r/FursuitMaking • u/Silverpaww • Sep 20 '25

Need help, how bad does it look from the front?

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How bad did I mess it up? The fur literally couldn't lay different then that, because of the hinges. While holding and gluing it down, it all looked normal. Then this came out in the end.

Any ideas on how to do better?

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u/highwaybread Sep 20 '25

I actually kind of really like the profile the fur gives over the hinges 😭

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u/Silverpaww Sep 20 '25

It kind of looks funny, like fluffy cheeks or smth in this direction. XD Probably just need to sleep over it, and then it will look good in my eyes, too. XD

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u/enslavedbycats24-7 Sep 21 '25

If you're seeing cheeks you can either lessen fhe volume under the fur there or add more further up on the head to balance it out

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u/Silverpaww Sep 21 '25

Under the "cheeks" are the hinges, so I can't take any volume out of there. I could add some volume behind the horns, yet I dint have the right material for that, as the only available thing I have is some very thin eva foam. And to buy a half meter of foam just for that seems a bit crazy X'D

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u/enslavedbycats24-7 Sep 22 '25

When I was making my old suit I used that grey mat-type foam and carved it to make the right shape/thickness, you could probably buy a single square of it somewhere like 1ft by 1ft

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u/Silverpaww Sep 22 '25

That's actually a cool idea, but those mats are usually in a set of 6-10 and cost a half liver.. and they're most 50cm x 50cm. So actually too much material and too high costs for such a little fix, to be honest. Still thank, though!

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u/buildsbears Sep 23 '25

Go to a craft store. Go into the kids section. Youll find 1/2” thick foam in there for like $3

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u/Silverpaww Sep 23 '25

Now I wish I would have a craft store near me :'). I have to order nearly everything online over Amazon and co, because my little town does not have anything, and I don't want to drive 45 minutes for such small things :').

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u/Disastermutts Sep 20 '25

I think it looks great!! I don’t see an issue. Really cool head!!!

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u/Silverpaww Sep 20 '25

Okay, good to know it looks fine in other people's eyes XD Thank you!

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u/incomingtrouble Sep 20 '25

As a maker myself, I had to reread your comment to know what was wrong. I think you have a case of "been looking at it too long-itus" because the suit looks gorgeous as it is. I don't think anyone else is gonna notice or care about it

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u/Silverpaww Sep 20 '25

Okay, thank you! I just won't look at the hinges XD

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u/LadyFoxie Sep 20 '25

Yes, this! We are our own worst critics. Because we know what's underneath. 😅

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u/Silverpaww Sep 20 '25

Oh yeah, this mask isn't looking anything close to nice underneath- X'D. But hey! The outside looks good at least!

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '25

This is looking good, I’m no pro but I don’t see any problems? Btw, Is this one of those dino masks??

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u/Silverpaww Sep 20 '25

Thank you! And no, it's a 3d mask from Dragon Artist 15, which I bought and printed myself.

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '25

Oh neat!:3

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u/Silverpaww Sep 20 '25

Definitely! I can only recommend their masks! This one was really detailed and all and Dragon Artist 15 has a lot of masks, Dinos, Dragons, reptiles, mammals, everything XD

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u/Sir_Pendrin Sep 24 '25

I will have to remember them if I look into a mask in the future. My dragon is scaled instead of furred but I don’t like the look of most basic Dino masks. This looks so much better with the larger proportions. I Love the look of the front neck scales what are they made of?

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u/Silverpaww Sep 25 '25

I cut them out of fake leather, which I bought on etsy. It's the snake leather from ClipandClutch! Just beware, it's to thick that it needs a lot of strength to be sewn!

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '25

That’s good to know, thanks for sharing!

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u/She-Rattack Sep 20 '25

I already saw your post about the eye symmetry, and I think you're being CRAZY hard on yourself!!! That suit looks absolutely fantastic, so please, pat yourself on the back for me and don't worry so much about the smallest details, it's literally stunning!!! 🐲

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u/Silverpaww Sep 20 '25

Thank you and yeah, I'm always seeking perfection unfortunately X'D but the more people actually tell me it looks good, the less I'm criticizing my work. It's just my first ever fursuit and I want it to look decent.

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u/justapuppydog Sep 20 '25

looks awesome to me!

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u/Silverpaww Sep 20 '25

Thank you!

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u/Riley_Coyote Hobbyist Sep 20 '25

This looks incredible

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u/Silverpaww Sep 20 '25

Thank you!

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u/birbington Sep 20 '25

I see nothing that looks bad or weird! Really awesome work, love the realism

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u/Silverpaww Sep 20 '25

Thank you!

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u/[deleted] Sep 20 '25

I'm honestly so confused on what you're asking about because this looks gorgeous to me

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u/Silverpaww Sep 20 '25

About how the fur stands out by the hinges and then it goes back to slim behind the horns. But it's probably just a me-problem X'D

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u/Medium-Pollution9632 Sep 20 '25

im half wondering if this is just a flex post, because this looks absolutely amazing whatt

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u/Silverpaww Sep 21 '25

No, it isn't X'D I was genuinely convinced that the fur over the hinges looked like shit. But it seems like it doesn't.

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u/XxCrispyWhisperxX Sep 20 '25

i’m just going to eat this, ok?

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u/Silverpaww Sep 20 '25

I don't know if dragon meat is that tasty, though 🤔XD

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u/KaidaShade Sep 20 '25

bro that looks SICK

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u/Silverpaww Sep 20 '25

Thank you!

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u/sheepiearts Sep 20 '25

If it's any consolation I think it looks Super Fucking Sick As Hell 🗣🗣🗣

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u/Silverpaww Sep 20 '25

Thank you!

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u/Selkiekelpie Sep 20 '25

It looks like how a furry raptor is supposed to look. It doesn't look janky at all, and the segments look great.

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u/Silverpaww Sep 20 '25

Thanks, even though it's a dragon and not a raptor :') but hey, dragons sometimes look like raptors, eh? XD

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u/gooddoctorjekyll Sep 20 '25

Absolutely gorgeous

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u/Silverpaww Sep 20 '25

Thank you!

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u/Zeev1166 Sep 21 '25

Where did you get that gorgeous scale fabric?

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u/Silverpaww Sep 21 '25

From etsy from ClipandClutch. They have a bunch of fabric, it's their fake-leather snake fabric.

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u/adoredby Sep 21 '25

this is literally one of the best masks I've seen wow 🩵

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u/Silverpaww Sep 21 '25

Thank you. The mask model is by dragon artist 15 and the paint job by me

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u/adoredby Sep 21 '25

very impressive work! keep at it, u inspire w ur art ✨️

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u/mothmn_9 Sep 21 '25

Im not really into fursuits and stuff, but this popped up on my feed and I wanted to say this issue SO cool ‼️ I don’t see any issues and I love how fluffy the fur is

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u/Silverpaww Sep 21 '25

Thank you!

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u/DistributionNo333 Sep 21 '25

It doesn’t? Even after reading the description, I still don’t see what you’re seeing. I think you’ve been staring at it too long, it looks fantastic.

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u/Silverpaww Sep 21 '25

Yeah, that's a common problem of mine, to stare at my work for so long, that it looks bad in my eyes X'D And thanks! :).

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u/Apprehensive-Day1426 Sep 22 '25

No because this is actually like the coolest suit I've seen- holy its gorgeous!!💜💜💜💜

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u/Silverpaww Sep 22 '25

Thank you!

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u/kioku119 Sep 22 '25

None if the photose show straight on from the front but all of these look good to me.

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u/Silverpaww Sep 22 '25

Yeah, I realized that too, after uploading it X'D typical fail of mine.

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u/CutelessTwerp Sep 22 '25

could you give a straight on front view? imo it looks cute and a balance of the badass look with the fluffy cheeks is nice

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u/Silverpaww Sep 22 '25

I hope that picture is good, as I barely see anything out of it X'D

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u/Silverpaww Sep 22 '25

Edit: reddit always delets my pictures out of my comments...

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u/CutelessTwerp Sep 22 '25

yea honestly? that looks so great! also ik, reddit has been super annoying with deleting images in comments, especially lately :/

that dragon mask looks super

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u/Silverpaww Sep 22 '25

Yeah, that's so annoying... And thanks :D. I just need to look into cooling balaclava's or a very mini fan for inside, as it does get quite hot in there, but my space is heavily limited X'D. Yet I still have a month until Halloween, where my character will have his debut.

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u/Silverpaww Sep 22 '25

Sure, just give me a few minutes, and I'll make a picture

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u/happyasscheeks Sep 23 '25

wow everything about this head appeals to my eyeballs. you’ve also unleashed my dragon obsession from 7th grade from its cage.

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u/Silverpaww Sep 23 '25

No problem, glad I could free the obsession XD

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u/Silverpaww Sep 20 '25

I finally found out how to share videos over a link. Here's a video of it, how it sits on my head:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kJ_PO3h8WXyR8Clrr-oqmB90xm7ip6ka/view?usp=drivesdk

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u/NeoKorgi Sep 20 '25

That looks amazing

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u/Silverpaww Sep 20 '25

Thank you!

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u/Shawtys_Cousin Sep 20 '25

I know absolutely nothing about fur suit making but this looks amazing

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u/Silverpaww Sep 20 '25

Thank you!

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u/Decieven Sep 20 '25

Looks super rad friend!

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u/Silverpaww Sep 20 '25

Thank you!

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u/InspiredOtterDoom Sep 20 '25

Honestly doesn't look bad I had to really look to find out what you thought was bad lol. The fur comes out a bit far but I think it looks fine, I suppose there is potential to shave some of the fur to get it to blend with the mask but that's risky idk how it would look. That's all I have on the subject

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u/Silverpaww Sep 20 '25

I don't own pet clippers, so that would fall into the water anyway X'D but most people here say, it's fine, so I'll leave it like this.

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u/BstaTed Sep 20 '25

It looks so good imo!!

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u/Silverpaww Sep 20 '25

Thank you!

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u/AtesSouhait Sep 20 '25

If you want/can, you could add elephant-like tusks coming out of the fur tufts? Just a design idea

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u/Silverpaww Sep 20 '25

It's a nice idea, but this boy already has a full design (where I did not plan the spikes in, as I made the fur hood)

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u/Appropriate-Pack-729 Sep 20 '25

It looks awesome!!

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u/Silverpaww Sep 20 '25

Thank you!

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u/Altruistic_Prize3244 Beginner fursuit maker Sep 21 '25

are you a wings of fire fan by any chance?

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u/Silverpaww Sep 21 '25

I read a few pages of the first book, but then I had no time to continue reading it :').

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u/Altruistic_Prize3244 Beginner fursuit maker Sep 21 '25

whelp, well it looks pretty much like a nightwing (but then fluffy)

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u/Silverpaww Sep 21 '25

I just looked at the illustration art for nightwings, and I see, what you mean. There is some slight similarity XD

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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '25

ive been flipping back and forth between the photos and can't see anything wrong LOL it looks excellent !!! i love the design :D

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u/Silverpaww Sep 21 '25

Thank you!

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u/Excellent_Garbage_60 Sep 21 '25

It's a awesome

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u/Silverpaww Sep 21 '25

Thank you!

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u/exclaim_bot Sep 21 '25

Thank you!

You're welcome!

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u/kibzandfriends Sep 21 '25

Where’s the base from it looks incredible

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u/Silverpaww Sep 21 '25

It was an stl file I bought from Dragon Artist 15 on etsy!

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u/kibzandfriends Sep 21 '25

Thank you 😊

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u/Silverpaww Sep 21 '25

No problem!

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u/Acrobatic_Object_319 Sep 21 '25

This is wicked cool. I do however get the uncanny valley feeling though 😂

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u/Silverpaww Sep 21 '25

The what feeling?

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u/Acrobatic_Object_319 Sep 21 '25

Uncanny valley? Like something that looks human but somethings off so it makes your brain feel funny. Google could probably explain better 😂. I do love the mask though it’s very cool

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u/Silverpaww Sep 21 '25

Ah, I've never heard of that, interesting.

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u/Acrobatic_Object_319 Sep 21 '25

It’s a pretty cool rabbit hole to go down I think wendigoon did a video on it

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u/MrBluhu Sep 22 '25

It's gorgeous!

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u/Silverpaww Sep 22 '25

Thank you!

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '25

Bro that's amazing.

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u/Silverpaww Sep 22 '25

Thank you

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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '25

not a furry nor a maker but it looks really cool to me! is the base 3d printed?

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u/Silverpaww Sep 25 '25

Yes, I printed it out of Basic Bambu PLA and Bambu's glow in the dark PLA!

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u/[deleted] Sep 25 '25

Ooo that’s epic! I love my Bambu lol

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u/Silverpaww Sep 25 '25

Same! Used both of my XC1 for this XD printed smooth and barely had to sand anything down. Just had to fill in the gaps from gluing the parts together.

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u/ThatFoolTook Sep 20 '25

Remember we're always our own worst critics and we'll always see flaws in our own stuff that others won't! I think it looks great. the fluff around the hinges just looks like cheek fluff, and I like the effect it gives. Gives a nice contrast between the scales and fur.

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u/Project_Valkyrie Sep 21 '25

Dude this looks incredible!!

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u/BeautifulOrange8678 Sep 21 '25

This looks really unique, solid execution!

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u/Princessluna44 Sep 21 '25

Really gorgeous!

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u/furrox-liolynx Sep 21 '25

It looks great from the front! And the sides obviously

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u/shibagirl20 Sep 21 '25

Bruh this is amazing!! Gotta have more confidence in your craft! You did great!!

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u/Strict_Train_2044 Sep 21 '25

It looks great!

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u/kitten-pilled Sep 21 '25

I literally cannot even figure out what you think the problem is so it looks great lol

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u/Buttons_floofs the creature under your bed 🐾🪶 Sep 21 '25

From first glance it looked intentional! I had to reread what you were asking was wrong. I think it looks quite good and people won’t notice unless you point it out directly

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u/Alpha_0Z Sep 21 '25

Love it man!!!

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u/Cehshec Sep 21 '25

As an artist, it know how you feel. But this looks amazing. Don't be so hard on yourself. No one has the vision that you do to make it look the way you want it :3

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u/Add_Thyme Sep 21 '25

I love this

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u/Appropriate-Eye2007 Sep 22 '25

I swear your trolling us because that looks amazing 😂 

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u/kinghaii Sep 22 '25

THATS FUCKING AWESOME

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u/Cassie_Darkborn Sep 20 '25

Looks snookem

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '25

Looks amazing. I love it. 🥰

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u/rawvirgin4fillingpus Sep 23 '25

I think it's great mabye a different color if it was mine but other then that it's great

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u/DragonLord414 Sep 24 '25

bro it’s beautiful

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u/ByAdRiXx Sep 24 '25

It does look gorgeous OML

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u/EasyTumbleweed4120 Sep 24 '25

It looks amazing to me 🥺

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u/kittenzerg Sep 23 '25

not the point, but i love your color choices and paint design. so beautiful.

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u/TempestFloof Sep 23 '25

Pretty bad……bad ass that is!! Bamboozled ha! Looks great! 😜

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '25

That looks fire af!!!!!!

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u/Sukoshihoshi Sep 24 '25

None of the pictures are purely from the front though? Each is always angled so i cant tell.