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Fursuit tutorial Part 1by *Sharpe19

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I thought since I had 2 furheads going on at once, why not do a tutorial? Those out there who helped me get started, I thank you very much!^^ To those who this helps, lemmy know how it turns out and tell me what you think or alert me of mistakes/something I may be missing/ or questions not answered by these.

Part 2 will be up... possibly as early as tomorrow. But not likely, knowing my life.

P.S... This is going to be my newest head, Katsu the Red-tailed Hawk. He'll most likely only be a head but I'd like to do a full suit of him. Katsu will cover the "cartoon/anime" part of this tutorial.

*** I will be selling this guy when I'm done! He'll most likely be around $350-$400, all depending on the detail I put into 'im. That and the fact that he'll have a moving jaw. If you're interested, note me.***

~RexT-Rex Jan 25, 2012 General Artist

What size thickness of foam did you use? I'm working on an avian head with a rather large beak and I've bene trying to make it out of "foamies" but it jsut dosn't seem to be working. Foamies do work great for smaller beaks though, like Pigeons!

~Staffy-Bull Apr 19, 2011

Nice, a just asking, how thick is the Foam you were using?

*Sharpe19 Apr 20, 2011 Professional Artisan Crafter

Um... 2-3 inches I think?

~Staffy-Bull Apr 21, 2011

Oh, cool! Thanks lol.

*bueshang Aug 24, 2010 Hobbyist General Artist

What type of foam do you recommend for a beginner?

*Sharpe19 Aug 24, 2010 Professional Artisan Crafter

Upholstery foam. thickness? Um. Haha, I actually use thick pieces (8 inch about)for the muzzle and about 1/2 thickness for the face along with some thin 1/8 inch sheets to smooth things out. But thickness may vary from furrier to furrier.

*bueshang Aug 25, 2010 Hobbyist General Artist

Thanks, that was very informative

~ArizonaJackal Jul 6, 2010 Hobbyist General Artist

_{^{So I've seen a few photos of fursuit heads while still in the works, and seen a lot of people
saying they use upholstery foam. So I was wondering, would that be the best thing to use?}}

*Sharpe19 Jul 7, 2010 Professional Artisan Crafter

I've always favored the balaclava method with upholstery foam just because it;s lightweight, very breatheable, very sensitive if done right, and nearly indestructible, un I like mesh heads which tend to break after a while.

Resin is another that I really favor, but that method is expensive and very time consuming. If you are just starting off, I would highly recommend upholstery foam. It's very forgiving. Even though I use resin, I still will keep up on my foam because I like it so much.^^

Hope this helps!

~ArizonaJackal Jul 8, 2010 Hobbyist General Artist

_{^{So I suppose upholstery foam is my best bet? It sounds like a really good
material; and from what someone else said, it isn't too incredibly expensive
either, depending on the amount one would buy.

Thank you :3 I just thought it would be a good idea for me to see the benefits
of foam compared to other materials, since I was thinking of trying this out.
Thanks =]}}

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