Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

I would like to introduce to you my latest creation, my very first mini a 5 inch mouse complete with his own mossy coconut. He has no name as yet and will be a Christmas gift for my brother who loves mice and rats. This little guy is made from sassy fabric, has German glass eyes, needle sculpted face, embroidered and waxed nose, wired tail, arms and legs, and is stuffed with polyester and glass beads.

Ann-Marie

Hi,
I generaly use linen thread for my whiskers and put a sink knot to hold it in place in the muzzle. However I have heard of people using horse hair and fishing line but I have no experince using these perhaps someone else can offer some help.

These guys are fantastic! I love them          

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And those pups are sooooo cute  

WOW These guys are amazing!  :clap:  :clap: :clap:     :clap:  :clap:  :clap:

This is Timothy a cute little mouse I made for a Christmas gift. He is made from Schulte mohair, glass eyes, polyester stuffing, glass beads for weight, ultra suede, a wired tail, needle scultped face and linen thread whiskers and stands about 7 inches. He is decorated with a brown check ribbon and an antique key.

Ann-Marie

Tami, Avi is gorgeous!    I love the pawpads, and such a sweet expression    :clap:

Thankyou everyone  :hug:

I would reccomend 101 Bears to Make by Nancy Tilberg, It is a little difficult to find and can be expensive, but it's well worth it. I also have Jennifer Laings Constructing Teddy and His Friends and have found it helpful too.

Hi, This is my latest commissioned piece. He is made from synthetic fur, has saftey eyes, is unjointed and stands at about 20 inches. He was quite a challenge, the lady who I made him for had a toy monkey that was her sons and he has just had a son, and they wanted to start a tradition and give the baby a similar monkey, I hope they like him

Ann-Marie

Hi Wendy,
You inspired me to finnaly start up a webpage through Freewebs.    
I have requested to join the ring too 

Thanks
Ann-Marie

Hi Joanne,
Thankyou for the link, it has given me some ideas 

Ann--Marie

Hi, I'm fascinated with this technique as well, and would also like to learn more about open/close mouths etc.. are there any books anyone can recommend to learn more about this?

Ann-Marie

Hi Judi,
Thankyou for all of your help, I took the plunge and bought an airbrush, it has a .35 nozzle not 35 oops 
I'm so excited to give it a go, lots of practice on scraps first though 

Thanks again
Ann-Marie

Here is a gorgeous little bunny named Lottie who has handpainted glass eyes and a lace ruffle that was commisioned as a birthday gift.

Ann-Marie

I have a few more questions about airbrushes. My dad has been looking around for me and found some that he thinks will be alright for me to start off with. Is a 35mm valve good or does it need to be finer? Is a gravity feed or a bottle feed better? Dad has a few compressors of different sizes so that shouldn't be a big problem powering it.
Then once I get going what paints are best and will they need to be watered down etc...?

Thankyou 
Ann-Marie

Thankyou for the offer Daphne, I'll keep it in mind
Ann-Marie

Hi, Thankyou all for your advice it has been very helpful 
I think for the moment I will stick to using the pens and invest in a better quality system in the future.

I'll definatley check out the achives and find out alot more on this subject 

Ann-Marie

Hi, I am considering buying a basic Copic Airbrush kit that is powered by a pressure can and would like some opinions about this product. For the moment I just want it for basic shading aaround eyes and muzzle and perhaps on edges of paws and bunny ears, nothing too intricate just yet. I mainly want to get a feel for airbrushing before I invest alot of money into a professional one.
Has anyone used this product? Is it worth the money or should I save and get a better quality one?
Any help greatly appreciated 

Ann-Marie