Fursuit Thread V2 OPEN (New Poll)

[Tyki-Pon]

Alright! List is all updated. We also have a new mod. Once the thread gains more members, I might be hiring more.

Please welcome dragongoddest and Please, be polite and listen to her. For now thats all >.<

[DrakElias]

Username: Duchessa {Laura}
Are you a Furry or a Fan: Fan. I have a Fursona and am kinda an anthro artist, but I don't consider myself a Furry.
Do you own a fursuit: Nope. I'd like a partial of Fisk though.
If so have any pictures: ^
Fave thing about the Fandom: The creativity and just all around niceness of some people. And seeing people's character come to life.

[theo,]

Username:
Jynx-
Are you a Furry or a Fan:
Furry.
Do you own a fursuit:
No but I'm saving for a partial from Faruku of my fursona, Jynx! <3
If so have any pictures:
^
Fave thing about the Fandom:
Hmm, the amazing artwork! <3

[mischievous]

Username: mischievous
Are you a Furry or a Fan: i am a proud furry! c:
Do you own a fursuit: I am currently working on my first fursuit (after much procrastination)
If so have any pictures: Alas, i do not but i will most defiantly share my progress with you all soon
Fave thing about the Fandom: Its generally a very open and accepting fandom to all

[e.mbr]

Username:
EmberKitti
Are you a Furry or a Fan:
Furry
Do you own a fursuit:
Yes :3
If so have any pictures:
http://emberkitti.deviantart.com/art/Image-413763007
I don't have any pics of blue right now.
Fave thing about the Fandom:
THE SUITS <3

Also I'm starting a suit probably today :3 based off of my fursona Anti-Matter (Antima for short)

I'll keep you posted!

[Wind Mage]

Hello, Fursuits are pretty awesome, I've been trying to make one...
But I have to idea where to start XD
My character has a multi- coloured hair piece....


any fursuit makers know how to get started?

[dragongoddest]

I'm cruelty making one and I started with y duck tape dummy and feet. Also did all the padding before I even started on making the body.
I ordered my head from someone else though so no help there

[Hyrule]

Username:
Hyrule

Are you a Furry or a Fan:
Furry.

Do you own a fursuit:
Yes, I do. 3 and multiple practice heads.

If so have any pictures:
Pictures of my old heads and stuff can be found on my DA. c:

Fave thing about the Fandom:
All the nice people! Conventions, and loads of fun. ^-^


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I've got a question as well.

I make fursuits and stuff, but I've been using memory foam for them.
It works pretty well, holds up pretty well too.

Here's my main question:
Other fursuit makers use upholstery foam, but I use memory foam, aka mattress foam/padding whatever you want to call it.

Is there really a difference in these two types of foams?
I mean, they look the same and such so is there really a difference?
Or is it a matter of opinion on which foam to use?

[Wind Mage]

I'm cruelty making one and I started with y duck tape dummy and feet. Also did all the padding before I even started on making the body.
I ordered my head from someone else though so no help there

oh... Alright, that helps a bit. Thank you :)

[KittyCatKita]

Hello, Fursuits are pretty awesome, I've been trying to make one...
But I have to idea where to start XD
My character has a multi- coloured hair piece....


any fursuit makers know how to get started?

Welcome to the fursuit thread lol

This probably won't be what you are looking for, but the first thing that I did when I started to build my suits was research. I read as many tutorials and watched as many videos as I could to learn what I needed and different techniques that I could try to see what works best for me (and I am still trying different things to see if I can find what works best for my suits). From there I would recommend that if you plan on building your own suit you look into how much time you have to spend on your suit, and how much money you hope to spend on the suit, these are expensive and sometimes very lengthy projects. I don't know what kinds of stores you have around you, but I know you can find some foam at places like Jo-Ann's or Walmart in the USA (sorry I'm Canadian so we have different stores). I would also suggest sketching out your suit from at least a side profile angle, if not a frontal and back sketch, so you can get a better idea of what you hope to build. I find it helpful to get a friend to take a picture of me and then I put it onto a computer program, trace around my body's outline, and then "build" (sketch) the suit off my outline so I can see where foam would sit. After you find where you can get your supplies for approximately what you hope to spend you can then begin to slowly start putting your knowledge of what you read or watched on the tutorial toward building your suit!

I am not sure if that helped to answer your question. If it didn't please feel free to ask something else and I'm sure people here at the club would be glad to help to answer your question!