No mold, no kiln sculpting?

May 9, 2014, 2:07 pm

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I want to make more realistic fursuits but don't want to play over $100 for one made by somebody else.

Is there an alternative out there that is a clay (preferably air-drying or over bake) that can be used to make a fursuit "resin base" with? I wouldn't need a mold and I'd love to sculpt different heads over and over. 

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Resin head, noses, and claws for sale

May 10, 2014, 12:13 am

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I have a variety of things for sale:

First a set of 20 new black claws from Copper Tree Synthetics - $10:


Here is a variety of noses by Dream Vision Creations:







All noses are $3 except the glittery orange one, which is $2 because it has no backing. A few of these noses have some hot glue on the backs from attempted use. If you want all of the noses I'll sell them all for $20.

Then I have a resin head with already installed eyes and ears. It is hinged with elastic. It fits me and I have a 23 inch head. I wouldn't go any bigger than that with this head, but you could definitely fit with a smaller head. The nose is cut off but I am sending the nose with it so you have a nose. I had tried to attach fur to the lower jaw and that is why it is a bit messy looking but I have mostly smoothed it out.  I'm asking $100 or taking offers for it:








Comment if interested with your your zipcode and what items you are interested in and I'll give you an estimate on shipping costs.
US shipping only please!
Thanks!

Universal City visit

May 10, 2014, 7:58 am

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Hello fellow furs. I will be traveling from up north for a family get to gether. Well afterwards I am staying at the Universal City Hotel. And I will be walking around Universal city. i am bringing a couple partials. Does anyone know if we get kicked out of Universal City area if in suit??? And if not are there any Furs, that would like to join me? >^.^< I will have my doberman and my saberwolf partials. Send me a message, or send me a Note on FA Shakarri28 if anyone wants to meet up. I will be down there sunday, and most likely just suiting sat tonight around 5 or 6. I am going to do my best and get down there. Cause that will be the only time I get to suit. Before my fam bam.
TTFN
Shakarri

foam head crit/advice?

May 10, 2014, 10:19 pm

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so i just edited my previous work in progress with the advice i had gotten from before ( thanks by the way ! ) so i've edited the eyes, eyebrows, made new ears, made the muzzle and jaw bigger and trimmed the cheeks.
i'd like to know if i need to do anything else before i start furring this thing !!

What is better for trimming fur: scissors or cheap pet trimmers?

May 11, 2014, 12:15 pm

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I did some hunting around the memories and past entries, but I'd like some more information. One of the last things I need before beginning this project is a way to trim fur, but my budget is $30 or less. I could get myself a decent pair of scissors and maybe even a sharpener for that price, or I could get some super cheap clippers. I realize I won't be getting a brilliant cut out of the clippers, but the idea of buzzing through fur is so much more alluring than hours of snipping. Which is the lesser of two evils?

Also, for those of you who use scissors, are pet scissors preferable to hair scissors? Are you aware of any tutorials (or even good keywords to search) for cutting fur with scissors?

Critique/Redline? Charizard foam base ^_^

May 11, 2014, 9:30 pm

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Looking for some improvements if they can be made!




For my redlines, i'm not sure if I want to go the extra steps with any adjustments unless anyone thinks they would be a great improvement? Am I missing something?

From here all I can visually see to adjust is raising the horns and making the left cheeks slightly slightly larger and adding some extra shape and curve to the bottom jaw. The eye placement I have already is great for vision and not sure if I want to go about changing that, unless it looks off to anyone?

Notes:

Eyes: I plan on using buckram. I had better luck when I attached the buckram on the outside of the foam rather than inside the costume head, but this sounds slightly difficult to do because of all of the curves unless maybe I carve a slit into the foam or get it so it remains flat?

Teeth: will be included, so far these are looking flawless with this fursuit head.

Balaclava: Seperate so that it can easily be removed for wash. Is this recommended to be separate  from my fursuit heads when a customer wears one of my foam bases? Elastic jaw will be included inside the foam work, and I don't see any problems doing it this way, but please- if i'm missing some piece of information I should know, please tell me.

How to acheive this super long tail?

May 12, 2014, 2:14 pm

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I am making a toony papillon partial and I cant for the life of me figure out how to do her tail.

Any ideas?

handsewing paws? (help!)

May 13, 2014, 4:49 pm

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i have some handpaws/arm sleeves that i am making for my character, and im going to be handsewing them, however i am very uneducated when it comes to handsewing techniques and which work best.
my character's hands/arms look like this :



i am making the handpaw connect to the armsleeve, and that means theres the dark blue part in the middle. i wanted to know which stitch would be best to connect it to the two other blue pieces, and then perhaps which stitch would be good to connect the whole pieces afterwards? ( if that makes sense. )
my apologies for all the questions, aha.

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resin heads?

May 14, 2014, 7:00 am

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So, I might be trading for a resin base because I've always wanted to work with one! But I have a few questions -- I've seen a handful of resin bases modified for toony eyes. I've seen people both cut the eye holes bigger (which I'd rather not do because I'd probably hurt myself or destroy the base or do the eyes uneven something) OR, build up around the eyes with foam to make bigger eye sockets I guess? Just wondering which would be the best method for attempting this.

Also, how much do you guys typically foam up your resin bases? It's a canine base and I want it to be kind of a generic canine (possibly to sell as a premade I've got a lot of scrap fur so hoping this will be a fun project) and on the toony side. This looks like more of a realistic sculpt but I've seen some people change the shape pretty drastically with foam. I'm not looking to go crazy, but just wondering. I've seen pics where the entire head is covered, and at the same time I've seen some with just a little bit here and there and so wondering if there are typical places people build up like the cheeks or?

Hope those questions make sense. :)

Cyan Fur?

May 14, 2014, 4:20 pm

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Has anyone ever found a nice cyan fur? I've searched around and feel like I am going to have to settle and use the standard shag turquoise, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to ask here just in case!

The color I'm looking for:


Thank you!

Shoe Soling?

May 15, 2014, 1:36 pm

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I'm beginning my foray away from EVA mats and into actual shoe soling, but there are a ton of terms that I'm clueless about. What's your favorite place, preferably online, to buy soling? What type do you prefer to use?

Fur ID

May 15, 2014, 3:37 pm

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Hey guys!  I'll be getting a new suit in a year or so, but before that I've been trying to find furs that I might end up using.

I got a PawStar lion tail years ago and, looking at it now, I suddenly realize the seal-type fur its using would be -perfect- for my fursona's new base color!

There's a good chance this fur is no longer in production, I realize, but it never hurts to check and see.  Sorry if these aren't too great, but...




So...Can anyone tell me what this fur might be, and where I can find it?  It's a light/medium natural tan that changes shade in some places.  It's really cool!

Thanks in advance!

Edit: I should probably specify that this is super-soft fur, very similar to the seal/super seal furs I've felt before.  It's doesn't appear to be a shaved-down long pile fur.

Sewing fleece arms?

May 15, 2014, 3:47 pm

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Hey guys :)

I'm currently making a gryphon for a customer, and I'm struggling (again!) with sewing the fleece arms. I've cut it so the stretch is going across, I've given it a little bit of seam allowance, and I'm using a basic straight stitch on the sewing machine.

It keeps coming apart or turning out too tight :/ I've looked all over for a good fleece sewing tutorial, and I can't seem to find one much to my annoyance! So if you guys have any tips, that would be awesome, thank you.

Finding light grey fur

May 15, 2014, 5:46 pm

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Hello! I recently got commissioned for a set of paws and I currently don't have the colors she requires.

Her ref is here: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/12896032/

While she's got the desired furs linked in the description, she said she's not too crazy about the light grey option.

Does anyone know of anything close to what's pictured in the ref?

Continuous hunt for fur

May 16, 2014, 7:01 am

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So the hunt continues

I have recently discovered that Fabric Empire sells swatches of fur they don't actually have in stock, which was a wonderful waste of money.

Anyways, I'm searching for a color match to CR's Crafts Warm Beige fur, and have had very little luck in the matter

The closest thing I could find was Fabric Empire's Mammoth Camel, but lo and behold, they don't have swatches of it for sale and are also not answering emails

Does anyone have a scrap of this, or maybe have seen it used on a fursuit before?

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Help with digi legs?

May 16, 2014, 10:35 am

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I've looked through a lot of tutorials but I'm still really unsure as to how to attach fur to the legs? Do I glue it on the padding or do I sew the tights the padding is on the to the fur and glue the fur in certain places to help keep its shape? Also is it a good idea to have the feet attached to the legs or to keep them separate and how should I fur where the two meet if separate? The feet are a bit heavy so I'm worried the foam will rip. Also if you guys have any input on the shape of the legs themselves that would be cool too, they're not quite animal-like yet? And if the feet stay separate from the legs how would I position foam where they meet so it doesn't look funky? Cause right now it's really obvious where they separate.

Massively manipulating a resin blank?

May 16, 2014, 12:32 pm

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Lesson learned. Never buy cheaper.

So I received a "fox" blank in the mail today and I thought I could alter it into a greyhound. Boy was I in for a surprise.

The muzzle is far too short, barely DVC housecat/large feline short. It's not symmetrical and the eyes haven't been cut out. I don't own a dremel and I'm clueless on WHY the eyes aren't cut out. Am I supposed to paint them orrr????
The jawset and nose are too small (jawset) or too big (nose) for the head. Even worse, the entire blank was cut very fast and is sharp on some edges (which can be sanded, I know). But the nose is cut on the side and nowhere NEAR the center of the muzzle.

Is this blank a complete goner or can I still save it?

Need 'DF' Silver

May 16, 2014, 4:51 pm

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Hey all!

So I really need a little bit of the DF Silver that FursuitSupplies had in stock:
http://fursuitsupplies.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=35_52&product_id=249

I got a swatch, sent it to the customer, they're thrilled, went to go order it... sold out x_x

I really only need half a yard IF that, just enough for the front half of a neck and the lower part of a face.

If you could help me out, or if you know anyone else who sells it, I sure would appreciate your help, and I'd be happy to buy from you!

Thanks!

Short Pile Furs and More

May 16, 2014, 8:55 pm

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Hey there everyone, I'm back with a few questions~

So, I'm planning to make a suit head of a not so average species. A fumi dragon to be specific. They're basically chubby dragons that have special pouches of smoke with varying properties. They have no fur, but velvety smooth skin.

Unfortunately, I'm having issues just on the planning stage and need a bit of help.


Here's my fumi dragon:


And the head turn-around:


Right now I'm in the planning stage, and I've already reached a few stumps.
My main issue is the smoke pouches on her jaw. I don't have a definite way of making them, and was wondering if any of you have suggestions? I'm not going to make them inflate, but that would be pretty cool. It's okay if there's wrinkles, the species as a whole often has rolls.

I'd also love to hear how you guys make wrinkles, the only wrinkly suit I've seen (where it's done on purpose) is the pug Tunny made.

Also, is plush fur a good fur to use? The species isn't fluffy, and seal doesn't come in the colors I want. I don't have any experience with the stuff either. I do plan to get swatches, but I want some input first.
I was planning to get it from here: http://www.usaknit.us.com/Short-Plush-Faux-Fur-Fabrics-s/38.htm
It seems they only have it in 5 yard quantities though? Or am I just reading it wrong? If so, I'll have to e-mail them for a special order or something.
Or would velboa be a better choice? http://www.ebay.com/itm/VELBOA-FABRIC-BY-THE-YARD-SOLID-FAUX-FUR-IN-19-COLORS-60-INCHES-WIDE-/180921259860

Can plush fur be shaven down? I know it's already pretty short, but since fumis are, well, skinny and not fluffy, I'd love to do that on the face a bit.

I've heard of putting ears on springs to make them wiggly, but I'm not too sure. I would love for them to wiggle around, as the character is a little ball of energy. It would just add that extra life-like feeling. I'm not sure how to execute that though.

And I think that's it? I might want to give her a moving jaw, but I plan to make her a foam based head so any help with that would be great~ Semi-moving would be great, since her species doesn't really make much noise a semi-moving jaw just to add some expression would be lovely.

Thank you~! nvn

First Fursuit - Need RedLines Please!

May 17, 2014, 7:18 pm

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I've never used livejournal before, but I've been looking through some older posts and found some great info. I was hoping someone might be able to help me out a bit too.

I'm working on my first fursuit, Astro, a friendly interplanetary Husky here on Earth to finish his Furstronaut training! Unfortunately, I've gotten stuck on the head foaming. I started with a balaclava base, then added a complete layer of foam in sort of a "motorcycle helmet" fashion, then added more foam for the shaping. I did this due to my needing space between my human eyes and the foam for my prescription glasses. Now I'm working on the shaping, but I'm having a really hard time transferring my idea into a 3-dimensional piece of foam.

I'm also worried about having REALLY bad visibility, because the top of the nose / bottom of the eye socket blocks the bottom half of my field of view, and even with big toony 2D eyes when I add the white plastic and buckrum it's going to limit my visibility even more. My other major concern is that I have no idea how to curve the lips to make a happy, playful look.

Here's what I have currently:




This one really shows my visibility - I think the eye socket needs to be extended lower:

Also, here's a draft of my ref sheet in case you'd like to see it, this is JUST for colors though, NOT specific body or head shape (stars are UV reactive and will have LEDs under them for a "shooting star" effect):

If anyone can help with some redlines for where I should cut / add foam, I would really appreciate it! Here's the general shape I was going for (you can see the nose ridge I tried to replicate) [pictures belong to their respective owners, I'm just pointing to them, hope that's ok]:

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Again, I'd appreciate ANY help! Thank you so much!!!