Creature Costuming [Part 1]: Design & Planning

Ever wanted to start making monster or animal cosplays? Tom and Riley lead a panel discussion about Creature Costuming for beginners.

Part 1 of 6: Design and Planning-
Choosing a character, adapting the design to a costumed form, visualizing the finish product, and determining how to begin the building stage.


September 11, 2011 at NDK 15 in Denver, CO
Filmed by ReyTiger (YT ReyRunTiger)

deviantART usernames: Tom- sgtknifeman, Riley- CanineHybrid



---Helpful Links---
The fursuit community on LiveJournal: http://fursuit.livejournal.com
Tons of resources and tutorials, ask questions, share projects, get inspired

Riley's Pokémon costumes, thousands of step by step photos, to help you analyze the building process: http://www.flickr.com/caninehybrid

Work of the artists featured in the video:
Monoyasha- Dream Vision Creations http://www.monoyasha.com
Cassini Closet http://cassinicloset.deviantart.com

Skaros (Blue Dragon)- Animatronics http://www.youtube.com/blueskaros444
Umbreon (Co-Built by Tom)- http://leap207.deviantart.com
Groudon (Built by Riley)- http://rektheartist.deviantart.com

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[xXSeptemberL4DXx]

I have an important question. I've been wanting to make my own fursuit for a while,but I always get scared of how it will turn out. I was wondering if you had the same kind of feeling when you made your first fursuit

[CanineHybrid]

@xXSeptemberL4DXx Absolutely I did! I was completely lost and terrified I wouldn't be able to do it so I totally sympathize. There were very very little resources out there when I started out so I had to create a lot of my own methods. I just got super lucky that things worked out the way they did. You can do it to! Somehow you just gotta *start* and jump right in. You'll get the hang of it with practice just like everyone else :)

[CrazehGamer]

Hey CanineHybrid!

thanks for this upload! It was at a perfect time in my life, since today I'm actually planning my own character. This video helped so much!

I also LOVE how you can seem to handle under pressure.. especially near the beginning with that quick little presentation difficulty. :P

Nice job!

[CanineHybrid]

@CrazehGamer Wow, I'm thrilled that this video was perfect for you :) Thank you so very much for your comment! I try my best at impromptu speaking- most of the time I just get carried away and you can't get me to shut up XD That's what I kept Tom around for: to keep me in check.

[Klippenschweif]

wow o.o

one question..

can you upload a the human base from sketching s desing pls?

[CanineHybrid]

@Klippenschweif I have been contemplating making a human base template free to use for awhile- I simply haven't gotten around to doing it yet. I wouldn't want to post the ones I have currently because, again, that's my own body. So until I make some more generic people, you'll just have to search around for turnarounds and model sheets and templates of your own.

[TheZombieBox]

Vriska in the front row!!

Also, I am sad I couldn't make it to your panel. D: I really love all of your suits!!

[NeonHeartpenguin]

This is an awesome, informative presentation! I always have a bit of trouble with planning my fursuits, and this helped me a lot.

(I also see a Vriskers in the front row.)

[Whitewolfprint]

Hello! I'm not really interested in making fursuits but Im more interested in making like life sized plush puppets and stuff (like an okami puppet or a pikachu puppet or you know! ^.^) and I was wondering if all of this stuff would sort of imply to making puppets too! Please respond and u are SUPER talented! -Printie .3.

[brandontequilan1]

Will you ever come to anime expo in LA?

[Genstrider]

@CanineHybrid I dislike you and what you stand for, this is the reason why I disliked your video

[bakuviewboxing]

@EpicCorruption yeahhhhhh you meet chrono

[bakuviewboxing]

0:54 chrno_kun!!!

[HappyHansha]

I hope you do this again next year!

[Dasiyssis]

Hi. I was wondering if you had any tips on fur for Rattata and Vaporeon because i wanted to start making them but I need to know what types of materials to use. Thnkxs! I love all of your cosplay outfits! :D

[abraxxus27315]

just followed the link from your DA, brilliant stuff, thanks for doing these videos :)

[sarahblakey1]

Thanks so much for the great videos. I have watched all of them and am super keen to make my first full on cosplay. I was wondering though, how do you get in and out of the complex costumes? for groudon eg, does he unzip, or how do you get out haha. Cheers :D

[HowlerTheWolfie]

Is that a tie around Groudon's neck?