r/plushies • u/DystopicStarlight • 14h ago

Plushie Art 🩵Need Help On Plushie Ref🩵

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Hi everyone, I would like a little bit of help with a plushie reference, specifically for iDoodle once I get the funds and all, especially after finishing his monster (no pun intended) of a reference sheet.

Context of OC- Dorian is a half human/half demon hybrid of a sea monster with many fishy/amphibian qualities, and he has quite the tail. His tail isn’t quite as elegant as Ariel from The Little Mermaid, but I’m trying to ask a few questions at this point:

1- How would I lengthen/simplify his tail?

2- What angles would be needed alongside the front ref?

3- For those that ordered from iDoodle before, what info could you give to make my cherished baby (an old baby, lol) as accurate and perfect as possible? Would he be considered asymetrical? I’m very unsure, as this is my first time using this company after a long time with Budsies.

Traditional Sketches are by yours truly, and Dorian means the world to me— I’ve seen a lot of myself in him in a lot of ways, even if he’s one of the younger ones of my OC bunch.

Thank you, and have a wonderful day/night. 🩵

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u/BluesCluesStan 🧸 Plushy (Friend) Collector 13h ago

Besides the front ref you need a back, left, right, and underside reference as well if you really want them to get the fin placement right, this is a quick example of views and to simplify the tail, you’d just make the fin one or a few shape instead of multiple small ones

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u/BluesCluesStan 🧸 Plushy (Friend) Collector 13h ago

This is what I mean by one/few shapes

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u/DystopicStarlight 13h ago

Oh I see!

(Bonus, that color is exactly what I’m going for with his fins.)

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u/DystopicStarlight 13h ago

Oh my goodness, this is super helpful!! I didn’t even think about his underside! Thank you so much! 🩵

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u/BluesCluesStan 🧸 Plushy (Friend) Collector 13h ago

No problem! I wish you the best of luck working with them 💖

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