Let's Make a Dinosaur: Part 1

So, I saw Jurassic World. The designs of the dinosaurs were nicely done, and I really like the Indominus Rex's appearance, so I decided to make a plushie of her. My plan is to document every step of the process. Hopefully, this will provide some guidence for other plushie-makers on the design and creation process. It may also give viewers a realistic understanding of the time and effort required for making a custom plushie.

The first step of any process is research. To make the dinosaur, I need a very good idea of what she looks like. The Internet provides useful videos, fan work, and official images. However, I bought a little plastic toy Indominus Rex. I think this will make a good base for the plushie's design.

She is going to be fun to make.

Research: Approximately 30 minutes.

Overall time on project: 30 minutes.

Giraffe

A giraffe at the San Diego Zoo. I really like the semi-silhouette appearance of this photograph. The trees also make a nice border to the photo.

The One That Started It All

So this is the one that started it all. I found Katy-A's How to Plush Your Dragon and realized I could not talk anyone into making it for me, so I tried myself. The eventual result was the smaller dragon on the right. I made the larger one about a year later, and was impressed by how much easier it was after practicing for twelve months.