How many pattern are okay? - How visible is the seam? - And does it make sense to sew tiger stripes?

After I used clay to make a big cat figurine the figurine was pasted over with tape.
And now I don't know how many pattern make sense. The figurine got some muscle therefore I'm not sure how many muscle parts I can put together to avoid some seams.

But is a large amout of pattern good for a half-realistic stuffed animal?

I will use fake fur and found a tutorial where the person told by using this methode you won't be able to see the seam. But how high-piled should be the fur to avoid the visible seam?


And the last bis question is - does it make sense to sew the stripes of a tiger, because I cannot find a matching fur?


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Uoh it seems my pattern aren't very symetrical.
The neck and head tends to the right side. Therefore I decided to make pattern for the whole body.
Normaly I could make pattern for half of the animal and dublicate it... I'm not sure...
I fear you will see that :(