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Spooks update!

July 30, 2014, 9:46 pm
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Heyguys!

I'm super pumped about my progress and wanted to know what you guys think; any critique would be super.

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And here's the mask with the unattached nose, still needs to be sprayed blue.
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Right now the eyes are kinda 'thousand-eye-stare'ish. I'm planning on adding the whites around the eyes for the follow-me effect; do you think that'll help?

Thanks :>
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Fur options

July 30, 2014, 11:14 pm
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Has anyone has any issues with "moneky shag"

July 31, 2014, 12:42 am
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aka "gorilla shag"

Looking at it in person it looks like a nice long fur with a pleasant shaggy texture. Horrible for trimming at all short as it is made as little round "plugs" on a mesh backing, which is how it looks so nice and shaggy, and I imagine it breaths well.

But actual texture of the fibers makes me wonder a little, namely with the black, much like MM fox the white is more luxurious and the black is a like just a touch frazzled.

So my concerns are:

Is it prone to matting over time?
Is it prone to shedding a lot when maintained/brushed?
Does the mesh backing unravel or stretch at all?

I am hoping for a reply from someone who has a suit using this fur that has put some miles into, please, do tell me how it holds up.
This is a new product to me that I cannot do a "test of time" with myself and I want to be sure it will not cause future trouble for my customers.

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Detachable yet Poseable Ears

July 31, 2014, 7:21 am
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To make travel and storage of the head easier, I want to make the ears detachable. Snaps or velcro wont work because the ears are large (bunny ears).  I also want to make them poseable once they are attached. I figured i could use an metal bar like lobitaworks did. The best i could think of in terms of attachment is to have the base of the ears be closed cell foam, and rig some kind of belt clip system to it. Or maybe a zipper system. Idk. Any ideas?
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Ivory vs White, & other fur questions

July 31, 2014, 10:01 am
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'Sup ya'll! I'm treading into new waters with an itch to build Tre, my canine mutt. I've lurked for years (in fact, I'm still going through the memories and compiling everything I can), but there are some things I haven't found an answer for. I hope you guys can help!





For example, I found myself curious about using ivory instead of hard, stark white for some of Tre's markings - but having seen now swatches of DF ivory and white, I'm worried that the ivory or another similarly off-white color would come off as aged or yellowed instead of just soft. Is the difference noticeable on a larger scale?

Also, I'm having some trouble nailing down Tre's main fur color - it's almost a desaturated tan. The DF swatches of camel are lighter than I'd prefer, and I'm still waiting on Mendel's swatches (I ordered Sand, Light Honey, Toffee, and Copper just to be sure). There's also the palomino fox fur, which I've seen pictures of in action, and it looks great! But again, I don't think it's quite as close. I don't mind bending a little, but would anyone be able to tell me if I'm even headed in the right direction for that tan color?
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Kokatorimon: New suit/cosplay in the works. Input wanted

July 31, 2014, 12:14 pm
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So I'm going to Alcon ( Anime con in England) in September and I'm going to be cosplaying a Kokatorimon from Digimon.

Here's a quick suit doodle


One thing I'd like to do, is to try to keep it from being too "fursuit-y". I'd like to incorporate patterns and code - since a Digimon is digital and man-made, I think this'll look good and keep the costume interesting. I guess something similar to a stage costume, a Lion King Broadway one. I'll be using textured pants/trousers for the legs and some real feathers in the comb.


Also, with the feet, I think I'd like to use wellie boots with foaming and padding and then using stretched tights/stockings to go over them. I remember my mum had a large 'tights butterfly' which was made this way and the grainy texture and any runs that form might add to my synthetic look.

I'm unsure what to do with the eyes. I'm thinking of getting some of those "cranemachine balls" and painting the insides, as they're about the right size.

The wings I would like to make " puppetted". I've seen these monster-hand tutorials going around and I think I can get the wing-fingers to curl with my own

So yeah, input and ideas on - mixing patterns into suits, the stocking-feet and big eyeballs!
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A possible new foam or neoprene replacement?

July 31, 2014, 1:45 pm
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In my day jobbe, I work in a company that makes infant products like strollers and play yards.  I was talking with one of the people in the fabric department and they were working with a material I had never seen before.  I asked them what it was called and if they'd give me a sample.  They did, and I looked it up.

At work they called it sandwich mesh, but I found more info online under the name 3D Spacer Mesh.  Other keywords are zonal sandwich mesh, or square sandwich mesh.

 In my hands it feels like a very soft neoprene or thin foam. It is absolutely breathable, holding it in front of my mouth there is no restriction or claustrophobia.  Instead of trying to describe it, here is a link to a forum with a really good closeup picture. (4th post down)

http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/thread_display.html?forum_thread_id=55347

The stuff we have at work has a light, see through, fabric on the outside, instead of the ropy mesh in the picture.  It's about 1/16" thick.

I haven't spent much time researching it, but what I have seen seems to be centered around the backpacking/hiking field.

Here is a link to a manufacturer. http://www.baltex.co.uk/spacerfabrics/

I have no idea where you would get this stuff, but I wanted to pass it on in case anyone wants to research it.
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Advice Making a Head

July 31, 2014, 4:39 pm
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Hi all!
First off I just want to say I am not making a fursuit, but am hoping you guys can help me with my mascot head. I am trying to make Sackboy (from a playstation game)
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I have been trying to post on other cosplay sites and no one will offer any advice so hoping someone here will. I bought a bunch of high density foam and made a giant cube shape. I then bought an electric kitchen knife to carve it, however it's very hard to make all the sides even. I was thinking maybe making the shape of the head out of chicken wire or maybe cutting the shapes of the sides of head and then gluing together? I'm not sure, anyone know how to go about making this??
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Anybody know where to find microplush fabric?

August 1, 2014, 5:26 am
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Figured this community might have a bit more luck than I've had in finding microplush fabric for an odd project. Anybody have a source that doesn't require a minimum 10,000 square meters from China? :P

BTW, microfleece is different from microplush, and I was trying to find microplush specifically (which is made by Monterey Mills, but not on their website). Or at least I have been told that it is all different by a fabric-knowledgeable (and slightly more than a bit crazy-obsessed with details) person. If someone knows differently, please comment. :)
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Need help with eye and nose shapes for two heads

August 1, 2014, 7:08 am
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Hey all,

I really need advice on what eye and nose shapes to use with these two heads. They're still in a rough trimming state and need more trimming, touch ups...and most of all, eyes and noses. I'm really stuck with these because I've had them sitting around for a while and nothing I do looks quite right. I'd really appreciate it if someone could help redline a nose in, and possibly give me examples for eye shapes (other fursuits etc) or if particularly generous, draw and eye for me. I really need the help because I'm just so stuck. Ideally I would like to sell both of these as pre made suits.

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Pattern/shape/idea for Rounded Digitigrade Legs? (Stuffing and pattern)

August 2, 2014, 2:21 pm
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I've been seeing tutorials on making digitigrade legs with stuffing, but I can't seem to grasp the general pattern of the pillow inside of the legs. I know it'd be basically the same as the fur around the leg, but how exactly can I get my fursuit legs to look this round?

I know that if I just sew a triangle together or just ovals together it'd look super flat and wouldn't create that circle around the leg i'm aiming towards. How does one make the shape so circular in general and also around the legs? Is there a pattern I can look at? I've seen just a flat shapes as patterns before but i'm far too hesitant to try that due to the shape being so flat.

Would I be better off at making the pattern by taping news paper to my leg and shaping it slowly to make the pattern?

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Question about fur tufts

August 2, 2014, 4:40 pm
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This is a pretty specific question, but I hope I can get some help on this.
I'm a stickler for character accuracy when it comes to cosplay suits, and I'm planning on making one soonish. And one things with animal characters is they often have fur tufts that are ALWAYS drawn the same way no matter what. A lot of times the shape of said tufts are important to the recognizably of the character! But I'm worried about making some simple mistakes on my first try.


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I drew a hypothetical picture to illustrate a problem I see in a LOT of suits (say, kemono styled suits, or suits with particular fur tufts on the limbs like ookami). They tufts always seem to look way too bulky, fluffy, or just not precise enough. Is there any good ways to avoid this mistake? Would it be better to create the tuft 'artificially' with very very short fur sewn into the right shape like a mascot, or would a shape that relies on longer fur be okay if there was a way to keep it from fraying everywhere? My first instinct is to treat the fur like a cosplay wig, but I get a feeling using a fixative wouldn't do well to the public's tendency to give out pets. 9_6; Any ideas? Is it more of a patterning issue than a fur issue?
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Anyone need CRs craft Teddy Black? Can I buy some off you?

August 2, 2014, 7:14 pm
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Anyone know if there's a fur this colour?

August 3, 2014, 2:04 am
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Hi there, I'm in need of some help.

I recently overhauled my fursona and his main colour is now a navy blue/grey.

This means I'm going to remake my suit. I have the headbase
ready to go but am at a loss for the main fur colour.

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This is the colour. DF Navy is too blue and MohairBear's black tipped blue is
seemingly out of stock as my order was refunded :/ I am UK based so furs that are
found here or in Europe would be preferred as customs from US are expensive.

We have a DF seller on UKFur so I can always go for Navy if no furs of this colour exist.

It's for a German Shepherd, so medium pile (DF length) would be good. All the parts of
him that would be long pile are white or black. Although if they make this fur in long pile
that's fine too. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
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fursuit head advice/tips?

August 3, 2014, 2:41 pm
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so i just finished (not really) my foam base for my character, hes a monster dog and i would really like some tips on it because i feel like theres a lot wrong with it and i just need some help, ahhhh.


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How do you make claws out of foam?

August 4, 2014, 12:12 pm
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Soo im trying to fix my fursuit a bit.
My character has massive claws on her feet and paws kinda like this http://www.2dayblog.com/images/2009/may/paw_8.jpg but the kind i got on my suit are the very dinky hard platic claws .
So wanna make big one like the picture above
However i want to form them around my already existing fingers on my paws
I also wanna put them on my feet on my already existing feet paws

I have the foam and a shiny purple fabric to give them a shinny look but i dont know how to go about making them.
Any info would be help full
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"Raichu" tail help?

August 4, 2014, 12:37 pm
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A client of mine wants a very thin tail built for her, similar to Raichu.



How would I go about making a tail like that, especially since she wants it to come up in a "C" and go over her head.

Thank you!
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Can any makers in the UK help me out? [fur sample needed!]

August 4, 2014, 7:44 pm
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I'm still on the lookout for the perfect long-pile amber fur to go with a shorter mink I found at a local discount/outlet store. Today I got some swatches in the mail from FursuitSupplies, and it's just as I feared... Caramel is way too yellow, Copper is way too reddish brown. whyyyy


brushed-out caramel on the left, mink in the middle, copper on the right

You can see here how tricky it is to capture the mink fur's color... there's subtle tips here and there and it's very shiny, so sometimes it looks more gold and sometimes it's more orange. Still not really close to either of these though... and bright/neon orange is right out.

Well, I started checking out some international suppliers, and I think I may have found a good match from MohairBearMakingSupplies in the UK... their Golden Russet fur. The amber bits look spot-on! The cream base and dark guard hairs should match other parts of the suit, too c: I'm totally willing to drop the cash on an overseas order if that's what it takes for this partial to be truly awesome, but not sight unseen, and it appears these guys don't do swatches or samples :c

So, if anybody in the UK has a scrap of this stuff they'd be willing to ship to the US for me to compare in person, it would be greatly appreciated ;_; Or if anyone can suggest an alternative fur in the States I may have overlooked somehow, go ahead!


And so this entry isn't just me asking fur questions again, here's a sneak peak of what it will be going towards!


Voila! Snarky fox, first fursuit, probably destined to remain a partial if I have to order fur all the way from the UK lmao. I wanted something different from the standard rust fur you see on like every single fox suit, though!

Thanks in advance for any help you can offer! This is my first real attempt at fursuit making and I don't want to half-ass anything, including the fur choices.
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Help ID'ing a fursuit head

August 4, 2014, 10:24 pm
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First Fursuit Foaming Idea?

August 5, 2014, 12:41 am
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Okay so here I am making my first post because even though I've had a lot of ideas for fursuits in the past (one pony, a digimon, and an old fursona), this is the first time I'll actually be able to go ahead and make it happen.
My problem is, since it's my first fursuit and all, I've got very little idea what I'm doing. I mean, I've seen a lot of tutorials and I've lurked around the site a lot, but I still need a bit of help.

What I want to know, first of all, is if this seems like a good idea as far as foaming.

If it helps, the character himself looks like this. I've revised it a bit since I made this ref. He no longer has those head horns, but everything else is pretty much the same. Also, to make explaining him a bit less complicated, he's a dragon hybrid. ^w^

Also, how would I make his ears? I don't want to make them too droopy because I'm afraid they'll rip or something. Is there any way I can accomplish the ears-out-to-the-side thing?

Sorry for all the questions, but how would I put a fan in the nose without making it sag too much while I'm dancing or something?

Last but not least, how do you make a pouch? Like a kangaroo pouch? I know he's a male, but I feel like a pouch could be cute on him.

I'd really appreciate it if I could have some help ^w^
Thank you!
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