So I have a commissioner whose character is a white house cat.
She sent me some materials that she had purchased from Monoyasha/Dream Vision Creations which were:
-A cat jawset (SO FUN! The amount of detail is inspiring.)
-Hand painted resin eyes.
-Resin cat nose
and she also sent some white resin claws and silicone pink paw pads, they are adorned with glitter and absolutely adorable I must say.

ANYWAYS
In all my four years of fursuit making I've /never/ made a cat fursuit head before. And since this is for a commission I want to be sure I'm doing this right to get the best outcome.


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Hey you guys, I am wondering if you guys are willing to red line any problem you see in my clay project. Any advice is appreciated.

Thanks!


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I am giving you guys a heads up that McCall's has their Animal Costume Patterns on special for $1.99 a piece which is about 80% or more off what Amazon is Selling Em for. The Sale ends Today May 22nd probably at Midnight Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-5:00)

The reason why I am posting it here in case some of you guys want to build a Bodysuit, Animal PJs, ETC without need a DTD or to use with a DTD as extra help.

There's 2 Patterns Available For Animal Costumes:

M5956 Misses'/Men's/Children's/Boys'/Girls' Animal Costumes http://mccallpattern.mccall.com/m5956-products-10438.php?page_id=494 M5956 Which comes in multiple sizes in a single pattern package. I have been looking at this one on Amazon for a few days and found the price on special on McCall's and I went ahead and bought 3 of em as I am planing on using it for a Furry Halloween Costume/PJs of a Red Fox that I want to make on my own.

M6106 Adults'/Kids' Animal Costumes http://mccallpattern.mccall.com/m6106-products-10917.php?page_id=494 I looked at this one but you have to select your size as it doesn't contain multiple size selections in the package like the other one did. But the Animal Choices may interest ya here.

I know you can buy up to 3 of em and keep the S/H the same price at $4 for me. But Once you add the 4th one the S/H price goes up to $8 and it goes up to $12 when you add the 8th one.

They also have more costume patterns to choose from here: http://mccallpattern.mccall.com/halloween-pages-494.php?list=0 all on sale also. But I am sure the 2 I posted above is the one you would want.

If this post was off topic I am sorry, I was just giving a heads up on a possible bargain on a pattern that may help you guys out on Fursuit Building. If the sale last past today just let me know I'll keep the post up.

Hey guys, I was wondering if there were any alternatives for a monster makers head armature? Or if anyone had any ideas to macgyver one together? I Really don't have 50 bucks to drop for a single balaclava head I'm making (I prefer all foam but this head needs to be super tight fitting) and just something to hold a head in place if I ever buy a head base that I need to fur myself.

Thanks a lot!

Hey there Furs, I had a quick question and was wondering if anyone has any idea how to go about making a tongue, let alone attaching it to the Fursuit head? I'm a little...unsure how to go about doing that ^^; This is my first time starting a Head of my personal Fursona for a Con. I'm going to at the end of June in Southern California. And want to make sure its not missing anything from it when I wear it ^^;

If anyone could point me in the general direction of a tutorial towards making a tongue with a list of materials needed to make the tongue. I'd greatly appreciate it ^^ Thanks in advance to anyone that comments with some help ^^

So because I can't convince my friend there is a such thing as a lop eared maned wolf, I have to figure out how to keep them standing up and secure without making it impossible to store or really rigid. Le help?

Does anyone know of any suits or parts made with Mendels "Wispy Fox" Fabric?
Or know any Pros/Cons about this fur?

I have just recently commissioned someone for a new Victor Redtail Bodysuit with Feet, Hands, and Tail. (Red-Tailed Hawk) The reason behind the new commission is due to fur matting issues with the white color side of my fursuit. I have a picture of what I mean by the matting problem here: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/6937570/ I currently do not know where that white fur came from or which product it was so I can avoid using that fur in the new project.

Right now I am deciding on the brown side of the fur and here are some choices I have for it:

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How can you make the facial expression on a (all foam) head? My sis is planning on making her head have a happy expression much like this amazing head by Erisvalgen... http://www.furaffinity.net/view/8017158/

Hopefully it's okay, since it's not very fursuit(ish) but I would like to include it as part of a fursuit in the future, so...I asked a few questions of this group, which were very graciously answered. I got a lot of very good advice, and links to some pictures, tutorials and tips, all of which came in handy! I kind of mixed and matched what I got with ideas I already had in my head and this is what I came up with.

Overall, I'm pleased! There are some gaps that show when I put it on that need to be addressed, (prolly add more color and leaves) and I should probably put on bobby pins to hold it on better, but I wanted pics and I was being super lazy, so there you have it!

Thanks again guys, I'm also using this as a project for 3-d design and I get to turn it in tomorrow, super excited! :)

So I've got some questions about my machine involving what it can and can't do. It's got 30 stitches, but a double stitch isn't one of them. I've done some digging into what I'd need to start practicing making suits and I noticed a double stitch was mentioned a fair bit, but I was wondering if you could accomplish roughly the same quality without it. (It does have a triple, and multiple zigzags)

Also on a side note, has anyone ever used the model I've got for making suits, or anything else really? It's a Kenmore model 385.1884180. It looks like it's in good condition considering I got it off of Craigslist for dirt cheap, but I do need to buy some things like the bobbin cover and more than just the straight foot that came with it too.

Thanks to everyone that helps in advance!

Woot!! Finished this lovely lady and i have to say.....love the Mardi Gras color scheme she has. <3  I think this is one of the most feminine heads I've made by far. Hope you guys love it :D

If you would like to see more of my work you can visit http://www.furaffinity.net/user/erisvalgen/  or  http://www.furaffinity.net/user/furitup

Hey guys! Quick question- could clear packaging tape be substituted for duct tape when making a duct tape dummy?

hey guys, I'm needing a yard/half of a yard/scraps of MontereyMills Rust Fox. To my knowledge it's only sold per-yard by ClockWorkCreatures Here: 

http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/product_view/ClockworkCreature/3806127/Rust_Fox_Fur_by_the_Yard/Craft_Supplies/Fabric

But I was wondering if anyone has a little extra laying around that they'd mind selling me? I don't mind paying the $25/yard but I can't afford the $30+ shipping to Canada. 

I only want to use it for small accents, like cheek fluff :P Let me know! <3

Sep.

Hello all!

I believe I posted about this years ago, but it was entirely for a different project which was long since abandoned. However, I am in the midst of creating my newest suit, a quadsuit to be more accurate, of a rather large kodiak grizzly by the name of Kanuk. I want him to be as realistic as I can possibly manage, so I am giving this guy my all.

I want to push the envelope of realism even further...I want him to sound real. I would like to get a MP3 sound system rigged within him and to have a button to trigger the bear sounds such as huffs, soft vocalizations, and even full out roars if possible. I would settle for just a couple different huffs and soft vocalizations that would work for most situations as he will be around kids most often. Dont' want to go scaring small little ones.

I know that it intails a mp3, usually two speakers, and obviously some form of activation rather it being a movement sensor, or button trigger. Problem is...I have no blooming idea where to start. I have no electrical experiance. So rewiring even pre-existing things is pretty much impossible for me unless I have very detailed instructions to follow.

Can anyone tell me how this is done? What materials exactly I would need? Any help I can get is very much appreciated! If possible, I would need to keep the budget no more then $100 usd. Would even be willing to commission someone for this! Would trade art plus funds for materials even.

So I have this commissioners suit that I need to finish pretty soon, everything was running on time as planned but when the fur came in both shades I ordered were the same color (from different places) now, i'm looking for either a lighter shade of toffee/camel or a slightly darker shade of it. The dark brown Df Carries is to dark.must be Df quality. Can any one point me to a place? Thanks in advance! :)