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Bladespark — Vampire dragon plush
Published: 2012-03-07 19:12:24 +0000 UTC; Views: 2009; Favourites: 48; Downloads: 26
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About 30" long, made from minky. Lots and lots and lots of fiddly little pieces on this one. But it came out nicely.Of course I goofed and put three toes on it and not four. Hopefully the customer won't mind. (I am really NOT the person to go to if you're super-uber picky. It will look good, it will look like the reference art, but it will never be perfect.)
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Do you make your own patterns?This is really cool.
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How do you make em? I've been wanting to get into stuff like this for a while do you have any tips?
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I started making patterns with the duct tape dummy method. It's pretty easy, and it's a good way to learn about how pattern shapes behave. What you do is sculpt the shape of the plush you want out of wadded up newspaper taped together. Cover that in a layer of saran wrap. Then cover that in a layer of duct tape. This creates a "skin" you can then cut off. (Draw any markings you need first, so they'll be placed correctly) You cut it up into pieces until it lies flat, and then it's a pattern! Just trace around it, add a seam allowance, and sew it back up. The results won't be perfect, but they'll be pretty decent.
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Whoa that sounds pretty cool I'll give it a try thanks^^
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how much would it cost for something like this
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Depends a bit on what you want. The base price for a dragon plush this size is $150, but ones with detailed markings like this one cost a bit than that.
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Pretty good for reference from a 100x100pixel source; I could tell immediately what it was based on. Might want to kick a link to dragcave.net for people who don't play, though.
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I believe one of the original sprite artists for Dragcave's Vampire Dragon sprite -- and many others -- is a Deviantart member. Here you go: [link]
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I don't play either, I don't know anything about it. I was commissioned to make this, the customer gave me the design, including a number of larger and more detailed references.
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He looks AMAZING! I absolutely LOVE the way he turned out! I can't wait to receive him so I can cuddle him
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I love it! Are the little details appliqued or stitched into the plush?
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Stitched in. 
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Got any tips for making the seams all smooth? I'm going to be trying something similar soon but I don't have a lot of confidence making it look nice :\.
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Well, I hand-sew them. I'm not sure how I'd do some of the little fiddly bits on a machine at all. And hand sewing lets you carefully ease together the shapes.
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