Finished New Fursuit Head

I'd like to step back and reflect on my first attempt at mask making and now my fourth attempt. Of course this time involved a lot of different strategies in comparison to building on a resin cast mask. I actually had a lot of fun making the head this time around. I felt a lot more loose and free and I didn't have to work so tight.
Everything done by me except for the nose, which came from DreamVisionCreations It is a balaclava & foam based head. High quality furs from CR's Crafts. Combination of both glued and sewn parts. I've never had any issues with things falling off with glue- when hot glue is done right and in the right places, it is extremely effective (i.e. hot gluing all ending knots in my stitching).

She will debut this year at Anthrocon. I am really excited about this new head! :D It came out better than I had expected AND I saved so much money doing it myself (though I am still an advocate of supporting fellow artists!). Below are pictures, the first being a comparison of both the realistic resin base head and the new toony head.

I also made a "tips and tricks" tutorial based on my experience with this project here--> http://www.furaffinity.net/view/10217791/