So I'm nervous, I am making a mask for the first time (Wolf mask). This is my progress so far. I know it needs a LOT of work and build-up and shave-downs yet, plus ears, etc. Also, I am absolutely broke right now so I am using what materials I have on hand. I used the ball-cap method and am going to do hand-painted Follow Me eyes in a semi-realistic way if I can using some concave plastic. The placement of where the eyes will go is just markered in. I think it looks alright on the profile shot, but the frontal shot something's just not right with the eyes. I'll be using Tearduct vision or some mesh below the eyes.
Advice would greatly appreciated but please be gentle. I'm a sensitive deerkitty o.o I bruise easily lol.
Thanks everyone!

( let me know if these pics don't work. First time using this thing. )

How do I shot web? j/k

So I was working on this otter partial a while ago and never got a good chance to finish his hand paws.
Now that I've gotten to them I've ran into whats turned into a pretty puzzling question. How do you put webbing between the fingers?
I've tried a couple time to hand sew it in after the hand was sewn up, and once actually had the webbing on the inside. ((I don't know why I even thought that would work.))
I'm thinking of doing the webbing fleece unless anyone has another good suggestion.

 I'm not sure how related this is, but more so a peek of curiosity...

www.steltercreativewoodworks.com/STELTER1/Foam_Sculptinx.html

Has anyone attempted to sculpt foam remotely this smooth for their heads? (via the pictures in the above link)

Would it be necessary to try and carve this crazy smooth for a head in general?

Or any other part of a fursuit?

Also- tool wise, for trying to smooth out parts on foam (not super smooth, but smooth enough to one's personal desire), what has worked for you so far?

I've heard the majority being electric knives and later scissors for smaller stuff- any specific brands that really stand out or have worked really well for you? Or perhaps any other tools that one could use to achieve smoother carving? (aside from practice that is)

That's all~ Just wondering.

Dispite some heavy drama heaped on me. I believe the issue between myself and cureineko has been for the most part "resolved"

I'm getting a refund, she's moving on with her life, I'm moving on with mine.

I really did hate having to post about her here as she truely is a nice person and didn't deserve alot of the "flack" she got from a few individuals on the last posting (myself included)

If it's possible I would like to erase the previous journal about it and move on. Is that allowed?

Hello! I'm currently working on a hyena fursuit head, and although I like how it looks, I was just curious if anyone could find any flaws for me?

http://s250.photobucket.com/albums/gg261/jpupbob/?action=view&current=Yenaheadbase1.jpg&newest=1
http://s250.photobucket.com/albums/gg261/jpupbob/?action=view&current=Yenaheadbase2.jpg&newest=1

Now, I know the eyes are a slight bit lopsided, but that because they are only sitting right on the foam. It doesn't have a nose yet, and I think the jaw is a little lopsided, but im alright with that.
Anything you see wrong? What do you like about it? Any information will be useful.
Thank you :)
-Jpup

I'm currently making an Ifrit quad suit commissioned by a friend of mine and i had a few questions. Since we are trying to minimize the cost and the uncomfortable heat that using multiple foam layers would cause, I was thinking of ways to make this all work. When I went to sit down on my beanbag, and idea struck. Has anyone ever made a suit with a beanbag like build? Like one layer of foam on the under shirt and an air pocket filled with the little styrofoam beans covered by another layer overtop holding it all in? I don't have any clue if it will work but I thought that I'd ask.

I also would like to ask, would fleece or felt be better for a fur subsitute? Ifrit doesn't have very long fur on his body aside from his head and fur can be very expensive when you can only find good quality fur on rare occasions...

If anyone has any sugestions or tips I'd love to hear please! I've never done a quad before but what I learn from making this one will be used on my 2011 project! Sesshomaru in his demon dog form!

Just trying out a new outfit ^-^ You can view more pictures of my suit here: http://www.furaffinity.net/user/coonskin

So, I was going to keep this A Secret® 'til I debuted her at FC, but I think these fiber optic whiskers are too cool not to share. I know it's probably been done before, but installing them was a first for me ^_^. And I absolutely adore how they came out. I also wanted to see how bright the white fur was under blacklight.

( Video under the cut... )

Sounds stupid, probably is. But this irks me.

I'm trying to use a bit of funfoam on a suit head. The inside of the ears. Slow process, won't do any major work on it until after FC. But the problem still can be looked at as it'll give me time. The funfoam I've found at Micheal's, Jo-Ann's, Wal*Mart, and K-Mart all have the same issue. They have foot-prints on them, torn in corners, holes in the middle, and trashed. I thought about buying the foam in a pack, but as I only need two sheets ($1 total for the two) it seems stupid to spend $5 or more on a pack of sheets I'm not going to need. And most of the time you get one sheet of each color, rather than one pack of one color. I haven't found one pack of one color.

Is there another store to buy funfoam at? Good foam, that isn't trashed beyond salvaging? I don't have a Hobby Lobby in my state, I'm afraid, or I'd look there. The main problem is that the stores listed above are public "everything" stores, and not serious crafting stores. So kids go in there, rip it up, play with it, and leave it on the floor and no one cares. Is there any place better?

the suit Ive been working on and off this past year or so, looks like I might have him done before FC ^_^

( Pics under cut )

commission for a husky in the UK called fluffy :3


he has 3D eyes, a moving jaw and an all foam base!

where could i buy or salvage a hinge for a jaw. i could always make one myself but thought id ask if any of you have come up with an easy hinge or baught or salvaged any. would obviously need to move like the hinge on a pair of scissors.

Hi.


I have seen tons of posts about buying your foam at Joann's. The only problem is, I live in Canada and if we do have them here, there are none close to me.

I have everything to make my suit, but the foam.

In my city I have a fabircland, Michaels and Wal Mart. Fabricland has some upholstery foam, but they only sell 1". I bought some to make feet paws, and it's not very good. It doesn't carve easily, and I have to glue the pieces together to get the size I need.

Where can I get foam? I don't care if I have to order it online.

Thanks.

OMG I NEED HELP i really would like to know how people make toony eyes for fursuits. and i dont mean bowl eyes, i mean those ones that donthugcacti makes, i couldnt find any tutorials in the memories so please dont give me the link there. plus does anyone know of a tutorial of drawing toony eyes? (not the one in the memories plz) that make them look like dhc's eyes? pleeeaassseee??? to me eyes kinda make the fursuit look profesional and all that. :P

but yeah. if someone could help that would be great.

ps. please comment only if you are going to tell me something i can use and not something like " eyes arent what makes the fursuit" or "yur nwe at this you wont be able to make those kind of eyes" please dont write that. okay yeah. well.....

ya.

Hey everyone! I finally furred my head. :) I'm going to be starting the body in a few days, so I wanted to get this checked out. I know he's bumpy in a few areas, and the ears are a bit flat, but other than that how does he look? And should I do the neck before or after I get the body done?

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Thanks! :)

Hi everyone! I'm going to be finally making my very-long-time bat character Cruce (short for Crucifiction, yes I know that isn't how you spell the normal word) into a fursuit! The only thing I really have questions on, is that he has GIANT bat ears, with GIANT ear gauges. ( Read more... )

The story:

I am friends with Ice, the beautiful blue dragon suit that BeastCub made earlier this year, or late last year, I can't remember. But the one that was almost lost forever in the mail.

Three days before Christmas, he asks me to make his boyfriend a plushie of his fursuit, as he's over in Iraq right now and can't be home for Christmas. Said boyfriend returns from visiting his family on the 29th, and I had to do this by that time, before he got home, so the plush would be there waiting on him.

This was my mission. I chose to accept it!


( Tape Self-Destruct in 3... 2... 1...  )

So I finally got off my arse and started the foamwork on my sergal head.

This is the character I'm emulating:
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( Forgive my cruddy webcam pictures. Also, video! )

Whatcha all think?

I'd actually LOVE some critique on this. It's far from finished, so there's definitely room for improvement! Redlines are also appreciated.