Comments | komickrazi: Foam to finish - Building a fursuit head

komickrazi

Foam to finish - Building a fursuit head

Sep 30, 2011 09:39

Watch me build a fursuit head with a sped up camera fun in 3 parts :D

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animalboything September 30 2011, 16:28:15 UTC

Dude, this is WONDERFUL! I have all this gray fur (very short length though...) that I've been dying to do something with. I really wanted to try a fur head or something, but always chickened out. I might be brave though with this... since this just... made sense!

Is there a specific way the head should be fit? I like how slim yours are.

komickrazi September 30 2011, 16:40:14 UTC

I'm a little unique, I don't have backs on my heads. Lots of people make a foam base that encircles the ENTIRE head, whereas I put all the foam on the front and leave the back open.

Everyone does it differently. I find Matricies was really helpful when i started making fursuits: http://www.matrices.net/maskvideo.asp

animalboything September 30 2011, 16:55:02 UTC

Ooh, I saw that resource as well. The fabric on the back with the foam just on the front seems a lot more breathable to me, and slimmer to the heat, which is why I started gravitating toward that.

Will there be any video of you working on the body?

animalboything September 30 2011, 16:55:19 UTC

Also, how long did this take you, out of curiosity?

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komickrazi September 30 2011, 17:24:06 UTC

Think of all that free time I would have....

Hmmm... actually no, I'd probably just up my workload T_T Durr... actually, I think I'm glad I can't make em any faster.

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komickrazi October 3 2011, 17:15:26 UTC

No, but they are cooler to wear and they flatten more for storage then full foamed heads.

theassassinnox September 30 2011, 18:10:07 UTC

Are you starting with a cold foam blow? Or do you sculpt ahead of time? You work very quickly! (I'm not talking sped up film, I'm talking hours log int he comments.) Nice!

It's always cool seeing people work. I don't put foam back in my heads either, but my process is very different than yours.

komickrazi September 30 2011, 18:16:22 UTC

Close! It's a soft expanding foam. So mix and pour into a mold, wait for it to expand, then remove.
I have a few generic molds which I use to adapt for various creatures: cat, dog, rodent, and cow.

This is the brand I use: http://www.smooth-on.com/FlexFoam-iT!-=/c1121/index.html;
FlexFoam-iT! III

theassassinnox September 30 2011, 18:24:21 UTC

Ah, very cool! Thanks for the link!