He's been furred and shaved now...

I've started airbrushing him, but I wonder if it's a bit much. I'm considering washing all the details off and starting over, or simply completely tearing off the fur and trying again.
What do you think?

Tags: wip
Current Mood: contemplative

This is my Sun-themed Eastern Dragon I named Haruki- in Japanese this name means 'radiant sun'

I completed the head today and have yet to start on the paws and tail for the rest of the partial.

I'd like to put more pictures up but I am still getting the hang of LiveJournal and I don't know how to do that thingy where you put the pics 'behind the cut' :D

I have a pair of Vibram 5-finger shoes and thought I could probably modify them into furry feet, if I wanted to. I kinda like them as is. I wore them all weekend at Midwest Furfest and was surprised only a half dozen people or so noticed and said something about them.

But I was wondering, is there anyone else out there who has modified a pair? Do they think they could? I can't see why not. I did hear one comment from somebody who'd love to get a pair, but they don't make them large enough yet. Other people asked where I'd gotten them. While you can order them online, I'd suggest putting in your zip code, and going to a store to try them on. I had to try about 3 different sizes before I found one that works great for me.

I can easily envision claws on these things, at the very least.

Current Location: Chicago
Current Mood: bouncy
Current Music: "Walking in My Shoes" by Depeche Mode

Just wondering, is anyone from here on IMVU? They've sure got a bunch of furry chat rooms there, and I was wondering if I'd meet anyone from there at MFF. Then I got too busy with school and midterms, and Windycon, and wasn't able to check back for a couple of weeks.

Also, are there any other virtual chats which are heavy on furries? Yeah, I know, Second Life, which I still haven't signed up for. I think my computer could handle it. It does Sims 3 just fine, but every computer I've had eventually choked on the bugs inherent to IMVU.

Current Location: Chicago
Current Mood: curious
Current Music: nothing

I tried to watch both Sock Paw video tutorials, but could only hear the first one even with my volume all the way up. My character, who I used to write as for my journal and whose name is still used for said journal has four paws that are effectively hands. True fingers and oppossable thumbs included.

To get that draconic feeling without much investment, I've used suedecloth, rough-side-out for the tail that my mom made for me. My contributions to that project were the materials: two colors of suedecloth, one color of another kind of fabric (couldn't find yellow/gold in suedecloth), and a length of 16 guage galvanized steel wire so that I can pose the tail (mostly to keep the tip off the ground).

Enough rambling about that, here are my concerns/questions:

1. I imagine Zhalè as fully scaled, roughly the same size all around, and paw pad-less. While I know I probably still need something to support the bottom of my feet, I question how to use the flip flop soles to do this.
2. On zir hind legs, I imagine my character to walk in a digigrade manner. Although I have seen many examples of how to do digigrade legs and feet, I wonder if this would work with sock paws.
3. The fingers, of course. Rather, the thumbs mostly. I think I can do the regular fingers as extended toes, the question is whether to do the thumbs as static pieces or find a way to give them some range of motion (even if it is just hinges in the knuckles).

Thank you.

Even if sock paws won't work for digigrade feet, I think this will be a good step on making the pieces for a partial.

Tags: digitigrade legs
Current Mood: curious

1) I made some footpaws for my character right before Furloween. I used an old pair of Tennis Shoes, and I sadly didn't realize that my feet shrunk in the last year or so and the shoes are a size too big now. I found an old pair that still fits good that is like a size or so smaller and fits much better.

After making my feet, I realized a better way of doing the tops of the toes and stuff, and I now have some claws to put on them that I didn't have before. So, question.

Do I:

A: Find some sort of stuffing to stick in the top of the shoe so they fit better like some polyfill or something, and just live with it.

B: Make some new feet with the shoes that will be better constructed and have a better design.

2) I am trying to figure out how to do my head. My character has blue and silver markings. I can't find the blue and I definitely can't find the silver that will go. Also, she has Silver, Black, and Blue hair. Does anyone have any tips on how to do this?

Here is a couple of pics. Personally, I like his hair better, but she does have more silver and black than blue.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/brejar/4144728636/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/brejar/4144728982/

I have been looking everywhere for some dark blue fabric. I need some for the head of my fursuit. The closest I have found is some really short minky fur that was on Ebay. It's not quite what I pictured, though the color is correct. I was looking for a little bit longer pile. I have looked around most of the fur sites and most of them don't have the right color or are too purple or too light blue.

Here is a pic: http://www.flickr.com/photos/brejar/4143793747/

I have heard of dry brushing, does anyone know where I can find a tutorial on that or anyone know where I might be able to find a cheap airbrush machine?

Brejar

Current Location: On my Bed as Usual
Current Mood: contemplative
Current Music: What is Love by Haddaway

*purrrrs uber pleased with self!!!*

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hi7PoT1KaP4

I had a good MFF However I did lose something and am wondering if it may have been spotted?

Basically a commissioned Art badge of my character Mystee drawn by Artic (her signature is on the back). I was carting it back to the room after commissioning it when it went array. I did have one person mention to me that they saw someone with it and told them to bring it to con-ops however I don't know who that someone is and asking con-ops at con turned up nothing. So please any help is greatly appreciated!

Tags: mff

( Lots of pictures underneath the cut! )

Edit: After some deliberation I decided to stick with a more toony heart/triangle shape. I think it would be more visually pleasing! Thank you guys for all of your input. The more I looked at the photographs, the more it bugged me! Thanks! :D

I'll be adding the new nose next weekend!

Current Mood: creative

Well I think I'm going to go with this look. Thanks for the recommendations from my earlier questions.

I think I'll leave the bouncy hat off of him and go with the scarf. That's seen in the Youtube video.

( Big pictures )

Current Mood: accomplished