Teddy Talk: Creating, Collecting, Connecting

Ooh, thank you so much for all the tips and the websites - I shall enjoy having a rummage through them!
Yes, it is a Michelle Nunnery bear...aren't they amazing. Aaah, she's my idol, hehe!
Thank you once again, so much for your help xx

Thank you Emily, thst does help indeed - I'll give it a try!
I'm having trouble finding long, funky fur to use as I'm in the UK and all the suppliers seem to be overseas, but I'll have a google about and see what I can find.
Thank you so much for your help!
Lxx

Hi everyone,

I'm still relatively new to making bears, but am slowly learning and picking things up as I go along.
I wanted to try to give some of my bears a moustache (I'm not sure if that's the right thing to call it!) I've attached a picture here, as an example, so that you can see what I mean...

...but as a beginner, I'm not too sure how to create this look.
Is the fur just cut and brushed to sit that way, or is there a special way to do it that involves a bit more?
It looks so cute, I'd love to be able to give it a try!

Thank you very much for your help, I really appreciate it.

Love Lesley xx

Thank you very much for your help!
Whoops, I never thought to look in the library (but I am just new here, so that's my excuse, heehee!) I'll take a look right now.
Thanks again xxx

Hi everyone,

I am just a beginner bear-maker and I have been trying to find some information and instructions on shading my bears...but I haven't had much luck!  Lots of my patterns just say 'shade your bear', and although I can see in the pictures where to put the shading, I'm not at all sure how to do, or what I should even be using.

I can see that lots of people use copic markers and a colourless blender. Do other marker pens work just as well, or are Copics especially suitable?  And what colours would you recommend?  I have a leaning towards white/pink/pale coloured bears...do you use a colour perhaps 2-3 shades darker than your mohair?

I've also seen people talking about using pastel and oils.  I hope this doesn't sound silly, but what are they...is it pastel pencils (I have some of them! :D)

Or if anyone can direct me towards a book or a website with any helpful information then I would be ever so grateful.  I think that the shading looks like it makes the difference between a good bear and great bear, so I'm really keen to learn how to do it well...or at least do it at all to begin with!

Thank you lovely ladies, I really appreciate your help.

Lesley xx