can anyone help? I'm new to this and can't find easy advice,
I want to control servo motors with potentiometers to get started on an animatronic skulls lips ,
Let's say to get started with 3 servos, how do I manually control these with something like a potentiometer?
I want to do this with Arduino as eventually I want to use code to let it the lips of the skull move by its own means, but for now I'd like to be able to control these servos manually, ?
Open up Arduino and go to: File -> Examples -> Servo -> Knob
There you go 
Hi,
And you may find THIS: page helpful. The software sketch is clearer, I think.
You should be able to add potentiometers and servos.
And the page HERE: has examples of using a Joystick (2 potentiometers, right?). Near the bottom of the page is a software sketch that controls two servos with a joystick.
Have fun. Ask Questions. That's Arduino ...
There is some servo code in planning and implementing a program.
...R