it's so creepy how much you and i do that is the same thing. it's like i have a clone in Canada

Ah, here it what I was reminded of :D

'Convergent evolution describes the process whereby organisms not closely related independently evolve similar traits as they both adapt to similar environments.'

haha for real!

yeah i hear yeah when it comes to realistic stuff. i like performing in more toony stuff cause it's easier being crazy. but every time i try to making something toony my brain goes GLASS EYES WOMAN. that and i love using APoxie sculpt BEST. STUFF. EVER.

i noticed you don't use apoxy sculpt around the eyes, i have never been able to not use it on glass eyes for some reason with out it, it always looks bug eyed to me. but it looks like you pulled it off nicely.


oh hey about our trade i am not going to be able to buy some glass eyes at the moment ( for the caribou) but can you make light blue eyes with the crazy pupils?

woot awesome =D i am getten cracken on yours soon i have all the fur already =)

http://www.vandykestaxidermy.com/images/products/135236-lg.jpg crazzzzy pupils at least i think Hoofers have crazy pupils.

i was hoping for like baby blue eyes with black pupils, think husky blue eyes.

i don't know i always like thouse pupils for anthro hoofers

if not round pupils are fine =D

good luck antlers!

Spamming my inbox too XD

I have trillian. I rarely turn it on because I'm convinced it slows my computer down.. Give me your info and I'll add you. Or is it on your LJ profile?

>> Here are two pieces of the resultant pattern (side of the face and top of the nose). After you skin the duct tape off, lay it (sticky side down) on a rug so it will not fold up and stick to itself. Try to lay the pattern out flat by adding darts. All of the arrows on each piece should point the same direction. It does not have to be perfectly flat, as fur can stretch a limited amount. <<

Right after this point you lost me.

Do you put the duct tape back on and fur over it, or, do you remove it, and use it as a blueprint? And if it's the later, then why do it?

Thanks much.

No problem, saves me effort :P I usually glue the fur, I'm impatient :P

And I cut it out with a slight seam allowance, so I can trim it exactly to fit while I am gluing it on.

The part that would lose me is how to remove the duct tape without wrecking either it or the base. It's not quite like making a duct tape dress form, since that has a fabric base that's removed along with the duct tape when you cut it off.

Though perhaps your tutorial is for people more advanced than me, who are used to things like skinning duct tape. ^_^

And most costume heads are made from materials like upholstery foam, which are thick/bouncy enough that it doesn't hurt it.

I usually cut into the foam and balaclava on mine, at least a bit, but the fur will hold it all together anyways so it doesn't really matter :)

It's turning out pretty awesome! ^_^ can't wait to see it completely finished.

This is very very helpful! I have a question. How do you put all the pieces together? Do you glue the seams or sew them?

please elaborate, glue them with what? hot glue? elmers?

hmm...
sounds good. think you could send me a private im? id like to pick your brain :3

ive got aim :)
onebluechee

I'm SO happy you posted this tutorial! I'm a slap-dash kind of person, so my furring never comes out nice and neat. There's always patches of fur missing and seams showing. Thanks, and I hope to see more tutorials from you! :)

How do you keep the tape from sticking to everything?

Oh yes! I've been hoping someone would explain this procedure. *sticks in her LJ memories* Definitely something I want to try on my next head. The hit-or-miss method I've used before certainly produces hit-or-miss results! Thank you, beetlecat. And your head is looking absolutely gorgeous - as always.

*adds to memories* :)

Oh, wow, that's really neat! =)

I hope you don't mind if I watch you here, and I swear I will get back to you on that contract soon! Life's been rather hectic lately! I promise I won't dissappear on you! XD

I know it's a little late to comment.. but I have a q that wasn't asked :3
First of all, thanks for sharing this with us! Tutorials like this are really helpful to those of us just starting out in the fursuit craft.
Anyway, I just recently furred my first head and I wound up with a lot of seams showing. I managed to comb the fur over on some spots but others were not so lucky, especially around curved areas like beneath the top of the muzzle and around the sides of the head.
Maybe I should have used a bigger pattern... (I could patterns for the cheeks, muzzle/nose and top of the head/back of the head separately and this gave me too much fabric to hot glue together I think.)
Is there a specific way you glue the fur together to avoid making seams?
I also have heard about a zig-zag stitch used to avoid showing seams, but I don't own a sewing machine. Anything that can be done by hand?

Thanks in advance :3

Yes, I rolled many of the seams and wound up with lumps as well! I'll be trying to cut my patterns larger and more accurately, and sewing the seams together before gluing them in future.
Thank you very much for the advice! :3

im curious at how you add the horns,. im thinking you just glue them, but anything else?

Um... everything looks clear for me on this... However, I'm still wondering how you would get the duct tape off the foam bits without ripping the foam? do you put something underneath?

this is really helpful, thank you ^^
but i have one question...

How do you fur over the movable jaw, as in, how do you make it move like it did before you furred it with the fur on? wouldn't the fur disrupt the movement of the jaw?

so... the eyes,... i dont like the cartoon style eyes. and was wondering where you got them eyes fromm????

Amazing how much work you do! It really shows in your work, I must say. :DD

ok, i was wondering wether i should glue the fur on, orr stitch it on?

i looked through some comments to see wther anyone asked. you said you glue on the fur cause you impatient (so am i :p) but i've heard it makes the head twice as hot... and give you a 'lighthead' >3<

sooo???