I'm just trying to dream up and idea for how I'm going top make a fursuit and I've figured out how to do the fur, but since I'm making a dragon-wolf hybrid I need a way to make scales. Big scales are way to do, but I need small fine scales face and hands. I've never seen a scalie fursuit, yes I realize the contradiction. I've considered latex, but I want the scales to be shiny. So if anyone knows of a technique or of someone with a scalie fursuit please help me out
I would think a shiny lycra, maybe with a snakeskin pattern? Or a plain colour (silver or gold?) with the scale shapes embroidered or something similar. Lycra has the added bonus of being stretchy, too.
Hmm that is a good idea, but I would have to figure out a way to incorporate it into the suit because the gloves I've already started on and they are like a medieval gauntlet style, but I guess I can make it blend into the lycra as it would be much easier to use than to make individual scales.