Short answer: send one specific, actionable adjustment per bullet point. Name the body part, state exactly what should change, and point to a reference photo or marked area when helpful. We can then revise each item and check it off when completed.
A long description of your pet can be meaningful, but it is not the same as a revision instruction. At the preview stage, our artist needs a final list of the design changes you have chosen—not a general analysis or a collection of possible suggestions.
The examples below show the same clear checklist format applied to both a cat plush and a dog plush.
The revision checklist format
Write each request in this order:
[ ] Body part — one action — target or reference
For example:
- [ ] Front chest — add more volume to match Photo 2.
- [ ] Front legs — move both legs inward so they sit beneath the shoulders.
- [ ] Ears — reduce the overall ear size by about 10%.
- [ ] Left side of muzzle — add the white patch shown in Photo 4.
- [ ] Tail tip — change the fur color from gray to white.
Each line tells the artist where to work and what result you want. After the revision, the same list can be returned with completed items checked.
Five rules for useful revision requests
1. Include one adjustment per bullet point
Do not combine the head, body, legs, coat, and expression in one paragraph. If two changes can be completed separately, give them separate checkboxes.
2. Start with the relevant body part
Use precise locations such as left ear, right cheek, front chest, rear legs, or tail tip. Avoid vague phrases such as “the overall feeling” unless you also define the physical change that should create it.
3. Use a direct action
Useful action words include add, remove, shorten, widen, move, darken, lighten, and change. “Please shorten the rear legs” is actionable. “The proportions do not fully capture his character” is not.
4. Point to evidence
When the change concerns a marking, color, shape, or asymmetrical feature, name the best reference: “match Photo 3” or “follow the circled area in the attached image.” Your pet’s real photos should remain the primary reference.
5. Send only your final, selected changes
Remove repeated requests, background explanations, optional ideas, and instructions that contradict one another. If one note says “make the muzzle shorter” and another says “make the face more elongated,” choose the result you actually want before sending the list.
When a drawing is more useful than more words
Add a simple marked image when the location is difficult to describe. You do not need to create a polished illustration. A circle, arrow, or numbered label on the preview is enough.
- Mark only the area that needs work.
- Give the mark a number.
- Use the same number in your checklist.
- Write the requested result in one short sentence.
Example: “[ ] 3. Right eyebrow marking — extend the white area to the edge of the eye, following Photo 5.”
Why a long AI analysis is difficult to use
AI tools can produce dozens of observations from a single image. Some may be speculative, repeated, mutually contradictory, or unrelated to work that can actually be done in fur and fabric. Sending that output without reviewing it does not tell the artist which changes you have personally chosen.
AI is most helpful as a formatting assistant. First decide what you want changed. Then ask AI to shorten and organize those decisions without adding new suggestions.
Do not send this
“The body feels lighter and less substantial than my pet, whose presence was calm and grounded. Perhaps the chest, abdomen, coat, legs, posture, and expression could all be reconsidered to create a more authentic overall impression, while keeping the current qualities that already work well.”
This explains a feeling but leaves several unanswered questions: which changes are required, which are optional, where should the artist begin, and how will anyone know when the request is complete?
Send this instead
- [ ] Front chest — add more volume to match Photo 2.
- [ ] Abdomen — lower the underside by 1 cm.
- [ ] Front legs — move both legs inward beneath the shoulders.
- [ ] Rear coat — add more fur volume around both thighs.
These four requests can be assigned, completed, photographed, and checked.
A copy-and-paste template
Revision request for order: [order number]
Priority reference photo: [photo number]
Marked preview attached: [yes/no]
[ ] [body part] — [one specific change] — [reference, if needed]
[ ] [body part] — [one specific change] — [reference, if needed]
[ ] [body part] — [one specific change] — [reference, if needed]
If one item matters more than the others, label it Priority 1. If you are satisfied with an area, you do not need to include it.
A safe prompt for using AI
You may paste your own selected changes into an AI tool with this instruction:
Rewrite only the changes I have personally selected as a concise checklist for a custom pet plush artist. Do not add new observations or suggestions. Use one specific adjustment per bullet. Begin each bullet with the relevant body part, use a direct action verb, and include my photo number when provided. Remove repeated background information. If two requests contradict each other, flag the conflict instead of choosing for me.
Read the result before sending it. Delete any item you did not request or cannot confirm from your pet’s real photos.
Final check before you send
- Does every bullet name one body part or exact location?
- Does every bullet contain one specific design action?
- Have you removed explanations that do not change the design?
- Have you combined duplicates and resolved contradictions?
- Did you identify the best real photo for markings, color, or shape?
- Did you add a marked image when words alone could be ambiguous?
A short, confirmed checklist protects the details that matter most while helping the artist work accurately and efficiently. It also gives both you and the DragonMoss team a shared record: requested, revised, and checked.
For more preparation tips, read What Photos Work Best for a Custom Pet Plush? or visit the DragonMoss FAQ.
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