pony poll

[antoj]

i am seriously considering opening commissions for pony plush like the fluttershy doll i already made. however, i have never done plush commissions before and would like some input...

if you don't care about ponies you can just skip this, unless you have any advice for selling custom plush in general...

Comments

[yaoi_queen]

I honestly can't put a value on those plush, because to me, they're priceless. <3 Herp derp, corny reply, I know. Fluttershy is gorgeous! I'd be willing to place a good $ amount on one of your plush, depending on how much I can burn. S'not like I get paid a lot at work. :/ But perhaps if there were payment installments, I would seriously consider it. :D

I'd be interested in Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Fluttershy, or my OC pony. :3

[antoj]

Aww LOL that's super nice of you. I was mostly asking that to get an idea of what to price them, because I seriously have no idea. c.c I want to be fair, you know? Depending on what I decide I could probably offer payments and stuff too.

ooo and you have an OC Pony?? :D

[yaoi_queen]

♥ Always consider time and materials when thinking of a price. You wanna get paid for your time making it. Also, size plays a factor. The larger, the pricier. I've never done a custom before, so I'm referring to what I've seen others do.

I do! :D http://yaoi-queen.livejournal.com/83109.html

[antoj]

I would be using the same pattern I used to make Fluttershy (since it would make refining a lot easier if I stick to the same pattern) and she's about 10 inches long from the bottom of her foot to the tip of her nose, not counting her tail which is really long. And then from the bottom of her foot to the top of her ear is about 4.5 inches... so maybe a little bigger than a beanie baby? :I

I've been making plush on-and-off for a few years now, but only recently am I really starting to have a lot of fun with it. I'm just nervous about selling them because I've not done it before.

[antoj]

FUUUU rainbow dash's hair will make me flip all the desks but im p sure i could do it lol. after like 10 tries

rarity is the best tho no lies.

[kyogres]

I'm sorry that I'm picking "other" on all of these. I do quite like the ponies, though I'm not sure if I'm hardcore enough to want a plush. My pony collection consists of one figure at the moment. I might pick up one or two more figures eventually, but

[yaoi_queen]

Pff, I've been meaning to make an icon out of my OC pony, too. *derp*

You gave some really good advice. :)

[kyogres]

Do it! I had to stop myself from creating a set of pony icons from that generator. It's so much fun to play around with.

[yaoi_queen]

Done! :D I know, it's so fun~

[h1n1vulpix]

I am so bad at pricing stuff so you can disregard what I put for those because I have no clue at all ;n; sob I feel really bad for putting low values but I figured those would be starting values? You know like for an auction? I find it really hard to put a price on custom things since they are handmade so ahhhhh I'm really bad to judge on stuff like that ;n;

But in any case, I would LOVE to commission you price depending ;u; Your fluttershy looked so great omg. I mean, if anything, I'd make the head a teeny bit smaller, but the embroidery is fantastic. Absolutely pro ;u;

[antoj]

No its totally fine! That's the reason I put the poll up in the first place. :3 I just want to kind of get some ideas in my head so I know where I want to go from there.

Also, the head being smaller *is* the one FOR SURE change I am going to make on this pattern. It's funny because in my prototype it didn't look too off, but when I finally put her together my first thought was her head was too big as well. LOL. No one else pointed it out though so I wondered if I was just imagining it (still had plans to change it though :b) it's a super easy thing to adjust in the pattern, as well. :D

This is all like constructive crit here, because if I am planning on making more I just want them to get better! So don't feel bad about anything. :3

[kyogres]

I noticed the large head too, but didn't mention it because I thought it was cute.

[antoj]

Yea, I put it on her and I thought it was really cute too (especially when I put the eyes on) I still want to make it just a /little/ smaller... it was sort of difficult to get on her body because of how it turned out...

I might add a little more definition to the face so the nose stands out slightly better too... But I think this turned out pretty okay for my first one?? (THEY CAN ONLY GET BETTER I HOPE XD)

[pheonixxfoxx]

This poll was a bit hard to answer for me! If you were to open commissions and I was not so darn broke, I'd love to see the following made into plush by you:

Rainbow Dash
Derpy Hooves
Luna

Yes, I voted a 4 on Fluttershy's appearance. Being an artist, that is so hard on her own work, I always feel there is room for improvement. I hope that does not sound to harsh...

As for price, I am one of those pains who picked "other!" It is really hard to price work, something is only worth what a person is truly willing to pay now days. A lot of people want something for nothing I'm afraid...:\

You could start at a higher price and lower it if need be! You can always go down in price, but it is never a good idea to go up, once your set your prices...;)

Now, some artist are always under pricing themselves! One certain awesome plush maker comes to mind, she just does not understand why people are willing to pay so much for her work!

*also has an OC pony*

[antoj]

It seems a lot of people like Rainbow Dash. LOL. I am obviously going to need to work on a pattern for her as well. Haha. :D

Also that's why I made this poll! I want to get opinions so I can adjust the pattern and make them as good as I can. I mean as long as no one is just like WOW THIS SUCKS YOU SUCK then its fine. You are definitely right about there always being more room for improvement though. I've actually never re-used a pattern for a plush so sometimes its a little hard for me to hone my skills on a certain design... I think this will be good for me. :3

Yea I know some artists that underprice as well. :( It's always really sad to me when I see it. But on the other hand I can see why people do? sometimes it feels like you might have a bit of an ego to price things too high! (not saying people do, but I know if I came out and was like THIS THING IS $100 :D:D:DD I'd feel a little bad about it.. LOL)

Also you have an OC pony too? :D I'd love to see her (or him..? XD)

[pheonixxfoxx]

I guess Rainbow Dash is just 20% cooler?! XD

[antoj]

ahhh she is super cute! :O Also I did not know you had a fursona... I'd like to see her too! lol. What is that for her cutie mark?