How to Paint a Tiger - Part 2

[sbiomlbta1fan]

Just...beautiful.. :)

[MsDragonChild]

Am making my own fur suit(my first one!). Mines a tiger as well, and I'll need to paint the poor dear shortly. What paint is that your using? Acrylic? I don't own a airbrush so I'll be doing this by hand. I had one person (not a fursuiter) suggest using the dyes and spray paints used on fabric to color my suit...is that a good idea? I mean, i don't want to have the color wash out of her or bleed all over the place the first time I get caught out in the rain!

[EliteDroxophy]

nice hair

[Salivize]

I didn't know dry brushing was that simple. I thought airbrushing was the way to go for all the "big" fursuit makers, but I'm thrilled to know that you just painted on these beautiul stripes. Thanks so much for this! I learned a lot <3

Quick question- is this a paper mache head base?

[Redandblackfennec]

i am a fox furry and i love this head....... it is truly amazing.....

[ctfxcfangurl]

Mee want!!!!!!

[JillnRe]

It must be nerve wracking painting a fursuit!

[Emodnet]

do u take commissions? and if so were can i find the info about how much u sell them for?

[XmusicXchikkX]

That tiger in the picture must be proud to have their head used as a reference for your mask. Beautiful job :)

[Voodoofox3]

LMAO!! i just noticed that in my 5th grade art class i had the SAME EXACT tiger picture as refrence lmao

[adriane98akaclover]

What airbrush machine do u have?

[CupcakeAbuse]

2:09 its looking straight at you ;A; thats creepy XD

[saikkussu]

lol at 5:20 the quick turning of the head reminded me of Dramatic Cat. and the OMG cat XD

[scorgeluver323]

is this a moving jaw fursuit?

[goldfoxx]

Love the music! :D

[clonemarzi66]

It looks exactly like a real tiger. I wish I had a fursuit, especially one as good as your work.

[FurryFreak315]

im extremly new to youtube and i love furries so what is the price for you to make me one.

[GiirlSkate]

Your tiger is Soo cute :3 Btw How did you do the eyes??

[SashaLigress]

Near the end there it looked like the tiger was like "Please stop that, it hurts."

XD

[ryolo132]

Can you still clean the fursuit normally when its been painted?

[SwiftFoxXx]

does the fur stay of nice quality after air brushing ? or is it easy to mess the fur up by getting it stuck together or some other catastrafies that may befall the fur?

[daltd003]

your hair (not the head's) is awesome!

[Dawni32]

Those eyes are very, very pretty. Can you somehow see through them, or is there a different way to see, like through the mouth?

[samadatha89]

@Dawni32 Most eyes are made out of plastic palette's. Not the ones with the flat platform but the white ones (doesn't know what they're called x3) with the little round holes. Those are used usually for follow me eyes, or atleast the easier way. You can cut out the hole and make sure it's round. Then cut out another hole in the middle, thats what you see out of.

[TheNorwegianFurry]

what kind a paint are you using?

[Lunarbs]

real talent I wanna buy from you =] looks like fun too I wish i was that good

[CariPromise]

Are airbrushes expensive?

[GaaraKittenCosplayer]

I know can appreshiate(sp) how much work goes into these heads! And this is why I love watching people work, you find how much time and effort it took to make something like this!

I just have one question, if it gets dirty how would you wash something like this?

[CetiAlphaVI]

Oh god, how did my desire to learn how to paint a tiger bring me to furry town? It's a slippery slope.

[CrazySquirrelXD]

Oh Beetle, how you inspire me.

You never cease to amaze me on here and dA. I absolutely love your work.

[lunatsukino]

I absolutely love your tiger head, but i was wondering what paint you used to do the stripes, and how thick did you make the paint coat?

[TechBear1]

Love the work you did.

[LeSaVy]

very nice =D question how much does an airbrush cost?

[Draconium666]

how long do you wait between coats?

[amaterasu1wolf]

could you make me one? that would be awesome!

[sugarpoultry]

I could ^_^

[amaterasu1wolf]

@sugarpoultry oh my gosh. really?!

[ketuh925]

0:58 D: poor tiger!

haha xD

[makru62]

how much do you charge for your fursuits and do you work with MixedCandy or do you make the fursuits by yourself?

[catamountsnow]

You probably hear this often, but you have such an originality that it totally throws your competition out of commission. You put in so much passion into your hard work you make me want to own a fur suit. Keep up the good work and much success.

[PurplePuppyPro]

what kind of paint did you use?

do you have a DA?

[lobitas3399]

can you make one for me i am a white tiger :-:-P

[finalfantasy8fan]

I love the songs, lol, and the fursuit head!

[BnW2girl]

THAT IS SO FREAKIN AWESOME!!!!

[HaylieNowak]

How is it that the eyes follow you??

are they semitransparent with the black in the middle?

[saga190]

shit man i wish i was that good. :( i always whanted to make a body costum of kilala like how u maed ur tigher. X3

[TobiKurosakiLolz]

You totally rock! :D Plus you look really cool with red hair and your tiger is AWSOME! XD

[webkinzfan8990]

that is so cool. I wish i had that talent. my talent is to draw and paint

[MichaelGindi]

Very good job!

[NeonWolf4892]

That must take allot of time and patience to make. Very nice. :]

I like your suits.

[Beetle91]

I made them. The fur is fake fur.

[Voodoofox3]

@Beetle91 honestly i dont get why some people think that furries use REAL fur wth?? we're not sick stupid domented people. learn ur facks people.

there costumes, costumes are fake and so the materials will be fake

[misskwinz1996]

@Beetle91

[BASEBOSTED]

@Beetle91 glad to here that looks cool :)

[pbarango]

I would probly keep messing up xD

What kind of stuff did you use to make the fur on it?

And where do you get the eyes and nose?

[cheree4life]

that looks so reaaall

[AxcellPanderz]

is there specific brushes (that your cobing the tiger with) that you have to do, and it is neccesary to brish them after painting?

also were can you find some good airbrishes? =]

btw your tiger is albosultely goregous!

[Beetle91]

One is a slicker brush and the other a metal-toothed comb. You can get them at any pet store. Yes, brushing helps break up clumps of paint and keep the fur soft.

[ZooTycoon2witchdoc1]

@Beetle91

blue eyes are owned by albino tigers, not orange ones, they have green or brown. It depends of the sub spieces.

[NekoKuro]

Lol. It's kind of funny watching you shake the poor things head around like that. Nice work! Their a specific type of airbrush you stick to?

[wolffreewolf]

nice:-)

[kodiak3536]

cool

[FMAfanFMA]

The music reminds me of Kadaj orgasm scene xD;; [where he's in the church screaming Mother, in Japanese it sounds like.. yeah..]

This is really good though O.O

[Zennoa]

I find it very hard to listen to those songs without looking at swords, but I did it for you <3 Very nice work!

[BigP3]

Very impressive. I like how you outline your ref with a sharpie before going to work. Very nice approach.

[AutumnsBane]

Your work is truly amazing. Your heads look very durable too.

Did you use regular paint for the stripes?

[Beetle91]

I used waterproof india ink. It works best for black because it's very dark while being thin enough to not clump on the fur or clog an airbrush.

[prideed21233]

god i wat a fox lik that ^^

[chickenspirit]

Beautiful! The stripes really made the mask pop! :3

Awsome job on the airbrushing!