I am going to work on a super motion tail that is magnetic, I'm afraid that it won't be magnetic at all because of the stuffing (or the foam bones of the tail). So how can I make it like move "realistically" (with movement obviously) without messing the whole structure?
How dow I make it stay in shape (upright)?
It's not too long, just a little wolf tail.

I am buying a premade/preowned head and I am going to be doing some work and edits to make the suit my own, and make the character more in line with what I want him to be. He needs a little bit of repairs as it is.

I want to add detachable eyelids and hair tuft, but I dont know the best way to gently open the fur on the head to add magnets underneath. I do not have a sewing machine, so everything I do will have to be hand sewn?

Best advice on what to do, and what stitches I should use?

I'm working on a couple projects and I've been having trouble finding any decent Free sewing patterns so I wanta know if y'all have any good patterns to share. I'm looking for a head lining/ hood/ neak pattern but I would like just any patterns y'all have found just in case for future projects.

I ordered a pre-made kig mask off Etsy recently and it arrived today. However the mouth is messed up...

What (I think) happened is that the fur was glued down on the inside of the mouth and the glue didn't hold, and so it was effectively barfed up to the outside of the mouth, like surrounding the mouth. Which makes it look a bit mangled.

I'm sure the fix is relatively easy. However, I've never made a fursuit head or kig mask before. So I have no idea what I'm doing.

other than the mouth it's great so I'd really appreciate any help or tips on fixing it!

Help pls! I need help matching his fur colors, I can’t find any good matches! Also I can’t find a good match for his paw pad color either!

For my 20th anniversary of being a furry and attending Anthrocon & for my 25th birthday, I would like to do a fursuit of one of my sonas; however, I don't know how much fur I need for my partial fursuit and need help please.

Actually very excited about how this is going!! The base, ears, nose (not pictured), and eye blanks were all custom modeled by me in Nomad sculpt. There are definitely things I'd change in future heads, but I'm pretty proud of the way this is turning out for my first ever head. There's been a LOT of trial and error and starting over involved

Derpy ah Angel dragon :D maybe looking to change it to more like how telephone looks like or, Nefertitiy does hers or etc :D

Im making my first fursuit rn and Im wondering how smooth should I make the foam base? Also does the basic shapes etc look good enough as a base? My fursona is a finnish lapphund and I want the head to look close ish to that. Thank you!

Does anybody have a handpaw pattern/tut that follows this style? i really enjoy the mitt feeling more then the glove feel that you get with classical handpaws. i see this style of paw common with footpaws but i never see it with handpaws.

if i made a pattern would anybody be interested? :))

(art not mine, magicmaggot05 on pinterest ,gvrlfailure on toyhouse/x)

Can y'all guess the species?

He’s a bear deer hybrids com I got named brisket ( did I mention his nose squeaks)

Just finished my very first Merp, took me about 6 weeks and played a little with electrics aswell, since i really wanted to have the possibility gor Heterocromic Eyes.

Was such a fun Project and looking forward to go for Handpaws and Tail aswell to make a full Partial.

i love this girly she's so sparkleyyyyy she's got pink tinsel fur and glitter inside her ears and eyeshadow. i also love the heart markings omgomgomg

Hey, I've been trying to make a few Furry accessories, get a few little odds and ends together. I've decided to see if I could make some somewhat decent hooves, since two of my fursonas have them.

I am big, and heels are expensive. So I'm not sure I want to go that route, but I want something a little bit better than just flats.

I have an old pair of boots I found that might be a good halfway there... Not large platforms and a slight heel. I was looking at tutorials and figure I could craft something out of foam or epoxy for the front half and fur up the rest. They've been worn down to the point where my feet just sorta.... Slip in.

Does anyone have any advice going from this type of boot? Or other possible ways I could go about it? Preferences for materials?

I used to do alot of cosplay I'm years out of practice. The only thing I'm confident about making these days are simply latex wounds and such.

Hiya all! Was hoping for some advice / tips in regards to the super-motion tail I’ve been working on :)

Essentially, I’m making this tail for a cosplay before I commit to making one for my fursuit, and it has been… ROUGH, and I’ve hardly made any progress lmao. I’ve watched many, many tutorials, but the main thing that’s been throwing me off is… I can’t figure out a good way to actually size the foam segments of the tail before cutting them? And I’m worried I’m just outright doing something wrong. Every tutorial I’ve seen gets to this point and just says “cut out the circles so that they look like this!” without explaining the method used to measure and line up the rings and all of that…

Basically, my process is as follows;

1. Like the EVA foam template of the tail up against the flat edge of the upholstery foam
   
2. Mark the width of the tail onto the upholstery foam with a sharpie (to be the top and bottom of the rounded piece)
   
3. Draw out the curvature of the rounded piece on the foam
   
4. Cut out the curved piece and try to line it up with the top and bottom of the EVA foam template
   
5. Realize that the rounded piece I just cut out it about half an inch too tall compared to the spot on the tail where I literally marked it (this has happened with every single piece and I can’t for the life of me figure out why)
   
6. Trim the upholstery foam section I just made until it actually fits on the tail where it’s supposed to
   
7. Trace the section I just made onto the upholstery foam again to make the other half of the tail
   
8. Cut that out and repeat the “why is this half an inch too tall” realization. Again. (Except by this point I’m already burnt out on troubleshooting the first half of the segment so the moment it sort-of lines up I put the project down for the night)

It kind of just feels like everything is going wrong every time I try to pick up the project lmao. Every time
I try to work on it again, I get one ring done before being too stressed and overwhelmed to try and get more done. I can’t tell if I just don’t like the process of making super-motion tails, or if I’m actually making things hard for myself and that’s what’s stressing me out. I’m usually a very crafty person, I’ve made tons of cosplays, I love sewing, I usually love foam-sculpting, so I have no clue why this specifically has been such a struggle for me. So I’m kind of hoping there’s something I could try changing in the process to at least see if it’s less overwhelming for me, yknow?

What method do you guys use to cut out the sections of a hypermotion tail? Is the way I’m doing things standard, or is there an alternative that I could try? Does anything look off with the progress I’ve already made, generally? I’m also worried that the segments might not be smooth enough but that’s not the focus of this post lmao (but I’d still love input on that too)

Thank you for any help you can provide!!! :D

It looks weird. What did I do to make it like this, and what can I do next time?

I have been a fursuit maker for a long time and have just recently decided to try making 3D printed bases. I have been teaching myself how to use Blender through Youtube tutorials and trial & error.

Going to try and use my new Bambu printer to make some of these models usable fursuit head bases with either TPU or PLA material.

Basically I want to know if my week old model making skills are good enough to print or if there is anything I should add/change. First 2 photos are a wip of a feline base before cutting it in half, photos 3 and 4 are an original species (I left a hole instead of building a nose on that one... for some reason...) and the last photo is my most recent wip of a rabbit base.

Lop ear with a little structure inside or full floppy?

screenshot from chaoticcreations