Deady Plush Prototype
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amezriI've been wanting to make a plushie for awhile, but never found the right character.. or at least one I felt I could make without deforming too badly. Thought Deady would be pretty well suited..
Deady is a character by Voltaire. Check out the site for info and images.
This afternoon I printed out some patterns, tweaked them, added a few things and dug out some scrap fabric. Which is why my Deady is the wrong color. I ordered some felt in the right colors though. I want to make a few changes before I work on the final one anyway.
With a CD for size comparison.
I think it looks okay overall. The one issue I'm going to have when I get the felt is the stiffness of the material and how much of a pain in the ass it's going to be to turn the pieces. I might try making another using the Japanese UFO catcher method, which works better with felt, I guess.
My color-retarded Deady by his-self. The head's a bit on the small side. That or the ears are way too big...
Close up of the cut outs. I didn't have fabric glue, so, uh... I used rubber cement ^_^*
And speaking of ghetto material substitutions... I didn't have any polyfill or batting, so he's stuffed with a plastic shopping bag.
Deady is a character by Voltaire. Check out the site for info and images.
This afternoon I printed out some patterns, tweaked them, added a few things and dug out some scrap fabric. Which is why my Deady is the wrong color. I ordered some felt in the right colors though. I want to make a few changes before I work on the final one anyway.
With a CD for size comparison.
I think it looks okay overall. The one issue I'm going to have when I get the felt is the stiffness of the material and how much of a pain in the ass it's going to be to turn the pieces. I might try making another using the Japanese UFO catcher method, which works better with felt, I guess.
My color-retarded Deady by his-self. The head's a bit on the small side. That or the ears are way too big...
Close up of the cut outs. I didn't have fabric glue, so, uh... I used rubber cement ^_^*
And speaking of ghetto material substitutions... I didn't have any polyfill or batting, so he's stuffed with a plastic shopping bag.
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Date: 2004-04-09 06:09 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-04-09 06:13 pm (UTC)Hopefully I'll work on/finish the final version as soon as I get the fabric. I think I have craft ADD - if I don't finish it right away, it's likely I won't ever.
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Date: 2004-04-09 06:29 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-04-10 01:16 pm (UTC)~*::Meow::*~
ummm where can I get one????
Date: 2004-04-10 09:21 pm (UTC)kittie
DEADY plush
Date: 2004-04-11 08:14 am (UTC)But he's pink! AAAAHHHHHH!!!
heh hehh...I know, I know.. this is just a prototype.
I'm just kidding. ; )
My only commment would be that Deady has a slightly
different head to body ratio.
His head should be about 50% bigger than it is...
I'm just figuring this all out myself as well..
I guess I really didn't spend a lot of time
drawing and 'getting to know' Deady before I started
the graphic novel... so he's not as consistently
drawn through out the book as he should be..
But then, I am a Betty Boop fan... and one of the things
I find really endearing about those old cartoons is that
it seemed they could never get her straight! She sometimes
looks very different from episode to episode.
Anyway, GREAT WORK!!!
Voltaire
Deady Bear
Date: 2004-04-13 08:09 am (UTC)Second, this is the cutest (although evil) thing I've ever seen. You probably don't think it's that great or that you're that good but... you are! And if you start marketing those, I want one.
Re: Deady Bear
Date: 2004-04-16 01:46 pm (UTC)I'm going to start making patterns for a tiny one after I make a Totoro plushie for my friend.