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Airbrush help

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Hi all!

I've been building suits for a while now but recently have started working on larger loads, especially with realistic suits. I want my suits to pop a little better, as drybrushing doesn't have nearly the same effect.

Would anyone be able to recommend a good airbrush kit for a starter or what kind to you use? I know very little about what to purchase when getting one. Price is no issue, I just don't want one that'll fall apart easily or clog up really fast.

Thank you!

Help with digitigrade padding

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So I've made my cloth mock-ups according to the Matrices tutorial, but now I'm struggling with making pillows/padding that work well.

(sorry for crappy photos)

Profile view:

http://sta.sh/01w7c8myxt35

Front view:

http://sta.sh/0kofbjgzdpq

I currently have one large pad on the thigh going down to just above the knee, a small one just below the back of my knee, and a medium-sized one on my shin. I'm very happy with the thigh area, but below the knee is wear I'm having trouble. As you can see from the front view, there's a noticeable indent where large thigh pad stops and the smaller shin one begins. I've tried pulling it up, but it keeps getting squished down :/ What should I do about this?

Also, looking at the pictures, does it need butt padding?

First Suit!!

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Some pictures of my first suit, Bravo the Samoyed!! I'll get some more detailed pictures later, right now i only have the two from the ocnvention ^^'
I made him in a grand total of 3 weeks, most of which spent in the car driving across the country to the convention. I think he looks good, tips for my next suits are appreciated!




First femsuit

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Okay well I thought I post to the community to ask my questions. So you know I'm new to the whole fursuit making thing the only thing I have done so far is part of the furing of my mask. I put a link in the bottom so people can see what I got  head wise  and I kinda hit a snag with padding I want to know what i'm doing padding wise when I'm making the body. Some furs I have talk to said i should take under armor and put pokets on it for the padding. It got me thinking and I thought what if I made a bra shaped like well breast something I'd wear under the suit over the under armor but not meany of my friends like this idea. So I'd like to get some info from people out there who have done fursuit making more then I have any tips or anything you guys can give me.






http://www.dragonfyredawn.com/costuming/gallery2/v/headbases/otherbases/2015/wrpandaren/

Casting Rubber Noses

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Hello, I've just recently made a clay sculpt nose and it's looking pretty nice. So now it's time to cast. Trouble is that I'm unsure what material to use. I'm going to make a few out of resin using a silicone mold yes.. but I'd also like a few squishy-type ones.

I've never cast in latex of silicone before so I'm just really unsure of the material properties and what reacts badly with what mold material types. So can anyone give me some advice?

Can you maybe tell me the pros and cons of the two materials and a comparison in terms of:

- what would you recomend for picking up the most precise amount of detail?
- what is easiest to work with?
- what is most cost effective?
- what has the most durable finish?
- what end result is easiest to paint / what looks the nicest painted?
- what are the setting times?
- what does each material need to be cast IN (ie, what does the mold need to be made from), also what release agents are required for each?

- Also, if I wanted to use latex or silicone for pawpads, would it be at all possible to hand-sew them onto the handpaw instead of just glueing? Otherwise, what would be the best way to attach them?

This will be extreamly helpful so thank you very much!

Spirit Halloween Masks

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This year Spirit Halloween has come out with some new animal masks that have moving jaws and I was wondering if anyone has or is considering using one as a base for a fursuit head.

A few years ago, I bought one of their 'animotion' werewolf masks, the first snarly one, and had eventually had to refurbish it into a fursuit head of sorts after the foam latex face started to tear due to overuse at a haunted house. It works, but it was no shock that the plastic underneath had lopsided mold, this being especially noticeable with the eye placement. I don't know if this got better in following years or if this will also be a factor with these new masks, but I figured it was worth mentioning.

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Hi guys,

Do those of you who offer commissions often keep a large stock of fur on hand in various colors, or do you wait until an order comes in before buying yardage of the appropriately-colored fur?

I imagine I'd probably want to keep white and black in stock, and probably some browns, but I just wasn't sure if I should start randomly stocking up on fur in a rainbow of colors to make sure I have it on hand, or if it's the usual practice to wait and see your commissioner's character before buying any supplies so you aren't stuck with, say, 5 yards of luxury shag in puke green XD

Showing some commissions finished (Dragon hands, Wings and Crow feet)

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Just sharing/posting three fursuit commissions I got photos of/shipped/shipping very soon.
Funny how all my recent ones are all black, and one black/blue one.
Do any of you get commissions all the same color often? Lol :P



Couldn't do this without the group for the nice tutorials here, thanks as always. ^^ ~esc
Critique? = YES please.

Help with this tail?

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Hello there! I have 2 questions here about my tail. I've made tails before, but not like the one I have in mind.

Question1: I seem to be having a hard time finding if there are any tutorials out there for these types of tails. The tail is floppy, not stiff, so it can move around freely. At the same time, it's also big. Am I needing to stuff it less with poly-fil so it won't become stiff? Recommends for patterning these types of tails?

Question2:
What's a good method to pattern for rounded-off tail-tips? More like a red-panda type tail, so no pointed tip?

One more website (my favorite one) just started stocking shag furs!

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https://www.onlinefabricstore.net/products.aspx?keyword=faux%20fur

When I ordered from this website some beaver fur (white and black), it came in clean new condition and in giant ROLLS. Not thrown into a box, not cut up, not dirty, the service was absolutely my favorite of all time i'm very very very happy to accounce that they have just started stocking shag furs!~!~!!!

Red Shag Fur
  Red Shag Fur




Though I haven't yet ordered any samples from them for their shag furs, I would assume they're good, but of course, keep an eye out for whatever they are stocking up on.

I highly suggest doing business with them, i'm actually the one who sent in a request that they better start stocking up on shag furs because their service amazed me beyond belief. I can cross my fingers in hopes there will be more colors and hopefully they can help supply us with furs, because, well you know the drill lately with fur orders and the customer service. If we can all gather, order swatches, suggest furs, they can hopefully get the word that there is a demand for it and hope for the best! :)

~ Just sharing because I am absolutely a fan of their service and hope they can supply more for us in the future, I was just so happy with my order I have to get the word out there is hope!

How do I find/create this fur color?

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So! I'm currently making a partial fursuit of this character:



I've got almost everything figured out except the color of the fur on his jaw/neck, hands, and the inside of his ears. Problem is, I can't find any fur that matches that color. Every one I find is either way too green or way too blue. I need that perfect dark minty green shade that he's got. I've been looking for 3 hours and I haven't found anything.

Should I try to dye some white fur instead? If so, how do I achieve that color? Will I have to mix dyes or something? (I've never dyed anything, much less fur.)

It also has to be long, and the only fur I've found that gets somewhat close to the color I want was seal fur.

Thanks for reading/helping! :)

Couple of questions

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Started on my new suit for anthrocon and have a couple questions.

1. Made her tails out of pool noodles and they only bend outwards, left, and right. Not inwards. How do I fur them?
2. I bought some claws from fursuitsupplies and they have some kind of necklace holes in it. How do I attach them to my paws?
3. Are claws placed at the end of the fingers or on top? I bought some of those plastic claws from fursuitsupplies.
4. Any tips on realistic feet paws?
5. Shipping for sulphur free clay to me is Outrageous! So I contacted a local store and asked the owner to see if they have any sulphur free clay. She said that sulphur is bad for skin and their clay is non toxic, so she is thinking that their clay is sulphur free. Is there another way of figuring out if it's sulphur free?

I know this is really off topic but I could not find a active group
to post in about plushies.
1. I'm making a pretty big dragon plushie and I wanted to attempt a jaw set. How would I make the jawset, gums, sides, inside of mouth, top of mouth, bottom of jaw? Maybe the inside of the mouth would be cardboard?
2. What kind of support would I need for the jaw?
3. I want to make a throat space for her, too. Would it just be a sipmle pocket design?
That's all! Thanks in advance!

How Heavy is Cast Resin?

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I'm working on a dragon character that has inlaid opals on the body. One of the pieces is going to be like 4x3 inches and it's a weird shape, so I need to cast it.

I've never cast resin before, but I've always wanted to learn- and why not now, haha. Since I've never worked with it, is it feasible to make something that size or is it going to be too heavy? Would a jawset be too much, especially since I want it to move? Some of it is going on the end of the tail and some is going on the head. It's epoxy resin, if that makes a difference. I also might make some of the claws out of resin, will it stand up to wear and tear very well?

Thank you! :D

Smelly flexible polyurethane foam

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So... I've casted a few heads out of Smooth-on's FlexFoam-iT III yesterday.
They turned out awesomely! However... they're still kinda stinky.
I've read somewhere that polyurethane resins will always stay a bit smelly, but I still wanted to ask if this is normal?
Cause, you know, I don't wanna die from toxic fumes. :/

Short-Medium Pile and Higher Quality Snowy White Fur

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Hey Guys This Shouldn't be Terribly Hard to Find:

I'm Looking for a Shorter Pile White Fur that is Quite Durable, maybe some elasticity would be nice (IDK if thats Possible) for some My Little Pony Fursuits that i am making

Im looking to stay under $20 USD a yard Max Hopefully less than that maybe under $15 USD if Possible

What are Your Best Recommendations (Links are Appreciated More :D)

Tips for skinny tails?

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Anyone have any advice for turning skinny rat/cat tails inside-out and stuffing them? I've been struggling with doing that to medium-width tails and don't know what the key is to being able to do it with narrower tails.

Another question about tails: I've heard that kidney belts are good for holding up large/heavy tails, but can anyone recommend a particular belt/brand? I'm looking for something fairly inexpensive.

a very weird feline base critique request... and questions bout interchangable hair

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uhh i guess i'm posting here too often.
anyway, i'd like to get some feedback on a sculpt for a feline character... though a kinda unusual one as the character himself is "stylized" in some way and i'm aiming mainly for similarity in the means of this, not species. if that makes sense.

okay so firstly some references.


like, i know this is bad. very, very bad. but i can't help it, i'd just enjoy being "in character" in his case so much... ;_;

and have the base. would be good if you pointed out any symmetry issues too cause it's always giving me trouble. also the muzzle is not really that big, it's just the perspective of my phone camera ._.

/i know about the muzzle and forehead, currently trying to fix them, but anything more?/



so, the second thing. the hair. it's hard to even draw it, and doing this on a fursuit... i have no idea, and the fact that i want i to be interchangable is not making it easier. http://www.furaffinity.net/view/10011762/ thought about using this tutorial but i'm not really sure if it'd work with shorter hair. and i'm not sure if it's worth it, buying so many wigs... these things aren't cheap. but i can't think of any different ways ;_; i'm wanting to be able to change the default black to this -
http://cdn.pimpmyspace.org/media/pms/c/g7/4o/zh/matt17blue.jpg which also seems really hard to do .-.
if anyone decides to help, thank you. this suit is an incredibly stupid project but anyway making it happen would make me feel actually good for the first time since... well i can't even remember.

Padded Paws?

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Hi everyone, a friend of mine is making a fullsuit with exaggerated arms and feet, but neither of us have ever made padded arms before. Is it the same as making digi legs where you use stuffing/foam? Also, how should we go about making padded handpaws? The look she's going for is very similar to this suit here- http://www.furaffinity.net/full/13921984/
Thanks!

Bird help

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Long time no speak!
I've been building a balaclava-based fursuit head lately that is based off of a barn owl- I'm using mainly real-life pictures of the species as I don't really have any OC or fursona that is an owl. I just really liked owls so I thought this could be sort of an artistic-liberty project for myself to become more experienced in fursuit-building, and though it's been a great experience so far I've run into a roadblock.
I was using some foam scraps from a previous fursuit my friend made (which I sadly do not have any pictures of) but I'm unsure as to how I can make the back of the head look even to the face, and what I need to change about the front of the face. I understand that there is no beak for the suit right now but I figured I would do that last, because it would most likely be the hardest part.



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