I was wondering... Although I suppose it may be a very broad question... But, how did you learn to make amigurumis? Do you use any patterns for the body parts, do you make some yourself, do you just freehand it?
Aaah, I'm sorry, I'm just very curious about your process ^^" Your work is amazing and whenever I look at those details, I'm in awe, so I was wondering.
Hope you have a nice day!
Hey, Lorei! I'm very glad that you like my work! ^^ It means a lot to me!
I already used to make small pieces of clothing and crochet accessories before. It had always been like this: I followed YouTube videos or written patterns, and then adapted them in case I wanted something different.
That's the case with amigurumi as well. When I decided I wanted to learn how to create dolls, I first took a quick Domestika course just to get the basics of it, then I did some dolls following patterns, and soon I started to adapt and create what I needed to personalize the doll.
In Keith's case, his base body was adapted from this free pattern (in ES). I created his hair and his clothes (and it took a lot of time figuring out some parts lol). For his eyes, I used this technique (in PT) because I like how glass eyes look, it's basically nail polish and glass cabochon.
If you (or anyone who's reading) is interested in learning how to make amigurumi, I fully support it! I think it's a lot of fun and very rewarding to create your own dolls.
I recommend start practicing the basic crochet stitches if you never did crochet before (especially single crochet stitch, which is the most used, but you'll see it's pretty easy). Then follow some tutorials on YouTube or patterns if you learn how to read them. Many artists make free videos and patterns, so it's easy to find pretty and interesting things to do. Eventually you'll get how some things are made, and will feel more comfortable creating your own, personalized dolls. Following crochet artists is also very useful for inspiration and tips.
It is a fun process to try to figure out how to replicate some character's designs, especially Ikemen characters that are so unique and full of details. I personally love it!
Thanks again and have a wonderful week!