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swandog — Foray into Felting: Herman the Ermine
Published: 2013-08-02 11:25:10 +0000 UTC; Views: 2682; Favourites: 91; Downloads: 7
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FINALLY DONE! XD Only took me months!
But hey, it was my first ever try needlefelting, so hopefully I'll get a bit faster as I go. 
(The WIP pics of this were posted over in my FA scraps, if you want to see how I made it: www.furaffinity.net/scraps/swa… and better pics of him outside--without the severe camera angles--can be seen here: www.furaffinity.net/gallery/sw… .) The whiskers were a contribution from my kitty Aske (naturally-shedded ones, of course, and they were HELL to put in), and the other details were added by hand-stitching (in pink, black and brown), plus a little marker coloring for the pawpads (though the pink inside the ears is actually pink wool), and black cabochon bead eyes.
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That is perfect! The whiskers may have been hard to put in but they really make him pop and add a lot of personality.
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This is super cute! And well done I wouldn't have guessed it was your first try
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What a lovely little guy, he has such a nice face! Well done
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Just now looked at yours; you do very nice work!
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THIS was your FIRST?? Wow Swan, WOW. It is ADORABLE and GORGEOUS. I knew EXACTLY what it was when I saw it, and the whiskers are FANTASTIC. I'm just ENAMORED.
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Aww, you are too sweet, as always!! Thank you, sweety!! <333 *snugs*
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That's extremely well done. Especially for your first little sculpture of that type. Awesome. Thank you for sharing.
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Oh, so adorable! Love those bright little eyes, the teeny smirk and the whiskers!
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This is incredible! Having owned and worked with many members of the weasel family I could instantly recognize this by the excellent anatomy. Weasels are hard to draw and a lot of times their face ends up to rat like. But this? This is fantastic. The coloring, the tail, the whiskers! Beautiful work!
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Thanks so very much! <3 Your comment means a lot to me, because I really tried to get this looking as much like a real ermine as I could, using dozens of ref pics from every angle. It's still nowhere near as good as the mustelids that Han-Wik does han-wik.deviantart.com/gallery… , but maybe my next try will be better!
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Wow, I'll have to add them to my watch too, but your work is incredible in it's own right and you should be very proud!
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Thanks! 
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Awww that's so adorable!! So much detail, too! <3 Nice work!
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Thank you! <3 (And I'm honored, because your felting work is amazing!!)
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