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Kaynus v2 Mask Evolution - Balaclava to Foamed
This is something I have finally found time to resume in the past couple of weeks (after starting on the balaclava months ago), but I wanted to put together a collage showing the evolution of the second iteration of Kaynus.
This is only my second attempt at making a fursuit (and my first at a balaclava head), so it is very much a learning experience, but I'm pretty happy with how it is going so far. :) Even if I made the elastic WAY too tight to begin with, which is why the second pair of photos in the first row look kind of like an elastic Hellraiser. I basically had to cut the elastic bands, add in extenders, and re-sew those together so I wouldn't have to start all over, ha. Ah well, it ended up working out just fine, even if it is a bit unconventional. :P
Another unconventional thing--one of the photos shows the underside of the jaw with a dark line running through it. That's where I used a length of yarn and sewed the front of the jaw to the base of the back, creating enough tension to level out the sandwiched solid foam pieces that make the lower jaw (as they were coming up off an upward angle from the underside of the chin). It was a hack, but it actually worked surprisingly well!
Next up, furring!
This is only my second attempt at making a fursuit (and my first at a balaclava head), so it is very much a learning experience, but I'm pretty happy with how it is going so far. :) Even if I made the elastic WAY too tight to begin with, which is why the second pair of photos in the first row look kind of like an elastic Hellraiser. I basically had to cut the elastic bands, add in extenders, and re-sew those together so I wouldn't have to start all over, ha. Ah well, it ended up working out just fine, even if it is a bit unconventional. :P
Another unconventional thing--one of the photos shows the underside of the jaw with a dark line running through it. That's where I used a length of yarn and sewed the front of the jaw to the base of the back, creating enough tension to level out the sandwiched solid foam pieces that make the lower jaw (as they were coming up off an upward angle from the underside of the chin). It was a hack, but it actually worked surprisingly well!
Next up, furring!
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Lookin' GOOD! I appreciated getting to see some of this in progress a few days ago - glad you posted it to FA to give folks a look here, and this is a great series/progress sort of picture to do it. I like that even in these early stages, you can see that Kaynus V2.0 is going to be a lot more expressive and animated looking (which is far more fitting considering the dude under the suit). :) Can't wait to see more of how this turns out!
Looks awesome. I hear heads are so difficult! But seeing your progress has inspired me to get off my tail and start designing the body suit for my partial. I'd love to attempt a head at some point though. What's been your best guide to learning?
Oh... and is that a silicon nose?
Oh... and is that a silicon nose?
Thanks! :) Heads are definitely a challenge, but I also think they are also the most fun part of making a suit. There are a good deal of resources out there for head building, and I think one of the best places to start would probably be with the tutorials that 
matrices has done. Here's her website: http://matrices.net/fursuiting.asp
Some other tutorials that I've referenced that might be useful:
http://fursuit.deviantart.com/art/L.....uction-9377967
http://www.cosplay.com/showthread.php?t=144272
And, if you can find it, the information in the book Critter Costuming is a good foundation to have. Link to the Amazons!
http://www.amazon.com/Critter-Costu...../dp/0615584233
The nose is actually Crayola Model Magic, hand-shaped and painted by me (acrylics with a thick coat of high gloss gel). I try to avoid using any of the pre-made items on my suits just because I'm stubborn and insist on doing it myself, lol.
Glad this could be inspirational, and hope the body suit design and construction goes well!
matrices has done. Here's her website: http://matrices.net/fursuiting.aspSome other tutorials that I've referenced that might be useful:
http://fursuit.deviantart.com/art/L.....uction-9377967
http://www.cosplay.com/showthread.php?t=144272
And, if you can find it, the information in the book Critter Costuming is a good foundation to have. Link to the Amazons!
http://www.amazon.com/Critter-Costu...../dp/0615584233
The nose is actually Crayola Model Magic, hand-shaped and painted by me (acrylics with a thick coat of high gloss gel). I try to avoid using any of the pre-made items on my suits just because I'm stubborn and insist on doing it myself, lol.
Glad this could be inspirational, and hope the body suit design and construction goes well!
¡Gracias! Heh, the muzzle is actually the same length as before (well, it's technically longer by how much the nose sticks out), but camera trickery and adding more definition to the back of the jaws has probably made it look longer. The last row of photos are ones I took with the camera very close to the mask, so the camera is distorting the perspective in an artful way, heh. If you look at the last photo on the right in the second to last row you will get a more accurate view of how long it actually is.
Yeah I was suspecting that too, a 2nd look to the center ones makes it look more proprtional now, probably I was focusing too much on the bottom left one where the angle makes it look relaly big x3
Either way it looks really cool so far (except for the color making it look like it's made of cotton candy) can't wait to see how it looks with some fur on top... probably less edible.
Either way it looks really cool so far (except for the color making it look like it's made of cotton candy) can't wait to see how it looks with some fur on top... probably less edible.
Ha ha ha, no, I don't think you want to eat the foam. :P Even though I believe it is soy-based, so it probably wouldn't kill you if you did. The next pictures will show the pattern-making process (where the head is covered in duct tape and fur patterns are drawn on it, as well as labels and the fur direction--this is where it is right now) as well as it being furred, then shaved down. I would really, really like to have all that done before October is over, but we'll see!
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