how to draw a socks

my colours are gentle, desaturated lavendery shades, without too much contrast from each other. you can think of it as just one kind of lavender dye being applied in various concentrations. my zipper is metal so it's powder-coated and not dyed, but it's coloured to roughly match.

1. LIGHTEST: interior base (interior fabric)
2. light accent (snout, feet, paw digits, zipper)
3. exterior base (most of exterior)
4. DARKEST: dark accent (star pattern)

even minor lighting differences are going to affect all of these tones pretty noticeably, so i'm not prescribing specific colour values. go with what looks right :)

stuffing is compressible and my own sense of scale varies, so 7 feet is more like a maximum height; relatively often i'm something more like 6'8", actually.

regardless, the general idea is that i'm big enough for most of my friends to be able to fit inside with ideally at least 4" of padding all around c:

my ears' proportions are only *very loosely* based on organic rabbits' ears; for the most part, they're just pillows :)

they basically extend seamlessly (lol) from my head, there's no distinct attachment points like there would be if they were sewn on seperately.

i tend to omit a lot of zipper details because they can be fiddly to draw. you can do it all detailed if you want to, though! just make sure to draw the little fabric folds over the teeth so no-one gets scratched on them :)

my pull tag *is* actually that big; i need to be able to grab it with my paws c:

my paws look like they have three distinct digits, but it's really just ornamental stitching. the stitching binds down the fabric underneath it a bit, creating a little bit of depth that emphasizes the illusion of seperate digits.

despite the lack of seperable fingers, they're actually surprisingly dextrous! they've got fully opposable thumbs, they can scrunch up into a "fist" to grab stuff, and they can do lateral movements like this:

i'm really squishy! my body shape is significantly affected by gravity and where pressure is being applied. in a neutral standing position i sort of 'taper out', and a larger amount of stuffing ends up settling at the base of my tummy.

my interior is pretty snug, since stuffing fills up all the empty internal space and all the walls of fabric end up smushed against each other. the stuffing isn't very dense, though, so you can squeeze yourself in there pretty easily c:

since my feet and paws often need to support more weight, they're stuffed a little bit denser and won't passively deform as easily.

my eyes, nose, and mouth are simple embroidered outlines, so they usually don't have much depth :) the specific designs can vary based on the emotion being expressed: eyebrows can be omitted, eyes can do this: ^^, etc

you can draw my stars in whatever way's convenient, but try not to make sharp pointy ones! they should be very friendly and rounded with relatively thick strokes.

there aren't any stars on my feet, the lighter part of my paws, or most of my face (with the important exception of the two on my snout)

remember that the pattern exists on the surface of the fabric, so it cuts off at seam lines. you don't necessarily have to go through the trouble of drawing it that way, though, it just gives the seams a little more emphasis, and i think my seams are cute.

i'm not sure i even have a tail, but you can draw a little round cartoon buny tail if it makes you happy :)