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@motleycrowmasks
Auction announcement! The bear will be for sale starting on Thursday, noon (PST), and running until the end of the weekend. There WILL be a buyout option this time around, set to a normal full price sale.
Link here: https://www.thedealersden.com/listing/realistic-grizzly-kodiak-bear-mask/344600
One day until the auction goes live!
Less than two hours! Movement video here:
Two hours!
Some detail shots!
Auction announcement! The bear will be for sale starting on Thursday, noon (PST), and running until the end of the weekend. There WILL be a buyout option this time around, set to a normal full price sale.
Link here: https://www.thedealersden.com/listing/realistic-grizzly-kodiak-bear-mask/344600
One day until the auction goes live!
Less than two hours! Movement video here:
Two hours!
Auction announcement! The bear will be for sale starting on Thursday, noon (PST), and running until the end of the weekend. There WILL be a buyout option this time around, set to a normal full price sale.
Link here: https://www.thedealersden.com/listing/realistic-grizzly-kodiak-bear-mask/344600
One day until the auction goes live!
Auction announcement! The bear will be for sale starting on Thursday, noon (PST), and running until the end of the weekend. There WILL be a buyout option this time around, set to a normal full price sale.
Link here: https://www.thedealersden.com/listing/realistic-grizzly-kodiak-bear-mask/344600
And we've got paint! I've got a few small tweaks to do, and then it's on to final photos.
The bear has fur, and paint is up next! Assuming we're wrapped up over the weekend, I'll be aiming to get photos and start the auction late next week. We'll have our usual low start price, with an auto-buy at normal commission rates.
When sculpting head bases, how much room do you suggest leaving to account for the (shaved) fur? I’m struggling to know if I should slim my sculpt down to account for the width of the backing. (Or does it not matter because shaved fur adds so little width?)
Thank you!
Unfortunately the answer is "it depends"! It depends on the type of fur you use, and your skill in shaving.
As a general rule, I would exaggerate shapes by 10-15% (like the eyebrow dot vs the over-eye brow vs the upper eyelid).
I exaggerate creases so I can feel them under the fur and trim them in accordingly (like the wrinkles on the corso's forehead). Careful with deep creases though, because they can end up as thin patches/weak points in the resin cast.
I also make sure the snout is a little less wide than the nose, so I have a better chance of trimming the fur so it looks like it's flush (this doesn't apply to things like the opossum, where the bridge of the snout is bare skin)
Surprise bear! I've been working on this guy during pauses in other projects, and will be putting it up for auction when finished.
Kits going out this week! I can't always take base orders immediately if my commission schedule is full, but if you email I can usually get to you within 2-3 weeks.
Final corso pics are up! This guy was a ton of fun, and I'm really pleased with how he turned out. [Commission, not for sale]
how did you learn to make these? you do such incredible work!
is this your full time job or something you do on the side?
Thank you! This is just a hobby, but I am a professional industry artist (digital, 3d). It's a combination of school, external classes, various tutorials, and lots and lots of practice.
Exhibit A for why paint is so important even when the design/inspiration is a single color:
Snip snip snip
(Yes I do use clippers for the first pass and the broad areas, but the tiny scissors are needed to get down into the wrinkles and tight spots)
Do you have any tips, pointers, advice, etc. for someone making a realistic fursuit head/mask for the first time? I'm undertaking A Project (realistic deinonychus head) and I am a little intimidated by it even though I decided to do it for fun LOL
It's a bit too big of a project to have much in the way of specific advice! But let's see.
Write out a plan for the steps you'll be taking, in which order, including the supplies you'll need that you might not already have. Pay attention to things that might need to be supervised or cure for longer periods of time, and plan less time-sensitive tasks to do in the interim.
Early on, you really don't need anything super expensive. There are absolutely higher end tools that are worth the money if you can afford them, but you can go a long way with the $30 trimmers or the $120 airbrush gun+compressor starter kit. One of the few tools that was really a game-changer for me was a pressure pot to eliminate bubbles from my semi-translucent jawsets.
Asking specific questions will get you more useful answers; reaching out when you're hands-on troubleshooting a particular issue is more helpful that trying to cover all your bases ahead of time.
If you're sculpting your own base, take pictures and flip them to check symmetry. You don't need as much fur as you think you do, if it's just the mask. If you can get a half yard, do that. A whole yard is fine but you'll have leftovers.
Do what you can to avoid adding weight to the front of the snout. The further it is from your face, the more uncomfortable it'll be to wear.
If you print eye images and glue them to cabochons, let them sit for a few days before you install them in the mask, to make sure the glue is really dry and the print doesn't start to bleed.
Brush your fur. This isn't just for making the mask, this is for everyone with a fursuit or furred-costume. Please brush your fur. It looks 500% better if you just keep it brushed.
Corso progress! Still a lot of trimming left to do on this guy before we're ready for paint
I took a quick glance at the pic and thought this was a real dog who was a little old
Do you ever have a Michelangelo moment with your masks? (thinking it's so real that it could speak)
Like genuinely it's so unbelievably realistic and it's still only a wip
Thank you! Maybe this doesn't make a ton of sense, but this stage of the mask is actually when I'm usually the least confident - before the paint goes on, I think of it as the "ugly muppet" stage, because it seems so unrefined. And then I get the paint on and everything comes together!
Corso progress! Still a lot of trimming left to do on this guy before we're ready for paint
The block-in vs the final install! The lips still need to be painted to blend more smoothly into the gums.
