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Deviousness `anmari has been spreading her infectious positivity throughout our community for over 6 years. Throughout this time Ana has been at the core of all things devious, passionately developing an eclectic gallery, helping organise devmeets, participating in chat events and also recently completed dedicating her time as a Community Volunteer. We are absolutely delighted to bestow the Deviousness Award for May 2013 to `anmari, congratulations! Read More
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"Alright so fresh from the beginning! My biggest tip to starting off is look around at existing plushes online, both patterns and the plushes they make, just to get and idea of how 2D goes into 3D. Also, look at plushes you might find in the store, look where the seams are and such.
Materials are really up to you, your budget, and what your plush subject is. I don't have much to offer on specific materials for specific textures, as I buy according to budget, color availability, and what it feels like when I'm looking at it. My lugia and night fury are both made from the same kind of fleece, but their characters have very different textures if they were real. If you try working with minky or eyelash minky (very soft fur-like material, I used for espeon and umbreon), note that they're more expensive, higher quality, but make a huge mess!
Always have your pattern ready before cutting the fabric. I've been lucky (but stupid) in the fact I don't usually do much pattern testing with my plushes, but that's not the smartest. I recommend buying some really cheap broadcloth cotton, which can go for as little as 1 buck a yard in some places, make a scaled down size of your pattern, and test it with the cotton to see if it works. Sew and stuff, note any mistakes, fix it, and when you've finalized the pattern, scale it back up and work with the final fabric.
Also, look at some tutorials online if you need specific things such as ball shapes, sewing techniques, etc. There's a lot to offer!
And if you ever start making anything or have any ideas and need help, feel ree to ask!"