A Twist to Your Plushie Toy Collection Hobby
Drawing The Flumbo Plushie from Garten of Banban
Almost every person I know has at least a bunch of stuffed animals at home. Some people call them plushies, or plush toys - I think plushies is a fun word to say. The older the kids get, the more dust these plushies get by being on a random corner of the house, under the bed, or tucked away somewhere in the house. These plushies are lots of fun - just get them out from wherever they are and line them up because you’re about to find a new way of playing with them. It’s time to draw your favorite plushies. Drawing them will remind you why you liked them in the first place. Here’s how to get started on this new twist to your plushie collection.
1. Dust off your plushie collections
They are usually all over the place. Maybe under the bed, or in the closet. It’s a treasure hunt for sure. You don’t need to have lots of them to realize how fun they are.
2. Choose those that are unique
Unique features are hard to miss. These plushies can be the easiest to draw. Even if the rest of the character is not drawn perfectly, as long as the unique feature comes through you will be able to tell that it resembles your favorite plush.
3. Look for key features that are not too complex
If you’re starting at this, and you’re just getting a hang of drawing characters, keep it simple. Look for a plushie in your collection whose feature is not very detailed. The more detailed it is, the harder, and longer, it’ll take you to get it right. Take a good look at your collection and see if you can find one with a big smile, or big eyes, or a simple body; these are great for getting started.
4. Choose those with a few set of color palette
It is a good idea to not let yourself get carried away by all the colors these plushies might have. Sometimes the plushie is simple but has lots of colors. Coloring plushies that have lots of colors can be harder to paint than to draw. Stay away from those for now. The point is to get started. Then, you can come back and work on those complicated plushies.
5. Don’t be afraid of your first sketch
The first sketch is very important, but it doesn’t have to be perfect. I think sketching is fun, because it doesn’t matter how well it comes out - it’s just a sketch. After a few sketches, the drawing will start getting shape and it’ll get better and better. Color the one that you like the most.
I chose to start by drawing Flumbo from Garten of Banban. It’s an awesome character from an even more amazing video game. It looks just like the main character, which makes me wonder if it’s the main character's brother, or maybe even a fraternal twin. Check out my video where I show how I drew Flumbo and follow along.
