I've seen it on the rise and it always makes me feel weird.. they'll use words like "everything handmade by me with love" but then fail to credit the manufacturing for all their hard work.

That's so true! There needs to be more appreciation for manufacturers 😭

100% gonna sculpt this now omg

I absolutely love your mindset ❤️ They really do help us artists make our product ideas into a reality, so they definitely need the appreciation!

You are reading my reply incorrectly. I never said anything was fraudulent for stating there are small errors because of the nature of factory work. I was on the artist's side for saying that. When I mentioned "it's not OK to say it's handmade" since artists imply they made the plush themselves.

Almost every product is created by a human whether it's aided by machine or not. That's not the point of this post. There are artists that say "handmade by me" which implies they made the entire product themselves in-house when in reality, they only designed it.

Oh! That's such a solid and easy way to answer that! I know at cons, things can get so busy and chaotic, so I totally understand it an artist autopilots and just says "Yeah I'm the artist!". I really like your way of saying it!

I'm seeing AI garbage being labeled as "handmade" big time in the dog world 😭 I literally can't escape it.

Same! Factory produced merch has opened up the possibility for artists to produce more types of merch which fans ultimately enjoy! Nothing wrong with it. It's only weird when I see artists say stuff like "All my merch is handmade myself with love" ahhh

Oh gosh that's weird jdjdkskd
I know mass produced plush will have small defects due to the nature factory work, so I can understand the designer wanting to make it clear that the plush the customer gets may not look exactly like the prototype. That's fine BUT saying they are handmade is not fine..

To make it clear; I'm not knocking on anyone who produces mass produced goods! I eventually want to get into vinyl toys and sofubi soon! I love seeing artists being able to produce the product of their dreams. I'm just iffy when I see ones who use deceptive words to imply they made it themselves.

Exactly! Mass production has literally opened the doors for artists to explore new products, upscale their existing ones, dabble in new mediums, and more! But yes, your product is not "handmade by me" when you outsource it.

313 😭✌️ MSMSMSMSMS

Oh no, I'm so sorry Kiki..My heart is breaking for you..

I'm gonna try and get that Rengoku inspired one OMG 🥺😭

Packable blanket!

I miss sculpting 😭 Health has been bad but I'm slowly managing to live with it. I hope to sculpt again very soon! (I especially miss sculpting anime dogs lol)

Ahhh almost funded! ;0;

Tomorrow ahhhhh