Thank you! :D

I've been eyeing your dragon base, but I'm really curious what paints you used, it looks super shiny and shows off the details wonderfully. I'd hate to get such a nice base just to ruin it by using the wrong paints.

This was done with airbrush paints, which I believe are basically acrylic paints :) Most acrylics have a gloss finish, that's what you want, as opposed to 'matte'. I would recommend something with either a medium or heavy body, meaning it's more on the thick side. You want good stuff which won't be translucent or have very little pigment. If it turns out that the paints you use don't have the finish you like, you can buy a varnish to coat the paint job with (I would recommend doing that anyway, so the paint won't scuff so easily) and that varnish should specify what kind of finish it has (they range from matte to gloss) The paint job just needs to be thin in order to keep the detail. ^^

Ah, makes sense since they're used on regular fursuits too. Thanks for the helpful info! Your etsy store doesn't have a shipping option so it can't be purchased on there, I'm not sure if you're aware of that...

Yikes! I was not- Thank you so much for bringing that to my attention ^^ I'll try to fix that right away. (Still new to etsy)

Let me know if you are still having a problem

It's working! I just realized something - I was driving through AZ recently and my car said it was 118 degrees, I live in NM which isn't much better, I've had packages with 'do not expose to heat' show up pretty toasty. Do you think it will be okay mailing it this (awful) time of year?

Packing peanuts and bubbles help to keep the heat away from the masks, but I wouldn't trust having it left by the carrier on a porch for a long period of time. If you are able to have someone be present for the time it is shipped, that would be best. I will do my best to make sure that it is packaged safely and in a way that it won't overheat, but a lot can happen between me and you depending on the care the carrier takes. I ordered a DVC mask of the same material last summer, and it seemed to make it just fine (even after being in my metal mailbox for the whole day xP).