Yeah, I would be lying if I said I know how you feel, you really just have to be a bit toughskinned, to help the drama slide by.

There are assholes everywhere hun.

i would hope there are assholes everywhere because if not then this country has some serious medical issues (...eh..bad anus joke, ha! XD i needs sleep...)

anyway i have been trying to remind myself that people get bashed ALL the time, i mean what i see celebrities go through makes my skin crawl...i think i would die if i were in the public eye all the time with my every move being judged like some celebrities
so i know its not just me, you can put 10 people in a room and give them a topic to talk about and there is like a 95% chance that 2 people will leave hating eachother because of their views on said topic.

.... I would like to hug ye until ye explode outta existance, to keep ye safe from those f*ckers who b*tch bout everything bout yer work, and to keep ye far from the emotions that are attacking yer soul.

Good luck. I truly mean that. WIth all o my heart and soul.

i am so over emotional right now i almost teared up reading that

thankyou <3

*wishes she could litterally hug some through the internet right now

Air hug time~

*sends ye lots o love in a literal air hug*

Hope it gets there~

<3

*hugs* i'm sorry you are having a hard time today i know everyone and their grandmother says it but i've been there for what its worth
and i really hope you keep making your suits i actually just rolled in from AC yay sleep deprived too but i saw so many of your suits and each one is gorgeous they really are a piece of wearable art people who cant see that and cant understand how much work goes into years of understanding and growing in your artistic talent really need to shush their little mouths and not speak about things they know nothing about ><
anyways heres to less drama and more beauty =)

i do see my work as wearable art. and i have been told that the outward appearance of a fursuit is half if not the majority of the price.
and i have been told about 70% of why a person choses which fursuit maker they chose is how good the work looks/is based upon the makers style...so under that logic even if i was putting things together with a glustick and duct tape and it fell apart after a few hours of use customers would still be getting 50-70% of their monies worth...right?

and i DO NOT mean it is okay for something to fall apart after only one use (that would be horrible) what i am saying is when it is time for the suit to reture they still got their visual monies worth. another way to look at it is a wedding cake, the fancy ones are very expensive and the majority of the value is on the appearance, and yet for how much it costs once it is eaten it has served its purpose and the fact it looked so nice is what vaildates the cost and not how long it was on the table.

and do try to make sure my work is durable, its just 2 years ago i did not know what i know now....i wish i did, i would not have drama following me >_o

yeah i do think the majority of people go by looks and no necessarily the way in which it is put together though for me personally after seeing my friends suit he got for basically cost of materials I think experience definitely does factor in to cost.
It is like what my good friend who is a fellow artist told me you arent paying just for the work the artist is doing for you but also for the years and years of time and effort put into learning their craft and you know what whether you use a glue stick or an industrial sewing machine you have been doing suits long enough to know what works and how to make a beautiful but still durable suit

I know how hard it is to ignore drama and not defend yourself but keep in mind thats just a small portion of people in the grand scheme of things you have a great following of wonderful people (as i'm sure you can see from these comments everyone is posting) we all would prolly stomp on those who are trying to say you dont know what you are doing ect ect =)
but even with that being said you do need to take care of you and as much as i would hate to see you take a break or stop making suits taking care of your health physically and mentally should be first and foremost cuz this is your artwork you should enjoy doing it and it should not take a toll on you
*hugs* get some rest and point me in the direction of these drama spewers so i can do some face kicking =P jk but really take care of yourself

I'm sorry hun, I hope you don't stop making suits.. I absolutely love how durable my head actually is, it suffers a lot of abuse due to my room being filled with random stuff>.> And I think you have great ability, you should even try out to work at Disney, cause your suits are so awesome! I mean, i bet they started out just like you did when they were making suits! look at the ones from when Disney first opened vs the ones they have now!

or look at the way movie effects have changed over the years (though i still think planet of the apes looks good for being 40 years old)

i am still growing and chaging in skill, and i wish people would understand that and not judge me on past work AND realize past work cost less than my work does now.
and oddly enough it seems the "glues everything" reputation has been following me since my cosplay days??? i mean when talking to some one i know online about starting up business they were like "i dunno, don't you like glue everything?" and yes, my early cosplay suits (made years before doing commissions) were almost 100% glued...(i glued the bodysuits D: ahhh) and i used to kinda brag about it...(but i only bragged on glue and bashed sewing back then because i could not afford a sewing machine...) but that had nothing to do with my current work so their response made me think ". . . wtf?"
...so i think even my 2004-2007 work is haunting me D:

*pokes you with the giant paper mache cabbit heads of doom XD* but I like these they are fun, and I don't have a problem with glue lol, some people are just so damn picky :-O

i added the sewn seam option to my site because i know some people are picky, i did not want to end up having some one get their head and then blow up because they expected it to be sewn (to be honest i did not even learn most people sew them till 2009!)

and even though i have both options on my site now with a $200 price difference between the 2 options people see it as "oh she is gonna make you pay more to make it 'right'..." and the same people also fail to realize that even with the $200 extra for sewn seams my heads are still cheaper than some other makers work, and with the cheaper glued option my heads cost less than pretty much all other well established makers...
since i started offering sewn seams no one has asked for that option yet, everyone says they want glued seams.

and frankly, even if is glued face seams was a durability issue (in my experience it is not) heads should be the one part of the suit that sees no abuse; hands touch things and deal with dirt and friction, bodies put up with movement and seam stress as well as friction, tails get yanked and dragged and caught in doors, feet get scuffed and deal with lots of friction and getting banged around, but the head should literally just be sitting on you doing nothing and should not see any physical abuse or even get touched by anyone or anything all that much. if you are doing something capable of dislodging a seam on your head then you pretty much have to be rough housing or doing stunts in your suit and/or storing and transporting it too rough (aka cramming it into to small of a space or tossing it around like a stuffed toy), and my site already warns that my work is not made to withstand rough use (seriously, things like wresting on the floor or even fursuit games at cons is abusive behavior to a fursuit).

abusing fursuits is bad... but at least none of yours that i know of are in porn XD thats a good thing right?

youve got a lotta supporters here *hugs*

i tried the bucket-o-icecream angle and its not working tonight :,<
and we are out of sleep aids so i cannot even try to zombify myself to sleep.

and my sister is not much help...she is PMSing as bad as i am and we are like polar opposites around this time of the month and just like hissy fit at eachother all the time D:

Well, as an artist, I'm always concerned about light fastness, even though....well, it's the last thing on furries minds it seems. In the fandom, it doesn't seem to matter if art can hold up, and the only thing this fandom wants to see be durable are fursuits it seems. And though I am only beginning in that area, myself, it makes me wary now, to hear what you're going through. No fursuit, especially with the abuse some of them end up taking, is going to last forever.

It's a temporary investment, and needs to be treated as such, even with the hefty price for something that's life span will vary depending on care, especially upon level of experience on the builder. Sadly, not everyone is logical enough to realize this.

~Pets and hugs~

pfft in my house we spend like $800 a month on food...$800 on stuff that turns into poop...

so with that in mind i kinda wish people would shud up about somthtng of equal value only lasting 2 years of steady use because at least they got to use out of it and it was not the cost of a months worth of poop :C

LMAO! Funny way of putting it, but yeah. Steady use for two years is enough to retire most suits, it's a good life span, I guess. I can't imagine doing that many events myself at the moment, but it would be lovely if I get to that level, and if my suits hold out that long. X3

i dunno...i have heard of some makers work lasting for like 5+ years. granted that said people may only use their suit once or twice a year, also there is the fact that their suit came from some one who charges far more than i do...
and i still like to think my prices were and are fair...
i mean when you buy a plastic lawn chair you know its not going to last as long as a wooden or fancy metal one but common sense says that is acceptable because it costs less than the metal or wood chair...right? .__.
i mean that logic is why i kept my prices so low until recently, my quality has improved so damn much that (keeping with the cost vs quality of lawn chairs analogy) i know i am well beyond the plastic chair range of quality and well into wooden chair quality and on the first step of metal chair quality...and still improving, and i am still working my way up to one day having my work be described as "indestructible" and on which day my (non quadsuit work) will move into the $2000+, but i will not do so until i am sure my work can in fact last 5+ years of rough use. for now though i hope people will have the common sense that my work is not indestructible and know that they need to take care of their suit for it to last (and i am sure there are also plenty of people who just plain appreciate that my work is not in the $2000+ range just yet...)

btw my beastcub bodysuit has seen TONS of use in the last 2.5 years because it works with 5 different heads and so far has only needed one tiny hole in the arm pit sewn. and the beastcub head is just as old and is in tip top shape and i use it 6 times a year (2 cons, 2 ren fairs, 1 fantasy festival, 1 halloween event)

I've heard that theme park suits cost into the tens thousands a piece, and it's mostly because of quadruple stitching, though, considering the source, I'm not sure how reliable that information is. >.>,,

Even calling a fursuit makers work indestructible is high praise, it makes me worry for the makers if something were to go wrong, even if it's purely the customer's fault. @.@ Where there are dragons, there also be idiots.

And very impressive. 6 events would be a pretty hefty schedule for most suits.

I do love your equine suits, and if I was one, you'd probably be who I'd go to if I had the funds.

ah jeeze, yes, actual masocts easily cost $15,000!!! but they are made for daily use. hence why a FURSUIT should NOT be used like a MASCOT.

I know its easier said than done, but keep them on the outside of your bubble. Its fantastic that you have such a passion for fursuit making, but treat your commissioners like business, and don't let them rule you emotionally. Because at the end of the day, your right with what you said, you don't know them, and they don't know you, so slap the little fuckers if they get out of line and remind them yes your doing a service for them, but that means respecting you as well.
Hope things get better, keep strong and just do what you do :]

easier said than done is right.

tonight reading dogbombs  dogbomb adventures has helped me calm down a bit. he is a very recent customer, whoes suit shows my current quality (even with a glued seam head which people seem to bash as if its something terrible) and he claims to have easily put 100+ hours into it by now, at least 4 cons that i know of and seemingly weekend use since he lives in a torusit type area...and it still looks great and he says he has no problems.

i just hope that the reputation of the quality of my current work will eventually drown out the word of quality issues of my old work...though i know that is doubtfull, people are far more likley to complain about something than compliment...

Of course! People love to whine and moan, but when it comes to actually appreciating the good things, people seem to overlook it.
Can I ask, are the people who are bashing you, suit makers themselves? If so, I would like to see them produce something half as detailed and elegant as you do :P
I hate it when people forget artists/suit makers are still human. You are allowed to fuck up too! xP
You are one of the most successful suit makers around, your work is admired by so many. I think most of your commissioners/watchers have the utmost respect for your work, so don't let a few whinge bags make you think you have a bad reputation :]

eh from what i can tell a few are people who have made suits of their own or are offering very cheap commissions (ie a startup business)but the majority of the bashing is not from suit makers and from what i can tell ALL of it is from people who do not own or have even seen any of my 2009-2010 work in person...

Stress comes to us all but it is out ability to rise above it and become better for the experience that makes us strong. And I think you have and are so don't let things get you down. As Eric Idol said, "Always look on the bright side of life." And if I ever had the mony I would commission you to make my fursona.

just take a brake mate :)

i also hate people who never use and instead ignore or even bash my customer service side of business.

i pride myself in doing all i can for customers, i don't care if my work just honest to gawd had some thing that out-and-out fell apart i can do what i can to help make the customer fell better...but only if they will let me!!!!

i have done refunds and discounted replacements and extra bits. for example the owner of the ferret head was not 100% happy but sad the head was accpetable but not perfect and was kinda insistant on a discount, so i made them the red bat head for $100, (which meant a $297 profit loss vs full price) to help make up for the fact the ferret head was not 100% up to standard.

and another example; today darklurker Jrs mom contacted me to say the wings broke. now i did not even build the frames, i painted and re-sold a premade set of wings from a halloween costume, BUT they were still sold under my name, so i have purchased and fully paid for a replacement set of non moving wings, of equal value, to be sent from http://www.specterstore.com/store/c.....gon-wings.html so that is $70+ (+shipping cost) out of my pocket to rectify the situation.

It's a shame that some people just can't be grateful for all that you do Ms. Beastcub. Which is sad, you seem like someone who just want to do their best and make other people happy with something that you enjoy. I'm also sorry that you get into emotional states like that. I can highly relate to that. Would rather not say it all in a comment to the public, but I know exactly how you feel. *hugs*

i was hesitant to post so much in a public place, i mean it is kinda personal... but getting these feelings off my chest and thus digitally having some one to talk to REALLY helps me get over it. seriously, i feel much better now.. i still feel a bit worked up but i think that once i get some sleep i will be back to my old self tommorrow.

so if you want some one to talk to you can PM me :)

Wow honey, you do wonderful work and if people cant understand or rather learn not to roughhouse in suit to keep them nice then that's their own problem! I do agree that perhaps you should take the Fall season off and recharge, you work so hard. You are the fastest known suit maker that can ALSO make them beautiful in a matter of DAYS, no one else can do that and make them look as fantastic! YOU have progressed INSANELY and you can only go up from there! Not to mention you give people great deals, and your work is actually worth the money unlike some other big names out there that charge 1200 for a partial.
Take a vacation, go to the Bay and mess around at the Wharf, or go junking at the San Jose Flea Market

Han in there! *Hugs*

I could have written this at certain times of the month myself...I seriously feel your pain.

One thing that has astonished me for years is how nitpicky clients are about their fursuits. In a way I do see it, they've put down several hundred to a couple thousand on a suit so I think they expect it to not have any quirks.

But each piece really is wearable art, and it's not like it's come from a manufacturer.

It blew my mind several years ago when I was just geting into making suits, I'd be in the fursuit lounge at a con telling someone how beautiful their suit was (made usually by one of the top few makers) and they'd inevitably say something about the shoes being a little loose, or they'd be upset about wear and tear that is completely normal on a fursuit.

awww. You sound really stressed, you should go take a bubble bath and have a cup of tea or something ....take a break and come back to it when you feel better, when it's fun again. I think you push yourself too hard sometimes. Don't quit, just slow down a bit when it gets not fun.

I hope you feel better soon

Sorry your feeling down. Don't let them troll/haters get to you. I love your suits!

I love what you do Beastcub. The half suit you made for even though it hasn't been finish makes me more than happy. When I wear or have it around me I am in complete bliss. It allows me to act how I want to and have silly fun like hug and snuggle my giant tail or care it around like it is my best friend.

Thank you so much for taking my commission and working the payment process with me. I'm very grateful for you doing this for me.

And please don't listen to people ragging on you for you creating your own art. If they don't like this kind of art then their opinion shouldn't effect you at all.

You are fantastic. It is wearable art and you don't do shoddy work. You'll be fine and it'll pass. <3 I hope you feel better. (If it makes you feel better, you've inspired me to suit. You may actually be proud when I pos pics.)

Not to sound like a broken record, but I'll say it again... you need a vacation. Take a week or two off from making suits. Chill, do something non-furry related, unwind and relax. You've been doing this more or less non-stop for a few years now. You need a break. Trust me, you've earned it.

*huggles*

i went to a ren fair for 3 hours yesterday, that was a mini vacation, had so much fun in my new mask i popped out in 10 hours to day before the ren fair, it is my first use your own eyes mask too, a skintone dragon mask so i could have all my skin exposed and not "ruin the magic" since it was 100 degrees outside, the moving jaw was pleasantly freaking so many people out and i was the center of attention.

... but despite the fun break i still broke down last night :C

I will say this, one suit of yours is VERY distinctive even in a crowd and at a distance, and as the owner has started to nail down the character more and more that suit is just an amazing example that I point to when/if I hear someone dog on you, or use that "But she glues everything!" crap.

The harvest-wolf, Shade I believe was/is the name? AC2010 at the dead dog dance he had rainbow LED christmas lights wrapped up around the arms.

Also all those chaotic/swirly Second Life Crux suits at AC this year, are the other obvious target, espectially the pink one.

So, yeah. Only way to fight bad rumour is outweigh it with truth and open honesty. It'll just take time, and patience, now.

To use an old turn of phrase differently, "Keep up the good work!"

Don't... whatever you do.. work at Walmart.. They have their own work related drama. My boyfriend just got fired from there just because one of his friends used the shop (Tire Lube Express) to change his oil during a fifteen... they said he was 'stealing' shop time ... and he's worked there for almost four years!! So you think this drama you have going on now sucks ass... WalMart is just as bad since workes don't mean jack to them cause they are easily replaced.

As far as the monthly thing goes.. I am on it too, in fact while I was reading your journal my boyfriend was being a dick head so I turned around and yelled this shit outta him. It's frustrating and near to impossible to let the little things slide. Just think, when this time is over you'll be back to your normal happy giddy self. Seems there are a lot of people that support you Beast, you'll be alright. ^^

I can honestly say I think i know how you feel. Well, to an extent. I get like that too, with little depressed.....fits, would you call them? Every time "that time of the month" comes around, something as simple as losing a hairtie will put me in tears. And if there's ACTUALLY something worth crying about? Forget it.

But I always manage to make it and I know you can too. I always said if there's something you really love to do and do well, and it's within legal limits, you might as well make money on it. And honey, you make it very clear how much you adore doing what you do, not only by telling us, but by the time and effort you put into each individual piece. And as for how well you do it....well, I've seen your stuff in person and it was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen in this fandom. So that's not an issue. I think it would be a major, catastrophic loss both for me and for the community if you stopped putting your stuff out there.

Besides, just think. You may have to deal with assholes a lot in this business, but at Walmart you have to do it in person. XD

"Every time "that time of the month" comes around, something as simple as losing a hairtie will put me in tears. And if there's ACTUALLY something worth crying about? Forget it."

oh gawd, i know just what you mean D:

There are those cruel people who have no sympathy or patience with suit makers or just each other in a whole. Even if they are there, there are the caring people who have the patience and who have the kindness still within their hearts untouched by corruption, and for every cruel person there is that kindness so happily given with not a thought or care for a return favor, you just have to see past the corruption this worlds populace breaths.

Maybe you should take a break. Doing something for a living that customers are going to be extremely critical of is too much stress. I'm a dog groomer. If one hair is out of place I get phonecalls. I took a break from it all, now I can't wait to get back to work. It's refreshing.

if a claw fell off my foot I would just super glue it back on. I mean everything can't be perfect in the world, and people will have to face the fact they will have to do some work on their own suit after all, that's the way it is. I think yer stuff is quite amazing really, though I can't afford it, nor could I make it, it's quite amazing really.

ugh emotional stress is no fun, just think though, if you were preggers it would be 10 times worse with extra hormones floating about as well.
sometimes these extra hormones can be a good thing if you can channel them into creativity though.

I hope ye feel betters soon :3

some of the complaints on my 2008 work is valid, but things like paint comming off the claws, loosing claws (or even teeth) and their hands being all gross and matted looking (or any part of the suit looking gross and matted) HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ME!!!

issues with thinsg like claws and teeth happen with any maker, they are the most fragile parts of the costume and the stick out! even on the human body it seems ones toes and nose are subject to more harm than the rest of the body because they stick out. and suit looking gross and matted means they are not cleaning and brushing it! *faceplam

yes having a suit is something expensive, you should know that you must take care of it when you get it

hence, SUPER GLUE HANDY
and of course it will get matted, its fur, you brush your hair to keep it nice right? this being all said, I still can't afford a suit for myself, but still that just makes me realize how expensive they are and when I DO get one I'll have to take good care of it

I know one friend who has a special room just for ventilating suits out, he takes THAT much good care of them to keep them from smelling

I know how you feel about wanting to cry, crawl, hide and vanish. I go through days like that like once every two months... Sometimes if I'm lucky there's more space in between.

I'm sorry that you feel that way with the 2 yearold costume situation but I personally think your work is beautiful. I only wished I could afford to commission you lol. You shouldn't let you bother them because it's probably just b-tards making fun of it and b-tards opinions don't matter. Though that's life I suppose, no mater what you do in life you're going to get people who absolutely love what you do and you're going to get the pricks who tell you should stop and what not.

Maybe you should take a couple days off - or even a full blown vacation some where nice and don't even think about fursuiting and just relax. o3o;; I'm sure what I've said has already been said but I thought I would throw in my support...ish... comment. Hope you feel better soon.

You should just take a break from it, do something fun, sleep in til noon and not care for a moment. I know how you feel, had some similar problems too already and it all became too much to endure for me, then I had my little breakdown/mad scene which was... Seriously uncool. You shouldn't let it get to that point, really...

And.. Hm, this probably won't help, but how about a disclaimer on how it might happen that some claw falls off or something? I've no clue if you have that somewhere but maybe talk about such things with your clients first? Also, I don't know what drama exactly happened, but I can imagine and I can also imagine how much that hurts. I had people telling me my art sucks lots and fails too and that made me depressive for like.. Quite a while.

Well, all in all this advice probably is neither new nor super awesome but you shouldn't waste your talent there anyway, would be sad to see that. So, uh, keep it up? After a break, I'd say?

i hate to say this dear, byt shit is going to happen like this EVERYWHERE. either you have to learn how to suck it up to do what you love, and let the drama slide off your back , or completely ignore it, or go be miserable at walmart.
if you don't get over it, you're going to be miserable, end up in a job you hate and be miserable there. your choice.
I dont mean to sound like a bitch here, but its true.

yeah, i know, normally i get over drama quickly...

but i think the stress of how much drama has been followng me around lately, on top of the stress of being overbooked and working all the time, all piled on top of the stress about my cat having a serious health problem (more on that later, i want to get the name of her condition right and research it more before i do a journal on it) all have me at the end of my rope right now.

trust me i know, but in different variations *hugs and hands you cookie* thats just the way i see it. do what you love and eat dirt for a little while, or give up and eat shit the rest of your life.
it'll get better <3

Honestly, people will bitch about ANYTHING. People tell me, about the two heads I've made "Oh, those will never last! They're plastic mesh." I made Fidget in 2007, and guess what? She's still together.

Some people just CAN'T be pleased.

I hope that you'll continue working, if you take break. I still want to get a suit from you!

we may not see eye to eye on a bunch of things but it doesn't make me think any less of you. Yes you have loads of talent and I do love your work.

Geesh that completely sucks...
You don't know me... but I've been watching your work for a while and simply, absolutely LOVE it.
I dream of the day that I can have the funds have you make a fursuit for me.......
I've considered asking you for tips but you're probably busy and all...

All that drama can really mess things up.
I really.. REALLY hope things get better for you.. I hate seeing a fellow human being in pain, even if I don't know them.
*Big, snuggly, comforting hug*
I'll send positive energy your way.

Tips as in little pointers you have on making fursuits.. I want to learn how to make them.. it looks like a lot of fun.

You poor darling. *biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig hugs*

I feel for you. Commission drama is why I rarely do fursuit commissions. People are stupid, really stupid, and should be understanding when it comes to how fursuit making works.

What I do is put a disclaimer that says "my fursuits are not perfect, they may not fit exactly right, could get damaged, etc etc, you have been warned". And that way if they find something to bitch about I'm like "well, I warned you".

Buuut anyways. My time of the month is starting also. And I have chemical depression and tons of anxiety so I feel how you described in your journal almost every other day sometimes...mostly when I'm not even ON my period. It's been better lately but I def know how you feel. :C

I love your work. It's beautiful. Hope you feel better soon.

Beastcub, realize how much we love you. We love your fursuits, too. Hell, like some my favorite webcomic artists, I want to attend a convention just so that I can come up and shake your hand. Fursuits are not a car that you can leave out in the rain but a painting in which you must take care of and make sure to watch for mess ups. I think some people who buy fursuits don' realize the real amount of work that goes into each thing of glue or stiching and how delicate each piece is.

Once more we love you. -hugs-

Either way gluing or sewing takes work and I can't stand for people knocking others down.Just to let you know(don't know you personally) me and many others care about your well being and you are truly talented don't change for anyone the HATERS can go f*** themselves.

hope it isn't inpart because of my mate Pip's suit you made. I know it was one of your first commissions.

nope. i mean yeah is suit needs some fixing, and for good reason because he was my first fullsuit customer, but he is totally understanding that i was new to all this at the time and knows i am here ready and waiting to fix it up like new C:

and i do plan to fix it for him for free once he finds time to actually use the suit again.
from what i know it needs a zipper replacement, the tail attachment needs to be secured, and the leg padding is loose, all easily fixed within a day (once i get the suit)

yeah. been trying to get him to want to suit again. Specially now that I can suit with him too. ^v^ Might want to look at the paws too with the claws, but I think he can take care of that. And I'll need to remind him to ship it to you.

*hugs* dont be upset beastcub ;.;

make sure u watch for picks of the crux at ac btw :3

actually i already found ya! http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4076831/

burnout happens. i really really wish there was something i could say that would actually make things better.

If its makes you feel any better, I am counting down the days till RMFC and getting Sophie, my first time attending a furry convention and first time suiting. Granted I have cosplayed, but im sure its not the same lol. *Explodes again*

i just got done stuffing your extra floofy tail.

i opted to take a 3 inch long tan fur and air brush it to match the orangeish brown color so that your tail can all be made from 3 inch long fur and thus look like its extra fluffy (vs just fat looking if i had used the 1 inch fur)

normally i'd charge a little extra but its a freebie for ya because i felt it would look that much better :3

I am getting more excited by the minute!!!!

I met someone this year, a fellow fursuit builder, at AC who has nothing but utter praise and admiration for you. Obviously the quality can't be that bad if that is the case for one of your own competitors to regard you so highly. I wouldn't try to take those things too personally, but then again I can understand being that the people you are dealing with are your customers, being a bit more difficult to handle. I really wish I could help you. I know that I have dealt with that kind of feeling there, but it was more of feeling my work is worthless and never will amount to anything, a mindset that I am desperately trying to push out of myself because that form of negative thinking goes nowhere. I know you have probably heard this before, but try to look at the things that have gone right, not the things that have gone wrong.

Oh, and even if born out of venting, your gore art is beautiful, as much as your costumes are.

Issues like this always have two sides of the coin. On the one hand, they are paying you for a service, but at the same time, if they don't think you'll do what they want, they shouldn't commission you. Personally I can see both sides, and as a business person you have to have a tough skin and do what you agreed to. If it's a part time or friend thing you can take breaks or set your own schedule, but if it's your job, it's your job, and do what you have to.

People are questioning the quality of your suits? Ugh. Even the nicest artists can't seem to go without drama. People figure "Oh wow. This person is good. There must be SOMETHIGN wrong with them. Why don't I poke at them a bit >:3". Assholes.

Please don't close comissions >_< It would be a huge loss to the fandom if you stopped :( I wanted you to make my realistic Thylacine suit someday.

I know two friends that got a suit from you, and they're just amazing. Please keep up the excellent work, for I may want an otter suit from you someday. Don't let the haters get you down Beastcub.