Tutorials
Welcome to the creative space! This is where you can find out how I create the projects that I enjoy and share tips on how you can make them too! Making things has been a passion of mine for most of my life, so this section of my site is dedicated to lots of tips, hints, as well as many examples on how I make my cute costumes and projects!
One thing to keep in mind while creating your own projects is to be as resourceful as possible! While I may have used one particular item, product, or technique in creating a costume or item -- if you find something similar for less cost, or found a different way -- share that information with others! You may find something better, or a different technique, and it will only develop innovation. I highly encourage you to share your ideas and experiences with others because it fosters further knowledge and innovation.
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I have a lot of content available on my tutorial site! Make good use of it by utilizing the "Search" tool and discover new guides or info that you maybe haven't noticed before! This search also includes content that I may have reblogged from other artists, too! Enjoy!
Fursuit Building
Costuming, cosplay, dressing up, fursuiting, whatever you consider it to be. I think its really cute innocent fun, and I love maskmaking and creating costume items. It has been my hobby for well over 15 years now and I really enjoy seeing what others create too!
The process surrounding creating things such as fursuits is called prototyping, it is a perfectly natural part of the learning curve to learn to make new items by making rough versions and refining them as you gain skill and learn new techniques. Practice new techniques on scraps before applying to your final project, and most importantly don't stop trying!! Even if something doesn't work out as you expect, it is still a learning experience! It is for sure more fun to have a costume than it is to not have a costume, so have fun with what you make!
Resources
I have collected lists of many useful things that relate to fursuit and costume building, crafting, including supplies! I sincerely hope these resources help you in your craft endeavors! In the resources links you will find in this section include faux fur suppliers, foam suppliers, and links to other tutorials and guides by other artists.
Fursuit and Crafting Resources
A full list of resources for other tutorials and supplies, including fur and foam.
Premium Guides and Patterns
A handful of tutorials that have been made available for sale in a printable format. Including highly specific and detailed information or patterns that you can follow.
Shaped 5-digit Handpaw Pattern & Tutorial
This shaped and detailed handpaw design is fantastically fun to wear. Just the right blend of dexterity and shaped animalistic fingers.The pattern offers two types of finger digits; slim and puffy, with three sizes of claws to use and includes a 40-page ebook with over 90 pictures to teach you how to make them!
Shaped 3-digit Handpaw
Pattern and Tutorial
This is a 3-digit handpaw pattern featuring big chunky claws! This makes a very fun dinosaur, creature, monster, critter with hooves, or hybrid animal paw shape. It includes a detailed 39-page ebook on making and sewing the handpaw pattern with step-by-step instructions and 60+ pictures.
Sewn Teeth for Fursuits
This tutorial goes into a step by step detail on how to create and install sewn teeth, with a few alternate ways to install them as well! The printable sewing pattern features 3 shapes of fangs and 2 sets of lower incisors with fangs as well as details on how to draft your very own tooth patterns.
Prehensile Tail Technique
This teaches you how to create the inner assembly that will give a tail the ability to be puppeted with a cord. This technique gives lots of fun, lively movement to tails. Its a great feature to add, even on critters that don't normally have prehensile anatomy since it can make a tail that wags or curls around stuff.
All About Fursuit Noses
An in-depth tutorial on all kinds of fursuit noses. This guide includes 26 pages of detailed information on sewing noses, sculpting them, covering them in fabric, and also a few tips for installing purchased noses by other artists. With six nose patterns - 3 for sewing, 2 for foam carving, and 1 for sculpting.
Zip-on Tail Technique
The .PDF version of my zip-on tail technique with additional information. Create a removable yet smooth transition between body and tail by installing a zipper with this technique to make the connection.
Toony Eyes with Upcycled Materials
The .PDF version of Making Toony Eyes with additional information. Teaching you how to make and install eyes using easily obtainable materials!
Pillow Inserts for Padded Bodies
The .PDF version of my fursuit body padding tutorial with additional information. Learn about making soft pillow-based body padding and tips on counteracting gravity with this guide.
Tailoring a Hoodie with Ear Pockets
Learn the steps on how to tailor an existing hoodie to have ear pockets fitted to your fursuit! This tutorial focuses on how to edit an existing garment to feature those ear pockets instead of making one from scratch. Good for beginners to tailoring!
Deluxe Paw Sandal Tutorial
This tutorial is here to guide you through building a pair of fursuit sandals that will be made to fit a set of existing fursuit footpaws. It will help teach you how to make sandals that not only look good, but are made to be durable to protect your indoor feet on your outdoor adventures.
Prototyping With A Scale Model
This guide shows you the process of making a small maquette to prototype a sewing pattern from. This tutorial demonstrates footpaws, but it can literally be anything you dream up! Imagine plush figures, handpaws, tails, bodies, etc.
Deluxe Zipper Technique for Faux Fur
Level up your zipper techniques and create beautifully finished and well-hidden zippers in faux fur! Utilize large-toothed zippers that can be hidden completely in the fur with a durable flap that helps keep the fur out of the zipper track.
Free-form Patterning a Fursuit Head
Learn how to make your own repeatable pattern to build foam fursuit heads! The end goal of this technique is to achieve a simple, hollow, fursuit-style head base that can be easily lined. Useful or unique shapes can be saved and repeated for the future.
Getting a Close Shave
Learn how to shave faux fur like a pro, written for beginner and advanced crafters alike! While some shaving can be avoided by purchasing fur in the length needed, that’s not always possible! This guide also features info on what tools to use and breaks down the shaving process into various steps that line up with the fursuit costume construction process.
Plantigrade Footpaw Pattern and Tutorial
A pattern for a comfortable set of plantigrade footpaws with a liner. It includes a detailed tutorial for making and sewing the footpaws and liner with step-by-step instructions.
Creating Liners & Soles for Stuffed Footpaws
Learn in detail how to make lined and stuffed footpaws with both indoor or outdoor finishing! Includes a tutorial with step-by-step instructions and a pattern for a footpaw liner.
How to Make Webbed Fingers
This tutorial will show you a cool advanced sewing technique to make webbed fingers for costume projects and fursuit parts. It can also be scaled up for fins, wings, or other features on a costume where a “web” or “membrane” of skin is needed to span from one side to another.
Retractable Claws
A clever way to create claws that retract like a cat's paw, pushing them out with the wearer's fingers and using elastic to pull them back in. Pattern for how to sew just the retractable claw assembly, the rest of the paw is up to you!
Fursuit-sized Dog Muzzle Prop
Too much barking? Just can't stop talking in fursuit? Might bite? Maybe you or a friend needs a muzzle! This is a sewing pattern on how to make a fursuit-sized dog muzzle. It includes notes on adjusting the size to fit shorter or broader snouts on fursuit masks as well.
Big Collars!
Learn how to make your very own BIG collar! These are working over-sized collars intended for a fursuit or cosplay costume accessory or can even be made for a pet! Lots of step-by-step photos to help you along!
Sewn Tongues for Fursuits
20-pages of step by step instruction on how to sew and install a flat or 3-dimensional sewn tongue, With 4 printable pattern designs included..
Making tidy seams using tipped and specialty faux furs
My guide on making tidy seams using tipped or specialty faux furs teaches you how to treat the seam allowance when sewing tipped furs or fur fabrics that easily show a visible seam line. It explains what's happening and why its happening, with solutions to correct it before and after sewing!!
Making a Mannequin Head to Measurements
The .PDF version of making a mannequin head to measurements. How to make sure a mannequin is adjusted for use with making a fursuit head project. This is a tutorial designed to show how to make use of an inexpensive styrofoam wig head and transform it into something truly useful by using low cost materials.
Free Tutorials
I'm very proud to present all of the tutorials I have worked hard to make, the ones below are made free for the creative enjoyment of the community! If you enjoy the content I make, share credit that you learned it right here from Matrices.net! That way others can learn how with my guides, too! If you wish to contribute financially, consider becoming a sponsor or joining my Patreon!
Heads
Furring
The process of making a pattern with tape and applying fur to a foam shape. See also: "How to Pattern Objects with Tape" below in the detailing & finishing category.
The process of making a pattern with tape and applying fur to a foam shape. See also: "How to Pattern Objects with Tape" below in the detailing & finishing category.
All About Fursuit Heads
Information about foam vs balaclava based fursuit heads and the planning process that goes into it.
Information about foam vs balaclava based fursuit heads and the planning process that goes into it.
About Fursuit Noses
A detailed free guide on different ways to make and attach fursuit noses. If you need a pattern I have it available here.
A detailed free guide on different ways to make and attach fursuit noses. If you need a pattern I have it available here.
Patterning the Neck and Jaw of a Resin-based
Fursuit Head
Video guide on patterning a resin-based fursuit head, To allow jaw movement.
Video guide on patterning a resin-based fursuit head, To allow jaw movement.
Making Toony Eyes
Tutorial on creating and installing flat plastic cartoon eyes by being resourceful and utilizing some upcycled materials!
Tutorial on creating and installing flat plastic cartoon eyes by being resourceful and utilizing some upcycled materials!
Design for Suffed Nose with Nostrils
Need nostrils on your sniffer? This design will help you create some for a sewn nose.
Need nostrils on your sniffer? This design will help you create some for a sewn nose.
Hiding Fur Edges Against Smooth Surfaces
You may need to hide the fur edge against places like noses, eyes, and lips, here's how to do it.
You may need to hide the fur edge against places like noses, eyes, and lips, here's how to do it.
Creating Large Ears & Additional Ear Tips
Position your ears like a pro, get the curve and support you need for your ears.
Position your ears like a pro, get the curve and support you need for your ears.
Lining the Head and Finishing the Mouth
Detailed tutorial on finishing the interior and the mouth of a foam head with sewn teeth and a soft liner.
Detailed tutorial on finishing the interior and the mouth of a foam head with sewn teeth and a soft liner.
How to Cut, Carve and Shape Upholstery Foam
A video guide showing useful techniques for working with foam demonstrated using a razor, spring scissors, and normal scissors.
A video guide showing useful techniques for working with foam demonstrated using a razor, spring scissors, and normal scissors.
Adhesive Test for use on a fursuit’s head lining
Four adhesives are tested to discover what will work best to glue a lycra liner to upholstery foam. My results and thoughts on them each are shared in this video! If you're unsure of what to use, do a test like this example! You might be surprised at the results you discover!
Four adhesives are tested to discover what will work best to glue a lycra liner to upholstery foam. My results and thoughts on them each are shared in this video! If you're unsure of what to use, do a test like this example! You might be surprised at the results you discover!
Making a mannequin head to measurements
Having a mannequin head to build on is an important component to getting a well-fitted mask. Having a good solid base is important to work off of when making fursuits and other costumes! This is an inexpensive way to deal with that need!
Having a mannequin head to build on is an important component to getting a well-fitted mask. Having a good solid base is important to work off of when making fursuits and other costumes! This is an inexpensive way to deal with that need!
Bodies
Making a Fursuit Body
Learn to make a body by starting with a store-bought pattern, edit and fit the "test fabric" custom to yourself, as well as planning and installing a zipper.
Learn to make a body by starting with a store-bought pattern, edit and fit the "test fabric" custom to yourself, as well as planning and installing a zipper.
Fursuit Body Padding Tutorial
Are digitigrade, unguligrade, or padded plantigrade body features planned in your costume? Learn how to make a custom shaped padded body in this guide.
Are digitigrade, unguligrade, or padded plantigrade body features planned in your costume? Learn how to make a custom shaped padded body in this guide.
How to Machine-Sew a Fursuit Zipper
A guide on adding a simple zipper that is compatible with faux fur.
A guide on adding a simple zipper that is compatible with faux fur.
Ending a Zipper
Zippers can be used all over the place in your projects, learn how to make the end neat & tidy with a bit of matching fabric and no glue.
Zippers can be used all over the place in your projects, learn how to make the end neat & tidy with a bit of matching fabric and no glue.
Making a Tail
A great place to get started, plan and execute a tail with some careful observation and this guide.
A great place to get started, plan and execute a tail with some careful observation and this guide.
How to Make Use of a Duct Tape Dummy
So you want a body-double for tailoring yourself or others? Here's how to make use of a DTD in a detailed guide.
So you want a body-double for tailoring yourself or others? Here's how to make use of a DTD in a detailed guide.
Patterning Pillow Inserts for Shaped Bodies
A step-by-step photo guide on how to pattern the pillows that make a padded body have filled out shapes!
A step-by-step photo guide on how to pattern the pillows that make a padded body have filled out shapes!
Set-in or Raglan Sleeves: What's The Difference?
A body needs a sleeve, this discusses what kind of fit you could get for your shoulder and underarms.
A body needs a sleeve, this discusses what kind of fit you could get for your shoulder and underarms.
Paws
Simple Handpaw Pattern and Tutorial
Step-by-step photo guide to make a set of 5-digit handpaws. Free Letter and A4 patterns included!
Step-by-step photo guide to make a set of 5-digit handpaws. Free Letter and A4 patterns included!
How to Build Footpaws
Utilizing a shoe as a base, this guides you through turning shoes into a cute set of footpaws.
Utilizing a shoe as a base, this guides you through turning shoes into a cute set of footpaws.
How to Applique Paw Pads Visual Guide
The most up-to-date guide on how to decorate paws with paw pads using an applique sewing technique.
The most up-to-date guide on how to decorate paws with paw pads using an applique sewing technique.
How to Applique Paw Pads
Video Guide
A video suppliment to the above visual gudie, some techniques have been updated and are noted in the visual guide.
A video suppliment to the above visual gudie, some techniques have been updated and are noted in the visual guide.
Retractable Fursuit Claw Design
A clever way to create claws that retract like a cat's paw, pushing them out with the wearer's fingers and using elastic to pull them back in. This just shows the design, if you need a pattern I have it available here.
A clever way to create claws that retract like a cat's paw, pushing them out with the wearer's fingers and using elastic to pull them back in. This just shows the design, if you need a pattern I have it available here.
How to Make Sewn Claws
Video tutorial on creating sewn claws, but also useful for sewing teeth and spikes, too! Includes an image-guide for hand sewing in soft claws!
Video tutorial on creating sewn claws, but also useful for sewing teeth and spikes, too! Includes an image-guide for hand sewing in soft claws!
Paw Sandal Tutorial
Protect the bottoms of your detailed paw pads with a fun accessory that looks like scaled-up sandals.
Protect the bottoms of your detailed paw pads with a fun accessory that looks like scaled-up sandals.
Tips for Lining Handpaws
Treating a liner layer as one with the rest of the pattern when you assemble your handpaws can make a great luxury touch.
Treating a liner layer as one with the rest of the pattern when you assemble your handpaws can make a great luxury touch.
Troubleshooting Applique Too Close to the Edge
A mini-tutorial on how to make edits to applique in case of a mistake.
A mini-tutorial on how to make edits to applique in case of a mistake.
Visual aid for Fabric for Claws
There are many types of fabric available, check out this visual aid i made to help you choose fabric to use for sewn claws!
There are many types of fabric available, check out this visual aid i made to help you choose fabric to use for sewn claws!
Detailing and Finishing
How to Shave Faux Fur
A video tutorial demonstrated on a small plush, showing how to shave faux fur on an already shaped piece.
A video tutorial demonstrated on a small plush, showing how to shave faux fur on an already shaped piece.
Battery Operated Fan Tutorial
Is it hot in there? It doesn't have to be with a fan. Assemble a computer fan and a 9 volt battery or install a USB cable to use a powerbank.
Is it hot in there? It doesn't have to be with a fan. Assemble a computer fan and a 9 volt battery or install a USB cable to use a powerbank.
Drybrushing to Add Details to Faux Fur
Paint and blend markings in fur with this technique that simulates the look of airbrushing without special tools.
Paint and blend markings in fur with this technique that simulates the look of airbrushing without special tools.
Adding Whiskers to your Fursuit
One of my favorite touches! Add whiskers for the ultimate cute finishing detail. With an included video guide!
One of my favorite touches! Add whiskers for the ultimate cute finishing detail. With an included video guide!
Sewing Double Fold
(wide) Bias Tape to Finish an Edge
Video guide on sewing wide bias tape. Useful on cuffs, necklines, and anywhere you don't want an edge to stretch.
Video guide on sewing wide bias tape. Useful on cuffs, necklines, and anywhere you don't want an edge to stretch.
How to Finish Edges with
Single Fold (narrow) Bias Tape
A visual + video guide on utilizing the narrow style, single fold, bias tape.
A visual + video guide on utilizing the narrow style, single fold, bias tape.
How to Sew Bias Tape so the Edge is Hidden!
Visual guide useful for the kind of fabrics that may unravel in places you do not want your bias tape to show.
Visual guide useful for the kind of fabrics that may unravel in places you do not want your bias tape to show.
Lycra and Interfacing
A premium combination to prepare lycra for use on areas you want the shine of lycra but need it to be easier to sew.
A premium combination to prepare lycra for use on areas you want the shine of lycra but need it to be easier to sew.
How to Pattern Objects With Tape
Video tutorial for how to make a pattern out of a full-size model using tape and paper. Useful for making dynamic pattern shapes for anything, costumes, plush, etc.
Video tutorial for how to make a pattern out of a full-size model using tape and paper. Useful for making dynamic pattern shapes for anything, costumes, plush, etc.
Adding Yarn to Faux Fur to Change Its
Appearance
Use brushed out yarn to make small perminant markings and dots by tying it into the backing of faux fur,
Use brushed out yarn to make small perminant markings and dots by tying it into the backing of faux fur,
Using a felting needle to add markings
Use a felting needle to install small perminant markings and dots in faux fur.
Use a felting needle to install small perminant markings and dots in faux fur.
Shaving Shag Down or Using Short Fur: What's better?
Should I shave? Should I buy short fur? It depends on these factors.
Should I shave? Should I buy short fur? It depends on these factors.
Edge Softening Using a Slicker Brush
Blend those overlapping edges by brushing them out to reduce a hard line appearance.
Blend those overlapping edges by brushing them out to reduce a hard line appearance.
Hide Shortpile Fur Seams Better: Intentional Trapping Technique
Video guide on a different seam style, to better hide where two pieces of shortpile fur fabric connect to one another.
Video guide on a different seam style, to better hide where two pieces of shortpile fur fabric connect to one another.
Machine Sewing Small Spots into Faux Fur
This is a video demonstration of how to sew a small spot with a sewing machine.
This is a video demonstration of how to sew a small spot with a sewing machine.
Aligning Markings in Faux Fur
Tips on lining up markings across seams to get good results every time.
Tips on lining up markings across seams to get good results every time.
Is it common to line fursuit parts?
I share some photo examples and explain what fabrics are utilized! Additionally I also clarify the difference between lining and edge finishing.
I share some photo examples and explain what fabrics are utilized! Additionally I also clarify the difference between lining and edge finishing.
For Beginners
Hand-Sewing for Beginners
Step by step photos to teach you how to hand sew! Beginner-friendly guide. Written for the person who maybe has never touched a sewing kit
Step by step photos to teach you how to hand sew! Beginner-friendly guide. Written for the person who maybe has never touched a sewing kit
How Much Fur Do I Need?
The #1 question I get, the steps involved with making your pattern and measuring it to know how much to buy.
The #1 question I get, the steps involved with making your pattern and measuring it to know how much to buy.
Common Fursuit-Related Questions (FAQ)
Many questions I have tagged with #faq so they are in an easy to find place!
Many questions I have tagged with #faq so they are in an easy to find place!
Basting Tips
If pinning is cumbersome, try basting. Large stitches utilized in a similar way as pinning.
If pinning is cumbersome, try basting. Large stitches utilized in a similar way as pinning.
What is Safe For Marking on Faux Fur when
Fursuit Making?
An important test to try yourself before using an untested marking pen.
An important test to try yourself before using an untested marking pen.
Buying swatches and choosing fur
Fabric swatches are a very important 1st step to buying fur online. How to examine swatches and fabrics to decide if they will work on your project!
Fabric swatches are a very important 1st step to buying fur online. How to examine swatches and fabrics to decide if they will work on your project!
Fursuit Maintenance
You created or purchased an amazing costume, how do you keep it nice? Here is some information on that very topic! Testing gives us confidence, so I encourage everyone to use scraps of fur test these maintenance methods so you can see the results and compare for yourself! Check out my #fursuit-maintenance tag on tumblr.
There is a lot of hearsay when it comes to maintaining fursuits, you can find out what works and what doesn't by using scientific method-style experiments to see results for yourself! Cut up a few swatches of scrap fur and save one piece aside as a "control" and test the remaining pieces to your heart's content! What results do you get? Is it what you expected? Share your results!
Comprehensive Tutorial: Fursuit Washing and Care
Covering spot cleaning, washing, drying, washing fursuit heads, faux fur care, replacement parts, between-wash care and a list of supplies.
Covering spot cleaning, washing, drying, washing fursuit heads, faux fur care, replacement parts, between-wash care and a list of supplies.
How to Straighten Crimped Faux Fur
Learn to use heat in a controlled way to straighten fur that has been crimped by improper storage or with use. With an included video guide!
Learn to use heat in a controlled way to straighten fur that has been crimped by improper storage or with use. With an included video guide!
Straightening Mongolian Faux Fur
Perminantly change the texture of Mongolian type faux fur with this technique.
Perminantly change the texture of Mongolian type faux fur with this technique.
Using Heat to Repair Faux Fur
Controlled heat using a handheld hairdrier can restore the texture of faux fur that needs repair.
Controlled heat using a handheld hairdrier can restore the texture of faux fur that needs repair.
Patching Fur
Visual guide on making a small patch and sewing it in place to repair a hole in faux fur.
Visual guide on making a small patch and sewing it in place to repair a hole in faux fur.
Fluffing Compacted Stuffing
Make the stuffing in flat tails and plushies soft and fluffy again with this technique, visual & video guide.
Make the stuffing in flat tails and plushies soft and fluffy again with this technique, visual & video guide.
Wiping Down Fursuit Parts
A good practice after wearing your fursuit parts, but before putting them away.
A good practice after wearing your fursuit parts, but before putting them away.
Spot Cleaning
(en
español)
Got a little spot on your costume that needs cleaned up? Check out this tutorial in english or spanish.
Got a little spot on your costume that needs cleaned up? Check out this tutorial in english or spanish.
Use and Cleaning Instructions
For Vinyl Decals, Balaclavas, & Fursuit collars that I sell online or at events.
For Vinyl Decals, Balaclavas, & Fursuit collars that I sell online or at events.
Crafts
Fursuits aren't the only thing I am a fan of creating, some guides on making some other goodies to enhance your furry experience!
Props For Your Character
What makes a good prop, exploring prop themes, clothing as a prop, and other aspects of prop creation and use.
What makes a good prop, exploring prop themes, clothing as a prop, and other aspects of prop creation and use.
Make Your Own Ears
A pattern and tutorial for making your own ears with just faux fur and a few extra notions.
A pattern and tutorial for making your own ears with just faux fur and a few extra notions.
Anthropomorphic
Stuffed Animal Pattern
A pattern collaboration with a friend, This pattern will create a 25-inch plushie with anthropomorphic-style proportions.
A pattern collaboration with a friend, This pattern will create a 25-inch plushie with anthropomorphic-style proportions.
Simple Custom Carrying Case Tutorial
Demonstrates making a case for a head, but is also suitable for any object (such as footpaws, props, etc.) that you want to cover for travel or protection.
Demonstrates making a case for a head, but is also suitable for any object (such as footpaws, props, etc.) that you want to cover for travel or protection.
How to Sew Thumb Hole Cuffs
Create comfortable and cozy cuffs with a thumbhole to add to your kigurumi project, favorite sweatshirt, or other wearable items!
Create comfortable and cozy cuffs with a thumbhole to add to your kigurumi project, favorite sweatshirt, or other wearable items!
Fursuit Bandanna Tutorial
Here is how I construct fursuit bandannas! This is an especially great way to practice using a sewing machine if you are new at it.
Here is how I construct fursuit bandannas! This is an especially great way to practice using a sewing machine if you are new at it.
Sewing a
Prop from Vinyl
Techniques that can be utilized to make ANY interesting see-through prop using vinyl.
Techniques that can be utilized to make ANY interesting see-through prop using vinyl.
Recipes
I love recipes and have decided to share some of my own! Some are edible, some are just useful things! Enjoy! Check out my #recipe tag on tumblr.
Matrices' Favorite Fruit Dessert
A super simple cobbler/betty-style dessert that can be made with fresh or frozen fruit. With step-by-step photos!
A super simple cobbler/betty-style dessert that can be made with fresh or frozen fruit. With step-by-step photos!
Fursuit Spray Recipe
Want your character to have its own signature fragrance? Make a simple spray with disinfecting qualities.
Want your character to have its own signature fragrance? Make a simple spray with disinfecting qualities.
Articles
These are articles about fursuit-related topics without them specifically being a tutorial. My goal is to be informative or thought-provoking in the process. I hope these, and future articles, serve to be both good information to help folks think about the how's and why's of fursuit topics, but also offer a helpful or informative detail about the topic at hand (ok, ok, some how-to stuff might still be included). Check out my #articles tag on tumblr.
Timing and Pricing
Timing yourself is one of the most important steps you can take to figuring out how to price creative works.
Timing yourself is one of the most important steps you can take to figuring out how to price creative works.
Subtleties in Markings
What can certain subtleties do to make a character "read" or "feel" a certain way such as masculine, feminine, or neutral? How to push that in your designs.
What can certain subtleties do to make a character "read" or "feel" a certain way such as masculine, feminine, or neutral? How to push that in your designs.
Fursuit-ONLY Aesthetics?
A thoughtful article discussing details on characters that may only ever be present on the fursuit version of it, not in the art, certainly not on an animal it is based on! Have you wondered why its like that?
A thoughtful article discussing details on characters that may only ever be present on the fursuit version of it, not in the art, certainly not on an animal it is based on! Have you wondered why its like that?
Choosing and Using a Sewing Machine for Fursuit Making
Want to get a sewing machine just for making a fursuit? This article outlines what to look for, as well as how to actually use a sewing machine on fur, what needles to get, and other important usage information.
Want to get a sewing machine just for making a fursuit? This article outlines what to look for, as well as how to actually use a sewing machine on fur, what needles to get, and other important usage information.
How to Write a Great Auction (or sales post) For Your Fursuit
A collection of tips on what to include in your auction post, where to get the information it needs, picture taking and advertising tips, and important logistics of the sales and mailing process.
A collection of tips on what to include in your auction post, where to get the information it needs, picture taking and advertising tips, and important logistics of the sales and mailing process.
Marketing Yourself In The Furry Fandom
Part One: Introduction and Getting Started
Your online image, pricing, and who to consider advice from when starting out.
Your online image, pricing, and who to consider advice from when starting out.
Part Two: What it is Like Selling
and Advertising
Deciding your limits, exploring sales tactics, keeping your leverage for refunds, and advertising tips.
Deciding your limits, exploring sales tactics, keeping your leverage for refunds, and advertising tips.
Part Three: The Concept of
Premade (The words you choose to market your work matter)
Marketing yourself by breaking away from tired buzzwords and coming up with ways to elevate your highly creative custom luxury items.
Marketing yourself by breaking away from tired buzzwords and coming up with ways to elevate your highly creative custom luxury items.
Community
Are you interested in or looking for a community to share your creative progress and stay inspired? I operate a dedicated-topic chat called The WIP Zone on a service called Telegram. The WIP Zone is a wonderful inspiring place with a dedicated theme of sharing WIPs and staying inspired. All kinds of safe for work artwork, fursuit, sewn, crafted or other projects are welcome to be shared there.
Another way to learn about fursuits is in the on the social platform VRChat
(available on Desktop, PCVR, meta Quest, and phone app!)
- Fursuit Making Learning Space VRChat World (link to more about the world and the video trailer).
- Fursuit Making Learning Space (direct link to it on VRChat's website).