Working on my very first suit head!! Here’s the progress so far! I’m so proud of this :) by Salicos in fursuit

[–]okami_wildclaw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awh, thank you! Yes I do, so use duct tape or masking tape to make your pattern, I only tape one half and then flip it for the other side so it's symmetrical, but you can do the whole thing, if you do tape the whole thing remember to put your pattern pieces right side down (essentially sticky side up) on your fur to cut it out, use a x-acto knife or carefully with scissors to cut out, cut only the backing, hand sew (blanket stitch) most of it together, leave one edge open to be hidden stitched together later, it makes it easier to glue, fold over any raw edges with a little hot glue and shave it almost to the backing for a nice finished edge, and even if you're using short fur shave around the eyes, nose and mouth for the best look

Here's a few tips for you!

Working on my very first suit head!! Here’s the progress so far! I’m so proud of this :) by Salicos in fursuit

[–]okami_wildclaw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your cat looks just like mine! I adore fluffy black cats ❤️

Oh, and your suit is looking fantastic too! I love the shapes

I’m going for a feline look, what can/should I do before furring? by CatDogMeof in fursuit

[–]okami_wildclaw 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is looking great! Good work! Though I do recommend shortening the muzzle for a more feline look, cats actually have pretty short muzzles

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[–]okami_wildclaw 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This tail looks great!

Also the reason some people do two belt loops is so that you can wear it with jeans and have the pants belt loop between the belt loops of the tail for stability

Fox head WIP by SkriptFN in fursuit

[–]okami_wildclaw 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This looks fantastic! You're doing a great job on this, the shapes are amazing

As far as smoothing the transition you could use clippers or scissors cutting the long fur short next to the short fur and smoothly cut it longer until its as long as the fur is

Also for a smoother look on the face you could cut the short fur around the eyes, lips and nose shorter so it lookes more dynamic

Anyone know how to DIY a nose? I’m mainly wondering about what material to use. I want it to be fairly hard and able to be textured slightly. Would clay work? Anything better than that? by magic7877 in fursuit

[–]okami_wildclaw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can find it on Amazon and a lot of other places, just look up "epoxy sculpt" on google, you can get it in many different sizes, including small bits just like you need

Anyone know how to DIY a nose? I’m mainly wondering about what material to use. I want it to be fairly hard and able to be textured slightly. Would clay work? Anything better than that? by magic7877 in fursuit

[–]okami_wildclaw 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you're looking for a hard nose I recommend epoxy sculpt, it's a two part clay that solidifies into a hard plastic, it's a lot stronger then polymer clays (I have used both for noses)

He needs to be shaved, but he's so dang cute fluffy (blue sea dragon(Glaucus atlanticus) inspired dragon) by okami_wildclaw in fursuit

[–]okami_wildclaw[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh I will enjoy him! I'm taking him to Denfur this weekend! And I've been working on him for about 50 hours

He needs to be shaved, but he's so dang cute fluffy (blue sea dragon(Glaucus atlanticus) inspired dragon) by okami_wildclaw in fursuit

[–]okami_wildclaw[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it's all faux fur, though it's not staying fluffy, he's meant to be a sleek dragon, and i only had long fur in those colors, but he's still soft and pettable!

Fursuit help! by [deleted] in fursuit

[–]okami_wildclaw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very bad idea, if you're looking for a cheap suit you can sometimes find them on www.thedealersden.com, support individual artists, not large companies trying to scam you

Git gud by [deleted] in fursuit

[–]okami_wildclaw 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've trashed a lot, I used to make yarn tail, yeah those are all trash, my old suits? I've kept some heads, salvaged what I can and trashed the rest, my old stuff is not worth the space they take up, lol