How to Make a Custom Funko Pop

I demonstrate the basics of making a custom Funko Pop.
A custom Funko pop makes a perfect Christmas gift for your friends and family!
This video is based on the assumption that one knows how to paint, so if you have any questions just ask in the comments.

[@vincentferrari]

This is the best and most information dense tutorial I’ve seen on the process so far! Thank you!

[@DonahoeFilms]

Thanks so much!

[@monicahuynh9030]

Very helpful and straight to the point! Thank you!!

[@evanc9426]

Great tutorial! I love the custom!

[@DonahoeFilms]

Glad you like it!

[@DoodyDraws]

Loved your process just subscribed too 👌👌 I also made a custom but I made it from scratch didn’t wanna ruin an already existing figure 😂

[@katnicholson3149]

Oh my god this is making my day I can out tattoos on them 🤝

[@cartooncottage2024]

Cool tutorial.

[@ax6689]

Amazingly helpful! Going to try this myself!

[@DonahoeFilms]

Let me know if you need any advice through the process!

[@dontIookforme]

I’m planning on making my own custom “Neil Cicierega” FunkoPop, one of him and his cat Maui, and then his Spirit Phone Album One.

[@julaqua6896]

Thank you 💕

[@TheBlazeinPanther]

Rip these pops. 😭 Now they’re both super expensive.

[@DonahoeFilms]

the hardest choices require the strongest of wills.

[@_stranger.thingzzz_editz]

You make it look so easy 😭😭

[@trinitywheeler8439]

This was so helpful, thank you!

[@DonahoeFilms]

Glad it was helpful!

[@FrancoBatman]

nice vid bro

[@maia4452]

Me : actively looking to buy the Eleanor Shellstrop funko pop Him : destroys it without mercy 🔪🔪👩🏼 🥲

[@nice-tm3ng]

this is the bad place!

[@Shaggy0966]

How did you make the box? Just subscribed to your channel so will check shortly if you already have a video of how to do that. Such a great, informative and quick video. Thanks so much!

[@DonahoeFilms]

I actually just put it back in the box it came in, but I have made custom boxes before. You can find templates online, edit them in photoshop and have them printed on thick card stock at Walgreens

[@TheAtticVintage]

@@DonahoeFilms do you know the correct size for the box when youre printing it out?

[@specayy]

can i use normal clay? (air dry) or do I need the apoxie sculpt?

[@savedbygrace.slowedreverb]

Informative

[@emanuelsuarez5251]

Wich brand did you use for the skin tone paint

[@calvinlicuanan2803]

This gotta be one of the best tutorials for anything ever in general W

[@icyblizzard5611]

Fr

[@user-lg1mq7hb5g]

Hey! Can you help me with some piece of advice? Is it possible to attach a bobblehead to a regular funko body? Or the other way around? (and sorry for my English I'm not a native)

[@JILLroSbr]

Good

[@user-il4uq7wq2u]

Hello my name is Ali and im from iraq I'm huge fan

[@fiesty_cauca_0252]

how to make a custom funko pop Step1: wake up rly early Step2: go to holly wood Step3:wait in line Step4: pick body parts, clothes, and accessories Step5: wait and then pay

[@danijelvukadin5565]

That is more simple now

[@DonahoeFilms]

That works too, but that line is no joke! I had to wait in line a few hours before they opened just to get a spot.

[@gregorylygeros1738]

this is amazing

[@DonahoeFilms]

Thank Ya!

[@yojo961]

Hi, your work is amazing! I have a question - how did you manage to get such a vibrant white color on the doll? Every time I use white acrylic paint, it ends up looking gray and not as bright and white as yours. Any tips or techniques you can share? Thanks in advance! 😊

[@DonahoeFilms]

Thanks so much! The key is to use primer before painting and use high quality paint around the $2 per color range also do more than one coat of paint

[@sssd5632]

To make funko pop any license required?

[@johncrigger4694]

Thank you, sir. I lack any God given artistic talent. Do you recommend I still try?

[@DonahoeFilms]

For sure! It just takes practice, give it a shot!

[@kingtrophyguide4362]

How to customize more Funko Pop figures like OWLETTE!

[@cartooncottage2024]

2:25 Bro, you gave her a race-lift?🤣

[@fernandoarmenta152]

What website did you use to do the Funko blueprint? Great vid by the way

[@fernandoarmenta152]

Also does it have to be clear primer I only seen grey primer

[@DonahoeFilms]

@@fernandoarmenta152 I used an art software called paint tool SAI, but the program doesn't matter. You could draw the blueprint on paper if you like! its just to give you an idea of where you're going.

[@DonahoeFilms]

@@fernandoarmenta152 Grey primer is perfect!

[@rufflypuppy1144]

Could I use clay instead of apoxie sculpt?

[@DonahoeFilms]

You could! A lot of people use pottery clay. that stuff has to be set in the oven though, so it can get a little dicey. I've jus t found that the apoxie sculpt was easier because it sets on its own.

[@rufflypuppy1144]

@@DonahoeFilms would it work if I used air dry clay?

[@johannsalas3219]

How do you make the custom box though?

[@dagnydonut2369]

I'm sure you can Google some print outs

[@yorkledork]

How do you make your paint stick to the vinal without if scratching off

[@DonahoeFilms]

I use a spray-on primer before painting and I haven't had an issue. Also, make sure you are buying nice paints. something in the $2-$4 per color range. Those 80 cent paints don't work very well in my experience.

[@yorkledork]

@@DonahoeFilms oh I haven’t used primer before, I’ll try that! Also, what kind of primer/ paints do you use?

[@DonahoeFilms]

@@yorkledork I use Americana Decoart matt finish paints and any kind of spray on primer. Just make sure you don't spray it indoors.

[@Lizzie32051]

If you wanna take shoes off a funko pop do you dip the feet in boiling water too ?

[@DonahoeFilms]

Yup! It softenes the plastic so it's easier to shave the shoes off with a knife or some sand paper

[@lilyibanez9257]

I haven’t been putting primer on mine. 😬 is that bad?

[@DonahoeFilms]

The primer just helps the paint stick to the Funko pop. It also makes the paint a little brighter in my opinion, but if it's working for you keep doing your thing!

[@isaiasserrano1948]

What paint did you use

[@DonahoeFilms]

I used deco art Americana Acrylic paints. You can get them at Michael’s

[@user-dy7kt4kc9e]

Are the hats/helmets on baseball or football players removable or are they part of the head?

[@DonahoeFilms]

If a Funko pop has a hat, helmet, or mask of any kind they are definitely part of the head

[@nakurukamura1318]

why do you need a piece of epoxi from each jar? Can't you use a piece (or 2) from just one jar?

[@DonahoeFilms]

You need one piece from each jar because it’s actually a 2 part chemical reaction. Mixing the 2 parts together is what makes the apoxie harden, if you only use one jar then it will never harden.

[@nakurukamura1318]

@@DonahoeFilms Oh I didn't know that ^^U

[@DataDrain02]

So, I have a few questions.... Where did you get the Epoxy? I've been looking around and can't find that brand ANYWHERE. Also, is Folk Art a decent paint brand? An employee at Michaels suggested it to me, and I took that suggestion. I'm trying to get into custom figures and the like in general, and I figured custom Funkos would be a good a good start. Since the designs are more simplified, and they's mostly cheap.... Unless said Pop is out of print and then well.... Yeah.... Hopefully, this will go decently. I picked up a Funko that resembles an OC of mine. So, it won't take as much painting, since the hair, and skintone are already what I want. Oh, one more question. Is there some kind of brush on primer? If not.... I'll have to figure out a way to coat the eyes with primer with masking tape or something.

[@DonahoeFilms]

The epoxy is from Amazon. Here’s a link! Aves Apoxie Sculpt Clay - a.co/d/iXFq0Lv Folk Art is a solid paint brand, I’ve used a lot of their paint for projects like this. They do make paint on primer, here’s a link to some on Amazon! The Army Painter Brush-On Grey Primer - 18ml a.co/d/ga71hMS

[@DataDrain02]

@@DonahoeFilms Thank you very much for the response. This will help out quite a lot.

[@JenniferMontoya-vv8eo]

Tahani and Eleanor

[@pokeliegaming443]

THE GOOD PLACE

[@mrbutternub02]

Can you do a drawing tutorial?

[@blushblossom]

For the drawing you don’t need it to be digital, he said it’s just a blueprint to get an idea of what you want your funko pop to look like. If you’re having trouble drawing, get inspiration by looking at the character you want to change into a funko pop and other funko pops themselves :)

[@dandyfello696]

IDK HOW BUT I GOT THE BODY TO SLIP OUT RIGHT AWAY AND STRUGGLED WITH THE RING UNTIL I GAVE UP YAY DIY😭

[@DonahoeFilms]

Yeah some of them are easier to remove than others. If you can’t get the ring off you can always get the body back on by dipping the neck in boiling water and pushing it back in

[@dandyfello696]

@@DonahoeFilms ooooo true! thank you!!

[@sarafinamariebeauty7666]

I just customize 2 pops I tried to tag you but I couldn’t find you on IG.

[@DonahoeFilms]

I'm Mr.Peege on IG, I'd love to see how they turned out!

[@I.love.my.sk1n]

I'm subscribed can i get a showt out

[@oliwiasobalska6583]

What if the ring... Stayed in the head? Xd

[@DonahoeFilms]

No worries! You can put it back onto the body by dunking the bottom of the head in boiling water. This will soften the ring up enough so you can put the body back on! (Just watch your fingers!)

[@oliwiasobalska6583]

@@DonahoeFilms I've already burned myself twice today while cooking, so no worries. At this point, I'm immune ^^ Thanks 💖

[@gmbh8443]

0:56 💀

[@awesomeplayer68]

Or just make one on the website…

[@DonahoeFilms]

This was before that feature was available. But this is still a great option if you want even more customization!

[@gamerchu2417]

Did he just gender swap himself using a funko pop

[@DonahoeFilms]

This is actually my wife, I should have mentioned that 😂

[@chiaritaninjachiaritaninja5476]

What can I use instead of Apoxie? It’s too expansive for me 🥲