Tools and basic beginner essentials.

[ryan_otter]

Hello everyone. This is muy first time here and also my first time on LiveJournal so please be patient with me as i figure this stuff out. This is also my first foray into fursuit design. I dont have any background whatsoever. But I am a good visual artist and I am very convinced I could design a great costume char

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[ryan_otter]

Also, its clear here everyone is talking about using furniture foam. WHeres a place I could get is cheap or wholesale? Something where Im not popping into Michaels and dropping insane ammounts for a small block of foam.

[crazedcanine]

If you have a Joanne's fabrics, they often have really good sales on foam. However, I've not really found a better place to buy it. It's pretty crazy expensive, unfortunately.

[familliaraver]

http://www.thefoamfactory.com/opencellfoam/opencellfoam.html

[rebeccaannoying]

I have also had luck buying scraps from upholstery stores. The sizes are always random but it's usually cheaper than Joanne's. Joannes has great coupons and sales, so if you go there it's worth waiting for :)

[familliaraver]

The foam factory. You want to look at the poly or super soft.

http://www.thefoamfactory.com/opencellfoam/opencellfoam.html

Top is the softest, bottom is the hardest, green is what we are all pretty much used to. I have a few people who swear by the charcoal foam for body padding.