Needle Felting A Polar Bear | Making Felted Realistic Animals
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- Monday was International Polar Bear Day polarbearsinte... so I decided to make a needle felted polar bear!
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Supplies Used To Create The Polar Bear
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The photos of real polar bears in the video were taken by the following photographers:
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I love your felting style! I would make one recommendation though, If it is at all possible, Please share all of the felting process and don't do what most everyone else does (time lapse), Please share it in real time, even if there are several parts, because when people are learning, they really need to see it all in real time, it makes it so much easier with the whole visual experience. The polar bear is Precious!! I can imagine him running through the snow to go play with his other Polar Bear buddies ;O) Thank You for sharing and I am looking forward to more of your videos
Thank you so much for the compliment on the polar bear and for the suggestion. I will think about how to share videos that are not time lapsed. That's a good suggestion and it has me thinking about some ways I might make that work. My next video will have time lapse though as it is almost done. But I am taking your suggestion to heart and will try some experiments! Thank you again!
@@the-needle-felter I cam imagine that it must be easier to time lapse, however, I can only guess at how much work it is to edit a video, I am such a ludite... lol... I just know that a lot of the vids that are time lapse, they are not really all that helpful in trying to learn the skill, Although they are Beautiful to watch, seeing someone's creations spring to life in mere minutes, this is a skill that we should all document and share to help others learn, at least that is my humble opinion
I agree, I love to watch the process in whole, every step like the fox you made
Nice job with replicating the polar bear form.
Thank you! I love polar bears. You make one and then you want to make more!
Absolutely love it. i am going to try adding tiny bits rather than a big bulk of wool, love safafina and find her cushions sometimes end up with oddly shaped body,so i think the way you do it will suit me better. thanks for the inspiration. 😊 love from the uk 🇬🇧
Thank you! I'm so glad that you're going to try tiny bits of core. I have learned so much from Sara's projects. And I love the wool (especially her chunky core) and products she sells.
But I've also experienced the wonky bodies. I remember being so frustrated trying to make her chicks! I gave up on those. Switching to using smaller bits of core made it easier for me to get the bodies looking more realistic. Let me know how it goes!
He is absolutely brilliant! Really perfect, thanks for the video xx
Glad you enjoyed it! He made me want to do a larger version. Maybe in the future? 😀
I think he came out lovely,time constraints or not 🙂,his pose is great! you also explain your process very well, thanks for sharing!
My pleasure! 😊
He's lovely, thank you for share your technique.
You’re welcome! 😊
I’m a little to the party, but only by 7 months or so. Just found your video and enjoyed watching your process and love the way your polar bear turned out. Also like the size because it’s very manageable. I’m looking forward to seeing more of your videos.
Thank you! I enjoyed making this one. I agree with you about the size. He's sort of still got a presence without being overwhelming. And they are much easier to find a space for them in your home when they aren't huge!
Awesome polar bear! Do you have a specific video on making the armature for those of us that are just starting out?
Thank you! I apologize for the delay in responding. I don't have a specific video on this armature as I learned if from Sara Renzulli of Sarafina Fiber Arts. She uses a form of this armature in many of her animals. Here's a link to her fox project which uses it: ruclips.net/video/wydNaixJhP4/видео.html
She does have an older video that is only about the armature and gives lots of tips. Here's the link to that: ruclips.net/video/OtVJwGngo7s/видео.html
I hope these help!
Just perfect! He’s so cute ❤
Thank you! I want to make a whole family next winter.
@@the-needle-felter Oh yes - that will be fantastic! I cannot wait to see it.
Another lovely tutorial, thank you. It would have been good if you had included your initial drawing too - I tend to lack confidence in my own capabilities unfortunately 😢
Thank you for the suggestion! I'm not sure if I still have the one for the polar bear. But I promise to include them whenever possible in the future. I struggle with getting the proportions right on animals and find it very helpful to have a pattern. So I understand. :)
Thank you for your reply. So pleased I’m not the only one who struggles with proportions - I imagined I was the only one who does 😊
Very helpful information.made me aware of mistakes I was making! Thank you!
Thank you! I'm so happy that it was helpful!
Beautiful
Thank you! I love making bears.
Hi; can you explain how you achieved the vertical folds near his front leg? Thanks for sharing.🐻❄
Yes I can. Since I decided early on that I wanted to turn his head and body, I didn't felt the neck and sides too firmly. But I did attach the white top coat. When I turned the head and body, gentle vertical folds happened naturally due to having a bit of flexibility with the surface. I accentuated them a bit more with a medium needle after I settled on the final pose. Then, I also felted the bear all over to firm up the surface. I hope that helps. Thank you for asking. Next time I have skin or fur folds, I try to show that process in the video. 😀
@@the-needle-felter Yes, this information is very helpful. Thanks so much!
Fantastic - thank you!
Glad you liked it!
I was following your instructions for polar bear armature,i don’t know how to join the head and front legs wire to the spine wire, what are the measurements for head,spine and legs ? Thank you
I'm so happy that you are making a polar bear! To join the head and front leg wire to the spine wire, I am using the method Sara Renzulli (from Sarafina Fiber Art) shares in her armature for small animals video: ruclips.net/video/OtVJwGngo7s/видео.htmlsi=tJwK2OwTfx6YAn3R
She does a great job of demonstrating how to make the armature in this video. I learned this from her and use it on so many animals.
I had to go back and find my hand written notes to remember how I made this bear. I could not remember! I started with a 14" and a 16" 22g cloth wrapped wire. I folded the 14" wire in half and twisted it about 1 3/4" down.
Then I folded the 16" wire in half and placed that over the head (see the Sarafina video because she does an amazing demonstration of how to do this). I twisted each shoulder 4 times (2 full times around since each twist takes you half way around). I bent the spine wires back to make the diamond shape. Then I twisted the spine until it measured 2 7/8" from the base of the neck to the hip. I measured from the front of the neck, not the shoulder since the shoulders are angled back slightly.
The hips are 1/2" from the spine on each side. The front legs are 2 3/8" long. The back legs are 2 1/2" long with a knee bend in the middle at 1 1/4". Then I made a loop about 3/8" long for each front foot and a loop about 1/2" long for each back foot.
I hope this is helps! Best of luck with your polar bear. And just let me know if you have other questions!
Thank you so much for your detailed instructions.😀
Nice but you never provided the measurements
Thank you! Are you looking for the measurements of the armature or the completed bear?