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Making a Suit!
7 years ago
I really should get better at creating more content. Luckily, I am about to have a lot more free time as I stop playing games (RIP Wildstar) and do a more creative work on the side. The first thing I am going to complete is my first suit, and I have already created several designs using 3-D printed parts that are essentially a universal use-your-own-eyes 3D model. The idea is to open source it and I will post a screenshot of the model once it is further along and ready to be printed. My first version had a little too much “dog face” and so I have tapered the cheeks, made the muzzle bridge wider, and also lifted the muzzle to have a more natural curve with the forehead to look more coonie.
One downside of having a day job that is creative is that I don’t always have the energy to be creative for my own projects once I get home. In fact, I can tell when I am on vacation because I remember my dreams more, and they are more intense and real. When I output all of my creativity through work, I dream less. Any of you in a similar situation? I used to combat that kind of fatigue with meditation, but that activity is too easy to cut out of the day.
Furry has been a huge passion of mine for many years, and this suit is the culmination of a long journey in this fandom. I started out not wanting one. I wore a full digi suit and, while it was cool, the heat buildup was more than I could tolerate. However, after coming across an artist called Magpiebones, her realistic style and the way in which you use your own eyes captured my imagination. After being denied a few times to get on her queue—no hard feelings, she is hella busy and popular—I decided that it was time to take the plunge and try to make my own suit. And, as a 3D modeler, it was a chance to make passive cooling an inherent property of the design.
Halloween is always a time where I get inspired to try new techniques and new technologies for costume making, and I’m taking advantage of this year’s Halloween energy to get into airbrushing, sewing, another work, and clothing design. I had intended to do all of this last year but the 3-D printing curve cost me several hundred hours as I am not the best at organic or character modeling. With that out-of-the-way now, I am much better positioned to get this project completed for real. :)
I won’t have my suit done for MFF, but I will finally have a TK 1.0 ready in order to have a TK 2.0 ready next year.
One downside of having a day job that is creative is that I don’t always have the energy to be creative for my own projects once I get home. In fact, I can tell when I am on vacation because I remember my dreams more, and they are more intense and real. When I output all of my creativity through work, I dream less. Any of you in a similar situation? I used to combat that kind of fatigue with meditation, but that activity is too easy to cut out of the day.
Furry has been a huge passion of mine for many years, and this suit is the culmination of a long journey in this fandom. I started out not wanting one. I wore a full digi suit and, while it was cool, the heat buildup was more than I could tolerate. However, after coming across an artist called Magpiebones, her realistic style and the way in which you use your own eyes captured my imagination. After being denied a few times to get on her queue—no hard feelings, she is hella busy and popular—I decided that it was time to take the plunge and try to make my own suit. And, as a 3D modeler, it was a chance to make passive cooling an inherent property of the design.
Halloween is always a time where I get inspired to try new techniques and new technologies for costume making, and I’m taking advantage of this year’s Halloween energy to get into airbrushing, sewing, another work, and clothing design. I had intended to do all of this last year but the 3-D printing curve cost me several hundred hours as I am not the best at organic or character modeling. With that out-of-the-way now, I am much better positioned to get this project completed for real. :)
I won’t have my suit done for MFF, but I will finally have a TK 1.0 ready in order to have a TK 2.0 ready next year.
