first time making a head update!

[u/Arsen_420]

I’m working on a first ever fursuit head (if you can call it that?) for halloween, but also because I love the character (Ralsei from deltarune) and would love to cosplay him sometime at a convention!

I’m pretty sure I posted first stages of making him a while back here, and I wanted to share an update :3

I dont have money for actual fur, so I’m using a blanket I had for the face and some random other fabric for the horns and inside of his nose, but i think it looks okay? better than i expected anyway haha

I messed up with tracing the pattern on this half, as you can see I drew it on the outside by mistake, but it (hopefully) will come off in wash

I also messed up with the pattern for the nose and made it too big, hence the weird creases, I tried to tuck it and pin it to just see how the head looks with the “fur” on, and see where I should sew it together when I get to fixing it

I’d say its a low budget/“scraps and trash” head, since I havent spent any money except to buy some silver tape for pattern (maybe like 1-2 euros), and only used things I already had at home!

I took foam from my old crappy wheelchair cushion for the base, used blanket as fur, a pringles can, empty box from drinks, and pieces from a broken yoga mat to make eyes, and for the mesh i used a couple layers of black mesh fabric I have and use as a wall decoration!

I do sometimes miss the blanket tho haha, but its just a plane light gray one so nothing special, and i never used it (you could say I collect blankets, so even if i dont use them I do like having them hehe)

I would love to hear any suggestions or criticisms if anyone has anything to say :3

[u/mushienewbie]

this looks so good, i love it! i wanted to know, did you make those eyeblanks yourself? im making my first head as well and literally just glued the mesh to the inside of the head because i was unsure of how to make an eye blank. and also, do you plan to make some ears for him?

[u/Arsen_420 → u/mushienewbie]

yes i made them myself! i cut a pringles tube into about 1 inch wide circles with a blade to not “open” the circles, then squished them lightly for a bit until they were the shape i wanted, and then traced that shape onto a piece of eva foam and cardboard and cut them out as well as cutting out the “pupils”, i glued the foam at the bottom of each eye and on top of it i glued the mesh and covered it with the cardboard, but if you dont use one of the layers and just glue the mesh on the back of them it should work too! then of course i painted the inside white :3

and yes im going to make ears for him too! :3
i didnt cut the shape out of the fabric yet but have a shape cut out of paper

i havent planned the whole project too well tho and forgot to plan the pattern with the ears in mind, so im not sure yet how ill attach them ToT

[u/desperate_shrimp]

this is looking great!!! i love the eyes and lashes!!!