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Diffeomorphism — Helioptile Plush 2

Published: 2013-08-12 00:06:10 +0000 UTC; Views: 5756; Favourites: 41; Downloads: 22
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Description Welp, after a long time of waiting around for minky and being too distracted by video games and work, I finally got around to finishing this little guy! He's the second one I made because the first one I made was more of a test plush than anything else, so I could know what to fix on the second one. Well, this one's not perfect either. Most notably getting the embroidery to work was a huge pain; even now, his eyes aren't completely opaque, and the machine missed a line on each eye in a way that almost gives him the angry eye look (I had to do some manual embroidery afterwards to fix the spots, as it was a lot more obvious before). Definitely was a learning experience overall!

He's made of minky with embroidered eyes. Sitting down he's about 1'02" tall; I'm not sure if he counts as life-size since some Pokemon are measured length-wise rather than height-wise, but if the official 1'08" is measured lengthwise, then he's pretty much life-size! Unlike the last one I made, he's fully capable of sitting up on his own. Unfortunately he doesn't have poseable frills; I was definitely considering putting them in, but I decided in the end that I don't have enough experience working with wire/poseability to do it. Also admittedly I'm getting tired of staring at yellow and black fabric

Next on my list of stuff I know I'll be doing are a Lanturn plush and a Furret plush! If you have any suggestions regarding anything (how to improve technique/results, what I should consider working on next, etc.), I'd love to hear it, since as a beginner feedback (both positive and critical) is one of the most important motivators for me to continue plushing.
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Comments: 12

bear48 [2016-03-16 00:32:35 +0000 UTC]

cool 

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Anthro-animals-rule [2014-12-07 20:22:54 +0000 UTC]

*So jelly now* First time I have seen a plushie of this adorable guy, and I am not disappointed. I love it!

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KoopaKong [2014-11-27 16:57:11 +0000 UTC]

Is there a tutorial on this?

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Diffeomorphism In reply to KoopaKong [2014-11-27 20:50:58 +0000 UTC]

Unfortunately not

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KoopaKong In reply to Diffeomorphism [2014-11-29 23:06:26 +0000 UTC]

Will you be making one?

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Diffeomorphism In reply to KoopaKong [2014-11-30 00:20:20 +0000 UTC]

Probably not, this pattern is really old (my first ever in fact!) so it's something I personally don't think is too worth writing up. It's not too complicated though, it's really just assembling the body and then attaching the tail, limbs, and head separately.

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KoopaKong [2014-11-26 20:22:43 +0000 UTC]

This is AWESOME!!!!

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Cloversplash [2013-09-17 01:10:52 +0000 UTC]

Oh gosh this is amazing Helopitile is one of my favorite pokemon from the new games (if you can't tell from my icon lol)

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squirtleoshawott461 In reply to Cloversplash [2013-10-23 16:10:58 +0000 UTC]

My too(as you can see).

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Diffeomorphism In reply to Cloversplash [2013-09-17 02:25:00 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I think he's become my favorite overall, which is funny because I didn't really like it at first, but somehow it's just so irresistibly adorable now. I can't wait to see what he evolves into! Although now that we know Litleo doesn't lose his Normal typing I'm a little worried Helioptile won't either (purely from a design perspective, being immune to ghost is seeming like a much bigger benefit next gen).

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BeesWithPolkaDots [2013-08-12 01:44:17 +0000 UTC]

This is very nice! If this is the second plush you've ever made, then it's really impressive. You're catching the 3D aspect, which is one of the most difficult part of plush making, relatively quick.

It's amazing how a high quality fabric like minky allows plushies to look professional. I'm no expert at plush making, but minky hides mistakes easy, so don't depend on the minky to hide the flaws in the plush. Practice good craftsmanship. 

I think the best advice is to just keep practicing. If you notice some of the other plushmakers profiles, and if they've been on deviant art long enough, you really notice how they've improved greatly just by making lots and lots of plushies. So just keep making plushies! I wish you the best of luck! :]

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Diffeomorphism In reply to BeesWithPolkaDots [2013-08-12 03:05:55 +0000 UTC]

Indeed, it's only the second one I've made ever. Luckily shape-wise this plush wasn't too complicated, although figuring out the pointed dome on the top of the head took a little experimentation. I was also surprised at how much minky hides the flaws; even with fleece, which I made my first plush with, the seam lines seemed to be quite a bit more noticeable than they are on minky, which I'd guess is due to the extra fuzz factor.


Thanks a bunch for the advice and feedback! I'm definitely looking to plush out as much stuff as I can before I go back to school, since there's no way I'm gonna have enough time to do it during school, heh. Should hopefully be able to finish the 2 mentioned projects by then.

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