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TearsOfFallenAngels β How to make a fursuit: part 1
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I tried my hand on making atutorial. xD and i thought since i was in the process of making a fursuit i might as well make a tutorial out of it. xPThis is my first one, so im sure its bad, but i tried.
Tell me if this was anyhelp. i really hope it is. xD
happy suiting. <3
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Hey! 
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Joanns, hobby lobby, walmart, etc. ^^
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Thanks :3
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This is a good tutorial :3
But I think I missed something because I'm so confused XD
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Um, is the material for these suits SUPER expensive??
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Not entirely the most costly items will be fur and foam. Β And that is at about 25 $ a yard for fur. Β
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Ah, then I better save up.
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This is really helpful, but I didn't quite understand number 8...
And you didn't explain how to make the lips/mouth.
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where did you get the foam? what type is it?
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Foam is 1/2 inch upholstry foam and you can find them online, or at craft stores like hobby lobby or joanns.
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okay thanks!
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Thank you very much I ended up with a good fursuit
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Congrats! Glad i could help! If you ever need help on anything else let me know and id be glad to help you. ^_^
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Awesome! Yes, my fursuit turned out good. I'll get to you for fursuiting questions.
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sounds good! ^^
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wat is it?
and also dont people usually spen like 1000$ on there fursuits and do you sell them
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This one was a toony dragon from a loooong time ago, i have gotten much better since then.
Yes people usually do spend high amounts for them and I do sell them as well.
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how much do yours cost?
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Depends on what you want, do you have a reference sheet?
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well what do you do?
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I can do pretty much any animal.
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ok i mean like what kind of eyes and feet and stuff like that
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Ahh my bad haha, I can do any really 3d, 2d, realistic, toony, resin, buckram etc for eyes.
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ok im saving my money right now so ill let u know when i can afford one.
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Sounds good.
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I really want to make a fursuit but ive seen pictures with the head covered in duct tape?And do you have to sew the fabric onto the head or can you just glue it?(like hot glue gun?)
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You can do either sewing or glueing. People sew the fur together because it gives the fur a "seamless" look like on a real animals head. However, if you are careful enough with the hot glue gun you can just glue the fur on. Most people don't just glue the fur because it can easily be pulled off, and requires much more matinee care than sewn heads.
The duct tape is used for making the pattern to fur the head. You place duct tape on the foam base, draw your pattern on the tape (i.e. markings, colors, etc.) and then you cut it off the foam (without taking off the foam with it) or whatever other method you used to make the head base, like resin. you then take your tape pieces and use them to trace onto the fur to cut out and sew/glue onto the head.
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I really want to eventually make my own fursuit, but does it take a lot of sewing? If it does I probably won't be able to because A I can't really sew and B fabric is extremely expensive and hard to find where I live (Canada).
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There is a lot of sewing. But if you are careful enough you could glue all of the seams on the head. (don't do this for a bodysuit) you would have to be very careful about not letting glue show through but that is an option.
As far as fur you may be able to order online. I do believe fabric.com ships to Canada. (if I'm wrong I'm so sorry. -_-)
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Hmm, the sewing part only worries me because I don't have a pattern. Without a pattern i might make it too big or too small or it might not fit together. Really that is my issue, I am scared of making it improperly. Thank you for the advice about the fabric as well!
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Well what you can do when you make a pattern to fur it is you can lay tape over the foam and then cut it off to use for your pattern, that way you have a perfect fit! ^^
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One more question, where would I get upholstery foam?
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Any arts and craft store should be good place to get it. I'm not sure what stores you have in Canada, but in America hobby lobby and Joanns are great places that carry. If you can't find a store you can order online pretty cheap.
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Hmm sounds good, we have Micheals and if you want to buy lots of stuff from there you might as well take a second mortgage out on your house. XD
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Oh my I know they are ridiculously expensive! :/
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Wow, I just looked at material for a furry suit and my estimation on how much it would cost is anywhere from $210-$300! I hardly have even close to that amount of money to spend. I suppose I will just have to wait until it is possible for me to have a job then I could spend money on that.
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I am sorry to ask but is there a way you can do a step by step one? Like this is hard for me to understand, like how did u get things of foam shaped like that and how do we all know how to get that basic shape correctly like that?
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You shape the foam with scissors, i couldn't do a step by step for it. It'd be wayyyyy too long. 
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But it would help alot :/ like I mean it shows u used alot of pieces in that but other than that how are we to know what parts go were?
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Maybe i will make a video. I don't have time now with commissions and i don't have a head i need to foam... But when i do i will.
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Sweets thank you ^___^
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how would I do a reference sheet D: I am sooo new at this *cries*
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A reference sheet is just a drawin of your character or what you want your mask to look like a several different angles.
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ohhhh....crap....i cant draw ;___; and I don't have money to pay anyone
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There are several predrawn ones floating around on DA. all you have to do is color them in.
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Kool thankz I will try and look those up
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It's things like this, people like you, who inspire me to fursuit < 3
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