So I have a balaclava for my kangaroo Talzyr. I also have my foam (1in) all ready to go. I have yet to see the elastic to the balaclava..for one reason haha.
Which is better, sewing the elastic to the balaclava, or fitting it over the jaw once it's foamed? I've seen both been done but I'm wondering if, other than ease, whether one is better than the other.
Ease doesn't matter to me. This project doesn't need to be easy. I have no dead line. I want to make it as good as I can. And I really want a sensitive moving jaw that can open and close rather well. It doesn't have to be articulated so much that it synchs perfectly with my voice, because I won't be talking, but it needs to be sensitive enough that the movement is noticible.
Where do I start the foam work, I was thinking, add a layer of foam around the eyes to define the eye shape, and add the bridge of the nose. Anyone have a better idea?
I'm making a Mohawk and I've seen two suggestions by creeping through the memories--kankleon and faux fur stuffed with poly-fil. I only need it to stand about three to four inches tall, and I kinda like the look of sparkle fur so I kinda wanted to use that. Is sparkle fur good? Is there any reason not to use it? I know it probably doesn't shave well but I don't need to shave it.
I know that vinyl over eyes is considered a no-no most of the time but I was thinking it could be counter balanced with like cut vents in the ears and no foaming on the back of the head. I'm leaning towards not doing it because I need to better grasp follow me eyes first, haha.
I'm seventeen, going to be eighteen soon and I need to figure out what to do with the rest of my life..and my mom wants me to go to college so I could use some advice there, too. I mean, I love making fursuits and yarn tails and I would love to practice to a point to where I could commission more things than just tails. So I guess my question here is, are there classes that would possibly be offered somewhere for this kind of stuff? Not fursuiting persay but like..tailoring classes or sculpting classes or something. If you make fursuits as a main source of income could you give me any pointers on how to go about that? It'd be greatly appreciated and my mom probably won't be happy but I've always been into artistic things and maybe she can see how much I enjoy this and everything will be okay haha.
Which is better, sewing the elastic to the balaclava, or fitting it over the jaw once it's foamed? I've seen both been done but I'm wondering if, other than ease, whether one is better than the other.
Ease doesn't matter to me. This project doesn't need to be easy. I have no dead line. I want to make it as good as I can. And I really want a sensitive moving jaw that can open and close rather well. It doesn't have to be articulated so much that it synchs perfectly with my voice, because I won't be talking, but it needs to be sensitive enough that the movement is noticible.
Where do I start the foam work, I was thinking, add a layer of foam around the eyes to define the eye shape, and add the bridge of the nose. Anyone have a better idea?
I'm making a Mohawk and I've seen two suggestions by creeping through the memories--kankleon and faux fur stuffed with poly-fil. I only need it to stand about three to four inches tall, and I kinda like the look of sparkle fur so I kinda wanted to use that. Is sparkle fur good? Is there any reason not to use it? I know it probably doesn't shave well but I don't need to shave it.
I know that vinyl over eyes is considered a no-no most of the time but I was thinking it could be counter balanced with like cut vents in the ears and no foaming on the back of the head. I'm leaning towards not doing it because I need to better grasp follow me eyes first, haha.
I'm seventeen, going to be eighteen soon and I need to figure out what to do with the rest of my life..and my mom wants me to go to college so I could use some advice there, too. I mean, I love making fursuits and yarn tails and I would love to practice to a point to where I could commission more things than just tails. So I guess my question here is, are there classes that would possibly be offered somewhere for this kind of stuff? Not fursuiting persay but like..tailoring classes or sculpting classes or something. If you make fursuits as a main source of income could you give me any pointers on how to go about that? It'd be greatly appreciated and my mom probably won't be happy but I've always been into artistic things and maybe she can see how much I enjoy this and everything will be okay haha.
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