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Furpocalypse 2016
9 years ago
So the con officially ended about two days ago and man...the PCD is hitting hard. Best. Weekend. Ever. And now it's over....
But, as they say all ends are beginnings. Got some new friends, Rudy the Rainbow Husky, and the too-cute ferret twins Oreo and Skittles from whom I've inherited a fursuit head refurbishing project and I've already been spinning circles in my brain trying to decide which direction I want to take with it.
Mostly undecided between using the "fur" material I have (more of a velvet than fur) to make scales, or the upholstery vinyl I've been hoarding for years.
See, on the one hand the vinyl has more of a "dragon scales" look and feel to it, it will give the head a cool texture, and I haven't seen many (if any) dragon suits that do actual scales rather than using a short fur/fleece material (so many fuzzy dragons). The downside to it, however, is that it is a fairly thick material, and therefore will add a not entirely insignificant amount of weight. Plus it won't "breathe" as well as cloth, and would have to be painted/dyed to the right color.
On the other hand, the velvet/fur is already the right color, very lightweight (in comparison at least) and thin enough to not really add much "insulation" to the head. But, then we're back to "fuzzy dragon" and having to figure out how to make the scales semi-sturdy so they're not just flapping in the wind, so to speak.
The second crossroad involves the eyes, and it's a two-parter. The first part is between "white eye" or "black eye." I know I want to at least attempt to make "follow-me" eyes, and I already have foam sheets in both colors. The second part is whether to do "humanized" eyes (round iris and pupil) or "draconic" eyes (slit pupil).
Heh....this is the sort of thing that leads to me having dozens (if not hundreds) or projects that never materialize, because I spend so much time trying to decide how to proceed that I never actually DO anything, and then either some other idea pops in or I just get sick of thinking and push it aside and it slips into the "out of sight, out of mind" quagmire.
So, any thoughts, opinions, and/or suggestions would be appreciated.
I would like to go back to the con now, please... "Con life" is so much better than real life....
But, as they say all ends are beginnings. Got some new friends, Rudy the Rainbow Husky, and the too-cute ferret twins Oreo and Skittles from whom I've inherited a fursuit head refurbishing project and I've already been spinning circles in my brain trying to decide which direction I want to take with it.
Mostly undecided between using the "fur" material I have (more of a velvet than fur) to make scales, or the upholstery vinyl I've been hoarding for years.
See, on the one hand the vinyl has more of a "dragon scales" look and feel to it, it will give the head a cool texture, and I haven't seen many (if any) dragon suits that do actual scales rather than using a short fur/fleece material (so many fuzzy dragons). The downside to it, however, is that it is a fairly thick material, and therefore will add a not entirely insignificant amount of weight. Plus it won't "breathe" as well as cloth, and would have to be painted/dyed to the right color.
On the other hand, the velvet/fur is already the right color, very lightweight (in comparison at least) and thin enough to not really add much "insulation" to the head. But, then we're back to "fuzzy dragon" and having to figure out how to make the scales semi-sturdy so they're not just flapping in the wind, so to speak.
The second crossroad involves the eyes, and it's a two-parter. The first part is between "white eye" or "black eye." I know I want to at least attempt to make "follow-me" eyes, and I already have foam sheets in both colors. The second part is whether to do "humanized" eyes (round iris and pupil) or "draconic" eyes (slit pupil).
Heh....this is the sort of thing that leads to me having dozens (if not hundreds) or projects that never materialize, because I spend so much time trying to decide how to proceed that I never actually DO anything, and then either some other idea pops in or I just get sick of thinking and push it aside and it slips into the "out of sight, out of mind" quagmire.
So, any thoughts, opinions, and/or suggestions would be appreciated.
I would like to go back to the con now, please... "Con life" is so much better than real life....
