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Looking for mentors to help with first suit! Please?

November 22, 2012, 10:45 pm
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Hi! My friend and I are making Pokemon fursuits for the first time! I'm looking for a couple people that I can message regularly and even perhaps Skype with to help us make them. I've watched tons of videos online but I'm still kinda very confused about some things, and I would love it if experienced fursuiters could give me helpful information so I don't screw up my first time.

I'm really inspired by CanineHybrid's Pokemon costumes, and I watched her panel on basic suit making. She says to go here for any help, so here I am! (:

The Pokemon I want to make is Dragonite, and my friend is going to be Mewtwo. I've drawn the basic designs for my Dragonite, http://i.imgur.com/qSJbP.jpg (too lazy to color the rest XD). I really need help and criticism to know if this is actually going to work and how. We're going to make my duct tape dummy this weekend (I did my friend's last week).

Haha, sorry if this is a jumbled mess. Please email me if you want to help!! (:
magicpurplecat (at) gmail.com

Thanks dears! :D
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Large Molds for Resin Eyes?

November 22, 2012, 11:34 pm
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I've checked everywhere on google and on the community tags.

Where would you get large molds for creating resin eyes? Not the standard paint pallet ones. But for making big resin eyes? Or do they have really large versions too?

I feel if I use the Michael's ornament domes filled part-way (not fully, they are too large) they may tilt and create a little un-even effect or that they wont have the right type of curve to appear rounded, like the edges being curved outwards like Reese's pieces candies XD ... -- And also, they would be hard to use compared to pouring resin into many eyes to create all at once since they'd roll around and be large and annoying.

I would LOVE many different sizes! And yes, I would buy some if someone points them out to me :D
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Missouri Convention & Black Friday Freebie!!!

November 23, 2012, 2:27 am
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Black Friday Freebie: share this journal, comment here (https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/4055619/) with the link to your sharing, and be entered to win one of three drawings in this style, (https://www.furaffinity.net/view/7979341/) & (https://www.furaffinity.net/view/7979313/) donated by :iconkryistina:
F3 Convention, Missouri's Furry Con, is really going to happen, and with your help, we can make it great!
http://f3con.com
F3, Missouri's Furry Convention
Springfield, MO
December 14th-16th, 2012
Howard Johnson Inn & Convention Center
F3 is Springfield Missouri's first furry convention, dedicated to fans of all ages who enjoy anthropomorphic animal characters such as cartoons. Our primary goal is to entertain and educate about anthropomorphic artistry of all varieties, exploring creativity while enriching the lives of youth through costuming and showcasing the talents of the local community, while raising  funds for our chosen animal charity.
2012 Will be our first convention and we would love for you  to celebrate our “grand opening” with us!
Guests of Honor are Calamity Cougar, Okidoki Coyote, and Hazard!
Also, we have a huge special! The first 100 pre-registrations will be getting a free F3 keychain! This is retroactive, so if you have already registered as an artist, vendor, or attendee of any rank, you get a free keychain too! =^_^=
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Black Friday Deals on Fabric.com

November 23, 2012, 11:55 am
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Fabric.com has their shag fur up to 50% off.
*And yes their Luxury Shag fur is the same as Distinctive Fabric's fur and "Punky Muppet".*

Sale Ends: 11/26/2012
You can also use the code:
THX1515% Off $50 or more (Excl sewing & emb. machines & Gift Cards) Can be applied to Black Friday Sale items. Exp 11:59 ET11/26/2012 11:59 PM
Corner1210% off 40 (excl sewing & emb. machines & Gift Cards. One-time use only) Exp 11:59 ET1/26/2013 11:59 PM
THX2020% Off $100 or more (Excl sewing & emb. machines & Gift Cards) Can be applied to Black Friday Sale items. Exp 11:59 ET11/26/2012 11:59 PM
THX2525% Off $200 or more (Excl sewing & emb. machines & Gift Cards) Can be applied to Black Friday Sale items. Exp 11:59 ET11/26/2012 11:59 PM

And a reminder JoAnn's is having Friday and Saturday deals. Their foam is 60% off.

EDIT: "The coupon code ABAND1112A works too if you're getting less than $50 and want 15% more off."
(x-posted on Fursuitauctions)
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Fursuit fur question, while theres still a sale

November 23, 2012, 1:14 pm
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im going to get some fabric.com fur because of their amazing black friday sale, buut i want to know if there luxury shag fur is the same as Distinctive Fabrics. the same with punky muppet, not really sure about it.
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Reindeer Hooves, Antlers, head and general crit + help ? :)

November 23, 2012, 9:01 pm
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I will just combine as much as I can into one post.
Plastic dip not sticking well, size of hooves, and head info. in the cut ^^
How do I make the antlers stay more upwards?


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*Are these too large? Are they the right shape if I do foam around them entirely with hot glue, and the pacman mouth too?

*Legs:  I was planning on doing round foam around the hooves near the top, but if they are completely round it may look unrealistic. I'm not sure on how to do more deer-like padding, tutorials and info will help! I don't want this costume to look bad at all, I paid $300+ in materials so far and own other expensive things  want to use on this ^_^

*Plasti-dip: I sprayed a piece of foam with this, and it didn't stick at all. It looked bad. I want to try another piece to test it again, but is it because it is COLD outside? Does it need to set at room temperature instead?

*Antlers: How do I get these to stay more upright? I glued them from the top in hopes they'd stand upwards more, but they are quite heavy. They hurt my head when I put it on, so foaming them from the inside or having some kind of protection around them inside to hold them up will help, but not too sure on exactly... How to do that to keep them upright the way i want them to be ^^;

Shot from inside the head--->
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*Head: Photos are here ^.^ http://fursuit.livejournal.com/5565987.html



How many posts a week is okay? XD I don't really know what i'm doing half the time.
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one size fits all handpaws?

November 23, 2012, 9:53 pm
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Im doing a booth in a few months and id like to have a bunch of handpaws to offer because the ones i was wearing were insanely popular last year. I was wondering how I should go about making them fit a wide variety of people.

Ive seen some toony looking paws that seem to be one size fits all so i was thinking of doing a matrices style pattern for them.
Any tips on the matter?

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Fur advice fabric.com

November 23, 2012, 9:58 pm
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Due to the sale, I'm curious as to what fur is best to buy from fabric.com. I'm looking for both short and long pile and was eyeing the baby blue/reds and black. Anyone have advice on the type to get from them? Something good quality and fairly soft... I'm fairly clueless when it comes to buying fur, sorry.
Thanks in advance!
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Matting silicone?

November 24, 2012, 3:38 am
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Ive just started using silicone to cast my own pawpads, noses etc and they're very shiny and "wet look". I want to achieve a matt effect on these but so far every website Ive been to only talks about matting PAINTED silicone not cast silicone. Im using DragonSkin 20. Also the fur fibres cling to the silicone, anything I can do to stop this or is it a case of just manning up and dealing with it?

Any advice you guys can give?

EDIT:
Meant to say my molds are ABS plastic, not sure if that matters at all
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New Canine Resin Blank: Demo

November 24, 2012, 5:09 pm
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I'll just leave this here... YouTube video and full description found below the cut!




The video below is a complete presentation that highlights all the unique features and information but I've also included text info :)





Resin Mask- Basic Canine
from CanineHybrid Creations

The mask is to be used as a starting point to help bring to life costume creations of your own- just add fur and unique finishing details!
This is the Basic Canine model, made to resemble a non-specific dog/wolf creature and can be modified to better fit a specific breed or type. I do sell these in my webstore: http://store.caninehybrid.com 
  
  

Unique Mask Features
-Final masks are cast in lightweight, impact resistant, plastic resin
-Designed to fit all head sizes- simply pad the inside to fit you most comfortably
-Highly requested feature, masks are glasses compatible- I specifically built in extra room inside eye area/sides of your head.
-Fully textured nose -silicone noses available soon in custom colors
-Moving jaw ready- hinges also available can installed for you
-Sculpted eyelids- for quick and easy finished look, or substitute your own
-Minimally defined structure- encouraged to customize brows/cheeks with additional foam padding

Feel free to ask if you have any questions!

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sewing machine problems...

November 24, 2012, 5:13 pm
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okay so i just changed the needle on my brand new machine for the first time after the previous needled broke. 
everything was working fine before i changed it and now its bunching up under the fabrics and for some reason the top thread is just flying all over the place.

everything is threaded right. i tried fiddling with the stitch and tension. i dont know whats wrong with it.. this is so frustrating. Im new to machine trouble shooting. Right now im at the point where i consult the manual every time i have to change a setting or rethread it. 

machines are way too much trouble 

well that problems fixed now my thread keeps breaking  gahhh i just wanted to sew some paws on my day off!!! :(

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How to machine sew a zipper!

November 24, 2012, 9:25 pm
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Hi folks!
I'd love to share my method of installing a zipper with you today! I use a sewing machine to do this! I try to work smarter, not harder, by planning my zipper placement, and if at all possible I sew it in before the entire body is assembled! With a small amount of pattern planning (I sew up a test pattern from sheets/muslin before I make the final from fur) I know where the zipper will go! This photo-series shows what will become a back zipper on a future costume of mine!

I like to use the big plastic parka zippers, because they are nice and sturdy, and they are more resilient if fur happens to catch in it.

Big photos below the cut! (13 pictures)

Pin 1 side
Unzip your zipper and pin one side down to your uncut fabric.

Zipper
Here this shows my chalk mark where I plan to continue the zipper's path on the uncut fabric.

Sew
Sew the first side that you pinned, make sure your needle is as close to the zippers teeth as possible. Many sewing machines have a "needle position" setting.

First side sewn
The first side is now sewn down!

Pin other side
Zip up your zipper all the way and pin the other side so it doesn't shift or get uneven.

Top of the zipper
At the top of the zipper you can fold the tails of the zipper fabric over the edges and pin them down. You can unzip the zipper slider a little ways if you find it is challenging to sew the very top of the zipper, the slider can be bulky. Pause and zip it back up when you continue sewing the rest of the zipper.

Sew other side
Sew the other side, be sure the needle is as close to the zipper teeth as possible.

Cutting the end.
If you are like me, the zipper's always too long, has some frustrating separating thingy, or they only had the double-slider zippers in the store. So use hot glue to adhere your teeth together. Optionally place a small piece of fabric over the teeth for a neat appearance.

Cutting the end.
Also place a dab of glue on the other side too, and wrap your fabric around. Don't glue your zipper to your bodysuit!! You may want to repair it someday, this end /does not/ need or get to be glued down. You can sew it down with a few hand-stitches if you choose.

Brush out the seams
Fur will be trapped in the seams where you sewed the two sides of the zipper down. Gently lift the fibers out of the sewn stitching. This is an important step to hiding your zipper!

Unzip your zipper
This can be tricky, but use your fingertip to slide the zipper slider down and open it up.

Cut your zipper open
Use a blade to cut the backing and cleanly make a zipper opening! Faux fur does not tend to unravel, the zipper will be hidden since the fabric butts up against itself exactly!

Hidden zipper!
Admire your beautiful handiwork, that's one hidden zipper! :D

If you cut your fabric open already, or if where you want to place your zipper can't avoid a seam, sew the first side of your zipper down, then use a temporary ladder stitch to butt the two pieces together flat (try to keep it flat, and no seam allowance to make it become bulky) you will have to be very careful to line your zipper up with the opening, that's all! Just cut your threads for the ladder stitch to open your zipper up after you sew down the other side.

I do hope this helps! :D
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First Fursuit Head!

November 25, 2012, 9:05 am
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Tell me whatcha think! shes just a basic ol white wolf. she was originally going to be amaterasu but i decided not to go through the trouble. this was basically a test to make sure the resin bases worked, and also my first time working with fur or fursuits or whatever. i didnt like the way the foam was working for me, so i took a risk and started my fursuiting with resin bases. i studied quite hard. ive been into fursuiting since i was ten, so definatey a long time of research before i started resin. and any new suiters looking at this, do NOT do what i did. use foam first because if you mess up with resin or any part of that process, you'll regret it.


as you probably can tell, her eyes pop out like a pug... no offense to pugs... but i went a little intense on the eyelids because i used the "drape" method of furring so i had to kind of guess where the eyes where and cut a hole for them. i went  abit high, but oh well. duct tape pattern next time. and this picture is very flattering to the fur, because this fur is GRIZZLY fur. fromJOANNS. i wanted to get this done by halloween, so i had no choice but to get the fur at the store. it looks ok when its brushed out but shaves down horribly. i used scissors for the entire trimming. im using some fancy good quality fur on my next mask. and the other reson the eyes pop out is the pupils. i thought it would look funny with small normal size pupils so i used bigger pupils but it didnt work XD

heres just a lil funny pic i took. i all it NOM for obvious reasons.

the neck is not sewn together yet and probably never will be because i cant fit my head in it otherwise. and i dont want to waste a zipper on my first mask. ill save for the next mask im making which will be part of a fullsuit. so feel free to leave constructive criticism. ive recieved comments prevously on other sites where people say "that is so scary" only worse with curses etc. and i find it offensive. so please try to keep comments nice, and dont just blurt out something without thinking it over. XD i really am tempted to do commissions early next year, but ill check my work status.
PS she will gum youto death
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More resin questions

November 25, 2012, 9:37 am
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I have some pretty general questions about resin. Specifically how large / how many containers i need of silicone, resin and approx amount of sulfur-free clay. 

I really want to purchase from smooth-on, though I am not sure what resins and silicone I should even buy. The masks I plan on making are Fox and Falco from SSBB and also a large variety of birds. Is there a specific resin or silicone some of you favor over others? I'd really love to make some purchases now, but I'm still unsure about what to buy. I'd love some advice, reviews or whatever you have to offer.

Also: I have some clay that is literally from somebody's back yard. Is sulfur a problem in 100% au naturale clays? 
Thanks for your time.
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Can MM Fox Fur be shaved down for a face?

November 25, 2012, 8:29 pm
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I heard MM fox fur shaves down really well, but would I be able to shave it down enough for face fur? Probably to a height of less than an inch in places... If not, would it be better to use cubby bear fur from CR's Crafts?
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Silly Question: Attaching hats/props to fursuits?

November 25, 2012, 8:40 pm
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Hey guys! Thanks for the help in my last post, it helped a tonne! =D

But now another stupid question... I have this hat that I would like sitting directly on-top of my fursuit head, not just hanging off an ear like last con. I am happy to cut/reshape/sew parts of the hat to make it work C: So... How do? Would it work for a beanie or any other style hat, etc?



Hat: (Front half is fabric, back half is all mesh!)
 poppy hat final



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Fursuit taxes?

November 26, 2012, 1:04 am
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If this doesnt belong here please lemme know and ill take it down asap ^^ I have some tax questions related to fursuits!

First off, do other makers charge sales tax? Because I did not and am a bit concerned, I wasn't even sure if I should or not.

Now, I know you print off the paypal report thing in January and take it to the tax guy, but how much can I expect to pay or whatnot? What happens if you dont have enough to pay?

I just do not understand taxes, and am hoping some of the bigger makers can advise here ^^ thank you!

also, i do not have a buisness license, i just kinda do it on the side, i understand you can just file it under personal? i live in idaho if that helps ^^;;
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BABY GOT BACK

November 26, 2012, 10:28 am
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November 26, 2012, 1:56 pm
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My newest canine!

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It has been a very long time since I made a realistic canine head (more than 2 years I believe) and my canine mask mold was severely in need of updating.

Here is a photo of the clay sculpt work in progress:
http://beetlefursuits.tumblr.com/post/35250659284/more-progress-on-the-new-canine-sculpt-now-has

And a photo of the first resin mask pull:
http://beetlefursuits.tumblr.com/post/35607355168/first-pull-from-my-new-canine-mold-looks-great-d

The eyes installed:
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/9255257/

The foam work on the mask mostly finished:
http://beetlefursuits.tumblr.com/post/35850875620/wolf-progress-continues

Furring:
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The reference I used for the markings:
http://www.kizhenaabeg.com/k-1cd/awesiinhyag/animals/leeson-tom-and-pat-timber-wolf-9916620.jpg

Airbrushing:
http://beetlefursuits.tumblr.com/post/36117464042/the-first-layers-of-airbrushing-go-on

Finished aside from the (character trait) black scars:
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Video of the jaw movement:


I am quite happy with this head as it's essentially a culmination of everything I've learned over the past few years in regards to ease of use/finish/movement but still keeping to my idealistic/cute-realistic style that I've always tried to stick to :)
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Foamwork Crits

November 26, 2012, 4:17 pm
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Hello again! Ive been so indecive lately! I need some help with this foamwork Ive been working on for a red panda.


Everything is pinned right now, so it looks a bit awkward! ^^;




Of course, the foamwork is not finished, but to me, the smile looks awkward. Any tips to make this work would be highly appreciated! Thanks in advance!
Purple
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