Do they stand on their own? Some do, some don‘t. Highly depends on the model. Generally, humanoids (or stuff with <2 or tiny feet) have a hard time standing on their own, while 3+ legged models have no trouble at all. Privileged of being lightweights (weighing between 5g-150g) they can balance on needles easily without being forcefully deformed. *cough* now you know the secret of some of my photos *cough*
Are they posable / "fully articulate"? The models containing a wire skeleton are fully posable (within their means). Most of my model are. THOUGH: They don‘t have joints or anything. It‘s just continuous wire. So a model will be able to bend EVERYWHERE in ANY direction. In the middle of their tighs, forearm, neck, ...
I wish you'd make a stopmotion animation! I once did a stopmotion animation with one of my models. It's difficult, so most of my models will not be animated.
Do you have any felting tutorials? One so far. You can find it on my Patreon!
WHAT ARE THOSE??? The craft is called „needle felting“. It‘s basically poking a delicate barbed needle into a bunch of loose wool until it‘s firm.
Can you recommend any good tutorial to start needle felting? No. Never watched any. But comb through YouTube and I‘m sure you‘ll find the right one for you.
What material do you use? 1) 38-42 gauge triangular needles. 2) Felting wool. Preferred carded wool (wool batts). Combed wool (wool roving/wool tops/whatever) is terrible. 3) Copper wire 0,3Ø - 0,8Ø
Can I commission you? Yes! Though I open commissions pretty irregularly. Just be patient.
How long does it take to make a needle felt? I usually write the time in the uploaded picture. You can find it just below the name like in the example below.
Do you do art trades? Depends on what you have to offer! ;)
At least some felting beginners tips? Sure, here you go:
THE RIGHT WOOL
Try to avoid combed wool. Go for carded wool/wool batts. I know it‘s extremely hard to find but it‘s worth it!
Also: get yourself some core wool. It can be really low quality - often chunks of dried grass can be in it. I use old mattress stuffing from ebay. Form the raw body form with it, so you don‘t need to waste all the good coloured wool for it.
THE RIGHT TECHNIQUE
Take it easy with the stabbing. Don‘t go full berserk with the needle. Make pricise pokes, not fast ones!
THE RIGHT NEEDLES
Triangular (or coned) needles are the basics. For the beginning stay away from star-shaped, spiral-shaped and reversed needles. I only use triangular needles and go well with them. There are different gauges for needles that can range from 32-42; the higher the number, the more delicate the needle. I almost exclusively use 38-42 ones. Find the ones you work best with!
REFERENCES
Sketch up your model on paper in the size you want it to be. For best results, use transparent paper. Draw the shape on one side, the skeleton on the other. Note all important things on your sheet - it's always good to include close up or other views.
TRY EVERYTHING
There‘s no wrong or right. If you want to try out mixing different materials - go for it! If you want to try felting with your feet - go for it! If it works out, NICE!
TIME
Needle felting is extremely time consuming. It can cause severe frustration when poking the hell out of a piece of wool over half an hour and there's barely any progress to be seen. With the right wool type and proper needles you can avoid this beforehand but still, the craft takes time and requires all of your patience. Keep this in mind before starting a piece.
SAFETY FIRST
Get a felting surface like a sponge. I use old mattress foam. It prevents you from stabbing your desk or fingers.
ALWAYS put the needle in a safe place. Don‘t let it linger around on your desk even if you just put it down for a second. Otherwise the needle can get lost and break or in the worst case fall somewhere and stab you or others. Just imagine if you don‘t watch it for a second, it falls into your lap, you get up to search it and suddenly you have a pointy metal in your tigh or crotch. BE CAREFUL WITH THAT. For me it works best to stab it in the mattress foam so it won‘t go anywhere and I‘m always able to find it.
Watch for your fingers! Don‘t poke in the direction of your hand. If you do, please poke GENTLY. If you happen to poke you, don‘t panic. Even if it‘s a deep wound, the bleeding will stop soon and the pain will go away after a few seconds. Make sure, the wool stays clean. Nobody wants their needle felt with blood stains.