| Beware AJ Gunn / AJ Aug / DarkieSharkie / Glitched Aug / Zaru666 |
[May. 31st, 2012|12:45 pm] |
Suit maker; AJ Gunn / AJ Aug / DarkieSharkie / Glitched Aug / Zaru666
Known webpages: TLDR: A £90 commission for a tail - high price due to specialised material requested for the tail itself (cost £40). Material was only half used, and the half that was used was subsequently ruined as part of the "repairs" process.
Artist agreed to a full refund but has subsequently has refused to refund any money, then changed mind and offered to refund only 1/3rd of the money.
I have recieved no usable goods to this day, and those unusable have been returned to the maker for repairs.
( Details in the cut )
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| Hip Wings? |
[Jun. 3rd, 2012|10:05 am] |
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Aaaand, I'm back. :D
I've got everything planned and ready to go except one last detail. My bird fursona is slightly different in that she has wings on her hips instead of her back (similar to the wings of Gwendolyn in Odin Sphere). Here's a link to her reference sheet if necessary: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/7920119/
I want them to be in the closed position so movement isn't much of an issue but I don't know how to attach them to the body. Tips on making the actual wings would be nice too.
Thank you ; - ; |
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| Foamwork critique/redline? |
[Jun. 3rd, 2012|07:14 pm] |
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So, I've been keeping this pretty much under wraps, just for fun, buuuut now I need some help. I feel something is not right. WHY IS IT SO HARD TO MAKE A CAT HEAD SHAPE? I'm currently working on a cat head, and tail. to use up some of the waaaay too much orange and beige fur I ordered for my first suit. I'm making it to wear with Maroos bodysuit. Anyway, to the point.. Would anyone like to tell me what looks off? Redline if you want? Is it the muzzle? The lack of bridge? The real high cheeks? I tried to capture that cats have high cheek structure, but I feel I went too high maybe. Haha. Also, if anyone wants to design her face/tail markings, feel free! I have my own plan, but if anyone feels like giving a suggestion, feel free! I have orange and beige fur.
Now, I will add some more curve to the back of the ears. They are just pinned on, so don't worry too much about them being not perfectly positioned.
And she will have matching eyebrows.. I just lost one somewhere in my room, and am trying to hunt it down. Also, any help on how to give her a happier expression? Maroo's head has a lovely smile, and it would be nice if I could get something like that for my kitty head.
( Pictures for yooou. )
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| Ear Tags? |
[Jun. 2nd, 2012|11:17 pm] |
I see a lot of livestock tags around on fursuits, and I have a few commissioners (and myself, heh) wanting them. I know they give them out a cons & events occasionally, but is there any way to buy them singularly and with a specific number, or do most people buy them in bulk and pick out the number they need?
Thanks guys! :3 |
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| Round 3 Heat 3 Poll Closed |
[Jun. 2nd, 2012|11:58 pm] |
Polls have been closed with the following results:
Hydrox 108, Clouwy 101
Duke V2 121, Beef Jerky 118
Joshua Tiger 119, Tierney Grylark III 93
Jay 103, Hissyfits 96
Mingchun 109, JTigerclaw 102
Sadie 110, Tally 88
Cougari 110, Montainafox 91
Flagstaff 114, Roby Panther 109
Ziko 109, Gyrhawk 79
SilverWolf 135, Manchado Spotted 44
Dakkota Wolf 140, Kristofur 85
Many thanks to everyone who participated in this leg, and good luck to those that will qualify for the regionals.
Your upcoming matchups for Monday June 4th are:
Zenun V3 and Tweeko
Tundru and Paul Shepherd
Syber and Raven wolf
Char Fox and Red Velvet
Utunu and Cosmo Cheetah
Walden and Monsteroo
Bixx-Katt and NeoPanTyger
Artie and Taiko
Howee Husky and Strawberry
Step and Lumikelluke
Tiger's Claw and Mtendo
HakuPamfer and Sydney Roo |
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| Question on Modifying M6106 |
[Jun. 3rd, 2012|12:01 am] |
Well, I searched and I don't believe there's a question addressing this just yet. I plan to make my first fursuit this summer.
My suit (a type of bird) includes a head, arms (up to the shoulders), legs and 'pants' up to the waist or so. I solved how to keep this pieces up with elastic myself but there's still a question that bothers me.
When modifying the original pattern, I will have to cut the main body piece in half along the waist. However, I don't know how to high up to cut this. Along the hips? The Waist? or higher? Oh, and I plan to attach a tail as well. Help would be greatly appreciated! :D
Thank you o u o |
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| Finished Fursuit head! |
[Jun. 2nd, 2012|06:51 pm] |
I've finished my fursuit head, after 4 months of work... The rest of the suit needs to be completed, but until then, is there anything wrong with the head as of now? .o.
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| 2nd head finished |
[Jun. 2nd, 2012|01:38 pm] |
Finally finished my second fursuit head. This one is for my husband also. I tore apart the first head and salvaged as much as I could. I redid the foam and added a taxidermy jaw cast as well as taxidermy ear forms. The eyes are buckram, colored with Copic markers. The fur is Hancock's white cubby and Distinctive's long and extra long black faux fur with DF's extra long white in the back for his "ruff" and black Kanekelon for the braid. In all honesty, the braid was the most PIA part.
The suit is only going to be a partial and I am currently re-working the foot paws to trim down their size.
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| CRs Crafts? |
[Jun. 2nd, 2012|02:28 pm] |
Am I mistaken? I thought that CRs crafts long pile "fun fur" was supposed to be Monterey Mills.
I just ordered one yard and when I got it the pile is more like 1.5-2 inches, it says it is supposed to be 3-3.5 inch pile on the website. And the shade and sheen seem to be different as well.
This puts me in a bind.. I need more of this fur but apparently this is not the right one. So I don't know where to get it. I cant order it from MM because you can only order by the roll there and of course I cant do that.
So two questions. Am I wrong about what CRs offers,and if I am, where can I find a small amount of MM fur, 1-2 yards? |
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| EMERGENCY MESSAGE |
[Jun. 1st, 2012|11:27 pm] |
goddamn, how many times to i have to freakin upload the same freakin explanation to all these sites?? its not like anyone cares. oh well, here goes:
hi, my name is Helix Velecloid. ive already been to this site called furaffinity and more reasearch on the subject brought me here.if you read my bio or whatever, it gets a little strange. so here i am to explain some of the following events that have happened (or will happen, i guess in your pont of view) in the last (or next) 400 years. my dad is an inventor, and he just gave me this prototype of a screen (a screen is a computer, only handheld, and you can stretch it across any wall or anything and it's like paper thin) that can travel through time in the universe once known as the internet. you can change what happened by submitting or posting anything in any time frame, like for me, i put in june 1, 2012 and a webpage that existed in 2012 came up. that's how I'm talking to you now, through an internet time-traveling computer 400 years in the future. i also have this social studies screenbook (textbooks, only screen) in front of me, and hopefully it will explain what has happened over time. Heiver World Book of Social Sciences 1 Chapter 3: The Start of Sapia Freshen Your Vocabulary! H.A. - The Harmony Age, the time before humanity and nature collided in nuclear fuel. Anthropomorphic - Obtaining the properties of human beings, when the obtainer is inhuman. Section 1 The War Begins In the year 2035 H.A., the world's Human leaders cane together to converse about the crashing of economy and fossil fuels. Many could not decide and each declared war on each other, a war that would end with the desire for the continuation of the human race. By spring, 2037, so many were ill or deceasing that that United States President John Cloover, along with the four remaining country rulers, decided to operate a new plan to save humanity: Operation Fleeing Coyote. A New Reality Four hundred hundred people and over two hundred pairs of species of animals were sent on an expedition into outer space to locate a perfect "replacement" for the ruined world once known as Earth. Once found, they were to contact Earth to send its remaining occupants to reside in the new planet. However, when the expedition arrived at our home planet, Sapia, they contacted Earth, only to hear a voice recording from Cloover set to announce that Earth had been destroyed and to continue the race on the selected planet. The passengers were more than worried, they became overindulged in terror and accidentally sent their ship, the Satté, into Sapia's atmosphere. The ship came in contact with Sapia's earth and its only fuel, Nuclear Energy, exploded and swept across the four hundred people and four hundred animals and their ship. The Nuclear Energy used its toxic wastes to combine the DNA of the humans and animals to create a race of genetically-combined anthropomorphic creatures, or animals with human characteristics. The human body had forever changed, and forever moved.The first survivor to recover, George Annington, woke up to discover fur had encased his body and a relatively large dog tail and ears were also genetically attached. Annington's head had molded into a likely muzzle of such same dogs, and his body temperature had additionally became as high as 102° F, which had increased abundantly from the human's original average temperature, 98.6° F. Out of the four hundred people on the ship, only seventeen survived. Once each woke, they were horribly disgusted by their new appearance, as they had all been equipped with animal DNA. There were twelve new species of anthropomorphic creatures, anthropomorphic Cardinal, Falcon, White German Shepard, Tabby Cat, Cinnamon Bear, Ring-Tailed Lemur, Swift Fox, Ethiopian Wolf, Dire Wolf, Red Panda, Peninsula Cooter Turtle, and Albino Raccoon. A selection of fish, amphibians and reptiles were saved, but no humanlike hybrids of such species survived the impact. i think ill upload more tomorrow. so, As you can see, I come from a future that i suppose would be you're dream come true, if you will. A nuclear explosion caused the dna of people to smush with animals anthropomorphically and now us people (we're not h unmans, but we refer to ourselves as just people, it just matters what species you're in) live on sapia, a planet that has trees somewhat, yada yada. My name is Helix Velecloid, son of the founder of Velecloid Mechanisms, and the head of the international band Velecloid. crazy, right? who in the hell would believe that they're talking to an anthropomorphic Albino Racoon 400 years into the future? well, good god, youre in for a big one. i guess I've got a lot of explaining to do. |
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| Critique? |
[Jun. 1st, 2012|10:33 pm] |
I finished foaming my head the other night and I'm looking for ways to improve it. :) I'm going for some type of house cat.
Other then the unevenness in the jaw, what can I do?
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| There it is then |
[Jun. 1st, 2012|01:30 pm] |
Finally finished this maned wolf! I think I've come far in 4 heads but it's gonna be a long road to even get close to what I expect from myself as a builder. The 2 things I concentrated on most weren't cosmetic but functional. There is almost zero blind spot and it fits really really well. I did something interesting with the teeth, too. After I sculpted and baked the initial shape I went back and made basically a root and re-baked it so the teeth are secured inside the foamwork instead of glued to the outside. Crits/questions encouraged as always :3
( Yo dawg so I heard you lilke fursuits )
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| FFFF 2012 -- Third Round Heat 3 |
[Jun. 1st, 2012|07:30 am] |
Kicking off the month with these 11 matchups to determine who gets what seed in the Regional bracket and which ones in the Survival bracket won't make it. Remember that check-boxes are in use for this poll, so feel free to vote for both fursuits in a matchup -- remember, the more votes, the better shot the competitor has in getting that bye or avoiding elimination. Good luck to everyone, and above all: have fun!
| FFFF 2012 - Round 3 Heat 3 |
Clouwy
Owned by dumpling
Made by Made Fur You
[[Video]] |
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Hydrox
Owned by Nightfox
Made by One Fur All |
Beef Jerky
Owned by Matrices
Made by Matrices
[[Video]] |
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Duke V2
Owned by Oz Kangaroo
Made by Stormfire Studios / Critter Country
[[Video]] |
Tierney Grylark III
Owned by Kittiara
Made by Clockwork Creature Studios
[[Video]] |
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Joshua Tiger
Owned by ZEN
Made by Stormfire Studios |
Jay
Owned by Bella_coyote
Made by AutumnFallings
[[Video]] |
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Hissyfits
Owned by Tisket
Made by Furr Happens |
Mingchun
Owned by RinTheDragon
Made by Clockwork Creature Studios |
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JTigerclaw
Owned by JTigerclaw
Made by Don't Hug Cacti
[[Video]] |
Sadie
Owned by Sadarius Wolf
Made by Happy Tails
[[Video]] |
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Tally
Owned by Talutie
Made by Talutie / Don't Hug Cacti / Made Fur You |
Montainafox
Owned by Montainafox
Made by Stormfire Studios
[[Video]] |
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Cougari
Owned by Trish Forstner
Made by Mixed Candy |
Flagstaff
Owned by ElectroPaw
Made by Mixed Candy |
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Roby Panther
Owned by Roby Panther
Made by Don't Hug Cacti |
Gyrhawk
Owned by Gyrhawk
Made by Clockwork Creatures / Gyrhawk
[[Video]] |
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Ziko
Owned by Ziko-Ticondria
Made by ArtSlave |
SilverWolf
Owned by SilverWolf
Made by Made Fur You |
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Manchado Spotted
Owned by Manchado Dog
Made by FurDream
[[Video]] |
Kristofur
Owned by Kristofur Fox
Made by Kodi Made |
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Dakkota Wolf
Owned by Firestorm Six
Made by Stormfire Studios |
Poll #1844159
FFFF 2012 Round 3 Heat 3
This poll is closed.
Open to: Friends, detailed results viewable to: None, participants: 229
Clouwy, Hydrox, or both:
Beef Jerky, Duke V2, or both:
Tierney Grylark III, Joshua Tiger, or both:
View Answers
| Tierney Grylark III |
   93 (43.9%) |
| Joshua Tiger |
| 119 (56.1%) |
Jay, Hissyfits, or both:
Mingchun, JTigerclaw, or both:
Sadie, Tally, or both:
Montainafox, Cougari, or both:
Flagstaff, Roby Panther, or both:
Gyrhawk, Ziko, or both:
SilverWolf, Manchado Spotted, or both:
View Answers
| SilverWolf |
| 135 (75.4%) |
| Manchado Spotted |
| 44 (24.6%) |
Kristofur, Dakkota Wolf, or both:
In order to vote in this poll, you must be a member of the voting community and logged in to your account. If you are not yet a member, please visit the appropriate link for instructions on how to register to vote: via LiveJournal (preferred), via Twitter, via Facebook. Remember to validate your email address and include a website link to your furry homepage. Please note that polls don't last very long, with this one ending at 11:59pm EDT on Saturday June 2nd, and the maintainers (Plaid, Seddel, and Stevie) may not be able to get around to approving your request in time for you to vote, so register early.
To recieve e-mail updates from LiveJournal when this community is updated, click somewhere around here, check "Someone posts a new entry to fursuittourney", then Save. You can also follow @FFFFTourney on Twitter for other updates, or look for hash tag #FFFF2012.
Your upcoming matchups for Monday June 4th will be:
Zenun V3 and Tweeko
Tundru and Paul Shepherd
Syber and Raven wolf
Char Fox and Red Velvet
Utunu and Cosmo Cheetah
Walden and Monsteroo
Bixx-Katt and NeoPanTyger
Artie and Taiko
Howee Husky and Strawberry
Step and Lumikelluke
Tiger's Claw and Mtendo
HakuPamfer and Sydney Roo |
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| Round 3 Heat 2 Poll Closed |
[May. 31st, 2012|11:15 pm] |
Polls have been closed with the following results:
Mocha 135, ? 42
Kazul 126, Vikk 61
Sparky 93, Banyos 77
Gulliver 92, Bucker Fuskyote 90
Roan 134, Julian 59
Alex Dachshund 95, Kouei the Booby 89
Digby Fox 112, Cherry 63
Baron 110, Aoi 92
Mystery Otter 106, Lace Aurora 88
Winston 103, Bubo Owl 101
Manda Panda 117, Daylo 76
Gauge 132, Ace McFluff 43
Many thanks to everyone who participated in this leg, and good luck to those that will qualify for the regionals.
Your upcoming matchups for Friday June 1st are:
Clouwy and Hydrox
Beef Jerky and Duke V2
Tierney Grylark III and Joshua Tiger
Jay and Hissyfits
Mingchun and JTigerclaw
Sadie and Tally
Montainafox and Cougari
Flagstaff and Roby Panther
Gyrhawk and Ziko
SilverWolf and Manchado Spotted
Kristofur and Dakkota Wolf |
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| Best way to glue foam? |
[May. 31st, 2012|09:49 pm] |
So, I have no idea how to glue foam together. Hot glue works to a point, but it tends to fall apart easily.
I've heard that spray glue is good. If so, what's the best brand?
Thanks in advance! |
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| Swooping In |
[May. 31st, 2012|10:36 pm] |
I've been in Columbus for about 5 years and before that I was in New York. I'm pretty mellow and I'm a generally kind person. I play video games of course (recently picked up Prototype 2 and Soul Calibur 5), but I'm also in high school, so games aren't my first priority. I just like to chat every once in a while to get away from school work (despite that I'm a pretty heavy procrastinator).
If anyone enjoys chess or anything let me know. When winter comes around, I'm also up for Snowboarding (or if you're into skiing). Sometimes I play a bit of backyard football with friends, but otherwise I have a pretty heavy schedule. I was more of just dropping in to get connected with a localized community. I have Skype and gmail, so those are my methods of communication. Thanks for reading =)
-Ace
PS: If I'm a little odd, it's probably from sleep deprivation and caffeine (I get a little hyper with caffeine). |
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| I Lick You |
[May. 31st, 2012|07:37 pm] |
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"I Lick You."
I felt like taking a break from serious art-stuff, so this happened. An unrelated sequel to the picture I like you, I suppose! |
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| Quickie update |
[May. 31st, 2012|06:47 pm] |
Today is my birthday, 3.9 years old. As a birthday present to myself, Uncle Sam timed it just right that I got my refund this morning. Happy birthday to me! This takes care of all the expenses I've been racking up the last few weeks, helps me catch up on old business, so I can address new business.
This is doing wonders for my stress levels. I won't go as far as to say that my depression has broken, but I do see the light now that I have a way out. I can complete the circle by fulfilling my commitments and moving on.
I went to a brony meet last weekend, was a lot of fun. About a hundred feet from our picnic location in the park was a swap meet. At this swap meet, I found a pair of shortalls, for free! The combined interactivity with fellow pony fans and finding a perfect pair of shortalls awakened the cub inside me in such a way I haven't felt in a long time. I've been pretty much 24/7 cub mode since last weekend. I've been expressing this by diving into forums such as Fetlife and Babyfur.me, feeling like I want to get back into the community more on a personal level than just as a service provider.
Also, I shaved my face. I got tired of eating my whiskers. While it disappointed my fellow bears, everyone agrees I shaved ten years off along with the brush.
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| Head Outline/Red Line thing? |
[May. 31st, 2012|01:46 pm] |
I dunno what they're called, but I made an outline for the next head I want to do and I was just wondering if any of you can edit it or tell me what you think.
( MLP Head ) |
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| First Paws Ever! :D |
[May. 31st, 2012|02:43 pm] |
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These are my first paws I've ever done! I'm very proud, because while doing them, I thought they were going to turn out HORRIBLE. Lol
I always think that, but, at least in this case, In my opinion, they didn't! :D Proud parent here. Haha.
The pictures with my fingers poking out are were the claws are GOING to be. Lol. I just shoved my fingers all the way to the top to show the holes. These paws are all hand sewn. The claws are probably going to be something silly, like bright UV reactive yellow. These are just fun paws for me to get in the hang of making things! Practice, practice, practice!
Also, these were made out of some VERY nice, black, beaver fur. Local find! :D
Any critique is welcomed! Also, any tips on how to insert the claws would be awesome. I was thinking about putting some LIGHT, THIN foam towards the tips so I can hot glue/glue in general to the foam and glue the folds of fur around the claws then. Is that a preferred or at least, good method? :)
Anyways, here are some pictures!:
( First Hand Paws! )
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| Paint pens |
[May. 31st, 2012|10:49 am] |
Looked around and I don't see any specific information on using Sharpie brand paint pens (water based) as a dry brushing tool. I used some on a bit of scrap fur last night and it looks fine but I decided to double check here before I start going wild on this actual head. I tried using a regular sharpie before on fur and it was awful. I'm planning to use it for small amounts of dry brushing around eyes, nose, mouth and stuff like that.
Thoughts? |
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| Using Hydro-cal for mold making? |
[May. 30th, 2012|11:40 pm] |
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Hello everybodeh!
In between working on commissions, I've been fiddling around with my quad suit. A rather big male kodiak grizzly bear, affectionately named Kanuk. (Those of you that may follow me on FA or DA might have heard of him previously) well. I was thinking this evening as I was organizing my work space and came across the materials I had originally purchased to make the molds for his latex pawpads.
I have never cast latex before. I've used latex pawpads from other suppliers, and latex noses...so I know for a fact I'm not allergic. That's a good thing of course. Well, the latex I purchased was mask making latex from the folks at Monster Makers. I also purchased some hydro-cal, a five pound bag of it. Problem is...it came with absolutely NO mixing instructions!!! Does anyone know how to properly mix and make a mold out of this? I also have monster maker's clay that I will be using to sculpt his pawpads and then pour the hydrocal over it.
If you think I should use different mold making methods, please do share! Would love to hear what you think! Chances are I'll have to buy more latex as I'll be making an extra set of forepaws for him. I'll be lucky to have enough for the back feet alone. |
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| Mutations...Mmm |
[May. 30th, 2012|11:04 pm] |
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Mmm, is right.
I will be working on a fursuit head project later in August-into 2013 of my fursona Lue. Now, Lue has something I'm not sure most have done with a suit before: Hyperdontia.
Example
This suit is going to be part toony-part realistic. I had the idea of using a Van Dyke Bobcat Jaw and then shaping and sanding my own sculpted teeth of clay and adhering it to the "skin" of the taxidermy jaw. Any Ideas? Examples? Anyone ever done this before?
( Little more under cut, and picture )
Thanks!
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| A question on foam |
[May. 30th, 2012|11:03 pm] |
I'm smoothing my head in progress and I have a question. How much foam should I be using. Should I be foaming the entire muzzle and back of the head? Do I need to make sure to fill in every crevice with foam? I'm not sure and I want to be able to get the right shape for when I fur my head. |
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| First Fursuit WIP part 2 |
[May. 30th, 2012|09:30 pm] |
Hey everyone! Thanks for helping me with the foaming of my previous entry and I have improved this head a lot more now and I want to show the before and after pictures. For all who do not know what animal it is supposed to be it is a german shepherd husky mix named Doshie.
Here are the before pictures: ( Read more... ) |
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| Second Fursuit Head |
[May. 30th, 2012|05:01 pm] |
Thanks for all the critique and suggestions everyone. I took your advice and decided to try making another head. This one is loosely based on my jackal character. For this one, I had my roommate, The Tak, model and sit still for me while I was measuring. He was very patient so I have to send many thanks his way.
I'm overall happier with this one, especially with the size. I have some size references between it and the first head here as well. I haven't sculpted him down yet. I'm giving him ample time to dry and then I'm going to soften his edges up (especially his cheeks and ears) and prep him for furring.
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| Need Advice - Unresponsive Commissioner |
[May. 30th, 2012|03:00 pm] |
EDIT 2: They have since responded to the last note I sent. They said they never received my previous notes. I'm not so sure, but FA has been getting updated and changed around, so maybe it did glitch or something. But regardless, I have their information now, and I'm going to get the badge sent out ASAP. I'd like to inquire this be marked as 'Resolved', thank you for the advice everyone!
EDIT: I have since noted the Commissioner one last time, stating that they have one week to respond to me before I will no longer send them the badge. If they fail to respond within that time, I will keep the money for now, but if they contact me in the future, I will still be more than willing to give them a refund. But I will NOT send them the badge, if they still want it they can print/laminate it themselves. Thanks for the advice everyone!
About a month ago, I had a client (Whom I'm going to keep anonymous) Commission me for three pieces - A detailed reference sheet, a badge, and a cell phone wallpaper. All three have been finished and posted since, and now my problem is this;
Not only have they merely favorited the reference sheet, neglected to respond at all to the other two commissions as far as favoriting, and haven't commented on any, but they also have been ignoring my notes. They paid for me to print, laminate and ship the badge to them, and when I asked for their address, they read the note but did not respond.
I'm not really sure how to deal with this, as I have the suspicion that they don't like what I gave them for whatever reason, and that's why they're ignoring me. Though correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't the right thing to do, be to let the artist know you don't like something about the piece so they can possibly fix it, rather than ignore them altogether?
And I have checked their profile, they have been on FA since the posting of the Commissions and my notes, as they have favorites from mere hours ago (even today), and the two notes I sent were read. I did shout on their page with links to the finished commissions as well, so there's no way they didn't know they were done.
So should I continue noting them? Should I ask if there's something wrong with the piece(s)? Is it wrong on my behalf to think a commissioner should at least comment on the work they bought, if not favorite or re-post it too? Or should I just refund the extra they gave me to ship the badge, and just leave it at that?
Thanks in advance. |
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| FFFF 2012 -- Third Round Heat 2 |
[May. 30th, 2012|08:30 am] |
Hopefully everyone had a nice extended weekend break! If you missed the info from last week's poll, here's a reminder:
- As in the past two rounds, check boxes will be used for all matchups, which means you may vote for both fursuits in a faceoff. This is important, because...
- While the dark gray backgrounds still represent the Survival Bracket, unlike the previous round only the eleven competitors with the lowest vote percentages will be eliminated from the competition.
- Winners Bracket matchups will not only determine seedings in the Regional Bracket, but the top competitor with the highest average earned vote percentage over three rounds will also earn a "bye" in the Regional Bracket. (NOTE: it is highly unlikely but still possible for someone to lose the third round yet still earn the "bye" because of high percentages from the first two rounds.)
- If you are not a member of this community and wish to register your LiveJournal or Twitter or Facebook or Google account,remember to validate your email address and provide via your profile or a journal post either a website link to your personal furry homepage or external contact information with personal details about yourself. We've had to turn away applications that did not have a validated email address or the required profile information (a furry icon alone does not prove your ID!)
As always, good luck everyone and most importantly: have fun!
| FFFF 2012 - Round 3 Heat 2 |
Mocha
Owned by Tydirium
Made by Sophie Cabra |
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?
Owned by QuestionMark
Made by QuestionMark
[[Video]] |
Vikk
Owned by Jaggers
Made by Jillcostumes / Mixed Candy |
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and |
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Kazul
Owned by Kazul G. Fox
Made by Kazul G. Fox |
Banyos
Owned by Banyos
Made by SparkyCanDo |
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Sparky
Owned by OMGSparky
Made by TunnySaysIDK Costumes
[[Video]] |
Bucker Fuskyote
Owned by Bucker Fuskyote
Made by The Scooter Gang
[[Video]] |
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and |
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Gulliver
Owned by EenyuWolf
Made by EenyuWolf |
Roan
Owned by Lace Aurora
Made by One Fur All
[[Video]] |
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and |
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Julian
Owned by Navajo
Made by Navajo |
Alex Dachshund
Owned by Alex_Dachshund
Made by Growly / Phoenixwolf33 |
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and |
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Kouei the Booby
Owned by Kouei
Made by Breakspire |
Digby Fox
Owned by Alexandre
Made by Made Fur You
[[Video]] |
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and |
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Cherry
Owned by Kiwikig
Made by WinFox |
Baron
Owned by Yippee
Made by Java Costumes |
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and |
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Aoi
Owned by Kumo-Wolf
Made by Don't Hug Cacti
[[Video]] |
Mystery Otter
Owned by ?
Made by Arend Studios / whiteyfawx
[[Video]] |
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and |
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Lace Aurora
Owned by Lace Aurora
Made by Mixed Candy
[[Video]] |
Bubo Owl
Owned by Bubo Owl
Made by Savage Turtle Studios |
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and |
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Winston
Owned by Roby Panther
Made by Java Costumes
[[Video]] |
Daylo
Owned by Daylo
Made by The Critter Factory
[[Video]] |
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and |
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Manda Panda
Owned by Manda Panda
Made by B3Mascots
[[Video]] |
Ace McFluff
Owned by Diadexxus
Made by Arend Studios
[[Video]] |
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Gauge
Owned by Gauge
Made by Stormfire Studios |
Poll #1843648
FFFF 2012 R3H2
This poll is closed.
Open to: Friends, detailed results viewable to: None, participants: 208
Mocha, ?, or both:
Vikk, Kazul, or both:
Banyos, Sparky, or both:
Bucker Fuskyote, Gulliver, or both:
Roan, Julian, or both:
Alex Dachshund, Kouei the Booby, or both:
View Answers
| Alex Dachshund |
| 95 (51.6%) |
| Kouei the Booby |
| 89 (48.4%) |
Digby Fox, Cherry, or both:
Baron, Aoi, or both:
Mystery Otter, Lace Aurora, or both:
View Answers
| Mystery Otter |
| 106 (54.6%) |
| Lace Aurora |
| 88 (45.4%) |
Bubo Owl, Winston, or both:
Daylo, Manda Panda, or both:
Ace McFluff, Gauge, or both:
In order to vote in this poll, you must be a member of the voting community and logged in to your account. If you are not yet a member, please visit the appropriate link for instructions on how to register to vote: via LiveJournal (preferred), via Twitter, via Facebook. Remember to validate your email address and include a website link to your furry homepage. Please note that polls don't last very long, with this one ending at 11:59pm EDT on Thursday May 31st, and the maintainers (Plaid, Seddel, and Stevie) may not be able to get around to approving your request in time for you to vote, so register early.
To recieve e-mail updates from LiveJournal when this community is updated, click somewhere around here, check "Someone posts a new entry to fursuittourney", then Save. You can also follow @FFFFTourney on Twitter for other updates, or look for hash tag #FFFF2012.
Your upcoming matchups for Friday June 1st will be:
Clouwy and Hydrox
Beef Jerky and Duke V2
Tierney Grylark III and Joshua Tiger
Jay and Hissyfits
Mingchun and JTigerclaw
Sadie and Tally
Montainafox and Cougari
Flagstaff and Roby Panther
Gyrhawk and Ziko
SilverWolf and Manchado Spotted
Kristofur and Dakkota Wolf |
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| Looking to make a suit |
[May. 29th, 2012|10:42 pm] |
So, for a while now I have been wanting to make a suit of my papillion character, Talulu. For now I really want to just start on a partial for now. I was curious if anyone out there had any pointers to use for when I first start. I want something semi realistic with follow me eyes and digit grade legs. I know she's going to be a bit difficult because of her patterning and everything. Any and all pointers would be extremely welcome.
http://www.furaffinity.net/view/7588446/
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| ManuKoa Red Crested Cardinal |
[May. 29th, 2012|08:23 pm] |
 Bird is the word! Been a long time coming for this one, multi tasking some other jobs and projects alongside. Never have I made a suit for a person so wonderful, patient, kind, and deserving. Lanakila and his character ManuKoa have been such a delight to work with and I hope he enjoys becoming a bird of a feather at upcoming Anthrocon 2012! This suit has butt, chest, and leg padding, fleece legs and beak, and the beak is made out of lightweight foam. Lots of improvements since I last made a bird, the wings have a lot less material in them and are very light and comfortable! Enjoy your feather suit Lana, you are an amazing person! |
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| First Fursuit WIP |
[May. 29th, 2012|10:03 pm] |
I'm almost done with the foaming of my first fursuit and I just now notice after taking pictures of it that my bottom jaw is too short and its a little off center in the first picture because I didn't look into the mirror to fix it haha. I'm supposed to be a german shepherd mix. Any critique is welcome because I want this fursuit to look great when I'm done!
( Read more... ) |
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| WikiProject Furry needs your help! |
[May. 29th, 2012|07:52 pm] |
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Remember Wikipedia? Yeah, there's life outside WikiFur, and WikiProject Furry has been set up to maintain the roughly 100 articles about furry-related topics on the Big Wiki.
However, the project has recently fallen quiet - and as usual, the ravages of Deletionism threaten what has been built over many years. The list of furry conventions has already suffered severe loss from a lack of sources, and articles on recognized furry comics like Endtown and Jack face demotion or deletion if they are not improved. There are likely many new topics which could also be covered there, if proper material can be found and organized.
Please take the time to drop by and help ensure that furry topics remain covered - and, if articles cannot be saved, consider merging them into WikiFur, being sure to add the {{Wikipedia}} tag to give credit. (We might consider doing this anyway - after all, if Wikipedia has better coverage of furry topics, we have some explaining to do!) |
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| Website for Artists_Beware |
[May. 29th, 2012|08:07 pm] |
http://www.artistsbeware.org
Don't get too excited; it just re-directs back to the LiveJournal community! Just felt I oughta share that yes, it's legit, in case one of y'all stumbles across it.
It's primarily a place-holder that may or may not be developed in the future. But for now, hey, at least you have an easily remembered link to share with your friends, watchers, and that, um, unique guy down the hall who always smells like bacon! (mmm...bacon...) |
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| Breezy the pegasi |
[May. 29th, 2012|05:29 pm] |
 (ignore visible hand slot, havent covered that yet)
Yes, yes i did.
My ponysona is done! Full name is Summer's Breeze, but likes to be called Breezy for short. Her cutie mark is 4 leaves in the wind. Her background being on Cloudsdale's Season Team where each team brings forth a new season to Equestria. Breezy is in charge of guiding Spring's transition into Summer with the warm breeze. She is bright orange resembling the sun and heat of summer. Hair colors is because of sunsets and kuz i said so.
She has a zipper in the front, simple foam wings covered in fleece, sparkle fur mane&tail, a slit on the wrists to access hands, and removable digigrade padding built on old stretchy dress pants and slippers. Her head is mascot style, hollowed-out foam with both eye and mouth vision/ventilation. I still need to fix the crook in her right wing and add a fan, it gets hot x.x
Youtube video here to show her cutie mark :P http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN3TAtesAvE
I may take commissions for ponies, dunno yet. It would be $850+ if i even think on it because of the simple yet complicated shapes. She is better than my Bic Macintosh was by far.
Thanks to my non-judgmental best friend for the photos+video, she loves it almost as much as i do :P
Character by me
Original Template and inspiration by Hasbro& it's affiliates |
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| My first fursuit head |
[May. 29th, 2012|03:55 pm] |
Hey everyone. I joined the community a while back but I haven't spoken up until now. I've been wanting to make a fursuit for a long time but I've always been rather intimidated. Well, I finally decided to just try it out and see how it went and I'm halfway through my very first head.
Here's a picture of what I have so far:
( image under cut )
I've learned a lot just from doing this much. The foam is much better for shaping than I'd thought it would be and it holds its shape well. I already have things about my method that I'd like to change, but I want to finish this head first.
All in all, I'm very hopeful at finishing this and getting started on making improvements on my next head. |
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| Skunk (BETTER PHOTOS) |
[May. 29th, 2012|02:47 am] |
I was requested to make a new post once I had better photos of Skunk, so here they are! He's up for auction now! http://www.furaffinity.net/view/8075167/
(By the way, I'm only about 5 feet tall, the head does look really big on me)
Details: Size 21" head (but I can make alterations to fit up to a 23" head snugly) Paws size small to medium Foam base Jaws, nose and claws from DVC High quality faux fur Moving jaw (doesn't open very wide, but enough to see the teeth and is sensitive to your jaw movement when you speak) Following eyes (good vision, vision is through most of the dark part of the eye, the pupil and slightly though the tear duct as well) Dry brushed (so there is a little bit of clumping on the fur, mostly the white painted area, but it really isn't very noticeable) I will be adding more fabric to the neck, chest and shoulders before he goes to his new owner! Or, if you're wanting this shipped ASAP I can include the fabric needed for you to make the alterations yourself, or pay someone else to do it. Partial includes Head, feral style hand paws, tail and any concept/character artwork I've created.
( NEW PHOTOS! )
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| Smooth-Cast 45D amount |
[May. 28th, 2012|10:56 pm] |
Really quick, how many ounces are approximately in the trial size of Smooth-Cast 45D? I'm trying to figure how many masks I can make from one trial set, and the "2.1 Lbs" dosen't help when they don't give the density.
Thank you guys! |
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| No Shop Tomorrow Night |
[May. 28th, 2012|09:46 pm] |
No Shop tomorrow night. Personal reasons that I will not discuss here, but that involve overnight visitors at my house that would make doing Shop in their presence rather uncomfortable to say the least. That, and I have to be up at 0500 Wednesday and will have to work all day Wednesday and all night Wednesday night, in addition to dealing with other stuff that I again will not discuss.
We might do Shop/RCFM review on Thursday night, if everything on Wednesday goes well...
Sorry... |
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| Anyone want to host a panel with me at FA:U? |
[May. 28th, 2012|01:29 pm] |
Hey all!
I'd like to host a basic fursuit making and materials panel at Furaffinity United! The con is located in New Jersey and runs from Aug 17 to 19. Would anyone be interested in helping out? I think it'd be super fun. |
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| Final Baseball Bracketology |
[May. 28th, 2012|12:16 am] |
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All 30 conference champions have been crowned, several in dramatic fashion. Fresno State won the WAC with a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 13th. Manhattan needed extras to win the MAAC. Samford needed 11 innings to win the SoCon. UCLA needed to hold off USC to win the Pac-12 title. Yesterday, Purdue took the Big Ten Championship after a bench-clearing brawl with in-state rival Indiana. This weekend was simply insane.
Of those 30 teams to earn automatic bids, only 2 will be hosting regionals, UCLA and Purdue. The other 14 hosts were reserved for at-large entrants. That means, on Monday, there will only be 20 spots up for grabs with the selection committee announces the field of 64 at 12pm EDT.
But now, for the final baseball bracketology of the 2012 season...
Baseball Bracketology - May 28, 2012
ALL CAPS - Conference champion
Tallahassee Regional
#1 Florida State
Vanderbilt
SAMFORD (SoCon)
UAB (C-USA)
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Palo Alto Regional
Stanford
CAL STATE FULLERTON (Big West)
Utah Valley
FRESNO STATE (WAC)
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Columbia Regional
#8 South Carolina
COASTAL CAROLINA (Big South)
Louisville
AUSTIN PEAY (OVC)
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Raleigh Regional
NC State
Oregon State
Appalachian State
BELMONT (ATLANTIC SUN)
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Gainesville Regional
#5 Florida
Ucf
KENT STATE (MAC)
BETHUNE COOKMAN (Won MEAC)
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Coral Gables Regional
Miami
MISSISSIPPI STATE (SEC)
STONY BROOK (America East)
ARMY (Patriot)
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Eugene Regional
#4 Oregon
Clemson
Gonzaga
CREIGHTON (MVC)
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Gary Regional
PURDUE (Big Ten)
Arkansas
Indiana State
VALPARAISO (Horizon)
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Chapel Hill Regional
#6 North Carolina
Mississippi
UNC WILMINGTON (CAA)
MANHATTAN (MAAC)
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Tucson Regional
Arizona
San Diego
New Mexico State
MISSOURI (Big 12)
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Waco Regional
#3 Baylor
Tcu
UT ARLINGTON (Southland)
ORAL ROBERTS (Summit)
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Houston Regional
Rice
Oklahoma
Missouri State
CORNELL (Ivy)
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Baton Rouge Regional
#7 Lsu
GEORGIA TECH (ACC)
Texas
LOUISIANA MONROE (Sun Belt)
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College Station Regional
Texas A&M
Dallas Baptist
Wichita State
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M (SWAC)
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Los Angeles Regional
#2 UCLA (Pac 12)
PEPPERDINE (WCC)
NEW MEXICO (MWC)
SACRED HEART (NEC)
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Charlottesville Regional
Virginia
Kentucky
SAINT JOHN'S (Big East)
DAYTON (Atlantic-10)
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First 6 Teams Out: Charleston, East Carolina, Maryland, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Washington |
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| Looking for pre-wired LEDs? |
[May. 27th, 2012|09:14 pm] |
I saw some awesome ones but lost the bookmarks in my last hard drive crash, so does anyone know where I can find sets of 5 LEDs wired to a single battery? These are for hands/feet obviously- I need something in blue or white with a steady 'on' setting, no blinking, flashing, etc.
Thanks in advance. |
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| new lj |
[May. 27th, 2012|07:49 pm] |
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hi everyone its been a while but ive been working alot so.. . yeah anyway ill try to keep this lj current still having problems with me being a furry and my family accepting it sigh you can reach me on psn as trdrago |
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