Okay I gotta say it and it might be bias, but I cannot wait to see that cardinal raptor when all is said and done OvO

Same here! lol It'll be fun to make! :D

Aww thank you! I am glad the suits I've made so far have all held up well and are making people happy! ^^

That's so good to hear! Since I have not made many suits I don't get a ton of feedback on them so I actually don't have a full idea of how durable my suits are X3 I do my best to build them so they are as durable as can be! My Hyena 1.0 head I made gets very abused because I plan to remake it and so I use the 1.0 head to test and see how well it holds up. It's not even constructed to be as durable as what I make now but nothing has fallen apart yet and I have slammed him around, yanked at his ears, muzzle, eyes, and I even vaccum sealed him and nothing popped or anything when I took him out so in terms of durability I am starting to feel pretty confident in that c: I know there are still some things I need to work on improving, which are things that need to be improved with time and experience. After each suit I make I sorta learn something new which is fun! And I read your review on Pistachio and about the communication, I will admit I don't log onto my suit making account super often unless it's to update someone or ask someone a question, etc.. When I was working on Pistachio I got pretty focused on him, I think when I was working on his hands and feet that was actually my most productive time working on a suit lol so I neglected communication a bit as a result, so I also will be working on improving my response time! X3 Thank you for posting that review btw! Getting feedback/critique in any way is greatly appreciated cos I really wanna improve in anyway that I can! c:

I know how that is! lol It's impossible not to get giddy and impatient about a fursuit, they're so much fun! X3

Yeah when I build headbases they literally start out as a bucket lol cylinder with a nearly flat top haha I just find it easier to build off of them that way, and I use a lot of patterning to get the shapes and stuff. Here's a funny WIP of pistachio before carving:
http://orig10.deviantart.net/ae65/f.....at-d8lrcqm.jpg
He looks so funny haha Pistachio's headbase was one of the best I ever made X3 Everytime I make a new base I tweak my methods here or there to try something new so no headbases I've made so far have been exactly the same construction-wise. I still don't have an exact process down, but hopefully someday I will cos it will definitely make headbase making a lot quicker and easier! c: And rough spots are difficult to deal with D: Hopefully you won't have to sell him cos you give Pistachio such a great home! But if you have to then it's totally understandable! And I am the same way with my Fur It Up suit, Slade. He's not a close OC or anything but I love the suit a lot regardless lol Cos for me fursuits aren't just characters and stuff, they're works of art so even if I don't connect much with Slade I really love having the suit as a piece of unique artwork to admire c:

Thank you! X3 And yeah, learning really helps, especially with art! And the truth about art is you never stop learning! c: Even professional artists will keep developing and learning, it never ends lol

lol I saw it! X3 I have it faved on my suitmaking account c: I'm glad there is a new review account because I think it's important that people get to review their suits and for potential buyers to see what sorta experiences other people have had with suitmakers. Cos if it saves some people from a bad experience then yay! Commissioning a suit should be fun and exciting, not disappointing and financially painful! D: