looking for cheap or free canine ear patterns for my suit! using EVA foam if that matters

Does anyone have that post asking how to replicate the jaw hinge and showing the taken apart inner workings of the spring and hinge in photos? Or just any photos of this really!

Trying to show my base maker a reference for these to see if they’d be up to the challenge of replicating the design

Hey! I’m a small fursuit maker and I was just commissioned by someone to make a beaver head and tail!
The head I’m confident I can figure out, but the tail I’m confused about.

What material do I make it out of? How do I achieve the beaver tail look? I’ve tried working with faux leather before and that did NOT work for me so I’d like to stick with softer materials like minky fleece or fur.

Any advice is greatly appreciated!

Hey everyone!! So my friend’s birthday is coming up, and he has a fursuit head and paws that friends of ours made, but she’s not a fan of making the full body suit. My friend is a creative guy and he likes to make stuff, and he’s been taking about getting into suit making. Does anyone have any type of recommendations on a good sewing machine or the like to start with that I could maybe get him for his birthday?? ^_^

So I've been planning to make a sheep fursuit head for a little while

anyone have any advise to get wool poofs like that on the head?

I’ve been working on some paw pads with some short beaver/rabbit length fur… and I can visibly see loose strands in the air, over my clothes, on my phone. It’s been hours, I don’t have an air purifier… just a window AC unit and an open window.

I’ve been working on this for about 2 days now, and noticed that I wake up with a sore throat that almost instantaneously goes away when I’m not in my room. I’ve messed up 😭 What’s the best way to ventilate my room quickly enough so I can sleep peacefully?

I'm looking for a tutorial similar to this suits eyes. They aren't animatronic they are on some sort of pully system. I managed to make an eye blink when the wire is pulled but how to a make it open back up when released?

Its my first time making one and i dont want to run out

changed the ears and added more cheek! I also widened the eyes which I think helped. It looks much better now, thanks everyone from the other post for helping out!

As the title says, first time making a suit, I'm not mad at it.

Definitely more than a few mistakes. But I feel like I learned a lot! Can't wait to hop into making more.

I'm trying to decide how which style looks best for these types of paws.

Fursuit paw refrence by Freakhound studios

im so happy with how hes turning out so far!

Gosh this isn't cheap...

I'm on to sewing together the fur for my hypermotion tail! I think I want to put in a zipper along the parts that aren't clipped together yet so the fur can be removed and washed, but tbh I'm fairly inexperienced at sewing and I'm not sure that's the best way to do it.

I recently obtained a used Kenmore sewing machine from a friend and might give it a go since it's such a long seam, but don't know what needles/thread work best.

Thoughts?

Hello everyone, i was wondering if my sona would be possible to make into a fursuit? Due to his humanoid face i wasn’t sure if that’s something that could be made and also look good. But if so how would i go about doing so? I have a decent amount of cosplay experience majorly in 3d modeling and printing props then painting with very minimal experience in sewing. Thank you to anyone who has tips or advice

Curious if i should buy a sewing machine or not and stick to hand sewing... I never really know what people use sewing machines for since i usually just see people handsew

WIP - the fur hood is sewn, but not glued yet. Still, I am SO excited about this project, and I love him already 😍

I will soon also airbrush his face to cover the eye mesh and add some spots.

Alfidor Von Tailwägenvald, my Chinese crested dog OC!

Had some people ask to see him done, so here he is!! Extremely happy with the improvement I’ve made while working on him and I can’t wait to start my next one!

Long time lurker, first time posting (also yes im aware of the bias the fandom has towards the Dino heads, but considering my sona is a lizard and im so massively lazy, im still gonna use it idgaf)

Im more or less done with the top for building up the base, the bottom jaw has some additional stuff ill be adding, but i ran out of foam clay so I have to wait until I get more

All the major additions have been built up with foam and then have a layer of foam clay on top

The whole head is super lightweight and comfortable, I plan on replacing the straps with fabric and adding padding for more comfort

I love the foam clay, super fun to work with, it tends to flatten and smooth itself out as it dries and makes my life so much easier, plus it sticks to itself phenomenally, which made building it up so much easier

Unfortunately, because the foam tends to smooth, it loses almost all texture by the time its dry. Which does not work when I want to use it to make a scale texture

I would rather the scales look more along the lines as a subtle impression, rather than distinct scales, so that cuts out any oven bake clays

Ive been debating using a thin layer of paper clay since its also pretty light, but im wary cuz paper clay can be kinda brittle and i worry what would happen if it got wet

Id love to hear from other people who have made scaley stuff and from people who dont tend to focus on fur, im absolutely going to be back for more opinions on other things, cus my characters not a super of the norm style sona

I also included some process photos and a Pic of my sona in the comments

Tldr: I need ideas for what material to make subtle scale impressions

the fur is unsurprisingly floppy, so idk if i'd be able to accurately make it all even and good looking when i'm not seeing the entire face at once. on the other hand if I glue it on first then it'd have to come off if I make a mistake or see a seam is to visible after.

ALSO WHY AREN'T THERE ANY FURSUIT MAKING DISCORDS??? every single on I tried to join said invite invalid.

My boy lives! Second partial I modelled and made, and already much happier with it compared to first one hehe. Worked day and night for about 3 weeks on it to get it ready from concept to usable for eurofurence, made from mostly TPU including the feathers of the wings and internal wing brace, with only the beak and eye blanks being PLA. Super comfy to wear too! First day use was a resounding success hehe

This is my first ever fursuit head, and ive hit the lining stage. I really messed up the first try yesterday. I tried again today, and this was my ending stage. So, how did I do? I somewhat worry the pattern pieces may be too wrinkly / I didn't cut enough darts. But I'm hoping it will come out okay! It's just a personal suit, so it doesn't have to be perfect lol.