I really wish my meatspace social life included;
* more people to draw with, regardless of skill level.
* wishing I had a fursuit, which probably gets into "wishing I lived in an efficiency" levels of inaccessible
* presenting female, because I think it'd help work out gender stuff regardless of where I wind up
All these I think might have to wait for after I leave this area for hopefully a more friend-filled one.
fursuit construction
@Leucrotta Depends how you make the head - foam carving gets messy, with all the foam shavings, but using a balaclava as the base is rather tidier, or there's the 3D printing route, then just requiring fur laying on top. Or not! That could show their armor, say. Hands and feet - either extend gloves and build around shoes, or just use gloves and boots. A body's optional - could go with a partial, otherwise use throwaway jeans & t-shirt as patterns.
fursuit construction
@porsupah thanks! Unfortunately, 3D printers are out of my price range, and right now I don’t have the money for foam/fake fur/hot knives, the space to work on big projects (that’s part of why I draw; it’s compact and doesn’t need ventilation), or the emotional resources to mess up repeatedly on a big hobby while puzzling it out. *Currently* “make my own fursuit head, tail and gloves” is about as out of reach as buying a nice one.
fursuit construction
@Leucrotta 3D printing I was thinking of as a collaboration, or using one at some makerspace.
Yep, it adds up - the fur's obviously the essential, with whatever else not being too costly, like a basic balaclava, or that plastic mesh used in some handicrafts.
It's certainly a commitment, and a purely optional one - just, as and when you're able, it's not impossible. *hug*