He came out amazingly adorable, as expected by Budsies. I was going to originally have them make him as Atomic Puppet but I had a bad feeling they were going to screw it up due to the complex design. Plus I wanted to take advantage of their 30% discount that was going on that week, so I submitted a quick reference, which was a turnaround image of Joey that was posted on Tumblr. The only negative part was his pants turned out dark green instead of brown, but that was my fault, since I looked closely afterward on the reference pic that they were actually dark green (must be an earlier design of him before certain additions and changes). That’s alright though since I loved how he came out regardless.
The most I did was draw the logo on his shirt for a clearer reference, and they nailed the design! One thing I absolutely love is they actually sew the details instead of draw them with paint or markers. I also drew his freckles and replaced his teeth with a closed smile on the reference pic.
I’m going to start drawing a turnaround image of AP (as a regular puppet) before their Cyber Monday sale comes up in November (I think).
Thanks to Budsies, I have plushies of Firedrake, Ben, and Sorrel! and here is a picture of them, along with the characters witnessing the plushie versions of themselves!