The fursuitmak.ing Forum

Hi y'all!!

After going to FE2026, I made an ambitious oath to finish my foam fursuit base before I move out of my dorm on May 1st. He'll be my first fursuit ever, and I WILL finish it no matter what.

A bit about me, though: I'm an elite Tetris player, and I'm studying Architecture at the University of Toronto. I have a bit of model making experience (laser cutting, 3D printing but not with TPU, using Rhino and Grasshopper), but I've never sewn ever. My other hobbies include speedtyping, speedcubing, and speed Tetris.

My fursona's name is Niko. He's a kemono shark, and here's a super old ref sheet of him. (I keep procrastinating on starting a new one with more details and a back view - I wanna make him Tetris themed too!)


So after a bit of research, I got some 1/2" and 1" thick upholstery foam nearby at Scarborough for $25 CAD. I don't know if that's a steal, but they're HUGE sheets of foam (about 42" by 72") with a few tears on one side since I suck at handling materials. Shoutout to my dad for finding this legendary place, if you're in the Greater Toronto Area I highly recommend checking this place out: https://qualityfoamandmattress.com/

I took public transit (GO Train) to get the foam to my dorm. Luckily it didn't deform that much when I unrolled it, but some people were suspicious of what was inside.


Here are the sheets sitting on top of two wardrobes (didn't bring the entire 1/2" sheet). We have notoriously bad ventilation for some reason, so it may catch a bit of dust in the meantime.


Now something that most fursuit tutorials didn't cover: since I wear glasses, it was really difficult to make a bucket head that fits me. I faceplanted myself onto a rectangular 1/2" sheet, then traced my glasses and estimated the rest of the dimensions for my nose and mouth. I'm thinking of gluing another 1/2" sheet that's slightly wider to that sheet with more natural eye cutouts, and I know a 1" thick bucket base might get a little bulky and less ventilated, but I think I'd prefer a big head anyways.

Say hi to my shark, Jared!

To end off the day, I made some fursuit eyes! Basically I just lofted a bunch of curves together and made it look nice with a little bit of filleting the edges. I have no clue how big they should be, but I'll revise and resize them once I glue my bucket base together. I actually don't have hot glue at the moment, I have some leftover WeldBond from my architecture projects but I don't trust it with the limited foam I have.


Here I prefer the left eye model using the same curves as last image, but I don't know if that's standard for kemono suits. On the right is another alternative with smoothed out corners, which one do you guys prefer?


Anyways, that's all. See you guys after my exams (got an essay and a huge architecture project to finish off by Thursday)!

Finished a bit of schoolwork, so I took some extra time out of my day to finally buy some hot glue and fabric clips. Now my bucket head is almost finished! Check it out:
(also a friend told me that Imgur is banned in the UK, so from now on I'll upload my images onto catbox)


First layer done with a rigid paper outlining. I couldn't get it to fit with my glasses on so I'll probably just get contacts in the future.


Second layer on top. It's actually very comfortable, and Jared took it as his new home. I also just realized how soiled up he is, so I'll give him a fine scrub after posting this.

Hey there Can I ask which software you used to make the eyes? They look really cool! I hope your essay and project went well :3

Séco wrote: Wed Apr 08, 2026 5:43 pm Hey there Can I ask which software you used to make the eyes? They look really cool! I hope your essay and project went well :3

Hiyo! I used Rhinoceros 8, it came with my university tuition. I'm doing well with school, still working on my architecture project but here are some quick screenshots:




(Also is there a way to make images appear smaller? Especially the portrait photos.)

Welp fuck!! I'm not dead yet but it's been a while since I last posted, I was supposed to pick up my 3D printed fursuit eyes from my studio's fabrication lab but I came at the wrong time and then ended up walking in circles around Toronto for a couple more hours. More to come!

Hello hello hello, big updates! I got a little sick from the sudden weather changes (southern Ontario just does that to ya I guess), but I got a bit of work done on my bucket head.

Unfortunately, one of my friends told me that paper will mold over time, and I didn't know that ;w; It was also too small to wear with my glasses anyways, so I decided to start all over again. I followed @wurmwurks' tutorial on Tiktok and started with a 30" x 12" x 1" piece of upholstery foam.

I'll also use Imgur again because catbox.moe keeps going down!!! Ugh


I eyeballed the triangular cuts, but it still turned out pretty symmetrical.


Midway through cutting and gluing however I realized the end result would be too short for my head, so I had to re-glue some of the triangles back on. I think it turned out better than expected, and it fits my head perfectly!


Does the bucket head have to be fully closed, or can I get away with having a little opening like this for ventilation? My gut instincts are saying it should be fine, but I'm also not too familiar with fursuit making conventions. :p


Then, I traced some patterns for a kemono head and I'll cut them out on my 1" foam tomorrow. (Got it from this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNHwJqmLyM0)
I don't know if the eyes are big enough, but I can always redesign them in my modelling software if things don't work out.

One last thing, I'll start on some puffy paws, as that's what my sona would have! I bought some super soft string knit gloves (the same ones I use to roll on my controller for NES Tetris) and I'm planning to follow this tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOEgMjtj1mI
Just a couple questions before I proceed:

• What's the conventional finger placement for a 4-paw pattern? Can I stick my pinky and ring fingers together instead?

• How would you clean the gloves inside once everything's glued together?

Thanks in advance!

So there are a bunch of other furry forums that I just joined, but since I started here I'll continue to post everything here. I started on some puffy pawbs!

The string knit gloves didn't disappoint, but holy SHIT I'm stupid and I applied too much hot glue, so it bled through the holes and got all over my hand. It's surprisingly sturdy though, and I can still play games with a fightstick while wearing them.




I'm not gonna lie, I'm not too happy with the overall shape of the handpaws (I just traced my hands and offset the lines a little). They're a little asymmetrical, and my first time shaving still made the foam look lumpy. I'll keep practicing though, and hopefully I'll get better results with a proper pattern.

I also have two more exams on Saturday and Tuesday, but once that's over I'll get back to this. I just need the confidence to not completely screw up the head. Stay tuned y'all!