/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

[Anonymous No.6455133]

Hey /cgl/
can we have a plush tutorial thread?
I am thinking on making something for my boyfriend for Christmas.

[Anonymous No.6455137]

>>6455133
Holy FUCK I NEED THE SOURCE OF THAT. I am dying, that is way too cute.

To contribute, here's a link to a Mr. Saturn (from Earthbound) plush tutorial:
http://www.metroidhat.com/mother/Plush.html

[Anonymous No.6455140]

>>6455137
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kittyzilla/6828076200/
Source is here Anon. Not sure if shes still doing commissions still though.

[Anonymous No.6455143]

Thinking on making a Gunter plush

[Anonymous No.6455148]

Anyone have a tutorial on making plushes in a style similar to this one?
I'm mostly stuck on how to make the head so round without having seams all over the place.
I've always wanted one, but the girl who makes them went backpacking and seems to have never returned, so I want to try to make one myself.

[Rii No.6455185]

>>6455148
I'd also like a basic plush pattern of this type. It seems fairly simply, but hand drawing ones usually ends in a wonky plush

[Anonymous No.6455189]

>>6455143
Oh god I need a Gunter plush in my life. Does anybody have the pattern?

[Anonymous No.6455243]

[Anonymous No.6455246]

>>6455148
I'm guessing the head has a lot of seams, but they're hidden by the fluffiness of the fabric. If you look really closely at the top, you can see sort of an "x" mark.

[Anonymous No.6455257]

>>6455246
Here's a non-fluffy one.
There aren't very many close-ups of them but the only seam i see is the one at the side of the head where the stripes fold in.

[Anonymous No.6455256]

Does anyone have any knitted or crochet plush tutorials? Mostly crochet, since I like how everything turns out very round.

[Anonymous No.6455272]

>>6455189
Oh my god seconded. I need this.

[Anonymous No.6455425]

>giving a plush as a gift to your boyfriend

Do you even gift?

[Anonymous No.6455430]

>>6455425
What if its hulk hogen and macho man randy savage?

[Anonymous No.6455600]

http://voodoo-tiki.deviantart.com/gallery/37323322

Pony patterns. However they're also good for fawns, dogs, or whatever.

[Anonymous No.6455628]

>>6455600
Thanks, I'll use it for a Chirin plushie.

[Anonymous No.6455677]

>>6455430
I remeber those things. My cousin had a Sting one, he got mad when my mom called it his wrestler teddy bear.

[Anonymous No.6455727]

>>6455425
He said he wanted a Gunter plush. Do not see how that is weird. Not going with a stupid gift like cologne.

[Anonymous No.6455755]

>>6455133
>http://onifrogbox.deviantart.com/art/little-bumblebee-tutorial-65738365
file too large to upload :(

[Anonymous No.6456144]

>>6455755
I fucking love you so much

[Anonymous No.6456171]

Does anyone have the English tutorial for this? It's so adorable, but all I have is this picture and a small picture of the pattern with Russian text.

[Anonymous No.6456177]

>>6456171

Here is the pattern. I'm not terrible good with plush stuff yet, so I'm not sure what goes where with some of these.

[Anonymous No.6456212]

I was planning on making some Earthbound plushies, but it turned out to be more difficult than I thought. This is my first time making plushies or the like, so I would appreciate it if you guys could help me find a pattern that looks somewhat similar proportion wise to pic related, or if you have any helpful tips and ideas then that would be great too.

[Anonymous No.6456528]

pimping my free patterns. feel free to ask questions, i'm lurking for a bit.

cat/bear/bunny
>http://fav.me/d2448zp

dragon
>http://fav.me/d5h1kor

[Anonymous No.6456712]

>>6455600
Those are great! I don't like ponies, but they have cute bodies and that'll be an easy pattern to make changes to.

[Anonymous No.6456899]

Jolteon pattern and tutorial

[Anonymous No.6456906]

>>6456899

[Anonymous No.6456911]

>>6456906

[Anonymous No.6456921]

>>6456911

[Anonymous No.6456934]

Thank you so much for the Jolteon.
It looks really difficult but I gotta try it, so cute!

[Anonymous No.6457053]

Does anyone know where to buy those cute alpaca plushes?

[Rii No.6459194]

live thread live

[Anonymous No.6459197]

>>6455628
i've been trying to remember the name of this movie for ten years. thank you, anon.

[Anonymous No.6460775]

Do you prefer fleece or plush fabric when making stuffed animals? Any pros/cons to choosing one over the other?

[Anonymous No.6460812]

>>6457053
If you're willing to give TaoBao a try, I can give you a few good links.

[Anonymous No.6461012]

>>6457053
try taobao for knockoffs.

[Anonymous No.6461114]

>>6460812
Can you please provide the links? Thanks!

[Anonymous No.6461136]

>>6461114
http://bigchild.taobao.com/category-360840105.htm?spm=a1z10.5.4002-168252283.63.KxmkFh&search=y&
amp;parentCatId=360839179&parentCatName=%B0%B4%B6%AF%CE%EF%C0%E0%D0%CD&catName=%D1%F2%D1%F2&
amp;catId=360840105&pageNo=1#anchor

Has the largest selection that I've found.

Using the search term "alpacasso" will also turn up a bunch of results.

[Rii No.6463950]

>>6460775
fleece is good for cheap plushies and beginners. Once you really get good though spring for Minky fabric.

[Anonymous No.6463970]

>>6457053
if you live in/around nyc, kinokuniya sells them

[Anonymous No.6464516]

On a previous plush thread, there was this one tutorial on making these little roundish bunnies. I didn't save it, so I'm looking for it now.

In return, I will post all the plush tutorials I have tomorrow morning, when I wake up.

[Anonymous No.6464532]

>>6455243
What is that between her legs?
>>6455143
Wenk

[Anonymous No.6464534]

>>6464532
It's a doll stand.

[Anonymous No.6464570]

>>6464516
Hmm, this is the only roundish bunny tut I have, but it's not really plush,

[Anonymous No.6464642]

>>6464516
Is it this? I forgot to save the picture of the actual product, but some seagull made this
It was kind of an oval shape? I don't know if this is the one, I'm sorry.

[Anonymous No.6464767]

>>6455148
>>6455257
According to the bumblebee one linked below, 4 seams are enough to get really round

[Anonymous No.6464806]

>>6464532
are you retarded

[Anonymous No.6464829]

>>6455143
Some links I found with pictures of made plushes...the design seems pretty simple from multiple angles. Any actual Gunter patterns appreciated!

http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/plush-gunter
http://spookycakes.deviantart.com/art/Gunter-Plush-318834815
http://www.etsy.com/listing/86455182/gunter-plush

[Anonymous No.6464895]

>>6464642
That's it! 8D thank you so much!

[Anonymous No.6464899]

Octopus.

[Anonymous No.6464905]

Swablu.

[Anonymous No.6464908]

Giratina

[Anonymous No.6464988]

Here's a whole gallery of Homestuck plushies, patterns, and tutorials. (Scalemates, smuppets,Tinkerbull, Goatdad, Fiduspawn plush, Casey, Vodka Mutini, Lil Cal, and Squiddles.)

Some of the patterns are easily modifiable for other things.

http://lishlitz.deviantart.com/gallery/34632466

[Anonymous No.6465043]

Requesting a good Clara/Jellyfish pattern please.

[Anonymous No.6465155]

Pidgey 1/3

[Anonymous No.6465156]

>>6465155
Pidgey 2/3

[Anonymous No.6465158]

>>6465156
>>6465155
Pidgey 3/3

[Anonymous No.6465159]

Zangoose (Pokemon)

[Anonymous No.6465784]

Fawn 1/4

[Anonymous No.6466346]

I made my own stuffed Gunter just for fun a while back. Of course, I didn't make a pattern because I was lazy.
But he's just a rounded cylinder with some accessories, so I made another one and actually made a pattern for you seagulls.
This is what he looks like finished. It could come out better or worse depending on how well you line up the eyes and nose, really.

[Anonymous No.6466355]

>>6466346
The pattern for him. I was going to put some sort of seam in the head, but it actually looked better without it, so hey.
My first time trying to scan a pattern, and my computer with Photoshop is dead, so sorry for the shit quality, but print it out full page and it should be fine.

[Anonymous No.6466363]

>>6466346
Bump for pattern?

[Anonymous No.6467294]

How do you guys go about making your plushie patterns?

I have a 2d drawing of what I want, but trying to get it into a 3d shape is performing to be quite difficult. I'm trying to make a 'muzzle' on my bear. Should I just make two pieces the same shape and stuff it?

Btw, jo-anns is having a 50% off sale for their fleece and a $5 off coupon if you spend more than $25! I got 7 yards for around $20 :)

[Anonymous No.6467351]

Anybody have a pattern for these cute guys?

[Anonymous No.6469122]

>>6467294
I start off with sketches of all the parts I have to consider, so head, body, limbs, etc.

I tend to take basic patterns of balls (like 4 "leaves" or 2 parts of a baseball, which is a friggin godsend to me) and other shapes (ie. cubes, pyramids, etc.), and go off from there. Drafting and redrafting patterns till I get it right. It helps to have scrap fabric to test the pattern out so you know what to adjust for the final plushie.

I've seen a method with masking tape and newspaper, or lots of foam. I haven't tried that myself, so I wonder how easy it is to draft patterns that way. Also reminds me, there was that Japanese plushie pattern program a while back, I think it was still in works because there were some kinks. I really liked what they had going, is there anyone who uses/used it before?

>I'm trying to make a 'muzzle' on my bear. Should I just make two pieces the same shape and stuff it?
It's hard to tell how you want it to look like when we only see the front view of it. A sideview would be helpful, but otherwise try out your idea and see if it's close to your liking. Pattern making takes a bit of trial and error.

>>6467351
I wish there was a pattern for this or something close. I'll have to wait for Easter to come around again since I missed out on buying these very cute ram plushies. It reminded me of the alpacas except the rams had no "neck", smaller feet, and horns. Sometimes I consider buying plushies to seam-rip up so I can see how the patterns look...

[Anonymous No.6469137]

Hey, does anyone here/does anyone know someone who does realistic plushies? I want to commission one for a cosplay I do, it would be a slightly larger than normal cat with six legs. Thinking of trying to find someone in the local furry community, but if anyone else has suggestions I'm willing to try anyone.

[Anonymous No.6469206]

>>6469122
Wow thank you so much!! Ill try and see if I can figure out how to draft the pattern and determine how I want the side to look (didnt plan that out yet)

[Anonymous No.6469293]

I think I saw a tutorial for making a doll of charlotte's second form on here a while ago, does anybody still have it?

[Anonymous No.6469315]

>>6465784
Please continue with the fawn!

[Anonymous No.6469320]

>>6469206
Once you get the idea, I find it easier to analyze already made soft toys for some pattern understanding. Or, search through the internet for some help. I had an awkward and frustrating time drafting out a body pattern, till I came across a pattern for a squash. Visuals like that helps me a lot, may be the same for others!

Good luck on yours! Draw all the sides views, and I'm sure there are some patterns for teddy bears out there that you can look at that may have that 3 parts to the front.

[Anonymous No.6469646]

>>6469315
I hope I have the same fawn

[Anonymous No.6469648]

>>6469646
Otherwise this would be embarassing

[Anonymous No.6469650]

>>6469648
And I'd have to leave the thread and never come back

[Anonymous No.6469654]

>>6469650

[Anonymous No.6469670]

>>6469654

[Anonymous No.6470572]

>>6467351
you can try but it will probably turn out like these taobao fakes

[Anonymous No.6471389]

>>6470572
Not very optimistic are you? I'll probably just buy one and disassemble it for the pattern. Match the fur pile and texture the best I can.

[Anonymous No.6471570]

Any Totoro patterns?

[Anonymous No.6471612]

>>6471570
Never mind. I put in some effort and found a pattern online.

[Anonymous No.6471893]

>>6471612
Then share it?

[Anonymous No.6472698]

>>6471612
Bumpin' with a please~

I saved this sketch from some forum ages ago, but never even attempted it.

[Anonymous No.6474450]

This makes for a neat octopus. I don't know why my scanner cut off a bit of the corner, but the general idea is still there. I'm still tweaking this pattern to find just how I like it.

[Anonymous No.6474452]

>>6474450

[Anonymous No.6474474]

>>6471893
http://cheekandstitch.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Totoro-Pattern1-by-cheekandstitch.pdf

[Anonymous No.6474587]

So any NYC seagulls know where to get good plush fabric? Every store I tried so far tries to sell me some shiny velour or spandex.

[Anonymous No.6474836]

>>6474587
just get fleece/minky from fabric.com. I buy from there a lot because they have a lot of sales and orders over $35 are free shipping. The colors they show are pretty true to what you get.

[Anonymous No.6475271]

>>6474836
>>6474587

If at all possible, look at the color of the fabric you are going to buy on two different display screens. Desktops, laptops, cell phone screens, through a browser you can pull up on your TV, or whatever all help. A lot of the time, having a fabric's color differ from what you see on the website has to do with the display settings of the screen you've viewing from.

[Anonymous No.6477322]

[Anonymous No.6477327]

>>6477322

[Anonymous No.6477329]

>>6477327

[Anonymous No.6477332]

>>6477329

[Anonymous No.6477339]

>>6477332

[Anonymous No.6477366]

I posted in the artist alley thread but I guess it couldn't hurt to ask here :

"Should not have put off any planning for ALA artist alley at all.

I usually buy my fiberfill stuffing for my animals and dolls off amazon for $17-20 for a 5lb box but now they don't have it anymore. ;_;

I normally use a combination of the fairfield fiberfill for the smaller areas that are hard to stuff and morning glory for everywhere else. It turns out great but now I have no more morning glory and I think Walmart may no longer sell the 50 oz bags of Fairfields fiberfill for $9.

You guys wouldn't happen to know of any websites I can order off of would you?"

In return you can have this shitty shitty tutorial I made for a tiger and bunny doll I made a while ago.

[dill !PicKleqHjM No.6477368]

Hey guys, I'm thinking of making a simplified plushie of pic related. Does anyone have any patterns of a plush toy that has roughly the same base which I could alter? I'm still a bit new to plushie making. Thanks in advance

[Tim No.6477373]

>>6477368
>wait a second is that from maple sto---
>filename
>mfw

sage for no contribution

[plushabilities !!4Aq9I6DkYcy No.6478918]

I will upload this body pattern someday.

Someday.

Whydoesreallifegetinthewayofeverything.

[Anonymous No.6478932]

>>6471389
They're pretty damn expensive to be tearing apart like that, aren't they?

[Rii No.6479261]

>>6478932
if you go to a con the super big fake ones can be under 35$, so take one apart, make pattern and resemble the original

[Anonymous No.6479328]

How would one go about making a stuffed animal that lights up like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMJ20ZPKWVE ?
Do you just stuff a string of battery-powered Christmas lights in there and make a battery pouch?

[Rii No.6479524]

>>6479328
probably something along those lines, I think I'd test it before hand to make sure the lights are bright enough to be seen trough the fabric. Also a possible velcro back or bottom so you can change the batteries.

[Anonymous No.6480812]

Pros and cons of moveable arms for plushies?

[Anonymous No.6480929]

>>6480812

You can pose it, making it more interesting depending on the original shape.

Of course, you have to worry about attaching the joints symmetrically, and they can behave oddly if too small or big.

I've heard people using attachable eyes as doll joints, but have yet to try it myself.

[Anonymous No.6481179]

Anyone wanna show me different techniques for doll hair?

[Kiwi !Hc6EcVkstI No.6481575]

Does anybody have a UFO catcher plush tutorial?

[Anonymous No.6481666]

>>6481575
This girl has three different types of patterns. One involves using joints.
http://www.members.shaw.ca/plushie/ufoplush/

[Anonymous No.6482499]

How about posts of plushes and styles you admire?

[Anonymous No.6483048]

>>6482499

I'm trying to make a li'l Tidehunter plush based off this drawing. It should be easy, but I've never drafted anything quite like it before. I think it'll wind up like a pokedoll style plush, similar to >>6465159

[Anonymous No.6483986]

>>6481179
Still hoping for different hair techniques.

[Anonymous No.6484604]

Hey I'm >>6467294 and I tried to follow on some of the advice I was given (thanks anon!!) but I'm stuck. Tried to do the masking tape/newspaper method but now I have no idea how to make a pattern from my 3d shape.

Pic related :( I've no idea how to do the lower half of the face. Any tips/tutorials on how to make patterns from 3d shapes?

[Anonymous No.6484633]

>>6484604
I think with the masking tape/newspaper something method, you're supposed to draw lines of where you'd like the stitches to be, and cut along those lines. You'll end up with pieces that are not completely flat, so you start to cut straight into the parts till it spreads out like a dart. It's... pretty tricky to explain...

Here's another way you can try to get around your piece. Don't forget to include where the ears should go on your head.
http://laurenvenell.com/epic-how-to-make-a-3-d-plush-pattern-from-a-2-d-drawing/
Sorry anon, I hope this'll help a bit.

[Anonymous No.6484829]

>>6455133
So, I'm almost finished with my Totoro. It's my first plushie ever! Would you guys be interested in pictures?

[Anonymous No.6485042]

>>6484829
Yes!! Sharing is caring

[Anonymous No.6488225]

>>6464899
Where's the pattern for this?

[Anonymous No.6488247]

>>6488225
I've never seen a separate pattern of this. Just use the one in the second row on the right-hand side as a guide. You have to enlarge it and trace it, or take extra steps to got to Photoshop and make clearer patterns based off the image.

[Anonymous No.6488253]

>>6488247
I see. Now the hard part. I've never sown in my life, but I would really like to begin, starting with that octopus. Could you point me in the right direction for learning stitching etc? Even though people probably ask this every thread.

[Anonymous No.6489948]

bump

[Anonymous No.6490715]

>>6482499
Theeeese.

I like it simple and round. On the other hand, I also enjoy monster/alien ones.

[Anonymous No.6490762]

>>6488225
>>6488247
The assumption is that you buy the DIY kits from the taobao shop, which has the patterns and the fabric in it

It's only a couple of bucks, I might consider getting one from the shop next order
Their shop is also full of this adorable DIY stuff
http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a1z10.1.15191364-17727145945.4.sroRis&id=16970787695

[Anonymous No.6492163]

Hey /cgl/ sorry to bring MLP into this, but these things are too fucking cute. Jesus christ look at them. Any tips for maintaining a nice cube or trying to replicate these?

[Anonymous No.6492911]

bampu

[Mr. Face No.6492952]

>>6492163
When I make my cubes I don't usually have 3d hair or the feet/hands, but really you jsut have to kind of poke at the seams from the inside if that makes sense? It makes them less rounded and actually, well, cube-like. You might still get some at the corners, but it looks cleaner than just sewing everything from the outside.

I'm not doing so well at describing this, but I hope that made some semblance of sense!

[Anonymous No.6493392]

>>>/diy/

[Anonymous No.6493447]

1/5 kitty tutorial. Written in moonrunes, but it is easy to follow

[Anonymous No.6493451]

>>6493447

Oops. This is suposed the right one.

[Anonymous No.6493458]

>>6493455
3/5

[Anonymous No.6493455]

>>6493451
2/5

[Anonymous No.6493463]

>>6493458
4/5

[Anonymous No.6493466]

>>6493463
5/5

Pattern!

[Anonymous No.6493498]

Ivysaur

[Anonymous No.6493501]

Umbreon

[Anonymous No.6493504]

Rabbit

[Anonymous No.6493505]

>>6493466
Super cute! I've made similar ones before: basically the same pattern, but the one you posted is chubbier with a bigger head.

I got my pattern from here: http://dollmaker.nunodoll.com/cat/terrycats.html
The instructions may help and will work with both patterns.

[Anonymous No.6493507]

Pig 1/3

[Anonymous No.6493510]

>>6493507
Pig 2/3

[Anonymous No.6493512]

>>6493510
Pig 3/3

[Anonymous No.6493514]

Basic chibi plush

[Anonymous No.6493518]

Last one
Bear/Bunny/Cat

[Anonymous No.6496679]

Are there any non-derpy zoroark patterns? I went to the pokemon mall tours a while back, and they were selling high-quality ones made from minky, but I didn't get one then.

Any pattern/sketch along the lines of >>6472698 would be helpful.

[Anonymous No.6496683]

>>6496679
Sorry, dropped my pic.

[Anonymous No.6496770]

>>6496679

His base proportions would be hard to replicate, mainly because it would come out so top heavy, not to mention those noodle arms. I'd like to see what you mean by a high quality plush.

I'll do some googling, myself and see if I can't draw something up.

[Anonymous No.6496780]

I've been trying to find a pattern for a semi-realistic bear plush. I mean to make a Shirokuma plush as a Christmas gift, but it's hard finding one that's both mildly realistic as well as upright (pic related.) Any idea what kind of patterns I should use, or should I just draft one myself?
>if a polar bear is impossible, I could try Panda as a last option, so patterns for either of them are awesome.
It's tough to find ones that aren't horribly cartoony.

[Anonymous No.6500058]

>>6469122
>Japanese plushie pattern program

http://www.geocities.jp/igarashi_lab/plushie/index-e.html

enjoy!

[Anonymous No.6500832]

>>6500058
Oh my gosh, thank you! I'll have to try fiddling with it again, I remember how difficult it was at first.

[Anonymous No.6500991]

>>6500058

I can't seem to get this thing to open.

[Anonymous No.6501015]

>>6496780
Surely a person would work fine?
Fatten the arms, shorten the legs, widen the neck and then use a pattern or a normal bear for the face.

(Shirukuma cafe is love, well done)

[Anonymous No.6501054]

>>6500991
Me neither. Maybe it only works on windows xp?

[Anonymous No.6501315]

>>6501054
Someone said it worked for them when they installed an older version of java. Maybe try that?

[Anonymous No.6501329]

>>6500058
The random lobster at the end was cute for some reason.

[Anonymous No.6505605]

bumpin

[Anonymous No.6508149]

don't die on me

[Anonymous No.6508513]

>>6500991
I just downloaded it and the program is really unstable. It crashes every 5 seconds.
>>6501315
A friend of mine installed java 1.2 and then made a copy of the .bat file and changed some of the code to actually make it work.
Also, the x64 version of java will not work at all.

[Anonymous No.6508533]

>>6496770
It was a UFO style one, like pic related, but made with high-quality minky instead.

Sorry for such a late reply, I assumed this thread had 404'd by now.

[Anonymous No.6508537]

>>6508533
Something like this would be lovely as well, though it looks extremely complex.

If a zoroark is to hard, I'd settle for the baby form of it, zorua.

[Anonymous No.6513001]

>>6508537
It's been a month and this thread is still alive?

[Anonymous No.6517008]

yep