http://www.furaffinity.net/view/9082191/
Here's the deal, y'all; the above link is a rough ref sheet for a fursuit design, that I've been working on for some time, and after looking at some of the info that you awesome people have all have put here, I think I'm ready to start making it for real... thing of it is, though, is that I got a bit of a problem: While I was fine-tuning it, some of the more prominent markings on the character(hands, muzzle, and hair) led to me choosing MM Rust for that color.
Well, about a year ago, give or take, I managed to get hold of a Rust remnant from another maker(my great gratitude to her for it); it was enough to experiment with at the time, but now with the color having been discontinued(so I hear), I don't know if I have enough of that small piece left for the markings on the actual suit, especially since my first shot at the mask was a bit of a flop (more on that when I learn how to put pictures into this thing, and I'd be so grateful if somebody could teach me that XD).
Now, anticipating some of your responses in advance: No, I'm not so inflexible as to stubbornly adhere to a design that for whatever reason just plain doesn't work, but when I've been working on something for as long as I've been working on this, my first impulse is to try and make it work before I change it... and yes, I've heard that the Rust fur can still be special ordered, but special orders tend to be more expensive than I can afford, even for such a relatively small amount as I require of this one(I estimate about a half to 3/4 yard, depending on how it's cut).
SO, that all being said, there are two questions on my mind right now: One, is there someone out there who has the amount of rust that I need and is willing to part with it... and two, failing that, is there another color sufficiently similar to the rust that I can buy off the rack?
Here's the deal, y'all; the above link is a rough ref sheet for a fursuit design, that I've been working on for some time, and after looking at some of the info that you awesome people have all have put here, I think I'm ready to start making it for real... thing of it is, though, is that I got a bit of a problem: While I was fine-tuning it, some of the more prominent markings on the character(hands, muzzle, and hair) led to me choosing MM Rust for that color.
Well, about a year ago, give or take, I managed to get hold of a Rust remnant from another maker(my great gratitude to her for it); it was enough to experiment with at the time, but now with the color having been discontinued(so I hear), I don't know if I have enough of that small piece left for the markings on the actual suit, especially since my first shot at the mask was a bit of a flop (more on that when I learn how to put pictures into this thing, and I'd be so grateful if somebody could teach me that XD).
Now, anticipating some of your responses in advance: No, I'm not so inflexible as to stubbornly adhere to a design that for whatever reason just plain doesn't work, but when I've been working on something for as long as I've been working on this, my first impulse is to try and make it work before I change it... and yes, I've heard that the Rust fur can still be special ordered, but special orders tend to be more expensive than I can afford, even for such a relatively small amount as I require of this one(I estimate about a half to 3/4 yard, depending on how it's cut).
SO, that all being said, there are two questions on my mind right now: One, is there someone out there who has the amount of rust that I need and is willing to part with it... and two, failing that, is there another color sufficiently similar to the rust that I can buy off the rack?