Help, I'm addicted ... went fur suiting twice for about 6 hours each ... now I am addicted to fur suits. I need to get a fur suit made!
heh I have had several people say to me: "You are a seamstress for a living? You could make a killing doing fursuit commissions!" ... Yeah, except that I can NOT sculpt to save my life. lmao
Oh gosh I LOVE fursuiting. Murpy and I went fursuiting a week or 2 ago. So great. c:
Where did you suit? Come Fursuit with murphy and I next time. ^^
Murphy and I love building suits, and have now opened up our own Fursuit bussiness.
We are called Insomniac Creations. c:
That's how it gets started. The first hit's always free ....
Actually, that's why I want to get/make a suit too. I've only worn one once, but ... gets you hooked.
Man I've wanted to for sooooooo long. :C
I'll definitely buy one.
I always wondered is there some kind of guideline you have to follow while fursuiting? Like either for safety reasons because of limited vision etc or just because everything MUST have a dumb rule lol
I'm already addicted to fursuits and I haven't even tried a full suit on yet! Still making mine
pic - http://roffokun.deviantart.com/art/fursuit-scraps-fullbody-215632001 (http://roffokun.deviantart.com/art/fursuit-scraps-fullbody-215632001)
: AMZinthos June 28, 2011, 03:15:48 -06:00
I always wondered is there some kind of guideline you have to follow while fursuiting? Like either for safety reasons because of limited vision etc or just because everything MUST have a dumb rule lol
AMZ, I have found that one does need a spotter. You have very limited vision when suiting, the fact I wear glasses doesn't help they tend to fog up. Nothing like missing that first or last step on a stairway or a curb. Speed bumps suck BTW, when suiting. Buy yourself a bottle of water (with the pull spout) and refill it often, it does get a might warm in the suit. But the fact of the matter is it is great fun, the smiles one causes on most people is worth it.
Coal
(silvermuzzle)
: AMZinthos June 28, 2011, 03:15:48 -06:00
I always wondered is there some kind of guideline you have to follow while fursuiting? Like either for safety reasons because of limited vision etc or just because everything MUST have a dumb rule lol
there is unwritten rules(guildlines) to fursuiting that many suiters uphold to, basically the general do's & don'ts.
http://foxxsfursuiting.webs.com/rulesoffursuiting.htm (http://foxxsfursuiting.webs.com/rulesoffursuiting.htm)
or the very basic
1. Never take any part of the suit off in public; especially the head.
2. Never talk while in costume.
3. Always stay "in character" while in costume.
I can agree with the first and last. Though, the never talking thing. Meh. I find both talkers and non talkers to be really fun and really cute so it really makes no difference to me. Its also a pain when you cannot 'mime' what you need very well to someone else. XD so.
: Sairys June 29, 2011, 01:43:01 -06:00
there is unwritten rules(guildlines) to fursuiting that many suiters uphold to, basically the general do's & don'ts.
http://foxxsfursuiting.webs.com/rulesoffursuiting.htm (http://foxxsfursuiting.webs.com/rulesoffursuiting.htm)
or the very basic
1. Never take any part of the suit off in public; especially the head.
2. Never talk while in costume.
3. Always stay "in character" while in costume.
Thanks for the link Sairys.
Um, I always break rule #2, hence why I need the movable jaw.
And for rule #3, my character is my real life persona, just made into a raccoon.
: Temrin June 29, 2011, 01:19:15 -06:00
I can agree with the first and last. Though, the never talking thing. Meh. I find both talkers and non talkers to be really fun and really cute so it really makes no difference to me. Its also a pain when you cannot 'mime' what you need very well to someone else. XD so.
as a general rule you can talk but not around non-suiters(example kids) , we would tend to mime the best we can if we are unable to we just go up to the person in question and tell them. We to try to keep the illusion that the critter in question is real. There is a few exceptions to this rule of course, a number of suits do have moveable jaws allowing them choice of speech. Some suiters tell me if you talk & it sounds like your talking thru a pillow its best not to.
: Wula June 29, 2011, 05:33:22 -06:00
2. No talking rule is friggin lame IMHO. Then again it depends on what kind of character you are trying to portray. So for my murrsona is basically a furry version of the real me.
just curious, you do know that Murrsona basically refers to a fursuit being a murrsuit/yiffsuit.
I'm defiantly going to need a spotter when I go out suiting soon.
: Sairys June 30, 2011, 01:18:06 -06:00
just curious, you do know that Murrsona basically refers to a fursuit being a murrsuit/yiffsuit.
Lmao I've been hearing it a lot lately, and it's some stupid new furry slang.
I always think of it as a fursona that only exists for yiff. It's dumb.
: Master Coal June 29, 2011, 12:09:25 -06:00
AMZ, I have found that one does need a spotter. You have very limited vision when suiting, the fact I wear glasses doesn't help they tend to fog up. Nothing like missing that first or last step on a stairway or a curb. Speed bumps suck BTW, when suiting. Buy yourself a bottle of water (with the pull spout) and refill it often, it does get a might warm in the suit. But the fact of the matter is it is great fun, the smiles one causes on most people is worth it.
Coal
(silvermuzzle)
that seems dangerous especially for newbies who aren't used to suiting also Lol @ foggy glasses that can't be good :P
: That link Sairys posted9. Avoid talking while fursuiting.
When suiting or performing, avoid talking unless necessary. This is particularly important when fursuiting or performing around children as it ruins the magic of it all. Also talking makes the suiter seem more human, and therefore usually more dangerous. This rule typically doesn't apply amongst furiends or fellow suiters, as long as your suit has either a fully articulated or hinged jaw.
Awesome! that means if I talk people will be scared of me yay!
"You kids should go play somewhere else... (http://d.facdn.net/art/amzinthos/1295489768.amzinthos_eat_shit_and_die.jpg)"
Though digimons normally talk so it would be normal unless someone doesn't recognize the character.. hmm
I know: I'll build into my suiting character a natural shyness for parents and kids, like Raj does to women on The Big Bang Theory. Thataway, I don't speak near children.
would suit if i knew anyone with one
: Roffo June 30, 2011, 04:24:19 -06:00
I'm defiantly going to need a spotter when I go out suiting soon.
You got a trained spotter here, I've had to handle like 4 suiters at once and that was during the big cons of AC09...Ahhh! good times! drunken suiters! lol
i find there are similar addictions out there. never was addicted to suits. not my thing. art had me for awhile but even that has been less interesting than writing these days. sometimes Ive met artist and suiters that act like their suit or their art skill makes them important, which just comes off like a rich person or famous person wanting attention lol. I tend to like suiters and artist just fine as long as they are humble or at least don't let their ego take over the world. i had two different friends who used to be so quiet and humble and ego free and then got a suits and started acting like it was some status symbol that made them entitled. sad to see people sacrifice their friendliness and values for popularity. i know we all have met artists who let their ego inflate, its funny but fur suits can do that too lol.
either way. not my thing, never will get one myself, but i still find them cool ^^