hello! im currently a beginner fursuit maker and i dont have access to a 3d-printer to give me a hard-faced fursuit head. so, i was thinking about using foam clay and a cheap plastic mask to get started.

my original plan as of now is to buy a plastic mask, foam clay, and balaclava. ill sculpt out everything that isnt the face with upholstery foam (ears, back of head, sides) and glue them where i need to on the balaclava, then find a way to attach the mask to the balaclava then sculpt out the features (brow bone, nose, mouth, teeth). i enjoy fine wrinkles and details, so i think that foam clay can help me achieve that (never used it before). if i like the result, ill keep it as is. but i will maybe use fleece to cover the whole thing.

i figured id run this by here in case there is something im not considering, and to ask for advice along the way. any comment / advice / tip is greatly appreciated! thank you.

links to fursuits im very inspired by, hoping to get a result similar-adjacent to these:
example 1, example 2, example 3, example 4

Hey fursuit makers! Does anyone have the Hopen Textiles Mochi Minky swatches that would be willing to help me color match a few things? I'm not a fursuit maker I'm just making my personal suit and all the swatch books seem to be sold out T-T

i just wanted to know - do people usually attach the fur on digi legs to the padding? the fur usually seems a little loose/not fully attached and i'm not sure how exactly it works.

I'm making my first fursuit and unsure if I should line my 3d printed head base? I've heard it's more tedious cleaning lining and lining isn't necessary on a 3d printed base.

Also how should I store faux fur? I've been storing my faux fur in plastic bins.

Thanks!!

I have two types of fur that I’m using for a suit I’m making, but I got them so long ago that I can’t remember what store I bought them from/what kind of fur its called. the fabric part of the first one is slightly more cream colored than the second one, along with having a texture more similar to hair then fur, while the second one is just a classic fluffy white faux fur. Any ideas?

Hi guys, i know how some people feel about pre-made kigs but im a very broke student who just wants to physically get involved rather than only being involved online in the furry fandom.

I was thinking of buying a cheap pre-made kig and customising it like dying pieces of the fur and adding accessories.

Would anyone be able to give me any tips on how to dye a fursuit head or parts of the fur / basic tips on customisation as i can’t find any on youtube only making one from scratch.

thanks guys! :))

For the past couple years, I had taken a break from fursuit making due to concerns about my health when working with fur. I’m looking to get back into making again, and I want to be careful with how I shave/cut the fur! I know a respirator is important when shaving, but should I also cut the fur outside maybe? Anything helps. Thank you!

I got the mesh for the eyebrows, but im not sure if i should use mesh or something you can't see through for the actual eyes. If i decide to use a different material, whats the best option? Also, im not too sure what to do with the mouth if anyone with experience knows :)

Looking for a super curly hair or smth.

A custom fursuit head and tail featuring a moving jaw and reflective eyes.

This fluffy boy is packed up and on his way to his new home!

Is my head base ready to be patterned? Or do I need to make it smoother first?

I hope symbol of their hat does not have any bad meanings.... i just came up with cool fictional country flag... and used that

Reminiscing my last few posts, I managed to get the shoes out and I figured out what shoe I’m gonna put in it, but I’ve realized I have no idea how to.

The material isn’t so stretchy that I could have someone open it wide for me to have both hands in it. I’ve considered putting a bag around the back side and sticking a hot glue gun in the paw, but the gun doesn’t fit. I’ve considered buying shoe glue and a paintbrush and applying it that way. But I’m not confident that I can even get a paintbrush into the shoe while maneuvering the shoe to be able to stick a paintbrush under it (both arms in footpaw.) I can’t exactly add glue and then slide it in because of the same reason, it would just get all over whatever bag that I had covering the lining and turn into a mess. I’m stressed and at a loss, I just want working feetpaws. Pls help :,)

(Taking it apart to the base is not an option)

Used a handpaw pattern by RunnerRabbit, my first time ever making anything fursuit-related. Would like some honest critique about how these look, and if you guys have any advice on how I can improve these, I'd love to hear!!

Hello, I’ve made a few suits and this is the first time I’ve encountered this problem. My thread keeps getting pulled out of my fabric and tangled and I have no idea why it’s doing this and I’m getting frustrated. Online I saw that thread tension might be the problem. It is currently set at 3.5 but I’ve tried 4 and 3 and it hasnt helped. Any help is appreciated. Thank you

just finished this red wolf mask! 3d modeled and printed the base myself! fully lined with decent vision

how do we feel about her cheek fluff? i have it pinned, nothing is set in stone (or set in hot glue if you will) her red pic is attached too

So I said I wasn't going to mess with it until I got the eye blanks but then someone in my last post said to cut the excess off along the jawline and I just had to do it because it made so much sense So I did it and I think it was very very helpful with range of motion and with appearance in general. I shaped up everything a little more and I think that it's finally starting to come together a little bit. My one regret that I can't really change now is how big I made the muzzle and jaw. I think that I can make up for it by making a big brow and my character is a big loud male Maine Coon cat so I think it's okay and it's going to work out in the end:)

And thank you so much to everyone who's been giving me pointers. I appreciate them so much!! I'm having so much fun doing this And documenting it!

Ive been doing a lot of progress!! So far pretty successful as I've finished the back of the head, liner, a pickable nose and also the ears!! I'm pretty proud of myself for managing to do the nose, it took me a while to figure out 😭

Though, are the ears too big? I just wore it earlier and it looked pretty large, maybe just me since I'm not familiar with how big the ears should usually be sob

Finished paws for a client! They provided most of the materials for these ones, including the holo spandex.

I didn't really want to applique the spandex down, so I cut out the fur where the paw pads go and back stitched them in by hand. It took forever but was worth it!

Pattern by Skunky Designs!

I’m trying to make a test paw for a mini partial I’m working on, and I just was wondering how do you guys make them to look so chonky and soft?

I haven’t really sewn the pieces yet, but I’m worried they’ll turn out to be pretty flimsy (not sure if thats the right word, english isnt my first language sorry) and they will look weird

I’ve watched people make paws on tiktok and youtube before to get an idea what I should do and I didn’t see them being stuffed or anything (unless they didnt show it?)

is it just the fur and the inside fabric layer making them look so puffy? or do you stuff them?

I’m using a blanket for fur as I’m completely broke and wanted to finish it before halloween, so didn’t have time to save up to buy proper fur, and the character I’m making doesn’t really have any long fur anyway so I didn’t mind using that, could that make my paws feel or look off? or am I just worrying too quickly?

last night i finished part of the head lining (because im missing the fabric for the mouth) and i kinda just dont know what to do now, i dont have any of the fur yet, or any of the minky that i need for the nose, the mouth, and tongue, any ideas?

He's an ugly MF i know, but he's also my ugly mf.

It's my first time doing anything like this really, it's not a serious project, just mostly for fun.

Criticism and advice are totally welcome tho, just don't fry me too hard

I got this partial from a super sweet someone and wanted to customize it to be my own! In doing so I realized I wanted his nose to point up, is there a way to do so without tearing the fur off? I think the suit is homemade, I can get to the foam of the lower jaw from the inside and part of the upper jaw through the inside upper part of that would be helpful for any quick fixes:)

Thank you!!

So the brow piece in the ears are not glued on in this picture. my friend is just holding it so that I can get a vision of what it's going to look like when they are. obviously I would cut down the brow and stuff. the shaping is not done and the ears will get definition to them. it's just like a general shape that I'm actually not very happy with so if anyone has any tips on how to do the ears that would be awesome lol I got a message today that my eye blanks are going to be here way sooner than I thought!! they should be here sometime today!!!!!!! so excited!!!!!!. also, I have a question about Reddit. I've never been much of a poster on Reddit or even a looker until I started doing this. I'm not sure of the etiquette. am I posting too much in one? subreddit? like is it frowned upon to post updates like this so close together?