Silver Pandorica wrote:Goodness gracious, making digi legs is hard. I made the knees only to realize they were much too small to get the illusion I'm going for, so I thought I could use them for the calves instead.
I've looked at so many references and help forums that it makes my head spin. I'm not sure how to go about actually getting the illusion of digi legs. Should I blow up my thighs and butt as well? Heh, that sounded strange, but I'm serious. How would I go about that?
This is the look I'm going for, super exaggerated:
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(Not my suit, obviously. I'm not sure who's it is, but it's definitely one of my favorite fursuits of all time)
I'm going to jump in here, as i have an unfinished project of digi satyr legs floating around my house. Have more links for you to pour over C:
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[4] [5]
First link is a heavily simplified version of padding, take it as a good beginning on where padding should be. Second link is is a Matrices info link, which (if you pick through it) has some awesome points. Third link is an idea of how to make padding pillows. Fourth link is just an image i see where your padding might be headed. Fifth link explained below.
I don't know what material you plan on cover the padding with, but depending on what material you'll be using can greatly effect how precise your padding is (i.e. long fur is very forgiving). Since you want super toony, (I'm assuming not drop crotch from the example you provided) you'll want to make everything big. Like Queenie! says, you'll have to pad the the thighs, calves, front of feet, and rear (give or take). Reffing off of link 4, if you aren't watching your current padding can slip into the 2nd example in green. If you add some rear padding and front of ankle padding it might smooth out, but it depends on the material you plan on covering it with. If you want to see how it might look, get a pair of over-sized or stretchy pj bottoms (sweats work too but you can see better with the pjs) and put it on over the padding. You can then judge from there if you need to add more polyfil or make more padding in places. Make everything in proportion, otherwise you run the risk of looking off kilter.
Personally, I found it helpful to look at digitigrade fawn/satyr legs as those tutorials focused on anatomy and how the legs look by themselves. Fursuit tutorials (unless specific tutorials) sometimes focus on melding suit parts together to make it look smooth, which is nice but lack helpful tips when you get stuck in some place. 5th link is something you could click through if you have time. Some of the best videos I found for legs were made by people making costumes for renaissance fairs or larping. I took what i liked out of the videos and melded it together into something I liked. Plus they made these costumes for serious wear and can take a beating so the padding won't slip if they are very active.
Hope this helps!!
[1] [2] [3]
[4] [5]
First link is a heavily simplified version of padding, take it as a good beginning on where padding should be. Second link is is a Matrices info link, which (if you pick through it) has some awesome points. Third link is an idea of how to make padding pillows. Fourth link is just an image i see where your padding might be headed. Fifth link explained below.
I don't know what material you plan on cover the padding with, but depending on what material you'll be using can greatly effect how precise your padding is (i.e. long fur is very forgiving). Since you want super toony, (I'm assuming not drop crotch from the example you provided) you'll want to make everything big. Like Queenie! says, you'll have to pad the the thighs, calves, front of feet, and rear (give or take). Reffing off of link 4, if you aren't watching your current padding can slip into the 2nd example in green. If you add some rear padding and front of ankle padding it might smooth out, but it depends on the material you plan on covering it with. If you want to see how it might look, get a pair of over-sized or stretchy pj bottoms (sweats work too but you can see better with the pjs) and put it on over the padding. You can then judge from there if you need to add more polyfil or make more padding in places. Make everything in proportion, otherwise you run the risk of looking off kilter.
Personally, I found it helpful to look at digitigrade fawn/satyr legs as those tutorials focused on anatomy and how the legs look by themselves. Fursuit tutorials (unless specific tutorials) sometimes focus on melding suit parts together to make it look smooth, which is nice but lack helpful tips when you get stuck in some place. 5th link is something you could click through if you have time. Some of the best videos I found for legs were made by people making costumes for renaissance fairs or larping. I took what i liked out of the videos and melded it together into something I liked. Plus they made these costumes for serious wear and can take a beating so the padding won't slip if they are very active.
Hope this helps!!
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