/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>9662867
>>9662883
Cutest kemo dragons

Anyone plan on going to MFF or next FWA?

>>9662897
Shame they're in some japanese garbage dump now...hopefully fuzi returns one day and remakes them.

>>9662902
I'll be at MFF.

>>9662902
I wish I could go to MFF but no ride or room

>>9662902
I wanna go to MFF next year

>>9662902
MFF Bound. My first year in the con hotel.

>>9662925
How's vision out of that?

The only con near me is Califur, and that con is run by creepy old lifestylers. A lot of people I talk to say it's a shit con full of creepers and it's now in the middle of nowhere and has a paltry attendance, despite SoCal having so many furs. I guess everyone goes to FC/BLFC instead. At least I have all the LA anime cons.
You know how irrelevant a convention is when it's located dozens of miles away from the fandom's average population center in the region. MFF is at the O'Hare convention center as a comparison, very central. If I had to guess, I'd say Califur will disappear within a few years.
This all sucks, though, since I want to go to a con that's somewhere nearby that isn't just a Geek/Anime convention, since my suits are big and I can't travel too far from grad school due to research obligations and a lack of a car due to outrageous parking costs (fucking $120 a month if you want a guaranteed spot!). Maybe after I graduate I can meet all you fuzzies at BLFC or something.
Anyway, have an outrageously adorable Disney Donkey from The Three Caballeros.

>>9662940
I haven't actually heard that califur was that bad, that sucks because I hoped to go one day with some cali friends.
my only nearby convention is megaplex, run by idiots who chose a mostly outdoor hotel. for a furry convention. in the hottest month in FLORIDA. WHY.
FWA is gonna be my new 'local' (8 hour drive but whatever) convention from now on.

>>9662951
Califur used to be in in Orange County, now it's in some fairgrounds near Riverside/San Bernardino, and takes place late May/early June when it gets hot there. Meanwhile, Anime Expo has grown like melanoma and the even the massive LA con center is too small for it. They may need to start doing ticket lotteries like SD Comic Con.

can't use my airbrush since my compressor is too loud in my apartment block this time at night so i doodled up an absol reference sheet.
A mega absol would be so cool to make!

>>9663073
Would it be feasible that with the parts that are different between the two ("Wig" and different horns, wings, extra leg and arm fluff, larger leg and arm spurs and slightly different tail) you could make a suit that could be either depending on what you have/don't have attached?

>>9663082
Hmm that's such an interesting idea! I think it would be feasible, it's definitely possible to switch out the tail, wings, horns on the head, the 'beard', and the 'wig'.
I am not entirely sure about the extra fluff on the arms and legs, but I think you can do it if you hide magnets in the short pile fur, and simply put a 'cushion' of long pile fur on top clicking to the magnets.
What project would that be, damn...

>>9663073
I approve of this image

>>9662902
I'll be at MFF, its my first furry con, so I don't really know what to expect.

>>9663119
if you've only been to anime cons before that, expect a lot more friendlier people! it's insane how much different furcons are compared to any other cons.

well, that's my estimate blown out

>>9663137
I love this suit but I swear it would look so much better in digi.

But what?

>>9663160
>Not turning fursuits you bought but turned out to not fit you into giant plushies
pft, plebian

I know some of y'all in here have to play neopets, they just added a 5th pet slot for free users (and a 6th for premium users).

>>9663186
fifth pet slot? god it's been years

>i checked my account and the banner for multiple year uses is pretty dope, all shiny

too bad the economy is kinda weird

>>9663186
I'm still salty that my account was deactivated and my name recycled. I get that I didn't sign in for years, but damn, that stung.

>>9663186
i used my ffq i was saving for this moment on my new 6th pet
woohoo

Apologies for the awkward pose. Head is still unfinished and I used long wooden poles to prop up the legs. Trying a different digi look from what I normally do.

>>9663207
Put it on

>>9663207
What character or species is this?

>>9663218
Hopefull with the fabric I have it'll look more lamb-like.

>>9663207
Oh god, I thought it was dabbing from the thumbnail

>>9663216
This is sarcasm right? It's a duct tape dummy, it's not meant to be put back on after being made. It just serves as a custom tailoring guide.

>>9663227
No, I mean what will it be? You've started on a head

>>9663231
I know what a DTD is, I've made them multiple times.

anyone know where I can get good fur? I need black, dark grey, and light grey
I can't seem to find a good DARK grey only black and almost silvery fur
fursuitsupplies was a bust

>>9663231
>>9663232

Was thrown off because you just said "put it on".
Posted a pic earlier, but it's supposed to be a fursuit/cosplay of the sock puppet LambChop

>>9663227
I feel like you could squeeze yourself into that.

Popufur status guaranteed.

>>9662925
wow, that's adorable!!!

>>9663221
where'd that lamb anon with the super cute lamb partial from a previous thread go? I love lamb suits! you don't see eery many
Can't wait to see yours done!

>>9662925
Really cool ears.

>>9662379
>>9663207
I am so looking forward to seeing how your suit comes along. Lambchop was a childhood favorite of mine. I used to drive my parents insane singing the song that never ends.

when traveling with a fursuit, is it better to check it on the plane or mail it to your hotel?

Found this searching online. I've been really indecisive with a suit project, going back and forth between Zorua and Flammie, though both will end up having a lot of issues (Zorua is a quadsuit, and Flammie has a hard-to-nail face shape...get it wrong and the suit will be ugly). Spyro has (or rather had, fuck you Activision) a mascot already made of it.

>>9663290
I'm never forgiving Activision for the Skylanders Spyro design. It wasn't even like he was the main character or anything beyond a cameo either.

>>9663275
When traveling via plane, carry as much of your suit on your person as you can. The head especially.

>>9663292
IT SPURRO THE DORGON

>>9663295
Meanwhile, in Japan 20 years ago

>>9662951
>my only nearby convention is megaplex, run by idiots who chose a mostly outdoor hotel. for a furry convention. in the hottest month in FLORIDA. WHY.
Florida bro hello! Megaplex is making a bad move with this new hotel. A lot of rumors of people not returning will hurt attendance. The hotel was assbackwards layout-wise for suiting. The water tasted....fucking weird even for Florida. The timing is terrible for rain and heat. Just overall sucks. I'll be at FWA for the first time this year and I will return to Megaplex just because it is so close by and I need that sweet furry money from my dealer's table.

>>9663293
Tips for transporting it? Like, short of wearing it in the plane what should I put it in? I don't want to store it in the overheads because everyone crams their carry-ons in them and it will get destroyed so I guess it will be riding on my lap in a duffle or something?

>>9663297
I feel sad that such great suits never get any usage anymore, atleast Disney sometimes returns underused mascots for anniversary events and the like

When did you first get into mascots or fursuits?

I remember always wanting a mascot costume after seeing one for the first time, which is weird because I was terrified of them and would always avoid them.

>>9663451
I only just got into it about a year ago, I'm 27. I've liked fursuits for much longer but it's always been a "not unless I know other people" thing for me, and I only met other suiters very recently.

>>9663451
I tried out to be the mascot at my high school just because and didn't get the position. One of the cheerleader's boyfriends got it just because of him being the boyfriend and being really popular with the whole squad. So out of bitterness, I made a kinda terrible partial fursuit, and I've been hooked ever since.

>>9663467
this could be a supervillain origin story

>>9663473
Lel, here's my "masterpiece". It's supposed to be a cougar. Please no judge, I was a baby freshman, got everything from Walmart and just sort of winged it on my own.

>>9663483
everyone starts somewhere, anon! I just like how being turned down for the mascot job drove you to make your own costume instead

>>9663473
>>9663483
Had to do it.

>>9663451
Iv'e always loved costumes and I draw a few furry characters. So when my bestie invited me to MFF this year, my response was 'I guess I'm making a fursuit'

>>9663451
>>9663454
Almost the same for me. I'm 26 and I just got my suit a month ago. I've always been mildly into it and used to browse Furbuy and Dealer's Den listings for fun and to pretend I might seriously buy my own but never made the jump until now because

>money
>the stigma
>no friends willing to admit they like it too

So I sold art at a local con and then found local groups on meetup and then said fuck it and bought a premade I liked.

>>9663451
I came back from deployment with money in my pocket and the need to buy a luxury item. A fursuit and a trip to MFF seemed like the right answers.

>>9663714
I love his face. Never seen a better one on a big cat suit.

>>9663714
good choice

>>9663451
Over 12-13 years ago, I've always wanted to do mascotting. Was probably a weird developmental thing because as a very young child I was traumatized by them. So I guess now I'm Batman. Discovered the fandom 12 years ago, and here I am now.

>>9663451
I wanted to be the giant pikachu mascot, then they made them cuter, now they dance.

>>9663718
Thanks dude. Heading back for my third year now. I’m pumped.

>>9663451
I was a non-suit furry for a while, then I fell into other fandoms and out of my own art, and dropped it. Rediscovered it while getting into cosplay and am currently looking into it for that, as well as reviving my old fursonas and also looking for an outlet for my interest in altfashion; I don't have the option to do altfash on a daily basis or as part of my actual closet, and having a fursuit with an altfash niche seems like a good option.

>>9663792
I think this one was an inspiration, in particular. I was very well acquainted with the technicolor "dogs" of fursuiting and while I had a lot of respect for the craftmanship I guess this was the first time I went "hey, fursuiting can be an actual exercise of creativity"?

>>9663451
I wasn't aware of the fursuit term back then, but when I was 16 I started cosplaying. I preferred non-human characters so naturally I made plenty of beast-like costumes. Now slowly starting into pokemon fursuit cosplay and I'll probably enjoy doing this for the rest of the foreseeable future.
Fursuiting in europe however is a lot less apparent. I think that's mostly because of the lack of football mascotte mentality you see in america.

>>9663714
>>9663717
>I love his face. Never seen a better one on a big cat suit.
Agreed. What an amazing suit

>>9663748
I've sourced some purple fleece for Spyro! Mmy god, finding the right color is hard.
Yes, he will be made as close as possible to the official mascot. Since Universal no longer owns Spyro, this is a unique legal grey area. Also fuck Kotick with his Kodick

I need it

>>9663850
https://twitter.com/poofsuits/media

>>9663850

>>9663851
>>9663850
These two, especially the female suiter, were precious. I spilled my spaghetti at them for a sec and felt so bad afterwards. But it was still nice chatting with them.

>>9663858
If I remember these were their first suits too

>>9663858
>>9663862
I want a bunny commission from them someday so bad. Maybe a sky blue one?

>>9663836
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=16&v=R5lKQmQ_vOs
There was another version of the spyro mascot made a while back, and I actually found video of it!

>>9663908
Oh geez, weren't they allowed to re-use the Universal or Japanese one?

>>9663922
Maybe for a little bit, but you don't see those anywhere anymore. Frumpy Spyro in pic related was in the UK. But I think once Skylanders began, anything remotely similar from the old design in all marketing and merchandise was scrapped, since they wanted to heavily promote their "toys to life" game, which is now a dying industry.
Hopefully Spyro comes back like Crash did!

>>9663941
I wonder why companies keep changing mascots, surely it'd make sense to keep the perfectly fine ones they already had instead of spending thousands on a new costume that is potentially worse. Look at how Ratchet has changed, the new one looks like he's taken a botox injection

>>9663955
Have to spend them marketing bux because "muh focus groups and market research!"

>>9663955
idk why they'd ever change the 2009 one
that's the best out of the bunch

>>9663958
I'd say 2010's head with the Japan one's body desu

>>9663963
Yeah, somebody make that for me

Aside from having the overused template face, I like this DHC one

>>9663995

They posed quite....provocatively for that post....

>>9664008
Ironically probably the least provocative of the photoshoot
https://twitter.com/DontHugCacti/status/921116055639961605

https://www.thedealersden.com/listing/dante-hyena-full-fursuit-by-mixedcandy/129622
over 7k for a plantigrade suit...furries, man. They're just paying for the popularity at this point. Lovely suit, but that's a bit extreme.

Getting a fur sample package from Atelier Amanojaku very soon! The bee commission is a long ways off, but man, I'm so looking forward to it.

>>9664099
Speaking of prices

>Over 10k

What's the record for highest fursuit price?
I heard some average looking realistic cheetah fursuit went for a staggering amount of money

>>9664100
Your excitement cheers up my day, anon. Enjoy every step of the journey!

>>9664102
goddamn

>>9664102
I think I've been to that hangar museum

>>9664116
The only naval air museum I remember going to is the one for the Ventura base. I think they have an ICBM there.

>>9664104
This fucking cheetah

>>9664125
Isn't that the one with the custom NFT fur? A lot of money to spend on an unpadded, plantigrade suit

>tfw want to buy a partial
>have bat fursona

I'm suffering, /cgl/

>>9664145
Simple fix: hang yourself


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from your feet :^)

>>9664145
rip
maybe you could commission some sleeve wings that clip onto whatever you're wearing on your torso

>tfw all of the vintage fursuiting tutorials are broken because photobucket

>>9664127
I guess why the fuck not. If I could buy a 17,000 fursuit I would too.

What would my dream suit be if I had that money to spend? Probably a tauntaun.

>>9664200
Time to make new ones I guess. Anyway, what are people's opinions on this style of suit? I really like them, they aren't "Bedroom-Eyes McRaverfox". I believe they're by Shawn Keller

>>9664205
>tfw the maker of this suit said he would make me one as a commission, but I never went through with it
Should I contact him again for one someday?

>>9662844

>>9664207
reminds me of really old furry art

>>9664216
cursed image

>>9664214
Absolutely.

>>9664232
Already have >>9664100 related's sister suit as a commission though, and will be higher quality.

>>9664207
I love keller suits! I miss seeing them around. they're classics.

>>9664243
>Elbow on knee/thigh when doing curls
terrible.

>>9664236
One suit at a time. Take your time to enjoy your cute bee suit. Later on, if you still want a different suit you can approach the maker then.

I hope whoever got dante will take a lot of pics and not murrsuit him.
he'll always be one of my favs.

>>9664259
>TFW Syber buys him

>>9664261
Don’t curse a suit like that

No shit, I’m banned from ElkCraft fursuit meets. Anyone else got beef with a suit maker?

>>9664258
Ok, here's another question. I have a wearable wooden kitsune mask. Should I maybe look for some clothing for it? Like a dancer's kimono or something? I might want to rock the mask at a con. It would be pretty unique a sight!

>>9664268
Damn...sorry about the metadata

>>9664266
How did you get banned?

>>9664266
Me and Mordrude, but mostly because she got away with scamming a customer out of a 5-year delayed commission, only giving a partial refund and selling the unfinished head to her patreon supporters. And yet all the popumakers don’t care. Mordrude’s reason? Project reminded her too much of her “abusive” ex.
Personal beef was because she banned me from her telegram over not respecting fursonas enough. Says the person who sold someone's fursona in commissioned form.
Honesty, I think she’s borderline and a general nutcase, stay away. As it stands she has a two year-unfinished indiegogo project for a suitmaking book that’ll probably never be finished. Where did the money go? Who knows?!

>>9664325
Do you have any pics of the head?

>>9664314
From what I understand, it’s because I called Elk a she and didn’t switch over to the new male pronouns.

Elk did say I could still do business with her, but fuck that.

>>9664338
I don’t, but it was supposed to be a “sungazer lizard” or something. Was a pretty neat idea.

>>9664352
So did you get banned for just doing it before you knew, or did you actually refuse to switch pronouns when asked? The latter is really dick-ish, you know.

>>9664358
It’s hard to know what pronouns someone switches to when you have met them once and you only know them because they did an expensive commission for you.

>>9664325
They’re responsible for this face?

>>9664378
Yep

>>9664352
lol what a snowflake

>>9664375
That's pretty fucked up if she actually banned you from meets because you made a mistake, but I get the feeling s(he) kept telling you and you didn't listen. Surely they can't be so crazy as to ban you when you were innocently doing it. What person wouldn't correct you instead of going full-retard and telling you you can't pose in photos with their other suits?

>>9664430
>>9664352
>Elk did say I could still do business with her
You are even now using female pronouns. Maybe out of spite but still.

>>9664216
San Japan aint what it used to be.

>>9664268
Sounds fun. Go for it.

Does someone remember the name of the shady asian dude who did female demon suit that was in an old thread, I can't remember is name

>>9664563

There's something about this style that feels too human to me.

>>9664580
It's the IPD and eyebrows, which I'd say is a bit too small on the one in the middle.

How many of you actually own fursuits?
(show pics if possible)

>>9664611
I think most of us here do
I'll try and take a new picture of Natalie when I get home v:

>>9664378
The head is so much smaller than the body, yet the maker is all about “muh realism and proportions”. Maybe the suiter is just tall and fat?

>>9664611
I’ve posted mine before but I have Tsun the Dilophosaurus (by FarisBatwan), Ondrea the Deer (by Milkyway Monstars) and Fuwa the Candy Dragon (by Atelier Amanojaku).
I also have cosplay fursuits of Pabu from Legend of Korra and Alphys from Undertale.

>>9664352
The way you acknowledge that "she" is wrong and "he" correct and yet use "she" makes me feel like maybe it was warranted.

>>9664611
I don’t yet, mostly because of financial balking. I want to build a partial off a headblank or diy a head this summer though.

>>9664214
You could always ask Amanojaku to make you a Tsuruteka, they also do PVC suits.

>>9664639
Typically when I’m introduced to you as one gender, that’s the one you just are in my vocabulary. I’ll never see this person again.

Enema suit to match this conversation

>>9664674
delete this

>>9664654
Maybe, I think I should wait until I have Melsye first. I’m receiving the fur samples today, so I’ll take some pics of the pamphlet.
So that’s thr name of the pvc dragons? How do the work, is there a PVC hood inside and the head like a Kigurumi, or is it a foam head? I would love to have one myself someday, tbqh

>>9664654
There are so many of those around.

>>9664674
I mean, you’re just coming off as a douche now. It seems like he didn’t ban you because you slipped up (which would have been SJW PC garbage), but rather that you kept calling him “she” after he told you not to. Can’t you just apologize?

>>9664696
And I love’em and want one. Maybe I could try making one myself, if they aren’t a “closed species?

>>9664693
It's whatever Gentou calls them on his pixiv, seems to be a play on turtoise that contains "feels like rubber" (tsuru).

The head progress of >>9664214 can be found here > https://www.furaffinity.net/view/15016089/

>>9664698
Most people just ask Gentou if they can make one and that's it.

>>9664698
I like them too, but I'd be too worried about the PVC coming off as a fetish thing.

>>9664713
I guess, but I’d wear it anyway. I mean fursuits are already viewed as fetish objects.

>>9664697
I don’t think you fully understand. I don’t know this person. I speak about them in passsing sometimes. I mention Elk when I talk about my fursuit. There’s no reason for me to be in the know about personal pronoun preferences.

>>9664719
I really like these dragon pvc suits but i feel like it would look so much cleaner and less fetish if a short pile fur was used instead

>>9664721
But you still haven't clarified if it's an SJW "did you just assume my gender?" freak-out and he immediately banned you on the spot for being wrong out of ignorance or if he told you his preferences and then you ignored it.

>>9664721
You were using "she" multiple times in this thread, it does sound like you were just being a jerk.

>>9664730
Interesting idea, I might look into that.

>>9664733
I would say it was pretty non dramatic. There was some risidual anger I think on the Elk side from MFF last year after I referenced her as a “fursuit mom”. I didn’t actually receive any message from Elk, but from a friend. It wasn’t even something I could get clarification on, since they both blocked me immediately after.

>>9664611

>>9664796
In that case, it does sound like an SJW blowup.

>>9664611
trying to take photos of myself in suit is the worst thing ever aaaa ;o;

>>9664796
I take it you are the same person always on here going on about how you want to sell the suit and how "you cant stand to look at it anymore" because you had a falling out with Elk?
Yeah maybe Elk was being a little dramatic but you sound like a salty brat. Instead of owning up to it as a mistake and saying "it wont happen again", you keep blowing it off and going "I was told not to call them she, but I keep calling them she, why don't they like me? whine whine whine"

>>9664844
Yea, let me just let em know it’ll never happen again from my blocked accounts.

At least post suits.

>>9664844
This. You just keep defending the mistake and still misgendering. I get that you're salty, I would be too, but you're not acting regretful at all. You could email them or something, it isn't hard to contact a major fursuit maker even if they blocked your social media. Just admit that you're being a bitch and that you don't want to apologize because you think you're right.

>>9664867
>>9664844
I understand that you’re a little miffed but the suit was up for bids by the time this happened, and already has offers on it. I think I’ll be okay.

Cute, yes or no?

>>9664883
somewhat messy face, not terrible.
those bangs make me sad though it looks like they cut straight across and then lazily thinned them a little

>>9664325
Found some info on this situation

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zRPHUQ1eQ4l5EHeWWdEmmcjF14SceKSfw65A-FPCZJQ/mobilebasic

>>9664895
Owner of this adorable suit.

>>9664796
>anon was banned because he used "she" as a pronoun
>anon was clearly informed that was incorrect
>anon continues to use "she"
>other anons point this out
>"idk I don't know this person why would I know their pronouns?"

Anon, IDC if your maker blocking you was a ~ess-je-wuh blowup~ or whatever, you're being a dick.

>>9664908
Yea, if this board still refers to ChrisChan as a man, I think Elk will be alright.

Post fursuit pics ya whiney lads.

>>9664957
>likening chris chan to actual trans people

lmao whatever mental gymnastics you need to do to justify it to yourself. everyone thinks youre a dick and in the wrong.

>>9664611
I don't yet have one. I've only recently gained an interest in them so I want to wait a bit and see if I still want one in a year. I want to make sure it's something I actually want instead of just a passing fancy.

>>9664713
I don't think they come off as a fetish any more than fuzzy suits. It is what it is and people will think as they will.

>managed to bring sjw garbage on 4chan of all places
Western community is truly irredeemable.

please stop

It amazes me how many suits I see for sale listed as only having been worn once or twice, and in some instances not at all. Do people just impulse buy or commission them that much?

>>9664966
>Go to find source
>Find it (http://garasaki.tumblr.com/post/145670361991/photoshoot-from-blfc-2016-saki-photographer for future prosperity)
>Uploaded at 1280x or lower resolutions
FFS japan, the internet might be stuck in the 90's/early 2000's for you, but that doesn't mean the rest of us should suffer for it. We can't handle small images anymore, 4k+ screens make them, sometimes literal, postage stamp sized.

>>9664991

A lot of suiters will make a suit and get instantly bored of wearing it, too.

>>9665004
:^)

>>9665022
>TFW fullsized images from the early 2000's (and still in japan) are the same size as thumbnails in the current year.

>>9664245
Nah, that's a concentration curl and is good for just targeting the biceps.
>hammer curls are better

Can anyone recommend a good fan for drying a suit out after a wash? I was drying mine outside previously this year but now it's winter and lol drying anything outside right now

>>9664620
This is exactly what happened. They just used one of their regular realistic bases and didn't account the guy was like 6' 5" and 250lbs

>>9664898
So there was a happy ending! Yay!

>>9665004
>>9665028
Japan still exists in i-modo world, where the internet is viewed as a phone thing. The American internet is considered dangerous and full of hackers.
>>9665045
I adore this suit, this maker’s art is awesome. I wonder if they still take fullsuit commissiosn? They mostly do partials and masks from whay I’ve seen recently.

>>9665043
I turn mine inside out and put in in the dryer on the no heat setting. :^)
I want to make something like this though.

>>9664674
Except my friend transitioned after 20 years of knowing him and I was able to swap pronouns. You're just an idiot

>>9665057
>A entire country of phoneposters
Man has not known such a horrific sight.

>>9664674
>that’s the one you just are in my vocabulary
Your vocab only includes the pronouns for females? You should probably read pic related, then send that guy an email saying you're sorry.

>>9664981
I’m so sorry.

>>9665063
Wow it’s almost like being good buddies with someone for a number of years and buying one expensive item from someone cross country you met on the internet are two different things. Wow.
Enema suit for you.

>>9665096

>>9665099
Are you some fundie christian or autistic or something? Just apologize, simple as that. If you can’t reach them, just let it go.

Let’s get away from this /pol/tard crap and post cute suits.
Pic related was a casualty to a murrsuiter. Who knows what Syber has done to him :(

>>9665109
I have. I have let it go so much, the suit was already up for offers before this whole shenanigan went down. Please god just post suits with your bitching. You’re eating the post limit.

Changing the subject, what type of Spyro suit do you prefer, the Universal mascot, or the one in the video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5lKQmQ_vOs
I'll make wither one of them for my suit project.

>>9665134
I always forget gary oldman voiced one of the dragons in the spyro reboot

>>9665153
Yes!

Im new to fursuits in general but Im kinda interesting in making one, would a tiger be "oh shit son what are you doing" levels of difficult? Pic related is kinda along the lines of what I was thinking (but different of course).
Or would it be better to start off with something simpler?

>>9665173
Love this one too.

>>9665131
who made that? it's cute!

>>9665173
You really do have to start somewhere. A feline won’t be the hardest route to go. You could even start with a base if you wanted to.

>>9665187
Yeah Im definitely starting with a base but I was thinking of adding to it and altering it just cause Ive heard sameface in fursuits is a thing you want to avoid.
But thanks! I want to dive in and get started but I was nervous but youre right, guess I should just go for it lol.

>>9665134
Universal by a mile
The seams in the suit aren't blatant and doesn't look like it'd be painful to try and hug with an actual soft layer. Plus the Universal one looks like it's actually flexible to move around in

>>9665179
cameowmile on fa

>>9665099
>I don't like change
That's all this is, it's okay anon, change is scary.

Do you have any custom character hoodies or kigus? I’m hoping to get two slots from CurlWorks in 2018

>>9665272
This is absolutely fantastic! I'm impressed by the stitching, would you need a special machine or juist a plain old embroidery one?

Sold for $8700.

>>9665279
But is is worth that much, really? Sometimes I wonder if people are just buying popularity.

>>9665283
>if people are just buying popularity
Duh
>>9664125
This guy went for 17.5k
>>9664102
This DAD was $11,575

And this Justin Bieber themed suit went for $8,025, but I suppose in that case they paid for the literal name

What are you guys' favourite makers? Know any good underground/new makers?

>>9665279
wow I'm actually surprised it went more for what Dante went for. I'm not too big on the design desu, but I love AF's work.

>>9665332
what's the story behind the 17.5k cheetah? that's the only one I didn't hear about before.
ya gotta wonder if it's a publicity stunt between friends though. sometimes suits just don't deserve the price tag.

>>9665360
Autumnfallings, Designosauro and OneEyedDoe are my favorites.
I'm not too sure on any upcoming makers- there's a ton of newbies popping up on instagram though

>>9665272
>>9665273
This is so cool! I occassionally make custom onesies (mostly pokemon) but nothing to this level of embroidery haha

>>9665272
I have a couple from lemonbrat, a neopet and an opossum with a super long tail. Not usually a fan of the embroidered faces but that work is really nice!

>>9665369
Any IGs worth following?

>want a fursuit
>too cash strapped to get one and go to a furcon
>know that I will probably never wear it
>too awkward to explain what it is to everyone else and where I go to every month
>don't even have the creative capacity to create a character/Sona
>can't even manage the heat when on holiday
why must I be like this

>tfw no cute cow suits

>>9665332
To be fair the winner of the beiber suit asked for the initials to be removed before it shipped. Its still totally a JB corgi but I think they mostly wanted it because >Tayerr

Speaking of has anyone been watching the auction for her old head? Last I saw it was at 8k.

>>9665586
>8k for a head
jesus

>>9665586
I thought she was also making a new body for the winner?

>>9665593
Furries hope that the popufur status will come to them if they pay money, but they remain losers. Even the popufurs are losers once you go outside the fandom.
What makes me sad is how a suit with a squeaker or one with bedroom eyes is always more popular than one with amazing craftsmanship or a great performance.

>>9665598
Eh, owning a well known suit does bring in some level of attention but it's ideally not the reason anyone should buy the costume.
In my case, Natalie's been one of my favorite designs for a very long time and I was willing to pay a good sum to get her just because I never expected to see her go up for sale in the first place.
I imagine if Arito was more active in the fandom the suit would've gone for considerably more than I paid for it, though. In that sense it was lacking some of the popularity factor that stuff like Dante has or as a really out-there hypothetical, if Telephone was to sell her suit by auction.

Also, I'm not hot on squeakers. They're kind of like a one-time cute thing to me and that's it.

>>9665622
Yeah, it’s too bad Arito seems to have stopped suitmaking for good

>>9665628
Yeah it's a shame, Dorito, Natalie and Lewis are all amazing suits. Looks like Arito is keeping Lewis for the foreseeable future, not sure what happened to Dorito (someone said a murrsuiter has him now?) and I'm glad I can keep Natalie around.

>>9665629
Syber has him. She has a billion version of her fursona made into suits, and has on more than one occasion sold used murrsuits without telling the buyer they were murrsuits

>>9665629
this person has him now. she's sold used murrsuits without informing the buyers on 3 separate occasions (maybe even more?)

>>9665456
We have this thing, I think he's a bull.

>>9665663
it's a tauren!

>>9665332
Yea, I think Bieberr went at such a high price because Tayerr had never sold a suit before. Now she’s done a head custom and is making a body suit for the bidder of Tayerr’s old head.

She also had opened up for illustrations a few months ago but I missed the bid because her website lagged out. Fuck.

>>9665680
whats the deal w tayerr and why do people fangirl over em so hard

>>9665663
I’m going to finally get into WoW myself one of these days and go for a Worgen rogue. I typiclaly play shadowy guys in games, in Skyrim I’d focus on Illusion, Sneak, Archery, and One Handed.
So I guess that means I should someday make a Worgen suit?

>>9665693
I want to make a worgen suit one day too.
(what server are you on, i play a worgen druid on sargeras!!)

>>9665595
She is. You're getting a fullsuit but what autists are really bidding for is to have her old head and be Tayerr 2.0 (even though you have to change the character name and the body design will be different).

Looks like it's gonna cap out at just shy of 8k.

>>9665682
Long time member of the fandom, talented artist, fursuit maker, recognizable characters, was a frequent con goer, suit dancer, friends with Telephone. Also, gorgeous girl.

>>9665695
Haven’t started yet! But I might join that one!

>>9665701
Jesus christ, furries. You could get a Clockwork Creature suit with all thr bells and whistles for that. This is pure autism.

>>9665161
How do people make these kinds of suits? I've seen the pikachu one deflate and I'm wondering what the hell is actually inside there that makes it keep the shape

>>9665701
Jesus christ, furries. You could get a Clockwork Creature suit with all the bells and whistles for that. This is pure autism.

>>9665713
Huh? I cancelled that post. Whatever, not going to analyze server glitches. Have a handstanding Timon

Why are people so stupid? Why?
Whenever I post pics of my suit online I always credit the maker. Sometimes more than once in the same post/page or whatever. I will still get people asking me on social media
>who made this
LEARN TO READ
>how much was it
GO TO THEIR WEBSITE (also I feel like this is a rude question)
>is this for sale?
NO

I posted a picture of my paws in a bowl of Halloween candy on Instagram to be cute and festive and I got a person commenting "Are you selling these?" I told them no, they are my personal paws and I'm not the maker. Then they respond with "oh I didn't want to buy them I don't even have any money". ??????

>>9665719
really? lmao
I only ever get the edgy preteens hating on furries or a couple mutuals in my comments
glad I dont have that kind of idiotic following

>>9665719
I don't know if this is better or worse, but people do this in other fandoms, too. Similar conversations have happened so many times in doll collecting circles, too.

>>9664611
I have two old fursuits that I bought used when a costume shop was liquidated over twenty years ago.

>>9665719
lol don't worry about it, people are dumb everywhere. I recently commissioned a plush and among the people saying they liked it and the occasional person asking if it was for sale, I think my favorite comment was someone saying it looked like a lucario which I still don't really draw any kind of similarity beyond both characters being blue

>>9665663
Ah man i love it! Perfect Tauren.

>>9665693
>>9665695
Another shot of my worgen :D I sold/threw away most of this costume, but it's my dream to properly remake it in full in the future.

>>9665712
Upholstery foam

>>9665739
How did you make the head? Also, we totally need to do a worgen meetup someday on both WoW and Blizzcon

>>9665745
Have you been to BlizzCon?

>>9665748
Not yet, anon! But someday! For the moment I'm planning on AX.
Also, is that another Midori Lucario?

>>9665749
yeah they finished it yesterday
this is what, their fourth, fifth lucario?
If I had a commission slot from them I would probably ask for a plush style Zorua

>>9665745
I was mostly a paper mache person so I used chicken wire and paper mache to make the head (fabric inside so the wire doesnt hurt me). The jaw is actually a seperate piece (thats why it looks kinda bad in the pic, it moved) and is tied with elastic bands around my head while the wolf head stays on top, kinda like those wolf shaman heads.

>>9665853
Who's the maker? So cute!

>>9665883
Atelier Amanojaku

>>9665887
Really? It looks kinda different from their usual work. Maybe it's the lighting?
I've noticed that the quality of their suits (the heads especially) is kind of inconsistent.

>>9665889
Eh, I don’t. I think their quality is consistent, unlike K-line. It’s just the lighting on the eyes, but it’s definitely a AA suit.

>>9665894
The lighting of their official photos is a bit weird desu. Makes the fur look cheap and the suits baggy

>>9665898
Huh? The suits rarely look baggy, and the fur is pretty good. What are you smoking?
Are you sure you don’t have some beef with them or something?

>>9665900
These are official, but they deffinitey aren’t baggy. If they are baggy, it’s because the model wearing the suit is a different size than the customer!

>>9665902
*aren’t official, I mean.

>>9665900
What? No. I mean the photos from their official twitter, amanojaku_e.
I actually want an amanojaku suit! It's just the official photos that are turning me off a bit because the lighting makes the suits look iffy (in my opinion). The suits look alright in other photos.

>>9665905
Not that anon, but they don't post all of their suits there. Many of those are old suits. If you want more recent stuff, check amanojaku_j. Now, yeah, some of them do look cheap, but those are the generics that are their cheapest suits (usually around $1200, maybe a bit more). The suits you've seen posted in the thread are higher quality. I can assure you, from the fur samples they sent, the fur is pretty nice. It's not fun fur. So go ahead, anon, commission them! I've just started paying for my bee!

>>9665910
Alright, thanks!
I'm looking at amanojaku_j, but it seems to be a lot of the same pictures from e? Do you know where was >>9665853 posted?

>>9665913
Probably by the owner, not sure

>>9665905
May also have to do with the fact that everything is made-to-measurments and Amanojaku is like 6 people (Jack [trpla226 @ Twitter], his wife, Zima [zima030611 @ Twitter], Lamune, Rex [rexrex103 @ Twitter], Kyuuri [QLB_R @ Twitter] and someone I always forget) they probably won't fit them as well as the owners.

Their studio is tiny af:
https://twitter.com/zima030611/status/670933236260859904

>>9665417
Dw, anon. You'll get there in the end

I saw Blade Runner '49 today, I wonder if they have holographic fur"suits" in their universe

>>9665967
I always try to remind myself that things will get better.
most of these problems can be solved once I finally get my own place.
as for the heat, I'm starting to get better, I'm just struggling beyond 35°C (95.3°F)

>>9666020
Neat beak idea

>>9666109
well shaped digi legs are my most favourite thing about a fursuit

>>9664352
this bunny is currently up for sale on dealersden

>>9666291
I want it but I can not afford another suit right now. It's so freakin' cute though and I'm a sucker for the ones that look more skin-tight because then I can wear cute af outfits and design a wardrobe for them.

>>9666313
Same here, I already have Melsye and Zoroark coming up. And I’m saving money for suitmaking supplies, too.

>>9666291
Alright well I might own a new fursuit soon.

The breasts on this suit are so awful and wonky.

>>9666453
Why do people do this, it looks so trashy and gross.

>>9665417
>tfw driving test on Thursday
>tfw I then have to convince my overprotective parents to let me drive 1.5 hours to furmeet (even though I'm almost 20 dammit) without explaining where I'm going to
>tfw I'm already auditioning how the conversation will go
any solutions how I could get around this?

>>9666646
are you the anon trying to pass his driving test from the /trash/ threads

>>9666517
This just emphasizes how bad it really is.

>>9666648
yep

>>9666657
Good luck on your driving test this week! If you have to explain to your parents where you want to go I imagine it might be easier to tell them there's an event going on that you wanted to see. Use cosplay of that's easier to explain than fursuiting.
Also if you pass your test I hope you get some pictures with the anon who owns Natalie! Not sure when their next meet up is but they're around in these threads so I'm sure they can tell you when they're next around.

>>9666657
I've got 3 methods to try and convince them so far
1) the far away friend that needs help (unfortunately I'm shit at acting and they can read through my lies, also, they know I have no friends)
2) the long tease (constantly tease them about the"second interest" and when the day finally comes round say that if I don't go, I will never reveal what it it (this might work as they're interested in what I like))
>>9666663
I could try that. and the meetup is on the 11th of November

>>9666649
Thats grotesque and someone should tell them.

I wanting to make a costume (technically not fursuit, but kinda close), and the character has digi legs, however, I'm already 6"4', and adding in what the costume will take up, can only spare an inch or two. I also really want the digi legs, so how can someone do digi legs that aren't massive, and also short?

>>9666668
You're the anon who wanted to come down to the Birmingham meet right? They're on the third weekend of each month

>>9666854
You really wont get much help here because no one will answer you or they just send you to the help thread. Maybe post a pic of the character and consider a costume with a dropped crotch and just plain 'ol foam padding for the legs? Kinda hard to understand exactly what you want without a pic.

>>9666646
>>9666668
Hmm.... I would go for honesty especially since you may spill your spaghetti otherwise. Let them know you're curious about costuming and want to go to a meetup to see if it's for you and maybe to make some friends with similar interests. Keep it simple, keep it honest. Best of luck on your driving test, anon!

>>9667154
this could work as well, although I'm still thinking about doing the second one. maybe I could combine them both

>>9667329
If you have a facebook account I would recommend joining the brumfurs group just because I wouldn't want you to drive down on the wrong week by accident lol. Next meet should be on the 18th.

>>9667336
no, it's on the 11th

>>9667404
oh shit you're right I didn't realise. I wonder why it's changed up by a week, probably an event at the venue on the 18th
thanks for clueing me in!

>>9666910
Pic of the character you say?

>>9666907
Oh wow I never thought I'd run into someone else interested in the brumfurs meets. I've been putting off going for about a year now.

>>9667426
might you have a pic with his legs straight of just standing? Also I can tell you already that this is going to be super difficult.

>>9667445
wow, another person near birmingham? you should come to one sometime, I'd love to have a mini /cgl/ get together

>>9667426
Reminds me of BenDeLaCreme's fly runway.

>>9667510
You can see a clip of it in this video around the 1:50 mark: https://youtu.be/kYhE2OYRIUY

>>9667479
Yeah I am! Maybe I'll see about coming to one sometime. I could possibly make the 11th Nov since i'm not working that weekend.

>>9667479
I go to the scousefur meets, been tempted by the birmingham ones but Kiba and a few others put me off

>>9667565
Haven't had much interaction with Kiba, so i don't know what's up with her

>>9667574
you're very fortunate, there are a lot of bewares on her, and her behaviour from what i've seen myself is atrocious.

>>9667574
The scousefur meets are insanely good, I've never heard an ill comment from them. They get a decent turn out and are a lot more relaxed than most meets. I do recommend them. Griffin is very welcoming to new comers to the meet

>>9667587
That's the Liverpool meet right? That's about a 3 hour drive for me so bit more of a hassle than Birmingham. Could always go for a visit but it'd probably be next year at this point

>>9667612
Yeah it's over in liverpool, if you ever fancy a change it's always worth a visit. You don't have to constantly commit to the same meets

>>9667624
Yeah that's true, I would like to go to some other meets at some point as well. What weeks is it on? I'm locked on the November and December meets in Birmingham right now because I think if >>9667547 or >>9667329 go to the meet in November expecting to see me there and I'm not around I'd be awful. Plus in December I'm meeting someone there to pick up a suit and my DTD, so I can send it off to a suitmaker in America before January because they're making me a new suit in the new year.

I got a meet happening the 18th and I'm h y p e

>>9667637 They're every 3rd weekend of the month, if you message Natasha Griffin on facebook I'll give you more info on stuff

>>9667670
Lovely decidueye

Awesome

>>9667823
is this for a kigu?

>>9667830

>>9667845
oh, that's really neat!! i'd totally love a hoodie like that.

>>9667447
this is the best i can find in a standing pose...

>>9668012
I'd recommend trying to find a way to export the model to an external program so you can look at it easier and manipulate it how you choose, I think people use blender or pepakura if I remember right?

has this thread reached the bump limit?

>>9668102
yep

i feel like we're the fastest general on here

>>9668112
at 65 ip's and old threads still up... like
so much for everyone fuckin hating furries
bless you 2017

>>9668093
I have both, as well as the paid alternatives from Autodesk (but importing them in such a manner as to be rigged with a skeleton so as to be posed is not working correctly), but that is the pose that will be most common, so that is the pose that needs to be most balanced and easiest to do. As for me actually making the costume, that's all on me, was just asking for tips on the legs.

>>9668134
It looks like what you're gonna have to do unfortunately is have your real feet and legs as the legs all the way down up until right about those claw feet thingies. I've seen people use carefully made stilt-legs for wererwolf suits and things but those claw feet are really gonna make it tough. Do you have any metalworking skills that you could make yourself a metal base skeleton (just for the feet) to build on that would also be strong enough for you to stand on?

>>9668142
Yes, I do have metalworking skills, but my equipment is limited to welder, grinder, drill press, hammers, hand forms, and cutoff wheel. I've seen vids of some of the warewolf stilts, but all of those seem to be tall.

>>9668160
its 4:30am here but if you're still around tomorrow I'll try to draw you up a doodle of what I would do if it were me

>>9668160
You could make the legs separate from your own legs, wearing black and just put them on the outside of your legs, giving them limbs as to move with you when you walk.

>>9667757
Added you as a friend, might try and make it to the November one since that should be pretty easy to make this month

Last image, make it count

Fursuit, and a cosplay!

>>9668285
Nice

seeing as we've reached image limit
>>9668687