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Aug 22, 2008
My first attempt at doing Wall-e's Eve :


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I love to handsew, and have handsewn all my softies. I only don't machine sew becuase I find the small scale quite difficult (I'm used to sewing quilts!). You could definitely machine sew though.
I hate handsewing and that's part of what keeps me from doing plushies. Is it possible to use transparent thread to avoid slip-stitching or would that still look bad ?

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Cross_
Aug 22, 2008
Do you guys have any suggestions on where to find cheap foam ? Foam blocks for toddlers are quite expensive and just sewing a vinyl cover would be simple enough. Basically I want to make a 10" cube like this:


Brainbread posted:

Edit: I would also take the photos in natural light. Flash, or indoor lighting is just plain /bad/. Take them outside, or by a large window during the day to take a photo. To put in perspective: If I take a photo of light blue in my basement, it looks /brown/ due to Tungsten lightbulbs.
A well done studio shot will beat an outdoor lighting photo any day.

You can buy one of those light tents mentioned in the previous post or do it yourself. Just get some white bedsheets and position the lights some distance behind them so the entire sheet is lit up. Put your camera on a tripod or something sturdy, turn off flash and switch it to Tungsten white balance (if you use CFLs things are more involved). Instructables.com has a nice approach where you hang the bedsheets from an upside down chair or table and just place the object in the middle.

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