Finding a qualified artist to take up your plush commission can be a tough ask. There’s just so many fakes, and since you’re shopping online, it’s kinda hard to vet the quality and skill of a freelance custom plush artist.
Thankfully, online platforms like Fiverr and Etsy host dedicated plush marketplaces where vetted and reviewed custom plush artists sell plush commissions. If you’re looking to buy a custom plush commission, these platforms, more especially Fiverr, are one of your best bets.
What do you need to purchase a custom plush commission
To get started with your custom plush commission, you need:
1. An idea for the plush commission
It could be a drawing, art design, photo, screenshot of a design you like or a plain old description of what you want.
If it’s not a worded description, it’s important that you have a readily uploadable version of the photo, screenshot or drawing you want commissioned into a plush. Your eventual custom plush artist will require it to get on with work.
2. Your specifications
How do you want the plush to be made? What colors do you want included, and what materials do you prefer. Most custom plush artists use polyester to create custom plushes. But, you could easily add in a few customizations to match your taste. Some plush artists might charge for the extra customization.
3. Your address
Custom plushes are physical goods, and since it’s highly unlikely that any plush artist you hire would live nearby, you need to provide a shipping address for the item to get to you. Use this tool to identify your Zip code if you don’t know what it is already.
Where can you purchase custom plush commissions?
Two really outstanding places to get a plush commission made are Fiverr and Etsy. Both operate as marketplaces where plush artists showcase their designs and accept commissions from buyers like you.
Fiverr is great for:
✅ The price
Getting a plush commission done on Fiverr is the definition of getting the best value out of your money. Provided you are able to select a really skilled plush artist, you should be thoroughly satisfied with the results.
✅ The selection of plush artists
There’s a whole section dedicated to plushies on Fiverr with artists from around the world all unique in their styles. If you have a custom plush style you want made, Fiverr almost always has a plush artist for you.
✅ The buyer protection program
Unlike most other sites for purchasing plush commissions, Fiverr has a rather robust buyer protection program. If your commission is not made to specification, you can ask for a refund and get your full money’s worth.
✅ The ease of hiring a plush artist
On Fiverr, you can hire a plush artist in less than ten minutes, thanks to a review system that allows you to sort great plush artists from less-skilled ones. You need to be careful though when sorting; reviews can be faked. I’ve outlined how to go about reviewing reviews on Fiverr in this guide to hiring a freelancer on Fiverr.
Etsy is great for:
✅ The selection of artists
Etsy also has a great selection of plush commission artists up for hire. So much that there are artists on the platform who’ll take up your order for a plush commission made out of other materials asides from polyester.
✅ The price
Although the pricing on Etsy is somewhat costlier than what you’d get on Fiverr, it is still up to par, and you do get top draw value for money spent.
The best plush commission artists you can hire
Rather than go on to search for a plush artist on either Fiverr or Etsy, I’ve taken the time out to research the best plush artists available on both platforms. These guys have been creating custom plushes for years now, and that’s backed up by their stellar reviews and excellent samples; so take a look.
Witchcraft-tea
The plush custom commission designer witchcraft-tea is probably Fiverr’s headliner plush designer. With over ten years spent designing and fabricating some of the most plushiest plushies I’ve ever seen, this artist is just what the doctor ordered.
Their profile on Fiverr is studded with five-star reviews, all describing their work as stunning for the price. Plush commissions from this seller on Fiverr take thirty days to complete, after which it’s shipped to your preferred destination.
Witchcraft tea accepts custom plush commissions ranging from TV show characters, everyday objects, video game characters and really anything you can dare to imagine.
Mattwolsfeld
Matt is a custom plush designer from Canada. His designs are a bit spiced up. Rather than your typical plushie, Matt uses a crochet styling that gives a textured and more mature look to his plush commissions.
For the added styling, Matt’s pricing per plush commission is a little bit pricier than what you’d pay with witchcraft-tea. Still, I think it’s well worth the money spent. As was the case with Witchcraft-tea, this seller’s Fiverr page is littered with positive five-star reviews, which is expected considering just how good his custom plush commissions pan out to be.
Ruang_kece
Kece is a specialist in miniature plush commissions, so not the typical stuff you see every now and again. But my, are their plushies cute! For just $10, you could get a miniature craft doll complete with all the little detailing and coloring to make it stand out as an exquisite piece of art.
For his plush commission Kece uses either polyester, cotton or Bali, so be sure to specify what material you want used if you do decide to go with this plush artist.
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to make a plush?
Custom plush commissions could cost anywhere between $10 – $200 depending on the size, style, customizations and rates of the plush artist.
You can negotiate the final rates on plush commissions sites like Fiverr and Etsy. However, I will advise against ‘low-balling’ plush artists. If anything, that just makes them spend less time and effort on creating your custom plush commission.
Can you commission a plushie?
Why, of course. That’s what this entire guide is about. But to summarize, to commission a plushie;
📌 Put down your ideas or save your model image in a readily uploadable file format. Readily uploadable file formats include Jpeg, PNG and MP4.
📌 Note your specifications like the size, color and material of the plushie you want made.
📌Head on to plush marketplaces like Fiverr and Etsy.
📌 Commission your plushies.
How long does it take to make a plushie?
The actual time it’ll take to make a custom plushie can be anywhere between a few days and months, depending on the complexity, styling, and the plushie artist’s order book.
When you commission a plushie on sites like Fiverr and Etsy, it usually takes about 7 – 30 days to complete the commission.
What is the most popular plush design in the world?
You guessed it right – it’s the good old teddy bear! More than 23.4% of all plushie commissions are for teddy bears.