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Loucathwil — Avatar Na'vi Plush kneeling
Published: 2010-06-13 23:16:13 +0000 UTC; Views: 1058; Favourites: 6; Downloads: 29
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I have been so nervous about submitting these photos.But here goes, this is my plushie portrayal of a Na' vi - the denizen race of pandora in James Camerons Avatar!
I wanted a navi doll so badly, but was very dissapointed with what was on offer, so I made my own.
However, instead of making a typical slim muscular frame, I decided I wanted her to have some curves.
Please see my journal for further infomration [link] - this is a scale down of the essay I wrote for the personal project section of my Personal Development Portfolio (for my degree)
I just came up with the name tonight. I typed my name into the name generator and this is what I got.
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I am considering taking on commissions to make more Na'vis like this, for more details, stay tuned for my next Journal update.
Photos by Kayliegh Dolphin [link]
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I love her posability
Eventually (but I have many other craft projects to do first) I want to make Neytiri out of needle felting - it's such a fun and easy craft because you don't have to worry about patterns. You just sculpt the doll.
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I would love to try needle felting! as I have had enough of the regular stuff
is it an expensive hobby?
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I bought a kit first that taught me how it all works (super simple - just poke wool with needle) and set me up with three different needles, which is all the variety you need. The kit used a more expensive technique, where you use wool for the insides of the sculpture. You could get a book out of the library about it instead and buy whatever supplies you needed for your desired project.
When I put aside my mutated first project to work on Spike the Dragon, I used polyester fibre stuffing around a skeleton of pipecleaners. This made it faster, cheaper, and the final result came out more cuddly and squishy than a solid wool sculpture.
When you use a stuffing core, not much wool is required for covering your project. I found a good supplier (CobwebCottage.co.nz) in my country who is very affordable and lets me order small amounts of merino wool (lovely and silky feeling) in packs of four colours (for NZ$9.50). And I got a great combo pack of 32 colours in NZ Corriedale wool (coarser and easier to felt) for only NZ$5! It's perfect for making lots of miniature projects, and getting a feel for the colours in person.
I think it is a really affordable craft as well as being easy and rewarding.
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