So making stuff is kind of my thing... always dabbled in a million things and sometimes a particular medium would work well for me and I would stick to it. Making plush is one of those things - five or so years and I'm not really sick of it yet. I'm by no means a master, everything's done by hand, I don't really know the terms for my stitches or how I draft my patterns or whatever - I just make shapes and put them together and cool stuff kinda pops out sometimes. Most of my plush portfolio belongs to a private collector, who is five and calls me auntie and pays me by melting my heart as she totes around her latest acquisition.Recently my buddy and I have been getting together for me to teach her how to sew, I walk her through her stuff and in between showing her things I work on my own projects. I wanted to try something a bit out of my comfort zone - normally I do fat soft little things, nice and round and simple. Why not try something very slithery and slim? Had thegreat idea to have a go at making a plush for my fave little murdernoodle.

[center][size=6][b][i]HZ's PLUSH SPIRAL PROJECT[/i][/b][/size] ----- [b][i][size=4]Ping me when you comment - I'd love to chat about this project![/i][/b][/size] ----- So making stuff is kind of my thing... always dabbled in a million things and sometimes a particular medium would work well for me and I would stick to it. Making plush is one of those things - five or so years and I'm not really sick of it yet. I'm by no means a master, everything's done by hand, I don't really know the terms for my stitches or how I draft my patterns or whatever - I just make shapes and put them together and cool stuff kinda pops out sometimes. Most of my plush portfolio belongs to a private collector, who is five and calls me auntie and pays me by melting my heart as she totes around her latest acquisition. Recently my buddy and I have been getting together for me to teach her how to sew, I walk her through her stuff and in between showing her things I work on my own projects. I wanted to try something a bit out of my comfort zone - normally I do fat soft little things, nice and round and simple. Why not try something very slithery and slim? Had the [s]crap[/s] great idea to have a go at making a plush for my fave little murdernoodle. [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=13967371] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/139674/13967371_350.png[/img] [/url] [i]this is siorys he likes to hiss and nip[/i] [img]http://i.imgur.com/jtrrVHs.png[/img] [i]what he looks like under his weirdness (adopt by me)[/i] [quote=General Pinglist]EccentricLuxray Gleurious DigitalElf Niksync Galaxiana Stormsinger captaineagle willowminnow[/quote]

I am considering opening up for commissions in the future - obviously only for spirals, and I will have to be very selective about genes/skins/etc. I think right now I would only be interested in doing them for actual money, as it is a very tedious process that takes a lot of material.. but there may be a point when I'll consider payment in gems.I haven't thought about cost yet, but as someone who does art for a living and has sold plush before, I can promise they will not be cheap as I price my artwork appropriately.I am keeping a pinglist for the completion of my plush (separate from the general pinglist), at which point I'll figure out commissions. Please notify me if you want me to be on the list!Sorry, I do not share my sewing patterns for free, nor are they for sale.

[center][size=6][b][i]FAQ[/i][/b][/size] ----- [size=5][b]"Can I order one?"[/b][/size] I am considering opening up for commissions in the future - obviously only for spirals, and I will have to be very selective about genes/skins/etc. I think right now I would only be interested in doing them for actual money, as it is a very tedious process that takes a lot of material.. but there may be a point when I'll consider payment in gems. I haven't thought about cost yet, but as someone who does art for a living and has sold plush before, I can promise they will not be cheap as I price my artwork appropriately. I am keeping a pinglist for the completion of my plush (separate from the general pinglist), at which point I'll figure out commissions. Please notify me if you want me to be on the list! [quote=Completion Pinglist]Vhyxalas Xarina MidnightBlossom Drpencil[/quote] [size=5][b]"Can I have the pattern?"[/b][/size] Sorry, I do not share my sewing patterns for free, nor are they for sale.

[center] [size=4]Updates[/size] [b]Prototyping/Drafting[/b] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/1605224/2#post_14642411]Body sewn, limb test, Copic test[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/1605224/2#post_14663135]Redone limbs[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/1605224/2#post_14665330]Standing unsupported, arm wing v1, ear[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/1605224/3#post_14687430]Standing on four feet! Limbwings testing! Super cute![/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/1605224/3]Poseable back wings[/url] [url=http://www1.flightrising.com/forums/cc/1605224/5]Final legs and head[/url] ----- The other day I sketched out a few ideas and thought about piecing it all out, and then last night I got a few pieces cut out and sewn together and I was really pleased with how the result was close to my initial plan. I figured I might as well share the project here - friend is just like "oh cute dragon snake" and I'd like to have some opinions/appreciation from people who know what I'm trying to make. [img]http://i.imgur.com/hEN9eYb.jpg[/img] This is what I ended at last night. The head and limb drafts, and the body starting to piece up against itself. In the end he will be button-jointed - easier and more appealing to me than cotterpin joints. The weird stitching in random spots on the body is to keep the fabric from shifting about and the pieces getting misaligned as I sew. I'm not 100% on this body/shape - I don't like super rigid plush as much as soft ones (unless it's classic-style mohair bears). I might do a softer body with a wire armature inside to allow for posing, instead. We'll see how this one turns out. I don't have a separate pic for the head somehow, so I'll talk about it here - it's hard to see in photos but it's very sleek and Burton-esque in profile. Some needle sculpting gives him the cutest little snoot, oversized eyes cause duh it's a spiral, and the horns (after several rejected patterns) turned out exactly like I want. [img]http://i.imgur.com/dZia6pO.jpg[/img] Arm/paw. I like little fat fingers so a bit of needle sculpting really helps with that. Chances are the final dude will have little felt pawpads stitched on too, and I might try to think of a decent way to get some little claws in too. [img]http://i.imgur.com/MlfG1FS.jpg[/img] Thigh/foot. I'm in love with this, it turned out perfect. Chubby thigh, flat foot, bubble toes. Again, maybe put a pawpad on at the end, maybe claws. I've also got a real fantastic solution for doing the smoke gene my little doopsnake has - Copics! I have a few greys, and I tested on a rejected arm how they look when carefully applie, and holy moly - [i]real[/i] nice effect. Once I get home tonight I absolutely will take pictures of it, I had snapchatted it to wife to show her but didn't think to take a proper photo. Haven't pieced out the wings yet, but they should be simple enough. Probably same fabric as the body, maaaaybe some wires in it to allow for posing. Tonight I want to finish sewing up the body, attach the limbs and head to see how they fit, and then revise those patterns as needed. Maybe the wings if I feel ambitious. Probably play with the Copics more.