Getting Started
Please note, Character figurines are not intended to be portraits or exact duplicates of you or your faces. Faces, bodies, and props will be cartoonish in representation. Figures are hand made and minor flaws may be expected as a result of the process.
1.Email Me First for availability and let me know what you have in mind. I will give you final price based on your description of the design you want. Let me know what your wedding date is.
2. Complete and send in the order form. Your order is not guaranteed until a completed order form and the 50% deposit are received. Send in your contract THEN gather your photos and information. GENERAL INFORMATION: The figures will be 6”- 8” tall of polymer clay. Except for some details the figures are made of hand mixed colored clay. If you would like a larger figure or figures the cost will increase ,please contact us for pricing before ordering Larger Figures (click here to see example LRG Figures). Some elements may be non-clay where clay will not work such as a bridal veil and some jewelry elements in which case fabric and metal items will be used. The base can be customized but will be a medium wood grain if you have no preference. The average size base for two figures is 6.5” round and .75” high.
**Be sure the topmost cake layer is large enough to accommodate the topper and reinforced with dowels to support the topper. Have a cake plate put on the top layer to protect the topper from the icing. A typical 2 person topper weighs about one pound.
Pictures! Here’s a condensed list.
FACES:
IMPORTANT! I will need good, clear, sharp, well lit photos of your faces with the expressions you want depicted. Close ups ( your face and shoulders filling most of the picture ) against a neutral, light colored background. If you are to be smiling then all the pictures including the profile should be with a smile.
1. Full front ( both ears will be shown equally)
2. Full profile (opposite brow and cheek not showing) Eyes looking straight ahead. Both sides.
3. ¾ view (part of opposite cheek showing)
4. Hair styles. Front, side, back
5. If you wear glasses I will need one front view of you with them on. All other photos should be without the glasses in all angles
6. A side by side full body shot of the two of you
7. A back to back full body photo of the two of you.
8. Top of head view. Just tip your head down so I can see the top of your head and nose. CLOTHES: pictures of all elements of the clothing you will wear from all angels with close-ups of any details PROPS: good detailed photos of anything that will be included from all angles ANIMALS: front, side, top, showing all color patterns and markings. For two or more people together or animals please include photos of everyone together so I can see relative heights and sizes. Fill out the information sheet and send it in with your photos.My openings for the year fill up early. I take a limited number of orders so secure your date as soon as possible.
PHOTO TIPS:Be sure to look at my sample photos page before you send pictures.
1. Take pictures with the camera at the same level as your subject.
2. When taking a profile shot of someone. Turn the whole body side ways. DO NOT just turn your head. Look straight ahead not down. Remember to be at their level.
3. When you are taking a profile check to see if you can see their other cheek or part of their other eye brow. In a solid profile the other side of the face will not show at all. Look straight ahead and not down.
4. DO NOT send pictures with tiny faces…. I can not use a face only ½ inch tall
5. Ladies put your hair up for the photos so I can see your ears and neck
6. Don’t forget. If you are going to smile, do it in ALL the pictures.
7. You may send me photos that you already have and I do want some candid shots but please also take new ones specifically for this, keeping in mind the above information.
Please note: These are not meant to be portraits but representations. The bodies will be charicatures, The heads will be slightly larger than normal for the body.
1.Email Me First for availability and let me know what you have in mind. I will give you final price based on your description of the design you want. Let me know what your wedding date is.
2. Complete and send in the order form. Your order is not guaranteed until a completed order form and the 50% deposit are received. Send in your contract THEN gather your photos and information. GENERAL INFORMATION: The figures will be 6”- 8” tall of polymer clay. Except for some details the figures are made of hand mixed colored clay. If you would like a larger figure or figures the cost will increase ,please contact us for pricing before ordering Larger Figures (click here to see example LRG Figures). Some elements may be non-clay where clay will not work such as a bridal veil and some jewelry elements in which case fabric and metal items will be used. The base can be customized but will be a medium wood grain if you have no preference. The average size base for two figures is 6.5” round and .75” high.
**Be sure the topmost cake layer is large enough to accommodate the topper and reinforced with dowels to support the topper. Have a cake plate put on the top layer to protect the topper from the icing. A typical 2 person topper weighs about one pound.
Pictures! Here’s a condensed list.
FACES:
IMPORTANT! I will need good, clear, sharp, well lit photos of your faces with the expressions you want depicted. Close ups ( your face and shoulders filling most of the picture ) against a neutral, light colored background. If you are to be smiling then all the pictures including the profile should be with a smile.
1. Full front ( both ears will be shown equally)
2. Full profile (opposite brow and cheek not showing) Eyes looking straight ahead. Both sides.
3. ¾ view (part of opposite cheek showing)
4. Hair styles. Front, side, back
5. If you wear glasses I will need one front view of you with them on. All other photos should be without the glasses in all angles
6. A side by side full body shot of the two of you
7. A back to back full body photo of the two of you.
8. Top of head view. Just tip your head down so I can see the top of your head and nose. CLOTHES: pictures of all elements of the clothing you will wear from all angels with close-ups of any details PROPS: good detailed photos of anything that will be included from all angles ANIMALS: front, side, top, showing all color patterns and markings. For two or more people together or animals please include photos of everyone together so I can see relative heights and sizes. Fill out the information sheet and send it in with your photos.My openings for the year fill up early. I take a limited number of orders so secure your date as soon as possible.
PHOTO TIPS:Be sure to look at my sample photos page before you send pictures.
1. Take pictures with the camera at the same level as your subject.
2. When taking a profile shot of someone. Turn the whole body side ways. DO NOT just turn your head. Look straight ahead not down. Remember to be at their level.
3. When you are taking a profile check to see if you can see their other cheek or part of their other eye brow. In a solid profile the other side of the face will not show at all. Look straight ahead and not down.
4. DO NOT send pictures with tiny faces…. I can not use a face only ½ inch tall
5. Ladies put your hair up for the photos so I can see your ears and neck
6. Don’t forget. If you are going to smile, do it in ALL the pictures.
7. You may send me photos that you already have and I do want some candid shots but please also take new ones specifically for this, keeping in mind the above information.
Please note: These are not meant to be portraits but representations. The bodies will be charicatures, The heads will be slightly larger than normal for the body.
