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So, I finally had a chance to make another doll! And guess who it is. :)
I really wish the pictures would have come out better; you can't see too much of his eyes and mouth here. I found a quicker method of doing the dolls. Not only is Vinci lighter, softer, and actually poseable in comparison to the sculpey Bashful doll I did last year, but he took a fraction of the time. I also tried some new things, like adding whiskers and eyelashes. I -love- eyelashes.
So I think I'll hafta do the dollies like this from now on. I think I'll do a few more for practice and then mebbe open up commissions during my winter break. :)
Speaking of which, how much would you pay for a 7 inch soft doll of your character, with clothes, hair, eyes with lashes, etc? (Uhh.. I wouldn't do anatomically correct dollies mind you.. um, gross..) :)
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*jawdrop*
Wow..... Everyone seems to be making dolls and plushies these days. While its cool to add the wiskers etc, I'd think it would limit the safety of the doll if kids got near it. Thats just my Design School training kicking in there for mass marketability. But yeah, this looks superb. I had no idea you did this stuff too. Very cool indeed. And yeah, theres enough creepiness in toy fans without having dolls with added bits. Just wrong....
Wow..... Everyone seems to be making dolls and plushies these days. While its cool to add the wiskers etc, I'd think it would limit the safety of the doll if kids got near it. Thats just my Design School training kicking in there for mass marketability. But yeah, this looks superb. I had no idea you did this stuff too. Very cool indeed. And yeah, theres enough creepiness in toy fans without having dolls with added bits. Just wrong....
This is really amazing.. You could make some really good money off of these. I know I for one would offer at least ten bucks for that beautiful little Vinci there...even though in the back of my mind I'd feel I was short-changing you by at least twenty. :)
I would love to see more dolls, and especially love this one here. Please open up for commissions! :3
I would love to see more dolls, and especially love this one here. Please open up for commissions! :3
Oh how cute ^_^
What sort of materials have you made him out of? Handsewn or machine? How many little details are being put on/in? Those are all things to consider when you ponder charging for making dolls. Take into consideration how long it would take you to make each doll and charge appropriately.
One thing to remember would be DON'T UNDERCHARGE. Often when one undercharges for their work, people will believe that it is an inferior product (even if you worked your butt off on whatever you are offering) as well as will often just pass it by. I have needle felted dolls and little bears. When I charged $7 per bear, I maybe had a handful. When I've charged more, I had a lot more people waiting to buy one. As it is now, there are those that want to buy the larger dolls that I make because I had made and gave a large one to a friend at a convention who also posted it in his LJ afterwards. It always helps to have an example doll like what you've made for yourself, which is good because it often makes those reassured to know that whatever you've made for yourself would be especially well made and by proxy would be those for them would be excellent.
Sorry for rambling on like that.
What sort of materials have you made him out of? Handsewn or machine? How many little details are being put on/in? Those are all things to consider when you ponder charging for making dolls. Take into consideration how long it would take you to make each doll and charge appropriately.
One thing to remember would be DON'T UNDERCHARGE. Often when one undercharges for their work, people will believe that it is an inferior product (even if you worked your butt off on whatever you are offering) as well as will often just pass it by. I have needle felted dolls and little bears. When I charged $7 per bear, I maybe had a handful. When I've charged more, I had a lot more people waiting to buy one. As it is now, there are those that want to buy the larger dolls that I make because I had made and gave a large one to a friend at a convention who also posted it in his LJ afterwards. It always helps to have an example doll like what you've made for yourself, which is good because it often makes those reassured to know that whatever you've made for yourself would be especially well made and by proxy would be those for them would be excellent.
Sorry for rambling on like that.
Aww. I know that hearing that your stuff is cute gets repetitive, but would you mind if I said so for this one?
I really like how you got the eyes in there. They look good, especially the lashes. Do you use any tools, or just your hands? Some simple tools are great for smoothing things out. I've also noticed in my own experience that it's easier to use one solid color of sculpey and then to paint the different colors on with acrylics rather than mush differently colored sculpey together. I used to drive myself mad doing that, particularly with the color white...it was always getting ruined. I've also recently fallen in love with sculpey "firm"...it takes a lot of kneading, but I've had no more problems with lumpy figures or fingerprints, which makes me happy. Also, if you get a small, blade-like tool to carve into the clay, it can make some wonderful fur markings. Heh, sorry if you didn't want any tips there, this is just something I feel I can help with. :)
I charge around $45-$65 for my stuff, depending on how complicated the order is...but I've been told that I'm undercharging. The 5" figures I would make of Ginga characters often sold for around $50. If I could afford it at the time, I might pay you around $50 to $75 for something like that. Hope my tl;dr comment helped.
I really like how you got the eyes in there. They look good, especially the lashes. Do you use any tools, or just your hands? Some simple tools are great for smoothing things out. I've also noticed in my own experience that it's easier to use one solid color of sculpey and then to paint the different colors on with acrylics rather than mush differently colored sculpey together. I used to drive myself mad doing that, particularly with the color white...it was always getting ruined. I've also recently fallen in love with sculpey "firm"...it takes a lot of kneading, but I've had no more problems with lumpy figures or fingerprints, which makes me happy. Also, if you get a small, blade-like tool to carve into the clay, it can make some wonderful fur markings. Heh, sorry if you didn't want any tips there, this is just something I feel I can help with. :)
I charge around $45-$65 for my stuff, depending on how complicated the order is...but I've been told that I'm undercharging. The 5" figures I would make of Ginga characters often sold for around $50. If I could afford it at the time, I might pay you around $50 to $75 for something like that. Hope my tl;dr comment helped.
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