This is a pretty specific question, but I hope I can get some help on this.
I'm a stickler for character accuracy when it comes to cosplay suits, and I'm planning on making one soonish. And one things with animal characters is they often have fur tufts that are ALWAYS drawn the same way no matter what. A lot of times the shape of said tufts are important to the recognizably of the character! But I'm worried about making some simple mistakes on my first try.
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I drew a hypothetical picture to illustrate a problem I see in a LOT of suits (say, kemono styled suits, or suits with particular fur tufts on the limbs like ookami). They tufts always seem to look way too bulky, fluffy, or just not precise enough. Is there any good ways to avoid this mistake? Would it be better to create the tuft 'artificially' with very very short fur sewn into the right shape like a mascot, or would a shape that relies on longer fur be okay if there was a way to keep it from fraying everywhere? My first instinct is to treat the fur like a cosplay wig, but I get a feeling using a fixative wouldn't do well to the public's tendency to give out pets. 9_6; Any ideas? Is it more of a patterning issue than a fur issue?
I'm a stickler for character accuracy when it comes to cosplay suits, and I'm planning on making one soonish. And one things with animal characters is they often have fur tufts that are ALWAYS drawn the same way no matter what. A lot of times the shape of said tufts are important to the recognizably of the character! But I'm worried about making some simple mistakes on my first try.
I drew a hypothetical picture to illustrate a problem I see in a LOT of suits (say, kemono styled suits, or suits with particular fur tufts on the limbs like ookami). They tufts always seem to look way too bulky, fluffy, or just not precise enough. Is there any good ways to avoid this mistake? Would it be better to create the tuft 'artificially' with very very short fur sewn into the right shape like a mascot, or would a shape that relies on longer fur be okay if there was a way to keep it from fraying everywhere? My first instinct is to treat the fur like a cosplay wig, but I get a feeling using a fixative wouldn't do well to the public's tendency to give out pets. 9_6; Any ideas? Is it more of a patterning issue than a fur issue?