TIPS FOR FURSUIT DESIGNS [The Bottle ep26]

[@cgremill]

Oh also remember that black fur can be REALLY HOT!

[@maxaroni7279]

That just depends on the type of fur, I don't believe the color itself is what generates the heat. Plus fursuits are already heAted AF! edit: i used to be stupid lol

[@RadionWave]

Bagel black absorbs heat i experience this every day at school in a black blazer

[@cgremill]

I agree haha but black absorbs heat more than more colors but it depends you know!

[@incandescentadolescents1889]

Bluepaw Doesn't Understand A Thing i remember school when id sit there and my legs would actually burn after a few minutes

[@RadionWave]

Wazimu Fox ikr it's living hell the only time i enjoy the heat is in science class and i'm sitting directly in sunlight then the heat just makes me wanna sleep

[@kwetzel1998]

And also for fursuit commissioning tips: DON'T BE A JERK TO YOUR MAKER! They have spent SO much time getting to the point where they are now! In my past year of being in my fursuit makers chat there were two people who were just complete jerks to them when talking to them about fursuit stuff. Fursuit makers are people too! They aren't just robots that are there to churn out suits like no tomorrow.

[@kitichu7783]

Hyperion Kitty Are your commissions open? I am asking of curiosity because I'm looking for one... It's fine if you can't make one for me but I have been looking for days If you can how much do they normally cost? >.

[@kwetzel1998]

Keshing AJ Commissions for what? Fursuits or art? I don't know how to do fursuits, if thats what your looking for.

[@kitichu7783]

Hyperion Kitty Oh XD If you have a fursuit may I ask some questions? Yeah I'm looking through the comments

[@kwetzel1998]

Keshing AJ Of course!

[@kitichu7783]

Hyperion Kitty How much did yours cost? Do you know cheap makers? (Don't have money) Are their commissions open? Who made yours? I just want to know

[@ray-rayrambles3263]

My feet paws are white 🙂 The whole Foot Is white 🙃

[@ej4j4i38wGwgeb8]

O O F

[@Tadpole_Plyrr2]

Ray-Ray Rambles oh no! 😂

[@niko_raiii]

Ray-Ray Rambles SAMEEEEE

[@awquathewolf6329]

Rip Ray-Ray

[@thumbs.down.]

My feet r all white except the toes, which r light pink. So the whole foot gets dirty anyway

[@peeblekitty5780]

I've seen people wear bandannas on tails that drag on the ground, so the dirt gathers on the bandanna and not the tail, and to wash, they just take off the bandanna and put it in the washing machine

[@eddiemunsonmybeloved1635]

Smart that init

[@N0ALIS]

Oh, nice idea! My character that I'm making into a suit has a long tail and I'll probably get a bandana to put on her tail, now!

[@Zerpzed]

Peeble Kitty that’s a big brain move right there.... I’m snatching it...

[@mary-nettyproductions7549]

That's a great idea if I make any of my characters who have long tails ( basically half of my character designs) I'll do this

[@fallen-down]

10/10

[@alexfighter1333]

White fur: Gets dirty Black Fur: Doesn't show up much Black fursuit with white: Nothing but a Pain XD

[@papercraft4897]

Tan

[@CATCATDovahkiin]

Rip me

[@fangnull]

Who CHOSES a panda *they are in deep trouble*

[@marcysoucy9522]

Grey fursuit

[@Hecatonicosachoron54]

me.

[@secretlyaraccoon4034]

Another bad thing about black suits is that black absorbs all light waves, which means it also absorbs all the heat from the light waves of the sun, so it'll be easier to overheat.

[@blackstarthepolykintherian1848]

yea which is why on my fursona snowflake which a artic wolf only the feet on her are black cause my feet get cold easily so it a good thing for me

[@veuxyeahthatnerdfurry3521]

FINALLY! Someone else that understands this stuff!

[@unholyscreeching3342]

Boba BearYT I was thinking about this when designing my fursona but uh I realised at the end and my fursona is based off old timey cartoons so it mostly consists of oranges, creams and...mostly black... I CAN TAKE THE SWEAT AND HEAT *she says*

[@ej4j4i38wGwgeb8]

woah science

[@N0ALIS]

Yyyyyyyup.

[@Chibemo]

I'm a maker and you'd be surprised how many people I have to ask what color thier characters tongue is x)

[@kimr9407]

How much are your heads? Or partials, and are you open for commissions?

[@A_Very_Puzzled_Shark]

And that’s why I always show the mouth on my ref (no one understands not even my mom XD)

[@7.11slushy6]

1PUP Suits when I'm old enough to get a fursuit I'm definitely getting one from y'all

[@MoonBlinked13]

Mine has the tongue color on the ref because right from the start a moveable mouth was very important for my character, so the inside of the mouth was important.

[@BladeAerialFox]

I guess they figured you'd just make it a normal pink tougue

[@rubyfox8971]

I've made a few suits. And so far the hardest thing to do is lots of spots or stripes. Exaple: big cats, leopards, jaguars and or cheetahs (and so on).It takes a long time to make those markings. Especially when the spots are on the feet, hands or tail. That makes for a lot of weak points.

[@rubyfox8971]

And also for the construction of the head, if you are going for toony don't make the foam base too big. I know big heads can look really cute but it WILL get heavy. I've had this happen and it is not fun, it gets very tiering. Keep in mind when furring the base it adds another extra inch or so of thickness. So the head will come out bigger no matter what.

[@Harper2manystripes]

Heres my character, he is already a partial GLADLY he's designed so he doesn't have a billion stripes www.furaffinity.net/view/24503714/ www.furaffinity.net/view/24626316/

[@galaxycreature148]

All hail the mighty glowing pocari!!!

[@kassiebug.]

*holy music plays in background*

[@tinkeryt2039]

DECAPITATED if I might add

[@sunychavez6712]

ALL HAIL THE MIGHTIY GLOWING POCARI!!!

[@FricklePickle]

DORIME

[@wormonstringqueen2488]

Yes. *hails to glowing pocary*

[@DatCrazySharkGirl]

Lights in a suit will definitely up your price and the mantnence is hard as you can not wash it in the washer!!!!!

[@TheDarkwoIf]

Xeth Miles conformal coat your electronics and laugh at the washer, I always recommend waterproofing any fursuit electronics, for sweat and ease of cleaning

[@Elekea]

the way I'm building mine the lights are only in the head and tail, and thanks to the magic of Arduino are easily removable if anything happens. (batteries are also quite heavy)

[@TardMan]

Every time I see comments like these, I cringe at how hard my suit will be to clean. I'm currently building a fabrication shop and I have some really ambitious plans to implement a running mini bike engine onto the back of my suit. I planned on using a foam chest to hide the batteries for the starter and running the cable controls up my arm. Cleaning it is going to put me through hell and back.

[@awquathewolf6329]

I’m pharaonored about doing anything like washing my suit. I’m scared

[@alchemlemnis]

what about removable lights >:

[@TheobaldLeonhart]

Be careful with the tails, especially if they’re really long Like, I have two tail designs for my fursona. One that’s really long and fluffy, and one that’s about average So when I (potentially) commission my partial, I’ll go for the average tail. ‘Cause 1. Bigger, fluffy tails = more fur being used. Which (possibly) means the price will go up 2. The bigger tail, can make it harder to navigate 3. Cleaning would be a pain with the big tail Some other tips 1. Try to make sure the character has moveable arms and hands. Might not be a big problem with partials, but could be with fullsuits. This is for a few reasons - While having “wing arms” can be cool, you’ll most likely be t-posing the entire time you’re wearing it. Which means your arms will end up being pretty sore - Unless you have a handler, or someone else to help you, basic things will be harder (putting the suit on/off, removing the head, eating/drinking, etc.) 2. Try to design a character with big eyes. I know having like, a realistic wolf, can be interesting. But! You’ll be sacrificing a lot of visibility, if you go for small/realistic eyes 3. Know how much heat you can handle, and try not to design a character, that’ll make you suit a sauna - Like, I had the bright idea of making my fursona a kemono. I can’t handle high temperatures. So, if I want to keep the kemono design, I’ll most likely have to go for a partial - Plushie suits look adorable, but they can be extremely hot 4. Try to make sure your character matches your height, body type, etc. - Don’t make it really tall if you’re short, etc. 5. If you’re fursona’s feral, make an anthro design - Ferals are typically on all fours. The only suits like this, are quad suits

[@hunkdeadaccount637]

Glad my character has a "Bob" tail. X3

[@l.wolfbrother1734]

I want a kemono fursuit, but I'm okay with having a partial because I don't think I will ever have a fullsuit :)

[@yourhope5410]

If you want kemono, but are worried about heat, ask for hidden holes at the base of the ears and don’t use the plastic eye covers. Yes, they look cool, but giant kemono eyes are the best place to regulate heat, so keep them uncovered! Also plenty of great kemono suits don’t have eye covers, even some very popular kemono makers like LikeAPalette don’t use eye covers.

[@kiiwikiori7542]

1,000 likes. 3 dislikes. I think even non Furs can agree that Pocari is awesome.

[@cancerfrog6338]

:3 👍

[@zooberrys]

6.6k likes😀😁 25 dislikes😢😱

[@PumpkinSpiceCat]

29 dislikes now

[@SparkyDaProtogen]

8.8k likes 31 dislikes

[@ready_s3tgo]

9k likes 31 dislikes

[@edmaiunbound4135]

I know there are a lot of characters with hair styles and stuff, the most common ones being the sort of hair over eye/emo-ish look, long flowy anime hair or spiky anime hair, and while it can be done it's really hard to pull off well without it just looking like weird fur clumps or a fur or a wig. Let alone vision, if you have hair covering your character's face then it'll limit your vision a lot more. Most of the time you'd have to change the hair to be a little tuft or something like on your Pocari suit so it doesn't get in the way

[@deiwildcat1884]

I was looking for a comment like this. One of the characters I have that I want to get a suit of eventually has a mane except it flows up instead of down (drawing of him here www.furaffinity.net/view/23288097/ ). Like you said have to try and shape it that way would be rather difficult to make it look right. Not sure how I should change that when ever the time comes and get a suit of him. He also has big monster claws, so that will make things a bit difficult too lol

[@edmaiunbound4135]

DeiWildcat I do know giant monster claws can work really well on suits, especially with big puffy paws. I remember seeing a couple at a fur con I went to last year, they're really cool

[@deiwildcat1884]

Edmai Unbound Yeah I've seen them work well on suits too. I'm just sure that big padded paws and huge claws, plus a a long mane of fur will cost a pretty penny.

[@TheLuckOfTheClaws]

Mine has a tuft with red edges

[@nyacinthie]

As for using wigs on fursuits, I personally think they can look nice if done well? Often they're too thin though, so you'd probably have to find a way to bulk it up. It'd also up the maintenance if you used wig hair, since you'd have to take into account how the wig itself needs looking after. It's personal preference I guess! (its also the reason my fursona won't be a suit anytime soon, as I gave her hair before i considered fursuiting, and I'm not sure if I'd be happy removing the hair entirely)

[@weevilish5858]

*remembers my main fursona is almost entirely white except for the hair and tail* oh. well Shit

[@crowdraws4519]

Mine is a dalmatian lol.

[@Victor-bm4sl]

woody the fucker this is about 50% of why I'm not getting mine done.

[@gammafox5431]

Have some black “socks” or something, a minor change I don’t think will mess it up :P

[@TheobaldLeonhart]

casey my fursona’s white, except for its underbelly + arm markings Time for a slight redesign

[@arcadebot4735]

My fursona is all white too

[@xenol7795]

CLAW SIZE(if you have claws)!!!! claws will up the price if they are big and will make you're money say goodbye. i have a friend and he got a fursuit with big claws. the price went from 2462$ to 2512$. thats a 50$ raise!!!

[@humannumberzero2620]

100th like

[@chrisbahle623]

Honestly if/when I get Razz made into a suit I'll probably opt out of doing claws as I'd be nervous about the possible upkeep of them.

[@riddle1522]

isn't that like only 2% price increase? An extra dip at burger king is more or a ripoff than that xD

[@ecksspot8497]

@@riddle1522 but. It's 50 dollars.

[@fidgeyfudgey6005]

You can make/buy your paws, will be expensive alone, but plastic claws off of Etsy are usually cheap, there's a seller that makes claws alone specifically for fursuits

[@woosy3848]

I feel like you should've mentioned LEDs those could be a *real* pain when washing and repairing/replacing. when washing you gotta make sure all the electrical parts are covered up and work *extremely* carefully around if washing a head. when suiting you gotta make sure you have enough battery Power and have extra batteries with you. good stuff my roo, keep it up !!

[@chronicgrails2412]

Good thing I know this now. I'll be making a suit soon and I want to have LEDs in the markings (my fursona's markings glow).

[@kitoburrito1374]

I can't take you seriously with that angry little Pocari on your brush T-shirt... it's just so gosh darn cute and angry!

[@UnboxingAlyss]

Bought that shirt a month ago from her. Now my favorite shirt!

[@kitoburrito1374]

Lunar Twilight aww that's so awesome! I've been thinking about buying some more furry merch!

[@Criwbombs]

Kito Burrito hey off topic but if you drew your profile can you give me some drawing tips, I just got a drawing pad and can't find many fury tutorials that give me the info I'm looking for... also your profile is good

[@kitoburrito1374]

CrucialCactus84 aww thanks! Yes I did draw my profile pic btw. I'd love to give you pointers. So is there anything in particular that you are struggling with?

[@Criwbombs]

Kito Burrito I struggle with mapping out my character and perspective, some textures, and shading... everything just feels plain and flat and the body shape always looks off to me, I really really appreciate your help!

[@tallycat353]

Its obvious but MAKE SURE YOU ARE SURE ON THE DESIGN. i made my first suit Fish and changed her design 2 weeks later. Its an easy fix but be careful

[@frostborn9214]

same i have changed my fursona desin 5 times

[@GummyBearArtist32]

Do not have too many colours, especially bright ones that don't mix. If you try to commission someone and you character has 40 colours it's going to cost a lot more than the one with on 4 colours.

[@Jaden-bo9nz]

Yeah, Currently my fursona has 3 colors with a color for a tie (and if she wants to wear it's hoodie) so four. I made a simple fursona because I animate. If I ever do order or try to make a suit it will be easier, also. So yay I didn't even think about that when I made her. xD

[@assassinscreedreallifepran1080]

My fursona has 4 colours

[@snoopyhowlgaming2541]

Mine has 3 colors

[@lyrocan8275]

So a sparkle dog.

[@strxwbxrrymxlk1559]

Mine has six colours. Mine is a drekkie!

[@DatRainbowDog719]

Darn,the end of my tail for Waffles the Ferret the end/tip of the tail is white. An i only have a little bit of white on Waffles :D

[@dabishigaraki6103]

o.o my Dutch AD is called Waffle XD

[@DatRainbowDog719]

Umbraki The Wolf lol,but i got an "s" at the end an i'm a ferret ^w^

[@HippyDippyBus]

Dubstep Wolf people make tail covers now, like a sandal, to keep it clean

[@DatRainbowDog719]

MauaWerewolf kewlio! Thx for the tip or however u call it :D

[@dinoactual]

I don’t have my own fursuit yet, but I’ve been reading up. I’ve seen some people using thick wire in the tail to keep it off the ground and keep it only swaying side to side. May help a little.

[@FreakMyLife6]

As a fursuit maker I wont accept any quotes where the characters have long hair. Mohawks, hair tufts, and more pixie like styles are fine but anything else is near impossible to achieve with normal fur and I personally think wigs on fursuits look...... well terrible (especially with cheaper wigs). Ill only accept that character if the person is ok with the suit having one of the hair styles listed above that is more do-able when making suits. NFT fur works great for hair but a lot of toony makers like myself dont like to use it and it bumps up the commission price a whole lot as well :

[@snuffythefloof5448]

Moths hey can I see some of your fursuits? O and r u open for commissions?

[@TheNeonSlushie]

Hey, thank you so much for the shout-out!!

[@Wolfletech]

Since I knew I wanted a suit when I made Wolf, I made him easy to make. Now, my other sonas are the same way but that's because I know I'm going to be a fursuit hoarder!

[@mswolfy811]

This actually reminded me of Tenille Flowers video on making character designs animation friendly, since so many details or having markings in odd, detached places can be really tedious to draw repetitively. Simplifying the design for that basically works the same way, and how you don't want to blind people who watch with too bright a white if your background isn't bright and you can't go full black because you can't see the line art, it all overlaps a lot.

[@bruh5547]

Antlers and spines!!This is along the lines of wings since all three can be heavy, large, and annoying!!Plus a lot of makers don’t know how to make antlers, spines, and wings

[@riddle1522]

One thing I would recommend is make sure that you're familiar with all the color choices on fabric, especially if you're trying to commission a fursuit from a fursuit maker. You won't find every hue and shade being sold as fabric, and less so with fursuit makers that like to supply on the bare minimum / most popular fabric colors to not waste money. In my case I was trying to make a dark grey fursuit, but the store only had grey and black fur.

[@iloverainbowsgirl9318]

Is anyone else a young furry waiting to get a suit like I am Pls reply ur fav fursuit animal/creature Edit: oml 100 likes! I wish that was my sub count XD

[@plantcatto]

Iloverainbowsgirl Owls, Cheetahs and Bears!

[@plantcatto]

Blossom395 I have a Arctic Fox fursona getting turned into a full digi suit!

[@fishfox9187]

Iloverainbowsgirl yasssss I am making a partial It's my fursona a stardust, a black and white cat with purple eyes :P

[@faith9934]

Pomski since theyre smol like me, just look at my prp and youll see my lil pompski bab

[@K0smicKiwi]

Iloverainbowsgirl I love Wolves 😁 also I make fursuits! ^^ I'm hopefully going to make people fursuits in the future! Makers usually have cool names... what name should I Have? I wanna keep Kiwi in my name

[@SuperCheetah]

I actually just happened to have black on my feet, hands, and bottom of my tail! I didn't even mean to do that! LOL

[@LifesNeverHumDrum]

The discussion about black fur is why i always color Kiri with a dark gray/brown, and not straight black. Luckily there's a fur color for that!

[@uglebeffus]

4:43 Thought you were going to say "All hail the mighty glow cloud" and now I'm just disappointed XD Hello, fellow residents of Night Vale!

[@julietf3360]

Black floof: doesn’t show up on screens White floof: high maintenance Solution: *gray*

[@joltsparkdragonfire8238]

What about horns? I'd love to get a fursuit for my fursona, but I'm a little worried about the horns. They're slightly more curvered than standard horns and I'm not to sure if a maker would be able or willing to make them, same goes for his saber teeth

[@TheTarney]

Resin cast horns are great for realistic suits made with a resin base, but can quickly become heavy with size. And also not great if you like fursuit games or running around play (the whole poking people and things). And oh boy, resin casts are expensive to make, again depending on size. That said a good few makers will do resin horns commissions. Toony horns are a bit harder to make and require quite a bit of skill to make look normal (my experience anyway). But are somewhat cheaper and don't strain your neck after wear. Saber teeth are pretty easy to find a maker in both realistic and toony style with both having nice looking results. Hope this helps :)

[@Criwbombs]

JoltsparkDragonfire now I don't know much about fur suit making but i would assume they would just use wire to maintain the shape so I don't think they would up the price much

[@gammafox5431]

I think some people have their fursuit’s horns just made of foam covered with fur, but it really depends on the design. I don’t know much, this is just my grain of sand

[@RenEatsHands]

on the side of toony makers, some will sew the shape and stuff the horn, then glue and secure it with sewing. horns that are upright most commonly have foam. Ill be making a fursuit in which will have four horns (two sets), as i want them to be hard and sit in place i will be using some hard foam (dont ask me where i got it i dont even know what it's called)

[@arotesca6868]

damn what highlighter does Pocari use

[@inuyasha1086]

The more colors you have, the higher the price usually because that’s more fur the artist has to order. Also, it’s a good idea to see which colors of fur are readily available and limit yourself to those colors otherwise the artist won’t be able to perfectly match your color. If you insist on an unusual color, be prepared to wait an extra year or two for the custom color run. Custom fur colors take FOREVER to get.

[@boxthefox3227]

I'd recommend using a limited color palette, (around 5-8 colors, 9 at the most) because, lets just say, you had a character with 15 different colors, then it'd be wayyy more expensive, plus it will take a long time for the fursuit maker to make it, and it makes the character's patterns overwhelming. Also, try not to overlap intricate patterns.

[@mewhotkoko]

I must say, for some reason it sent a shiver down my spine when you held up Pocari's head. I often forget that they aren't alive on their own, so it was like holding up a decapitated head...whew.

[@whatsrandom6487]

“So here’s my foot” Why did I chucked at the slight randomness

[@nightdragonzero]

As someone who has 3 suits with black as their primary color, all my photographer friends swear at me over how much they have to color compensate if I'm in a photo with another fursuiter. I've probably made them swear more since I got my Morefurless suit, which has a black body & white ears =P And as a photographer myself, yeah it is a pain to have to color compensate for a really dark black fursuit. Definitely not something I learned overnight. Interestingly, I was given advice in a fursuit dance comp (kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJm7i3uJipqGlbM if you're interested) to slow down my tutting & make more concise movements, rather than fast ones, for the same reason you mentioned. (The arms being completely black) Also as someone with a dragon suit with large wings, what I find the stress is on tends to be your shoulders, rather than your back. It's likely due to the way my wing harness is built (it's like a backpack). It's a good shoulder workout though! ;) Also, you could try making a tail cover of sorts. I use ones for my dragon & sergal tails, esp if I walk outdoors.

[@cgremill]

#QnA Hey Pocari! I am thinking about fursuiting on Halloween this year! And I've never public suited before. And I will me with my friends ( non furs ) but they probably wont care. But will be wearing a partial. Like should I give Hi-fives or hugs to kids ( if they come up to me ) My handler will be my dad.....ouch. Do you think its a good idea? I am nervous about suiting in public and i dont know why! I think I am afraid the suit does't look to appealing to kids. So IDK also keep in mind I am 12 yeahhhh...... Tysm if you read this Pocari your my favorite furry youtuber! ^^ - also greetings from Florida :)

[@kibbesnbits8650]

Dublin.loucielle Hi-fives and hugs are acceptable. Just be sure to be looking out for body language. If they appear to not want a hug and such then don't force it. Hope everything goes well for your Halloween and that the kids love your suit. Stay safe.

[@cgremill]

haha ^^

[@KingNikolai]

You literally have the same situation as me. My handler will be my dad, I am 12, I am going with friends, and I will wear a partial.. I don't live in Florida though.

[@cgremill]

oh okay tysm! for the info! ^^

[@cgremill]

I'm not just looking for hugs I want to trick or treat as well! :D And I'm a bit tall for my age haha! And I'm aware of ze darkness

[@angrycorpse337]

Gotta remind people that want to get a full or mostly black suit, that the suit might be a little warmer than light colored suits. Especially if they go outside with it on, the black fur will just soak up all that sunlight and make you a lot hotter in the suit.

[@Milkibana]

"gradient" coughcoughkittydog

[@abigaildelgado876]

Lmaooo

[@TheTarney]

I agree with you so much on the white for your suit points! And would like to add that with pure white over time high sweat areas will stain yellow and be so hard to clean out. As an owner of an older fursuit of a white calico cat; Under the arms, crouch and tight fit neck discolor and are starting to wear out (from sweat and cleaning). It adds so much maintenance! I actually know a few other makers who advice against this and know of one who doesn't take white underarm/crouch commissions anymore.

[@furrypawz3649]

I have a question pocari, I’ve noticed a lot of your fan art displays your fursonas fur color a dark blue color, but your fursuit and the opening of your videos displays her with a lighter blue. Which shade is it exactly?

[@mcmckeon]

Just look for Pocari's ref sheet

[@demon62692]

If I may ask, who are you getting your Manokit made by? I am also looking for a maker crazy enough to sew spots in, as my Manokit, Splat, has them all over his body.

[@rivermaxwell1129]

You could also check out +3 Defence. She's willing to work with lots of marking and has made ma no kits before! 😊

[@glitchylife]

Not a lot of fursuit makers do long hair on fursuit heads because they prefer not too I suppose? and they rather do tufts on the head. I've been trying to find makers who are able to do this for my fursona so I can commission them later in the future if you have a fursona who has really long hair like mine these are the makers I have found so far FurBakery(I'm pretty sure she does long hair but I could be wrong idk), Suit-A-Dile, and Lemonbrat.

[@NEWJACKSHEEP]

My fursona has long-ish hair as well (large swoosh/curl/wave out in the front, nearly shoulder-length at the sides and back, bangs that partially cover the eyes, and a small ponytail in the back), and I'd really like to get a suit of him made. It's a real shame not many makers take up the opportunity to do hair longer than just the standard tuft-- my sona's not really complete without his hair-- however I'll definitely look into the makers you mentioned. Prior to seeing this comment, my top choice for his head was DexterousZombie (I really like the way they pulled off Adezu's hair), but it's nice to get a few alternatives. (:

[@rivermaxwell1129]

My maker did long hair. Its a removable wig. Check out +3 defence

[@tiffulduck6315]

My fursuit maker has done a head with long hair! Check out Paws 'N' Claws Cosplay Studio on Furry Amino! (She's known as Penelope Pomeranian)

[@CarnivalChimera]

Tip for if you want your main character to be complex but also generally beginner/intermediate fursuit maker friendly is to have an alternate design for the fursuit and a main design that can be as complex as you'd like!

[@zafrasaber]

Yes, that is a good tip. I was planning on doing that with my main fursona, as I love her complex design with lots of spots and it makes me happy, but it’s probably very hard to translate into a fursuit. I plan on making a separate design with larger spots, though they are fewer.

[@kendallgeary5665]

Oh boi am I glad my fursona's design is stupid simple lmao

[@cakepoprock]

Omg how are Zacks eyes so amazing they’re like so real

[@audri2807]

_all this talk about putting creativity into the design of your character_ Nah, I'll think about it fur a long time and then give up and add wings as my so-called "pattern" _is this deja vu?_

[@kibbesnbits8650]

Don't forget to make your character have a gradient all down its body.

[@parthumanvoid]

good pun.I'll think about it FUR a long time" lmao

[@FurryToraChan]

remember padding makes it warmer in suits, also tear-duct eyesight is harder to see. be careful with resin heads, some can easy break. =)

[@wolfgirlfight8073]

Im, a young furry waiting to get a suit, I mean I have paws but they are really itchy :P

[@ElasiaAvi]

Line them with soft gloves! It may make them more hot but they won't itch as badly! Plus it's already hand shaped.

[@chariotcheese]

Same! Though my paws have alot, and I mean ALOT of padding that makes it really hot when I put them on.

[@urmom-di6el]

Oof

[@minecraftsteve7373]

u can make a raptor mask fursuit, it's easy and isnt as much money as one like Pocari's

[@kolonarulez5222]

The black on Zak really makes the eyes pop

[@rubikakurumizei7125]

I wuz watching food videos and ended with this beautiful roo. But how?._.

[@realtracosplay]

I actually did a small gradient on my tail with no airbrushing at all. It doesn't look as good as airbrushed but it passes! It's on about half my 6ft long tail.

[@britishwatermelon2121]

Hi Pocari! I just wanted to ask a quick question if you don't mind- I am a VERY young fur and still trying to design my fursona, but I am positive I want her to have arm wings, will this affect the fursuit care in any way?

[@ElasiaAvi]

Hey not pocari but I'm working on an arm wing suit myself. Just sew a feather pattern out of fleece, it gives the same soft fluff as fur without having to shave to get a sleek feather look. You can make a fur cover for the arm as the fluffier covet feathers and both are washed gently by hand and dried without heat for optimal care. Plus fleece comes in lots of cool colors.

[@Victor-bm4sl]

One thing that I personally will have to budget for if I get the suit I plan to is items. If you're like me and have an obsession with goggles, or scarves, or hats, or if your suit has some kind of key item, the human-sized ones are generally not going to fit or will look weird. To use an example, tiny, generic steampunk goggles are usually barely wider than the bridge of a suit's nose, and will not have enough elastic to fit around the head. The shape of the lenses can also create complications, as they may end up digging into a suit's head and causing damage. Generally, this is the case with a lot of things: you'll either need to upscale if possible or have items tailor-made for suits. Thankfully, there are people who run services for this, and the prices are mostly reasonable. Suit-specific clothing is the same idea; buy at maybe one or two sizes bigger than normal.

[@Red-nj6xe]

Me: *Has a Fursona With White Pawpads* Alright, if I ever get a fur suit I’m gonna have to change that

[@theaurorawitch]

pocari has a brush side kick! It explains everything!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@missoli]

How quickly does neonslushie respond to emails? I emailed them months ago and I haven't gotten a response.

[@AdezuDevil]

They might have been closed at the time, they've been pretty busy with conventions this year

[@seratheeducatedfeline4227]

A good thing when making a suit is fur types. Almost my entire suit is made of luxury shag, but twit me used a dodgy white artic fox type fur (faux fur, real fur is the pits for many reasons) and when I shaved it these odd fibres started showing through. Long I had to spend ages cutting off this fur (which was glued on) to replace it. But I still used it for my tiny white chest tuft.

[@tonymartin7832]

I LOVE YOUR FURSONA

[@intermedez]

Thankyou I watched this before getting my suit commissioned I changed the feet from white to blue I regret nothing

[@sayeryandell372]

What maker would you recommen for dutch angel dragons

[@hypurnova]

Sayer Yandell Ino at Skypro makes the best Dutchies :)

[@Bruhidekfr]

When I watch pocaris videos it make my day better just like if I found gold

[@connerwolstenholme1526]

#QnA what are the dates of your new suits? You said you are getting more so I was wondering when they will come

[@Robot_Creature]

I usually see people wrap bandanas or stuff like that around the part where your tail drags on the ground. It really helps!

[@Default_juicee]

Too bad, my fursuit will be black+white xD

[@thephantomdragon]

I also feel like patterns and markings are important to keep in mind as well, and a simplified color palette.

[@DamienAlbrecht358]

I'm a beginner fursuit maker and you know what bugs me?..... TOO MANY EYSHINES! I've seen ppl with almost white eyes bc of eyshines u don't need that many! Anyone with me lol?

[@sofafairy1385]

I heard that the eye type on the character is also a big deal. Of course it can be tweaked in the suit but characters with smaller eyes or eyes back on the sides means less vision for you

[@TheRealSparkplugTheFox]

As a maker I've figured out over time that the marking that raises my anxieties and *SERIOUSLY* test my patience is *SMALL HEARTS!* I hate small hearts so much! They're a pain to cut out, a pain to pin and a bloody pain to sew.

[@ratfluff8236]

adding on to the wings topic: if your character's back is plain other than their wings, you could always add the wings as a marking! I'm considering doing that for my winged character :>

[@frostthedutche]

Omg early

[@RemixFriends]

"Do you have something you wished you knew before commissioning a fursuit?" Yes! Fur colors! Some specific colors used in character designs cannot be found or are very rare colors in faux fur fabric. A maker would either have to find this rare fur color, take a different shade or get it custom made. And i'm not talking about different shades of blue and red. I'm talking about that weird looking color that you're not sure of if it's either green or grey and do not know the name of.

[@Coolet27]

!!PUT FURSUIT FRIENDLY COLOURS!! i feel like this is important and pocari didnt mention it. When choosing the colours, make sure its avalible in fur! odds are if you can't find it, we can't either. Yes, you can get custom fur colours but those are really really expensive. To make it easier on everyone, pick colours that are wildly available in fur!

[@Canine_Courtesy]

Definitely wished I had known about fur colours and patterning. While making my first fursuit, I have the worst trouble known trying to find the lovely shade of green on my fursona, Meka. Although, after a short search, I found a fur-friendly dye and worked with that (although it turned out turquoise, which was quite the disappointment). Always try to check out different fur websites, try to find a fur colour that will be easy for you or your maker to find. Browns, Shades of Grey, White, Black, Blue, and even Pink seem to be more of the common colours. Another problem, was as stated above patterning. She doesn't have the intricate and details patterns now, but before she used to have small green paint-like splotches all around her face, paws, tail, and even body. It was so difficult to get those patterns into my first suit, and even more so since it was my first suit.

[@paracordlies]

Ok, I'm no fursuit maker BUT I'm working on it and one thing that I really want to avoid is HUGE wings, also if you have lots of stripes or any other smallish markings please try and keep them to a minimum. I have made a few suits and one thing that really annoys me is multicolor foofs, and that is because I don't use an airbrush. PLEASE FOR MY SANITY AND FOR OUR WALLETS keep the foofs to one color. (please it helps alot)

[@rustydiamonds771]

Oh darn... I just finished making an almost all white Dalmatian fullsuit today! This'll be a challenge.

[@kylacorynn6553]

I love the idea of being a shadow in my dark fursuit. I can't wait to finish it now. Thanks for this video.

[@drewgraff9434]

Watchin this vid gave me some nice tips as an artist! Color choice is everything my friends

[@corvidbones7478]

I prefer darker suits, and sonas, all together haha. Lucien is black with gold horns, face markings, hooves, paws, and feathers (fade into lavender). He has lavender eyes. Rosa is just an ordinary colored skunk but instead of the white on her tail, it's rainbow. She has hot pink eyes.

[@FloppaDoesMusic]

REMEBER TO CONCIDER EYE COLOR! There are so many things to consider with eye color! 1. Darker colors are easier to see through, so if you have dark brown eyes, it'll be easier to see your real eyes. 2. Lighter colors are harder to see through, so if you have white or blue eyes, people won't be able to see you but (if you have black mesh) you can see them. 3. Darker colors usually make the pupils less prominent and (especially in photos) you might just get a black hole effect. 4. Highlights will be less noticeable the lighter your eyes are. In short, just think about the look you want and make sure not to go too dark, especially with brown and orange.

[@hallowedgears4243]

My suit is almost completely blank white, which is super fun for dirt!

[@Howdy_Its_Ash]

I'm a small fursuit maker but I'm grow my busines. But they're something I want to say to those commissioning makers. Please do your fur shopping before hand or asking your making where they got the fur. I had a customer who had commissioned someone else to do their tail. They were pressured into a color that didn't match their suit because they were told that the color they wanted didn't exist. I had the color she wanted but I had to use the color the other maker used. And it took forever to find the fur the other maker used. So if you're using more than one maker ask about fur

[@itzblu855]

THANK YOU SO MUCH POCARI I ALWAYS HAVE A HARD TIME DESIGNING MY FURSONAS INSTEAD OF IT TAKING A COUPLE OF HOURS OR DAYS IT MIGHT TAKE ME A WEEK OR TWO TO MAKE SOMETHING ORIGINAL

[@Crow_Duskwing]

Thanks for pointing out a wings issue. I am now in the initial process of making a fursuit for my raven archeopterics furrsona and I am planning to make full-sized wings.

[@DawnFire05]

My sona has both a floor dragging tail with the whole second half white, and white feet. When I eventually get a suit of her I'll be wrapping a clear plastic garbage bag around her tail to keep it a little cleaner

[@FreedWulf]

I've been planning for one for a while[thanks to your plug I now can make my suit maker friendly] and I've found that many makers tend to charge for extra colors[depending on the maker ive seen them bundle or individual colors if it's more than two for the fur]and accessories[horns, piercings, or like pocari's magnetic eyebrows]

[@SlobberDragon]

Scaley here. I will agree wings and tails have posed a problem, as do horns. I'm not backing down from my character now though, But I can't believe how many people gotta tug the tail or tug on a wing to see it open. And being a bit taller the horns do come above most people in a crowd. But they bump half of everything. XP

[@bye450]

This was really helpful! I originally wanted RedFox’s white belly to reach all the way down her tail so i think im going to stick with the white reaching my stomach and a tip at her long tail because I probably wont mind a bit of cleaning once in a while.

[@abbydragon1235]

The dots on the manokit furry really inspired my own manokit oc!

[@lissabear135]

I'm a fursuit maker and I have a few tips! When commissioning a fursuit, DO NOT COMPARE MAKERS. Not all makers airbrush, do zipper paws, do indoor feet/ sock paws, etc etc etc! Some of us cannot work with airbrushing or resin because of chemical exposure and health problems. Some people can't make digigrade. Please keep this in mind! Also keep in mind that hair that is long and flowy is NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DO unless you know how to weft wig wefts into a fursuit!

[@lenacampbell4549]

Ahh~♡ Pocari! I absolutely love your channel! You're so bouncy and happy in all of your videos and it always brings joy to my day! You inspired me to get my first fursuit with my FURSONA and not a just a designed character.

[@ahuman2152]

Fursuit making tip!! For tails make cuts so it’s flexible for tiktoks

[@twistedtulip8685]

“Arm flippy floppy thing.” -Pocari

[@catwithcake4591]

Is it just me or do Pocari’s ears look adorable when they flip up?

[@LovingLilLuna]

I really need these tips, I’ve always asked why no one really has gradients, and my furry friend didn’t know as they don’t use gradients even in drawings, so it’s good to know! Thank you for these lovely tips!!

[@DeathxStrike18]

It really depends on the camera most common cameras have a dynamic range of 9 where Logarithmic cameras have a range of 12 the human eye is a range of around 20, dynamic range is how much gradient light contrast can be distinguished its where the median is determined so a lower range will transition between black and white faster but cause washout. a higher dynamic range will show more variation between the colors with smoother transition.

[@Ghiaman1334]

The return of the almighty glowing pocar!!