Designing and Making Your Own Soft Toy

Designing and Making Your Own Soft Toy

“Congratulations! You've reached the end of this course. I hope it was useful and fun for you. Thank you very much for your active participation and sharing your experience. Now you can create any animal anthropomorphic toy using these five essential steps: The Animal Choose the animal you want to make.

The Sketch Sketch out the main lines, making sure they're well-proportioned, using basic shapes and then adding the specifics. Use this sketch to create your paper patterns. The Fabric Sample different colors and textures using pre-cut stencils and choose the best option. The Sewing Process Cut out your fabrics and make a head, using darts or a gusset. Then, develop all the other parts and stitch them together. The Final Touches Add the final features: eyes, ears, tail, nose. Once you're happy with your toy, accessorize it to bring more character. And that's all! As a final tip, in order to do this project successfully, I would recommend you look at photos and illustrations of the desired animal instead of taking inspiration from another toy. This will help you to create your own unique project and prevent you from copying. If you've never sketched or drawn before, don’t worry! Just practice with the basic shapes and draw as many curve lines as you can until you are fully happy with the result. I can't wait to see the project you come up with, so don't forget to share it in the forum. You can do so by clicking on "Create your project". Remember to share both the final result and the steps that have led you to it. It would be great if you showed a picture of each step and added a brief explanation about what you have done in each one. I will be more than happy to answer any of the questions you might have along the way! I will try to get back to you as soon as possible. In the meantime, participate in the forum, comment on others' work, and interact with the community. Interaction is the best way to develop new ideas. See you there!”

Partial transcription of the video

“Thank you very much for doing this course with me and I hope you enjoy making your special toy. Make sure you create your toy very special and differently for you. I did the mouse because it was very special for me when I was a child. always remember to use all sorts of various fabrics, decorative elements to make your toy very unique and special. I'm very excited to see your toys and I'm happy to comment on your final projects. to also share your steps of the process. Share your reference boards, your sketches with us, your fabric choice. so we can comment on each other's work and be inspi...”

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Course summary for: Designing and Making Your Own Soft Toy

• Level: Beginner
• 99% positive reviews (361)
• 14135 students
• 5 units
• 16 lessons (3h 4m)
• 8 downloads

• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  Arts & Crafts, Character Design, Patternmaking & Dressmaking, Sewing, Toy Design