Since I won't be finishing a fursuit by FC, I made me some paws to go along with a tail I already have.
The design is based off a leather glove pattern to get a better fit and control of the fur pile direction than the trace-your-hand method. The paw pads are stretch vinyl stuffed with polyfil, and the claws are resin cast from a clay sculpt.
I'd post a pattern, but honestly the easiest way to get it right is to grab some cheap leather gardening gloves that fit you and take a seam-ripper to them. You should have four to five separate pieces. After a little trimming, lay out the pieces and trace onto cardstock for a pattern. Easy!
The design is based off a leather glove pattern to get a better fit and control of the fur pile direction than the trace-your-hand method. The paw pads are stretch vinyl stuffed with polyfil, and the claws are resin cast from a clay sculpt.
I'd post a pattern, but honestly the easiest way to get it right is to grab some cheap leather gardening gloves that fit you and take a seam-ripper to them. You should have four to five separate pieces. After a little trimming, lay out the pieces and trace onto cardstock for a pattern. Easy!