Constructive Criticism wanted: Toony cat head sculpt

Hey guys!  I want to make a new toony cat head.  Unfortunately, the subtractive sculpting process of foam fabrication is just lost on me.  I keep starting new kitty heads and scrapping them because they never look the way I want them to.  So I decided to try something new!  I was inspired by Media's foam headbase kits made in expanding foam (http://www.furaffinity.net/view/12898356/) and Stuffed Panda's super cute resin toony blanks (http://www.furaffinity.net/view/13185696/)


Material is WED clay, which I am head-over-heels in love with right now.  The nose is temporary, and the eyes are just placeholders.  Obligatory "oh crap I didn't notice how asymmetrical this thing was until I took the pictures" disclaimer!





Oof, she looks a little frowny from this angle, huh?


Aaahhh I just don't know if it looks cat-like enough right now.  What do you guys think?

Question: I've got this sculpted so that the chin of the mask comes underneath the chin of the wearer.  Will that be uncomfortable?  I'm never really sure how close to the neck masks should come...

This is how I'm thinking I'll make the mold.  It might be fun to include the forehead padding right in there, but we'll see.  I'll have to be extra careful I don't catch any undercuts in the second fiberglass mold.  The clay layer might end up being thicker than 1/2" thick; I can always hollow it out a little bit.

Edit: I think the initial outer fiberglass layer should be in two parts.  I don't know how easy it would be to get the plug out of there, even if I liberally lube it up with mold release.


I'm totally down with comments like "Mirepoix there's no way in hell that's gonna work" if you have 'em.  I could always do a silicone mold and cast this in resin instead, but I was hoping to make something squishy and comfortable.