe Puppet
A good-looking business guy character by GraphicMama that is available as a free Adobe Character Animator puppet! Alex is able to express a diversity of emotions by moving his mouth and eyebrows. He can also point, showcase, give thumbs up and wave with both hands, and do even more stuff. Feel free to give him a try and include him in your actual projects.
Available features:
- Compatible with the latest features of Adobe Character Animator.
- The puppet can hold a Notepad, a Pointing stick, a Pen, and an Envelope.
- The puppet can walk left and right.
- The puppet can rotate his head left and right to a 3/4 angle and a full profile.
2. Business Guy Free Adobe Character Animator Puppet
A handsome businessman free Adobe puppet that can express all kinds of emotions like happy, sad, surprised and angry by moving his eyebrows and mouth. This free Adobe Character Animator puppet is created by GraphicMama and comes with plenty of features such as:
- turning his head left and right;
- walking in from left and right;
- lipsyncing;
- waving with both hands;
- giving thumbs up with both hands;
- pointing with both hands;
- holding items – a cellphone, papers, a coffee cup.
3. Business Lady Free Adobe Character Animator Puppet
A stylish Afro-American businesswoman adapted for Adobe Character Animator. This free Adobe puppet by GraphicMama can move her eyebrows and mouth, thus recreating a spectrum of emotions such as happy, sad, angry or surprised. She also comes with a whole lot of other features:
- turn her head both ways;
- walk to left and right;
- lipsync
- wave with both hands;
- give thumbs up;
- the point with both hands;
- hold items such as a cellphone, documents, and a cup of coffee.
- pick up her cup of coffee.
4. Free Plus Size Character Animator Puppet
A charming oversized girl with a sports outfit prepared as a fully-functional puppet for Adobe Character Animator puppet. The character is free for download and personal usage.
Go to FREE DOWNLOAD5. Free Super Hero Boy Character Animator Puppet
A young cartoon boy with a superhero cape, superhero mask, and cool hero gloves, available as a free-for-download super puppet for Adobe Character Animator Puppet.
Go to FREE DOWNLOAD6. Horse Adobe Character Animator Puppet Template
If you are in a more creative mood, why don’t get this free-for-personal-use blue horse character, prepared as a ready-to-use puppet for Adobe Character Animator?
Free Download7. Ghost Adobe Character Animator Puppet Template
There aren’t many free ghost puppets for Adobe Character Animator, and we think this one is worth mentioning as it is super cute, friendly, and full of positive spirit.
Free Download8. Rocket Adobe Character Animator Puppet Template
This cute red rocket Character Animator puppet is ready to skyrocket your videos to the next level. It includes premade triggers, dragger functions, and a ready-to-use lip-sync feature.
Free Download9. Free Business Girl Puppet
A cute and friendly business girl puppet template for Adobe Character Animator, designed in a modern style with a charming smile. This pretty girl is dressed in a shirt and skirt and it is the perfect option for any business-related animation. She comes with a lip-sync function, and premade gesture triggers.
Go to FREE DOWNLOAD10. Free Cute Robot Puppet
Adorable retro-style robot character animator puppet with a friendly look. This high-tech metal character is designed with big eyes, and a huge smile with lip-sync function and has some premade triggers for emotions and hand gestures.
Go to FREE DOWNLOAD11. Free Cool Superhero Puppet
The superhero puppet that will save your animation. This red-yellow hero animation template is ready to import into your Adobe Character Animator project with included lip-sync and some triggers. With his superpowers, he will help you create outstanding animations.
Go to FREE DOWNLOAD12. Free Cute Bear Puppet
If you are looking for a different kind of character, maybe this cute and smart bear puppet is the right choice for you. This smart animal puppet has lip-sync and premade emotions… ooh and his paws come with different gesture triggers, such as pointing, waving, and pointing.
Go to FREE DOWNLOAD13. Free Funny Tiger Puppet
If you are planning some more entertaining animations, this funny tiger puppet will definitely grab the attention of your audience. This free fluffy friend comes with premade triggers for different emotions and hand gestures, plus a full lip-sync function.
Go to FREE DOWNLOAD14. Free Friendly Shark Puppet
Who hasn’t heard of a popular song about baby sharks? Yeah, kids love it! This charming shark puppet is the perfect choice for your educational animations. You can use it in your online lectures, animated tutorials, or other kinds of projects related to children. This animated shark puppet comes with a lip-sync function and premade gesture and emotion triggers.
Go to FREE DOWNLOAD
15. Free Koala Character Animator Puppet
An adorable koala character, ready to be animated in Adobe Character Animator. The perfect character for video adventures and expeditions.
Go to FREE DOWNLOAD16. Free Star Character Animator Puppet
This free animated puppet will definitely become the star of your animated videos. This cute animated star puppet can be used in a wide range of projects, such as review videos, top 10 videos, and many more.
Go to FREE DOWNLOAD17. Supervillain Adobe Character Animator Puppet Template
To be able to fully leash your creativity, you would need some sort of villain in your animations in order to add suspense, and this character is the perfect choice for you.
Free Download18. Fat Cat Adobe Character Animator Puppet Template
This always-hungry, charming cartoony big cat Character Animator Puppet will be glad to add a little bit of fun and positive emotions to your videos.
Free Download19. Bomb Adobe Character Animator Puppet Template
A big-smile round black bomb character design, rigged as a puppet for Adobe Character Animator, and available as free-to-download for personal use.
Free Download20. Realistic Free Adobe Animator Puppet Character
If you want to test out a realistic Adobe Character Animator puppet, then this freebie is for you. The creator has made sure to include everything you need in order to create a functional Adobe Character Animator human-like puppet. If you want to end up with your own version of the human puppet, all you have to do is take photos of a person and replace the body parts element with the existing ones.
21. Mr. Geekson Free Adobe Puppet
A high-quality free Adobe Character Animator puppet released by GraphicMama. Suitable for all kinds of projects, this charming fella can express a variety of emotions. He comes with accessories such as a pen, a notepad, and a pointer stick. He can put his hands on his hips, give thumbs up, raise his eyebrows, and more. You are welcome to try him out for free and use him in real projects, as well.
Go to FREE DOWNLOAD
Free Adobe Puppets for the Holidays
If you are planning a special video for the Holidays, these are probably the best free puppets for Character Animator you can find.
22. Funny Elf Animated Puppet
A charming elderly Christmas Elf Adobe puppet template for free download. He can:
- point
- wave
- give thumbs up
- express emotions
- lipsync
23. Free Gingerbread Cookie Puppet
A free gingerbread man cookie Adobe puppet template is available with pre-made triggers.
- point
- wave
- give thumbs up
- express emotions
- lipsync
24. Cool Pinguin Character Animator Puppet
A penguin with a Christmas hat is available as a free Adobe puppet template. He can:
- point
- wave
- give thumbs up
- express emotions
- lipsync
More Free Adobe Puppet Templates
If you haven’t found the perfect puppet for you yet, you may like some of these cool Character Animator puppets in different styles.
25. Cucumber Free Adobe Character Animator Puppet
This free Adobe Character Animator puppet is created by using the stop motion technique. Being the first stop motion puppet created in the world (stated by the creator himself), the file contains shots of different facial expressions and other assets needed for the puppet to work in the software. Being quite fun and unconventional, this free Adobe puppet is worth trying out. The best part is, that it comes for free, so go ahead and test it yourself.
Go to FREE DOWNLOAD
26. Cookies Free Adobe Character Animator Puppets
Created by the same artist, these adorable stop motion cookie characters are all set to be animated with Adobe Character Animator. Coming with a handy tutorial, these cookies will certainly make sure you have fun while exploring the brand new Adobe software. Head over the Download page to learn more and download these yummy puppets absolutely for free.
Go to FREE DOWNLOAD
27. Chubby Fish Character Animator Puppet
A goldfish character that will make your video presentations super cute and appealing. This chubby fish comes for free with the following features:
- makes bubbles;
- flips his fin;
- shows different sign;
- lipsyncs.
28. Man With Beard Puppet
A simple-style man puppet with a beard and a hat. This puppet comes with tons of premade triggers.
Go to FREE DOWNLOAD29. Boy and Girl Manga Puppets
Manga boy and girl character puppets, are available for free download. They come with the latest full-body tracking function.
Go to FREE DOWNLOAD30. Free Fox Puppet Template
Simons the Fox is an animal Adobe puppet template that comes with several eye and hand expressions. Available for free download in the creator’s website.
Go to FREE DOWNLOAD31. Cute Green Monster Puppet
Wilk the green monster is a free Adobe puppet that comes with fire-breathing effects and the ability to turn his head. The PSD file is also provided.
Go to FREE DOWNLOAD32. Funny Red Monster Puppet
Red Monster Live is a complex puppet that comes with several animations, automated camera changes and overlay graphics. Fully free to download.
Go to FREE DOWNLOAD33. Man with Guitar Puppet
A cute boy puppet for Character Animator that plays guitar. This musician puppet is a great choice for entertainment and music videos.
Go to FREE DOWNLOAD34. Free Cute Girl Puppet
A charming flat style girl puppet developed for the latest version of Character Animator with arm tracking via the wrists.
Go to FREE DOWNLOAD35. Free Robot Puppet Template
Evans is a robot character transformed into a free Adobe puppet with a complex features such as walk cycle, another head, weapon hands and more.
Go to FREE DOWNLOAD36. Flat Young Girl Puppet
Cassandra is a free-to-download Adobe Character Animator puppet with several strands of dangle hair and a separate background hair group.
Go to FREE DOWNLOAD37. Blue Creature Puppet
A charming blue monster character with tie dangle and the ability to turn his head. This Adobe character puppet is available absolutely for free.
Go to FREE DOWNLOAD38. Hand-drawn Octopus Puppet
Shmarflop is a hand-drawn sketchy octopus alien with 3 eyes and dangling tentacles that can be downloaded as a free Adobe puppet. Enjoy!
Go to FREE DOWNLOAD39. Dragon with Flames Puppet
Fireee! This cool red monster comes as a free Adobe puppet with the ability to trigger fire hands. Download him for free from the creator’s website.
Go to FREE DOWNLOAD40. Funny Alien Puppet Template
An Adobe Character Animator puppet that comes as a green alien monster with a 4-leg walk cycle. This alien can also turn his head with his googly eyes.
Go to FREE DOWNLOAD41. Snowman Character Animator Puppet
Aurora is an adorable snowgirl Adobe Character Animator puppet with different dangles for her scarf and pom-pom hat. Also, you can get her for free!
Go to FREE DOWNLOAD42. African-American Puppet Template
Seth is a free-to-download Adobe Character Animator puppet that comes with the ability to turn his head. Get him from the creator’s website for free.
Go to FREE DOWNLOAD43. Simple Boy Puppet
Dude is an Adobe Character Animator puppet with a simple face, moving eyes, eyelids, nose, and key triggers. Get this fella absolutely for free.
Go to FREE DOWNLOAD44. Blue Man Character Animator Puppet
A colorful puppet template with head rotation via face parallax function.
Go to FREE DOWNLOAD45. Colorful Guy Puppet Template
This animated male puppet for Character Animator comes with face parallax, eye, and mouth triggers, and a physics effect added to the hair.
Go to FREE DOWNLOAD46. Blonde Girl Puppet
Goldilocks is an adorable free-to-download Adobe Character Animator puppet with dangling hair.
Go to FREE DOWNLOAD47. Samurai Puppet
Dojo Joe is a handsome karate free puppet who comes with draggable hands and cycle layers fire.
Go to FREE DOWNLOAD48. Adult Male Puppet
Gene is a gradient-style puppet with draggable handles, dangle hoodie strings and more features.
Go to FREE DOWNLOAD49. Cute Bear Puppet
Pinky Bear is a super cute free Adobe puppet with a nutcracker jaw and draggable hands.
Go to FREE DOWNLOAD
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Well, that’s it!
Perfect for those of you who don’t have the skills or the time to come up with a character from scratch, all of these free Adobe puppet templates can be used as a base for your own puppets. Good luck and don’t forget to share your videos in the Comments section below!
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