Rat Witch
Scrubby the elephant
Process
I first designed my original characters, trying to keep them simple so that each plushie maintains their shape and is easily recognisable.
3d Model & Sewing pattern
Taking the 2d sketch, I used Blender to 3d model the desired shape as well as using Thomas Kole’s addon - Seams to Sewing.
This allowed a sewing pattern to be made when UV Unwrapping.
I split the characters into their separate body parts, further spliting them into smaller panels. This made the project more time consuming but if I was to remake the sewing patterns now, I would model the 3D version but instead sketch out the pattern into bigger and create test mockups first.
Die cutting:
As character design is also routed in World building, I imagined each one in specific scenarios. I was able to die cut these props to use in the final photoshoot.