Making First Fursuit!

[Nori]

It's up to you, I think follow me eyes would be less messy if you put them in after furring, then to the lashes and whatnot. The lining I did a mix, I lined the inside before I furred, then after furring/shaving I added the gums.

[guest22811]

Ah okay 

Post Merge: June 26, 2016, 01:47:36 PMJust finished all the duct taping and just cut them out...

Ready to start furring!

Going to go to the store to buy some fur tomorrow since the store only opens on weekdays ;-;

Also how do I make a neck?

[Nori]

Necks are a pain.
This is what I used, only I just used the two main colors and made a wider shape. I suggest making the neck after you have your head completely done, and make sure to leave a bit of extra fur hanging over the edge of the bottom of the head to attach the neck.
http://matrices.tumblr.com/post/51899557133/tutorial-making-a-neck-for-a-fursuit-head

[guest22811]

Oh, god, doing necks seem like a pain


I've finished cutting all the duct tape off my foam head into pieces and I'm ready to fur.
I missed my train today and they closed when I got there
Going to go tomorrow then excited af


Do you sow the pieces of fur together into one 'cover' to cover the head as much as possible or do you just glue it directly on?
I would glue it directly on but I'm worried that the edges might not come out smoothly.

Post Merge: June 27, 2016, 03:26:58 PMP.S. I've got the nose  covered, havent forgotten about it lol

Post Merge: June 27, 2016, 03:38:02 PMp.s.S.


I'm not going to use a wig, turns out that the one my local store sells is plain crap and off colour
I'm going to comb out yarn. I've done it before, its actually pretty good.


Something like this.
http://sols-crew.tumblr.com/post/43975156663/tutorial-making-a-brushed-yarn-wig


Plus, I have quite a lot of blue yarn from my previous attempts at knitting.
Sad lief.

[Nori]

Nice! I haven't tried yarn, but it looks like it could work
Most people and stitch the pieces together and glue the cover down around the nose, eyes and any curves. It makes it look a lot nicer. I keep messing up my stitch so I've just glued them down, it does make it a lot rougher along the edges of your designs.

And as for your eyebrow thing, I put mine on along where the brow bump was, and marked it along with my other pattern pieces. If you don't want to have brows then you don't need to worry about it! I know some people also make brows out of felt or something, I've only used fur though.
My realistic bat suit didn't have eyebrows, but it does add a lot of expression, especially with toony heads

[guest22811]

Yass
Furringgggggggg.

[Detroit]

Thats looking great so far just don't forget to shave it down

[guest22811]

Finally got it done xD
Still gotta go buy a wig though, because combing yarn didn't work
My handpaws are so warm in the winter here :DDDDDD
My cat also keeps playing with my tail   
I didn't do paw pads or claws though because I thought they would be too annoying. I might plan to make another set of handpaws with claws and paw pads though. I think it looks alright at the moment.

[Argrath]

Wooow, I really love the head! Makes me want to make a suit as well 

[Nori]

It looks great!!!! awesome job!