Good luck! Looking forward to see the result ^^

Thanks. =) It should be... interesting. lol. I've only ever done candid masks, and the face shape of cats can be really difficult to get right even in drawings. But I've done some sketches, so hopefully that'll help ease the process.

Let me know if you need kitteh face pictures XD
are you gonna make a full suit or just a mask?

Right now my plan is to do a partial. I'll be making the mask first, and if that goes well then I'll move on to a tail and hand-paws. If I finish all that and I'm inclined to continue working on it, I might turn it into a full suit. With luck I'll be done January, since I'm going to a con then.

You'll need a pair of those! http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/ee59/

That would be kick ass!

XD
Yes, wings are on the agenda too. They'll probably come before the paws. I haven't figured out how I'm going to make them yet, but I've got a few ideas that will hopefully prove to be viable. ^^

Ahhh omg omg omg :3

:3

I'm actually working on my feets until my resin blank gets here.. but sfvnoieraf,d.

Exciteds

I've considered getting a resin blank a few times (on projects other than just this one) but I'm super picky about comfort and viability and just don't want to risk it. Then again, getting one could mean the difference between finishing a mask and not finishing (especially since I could get one with the eyes/mouth/nose already built into it). I keep going back and forth on the matter, but at the moment I'm going to try building one from scratch. I really hope it turns out. >.>

I was worried about that, too, but I found a person that makes them with sizes of elastic to order, and as someone with a bigger head, it'll work. I'll let you know how it turns out :3

Who are you getting yours from? I've got a maker picked out if I ever want one, but if there's something better I'd love to know about it. ^^

I'm getting mine from saltypuppy, but they only make canine bases, I guess. Their bases are black :3
DreamVision has good bases, or so I hear. I may get a fan from them for the head in the future.

I haven't heard of SaltyPuppy, but I'll have to check them out. Having a base be black would be quite neat. ^^

DreamVisionCreations is my current maker of choice. I haven't seen one of their bases in person, but they've got loads of species/breeds in multiple sizes and sell pretty much all the parts to go with them (nose, tongue, jawset with teeth, resin eyes that can have LED lights, etc) and they'll even put it all together for you for a small fee (including hinging the jaw and making the tear ducts out of which you see). I got a quote from them in February or so and I think they said they'd charge $25 to do all that, which would save me a lot of hassle (and perhaps even money, depending on the price of the clay stuff the tear ducts/lips are made out of).

I'm not trying to fangirl over them or anything. If I found a better resin base I would probably use it instead. But the services they offer are quite handy. I figure if I order the parts from them there's no shame in having them put it together as well, as much as I like the idea of making my own mask.

Yeah, but they only make canine bases x3

They do, though. I think they have horselets and draglets and birds :33

I actually got a blank with a balaclava already, the elastic attachment, and the tear ducts ready, but I have a already made jawset, eyes, lips, and a nose, and I'm furring it and everything. I know how to do everything else, anyway. I'll have to add the ears I made, and foam everything to my liking, but otherwise, I don't have to do any actual construction of the base. Thas nice :3

It is pretty convenient, though. I do want a fan from them because I know nothing about wiring or that technical stuff.
I'm a seamstress, not an electrician x3