Completed snow leopard tail. This is huge (148cm) featuring a gore cap and weighted tip. Rosettes are all hand sewn and has detail trimming to show these off.
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Whelp, the original gore cap was too large and failed in holding the tails weight up. So I’m redesigning with a single reinforced belt ‘tube’ and I inserted a 3” foam block at the tail base for stability. So far, it looks like it’ll work well.
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Started work on the antlers using a dry brushing technique. I’m not really happy with how it’s going but I’ll see what I think when I look at it again in daylight
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I am really proud of this paint job. I tried really hard to get realistic skin tones and make the teeth look real with tartar/plaque. I’m also so happy that the tongue (@tursowork) cut down nicely to fit.
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Gore end cap for the snow leopard tail. This was my first time doing satin stitch and I’m really pleased at how smooth I got most of it.
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A good trick to sewing long pieces is to sew one side to the end, then flip and sew the other side to the end. This prevents the warping that can happen when you sew all in one go.
Need to get more materials to finish this off with a nice weighted tail tip and a gore cutoff end.
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All internal issues are now resolved! Notably, chin extended & rest completely replaced with one from TwinBlueChimera sans built up padding. Brow ridges were also reduced as once fur was added my vision was impeded. Problems with crest mechanism resolved allowing for smooth, even movement.
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Got all the rosettes into the tail and have cut ‘n’ clipped the rosettes for the other tail half. There’s still some smaller solid spots to sew in after the rosettes, and I think I’ll have to do some fur trimming to really highlight the dark outlines. But looking good so far!
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Sat down over the weekend to sew some rosettes. They weren’t as obnoxious as I feared they would be, plus they’ve come out great!
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I’ve been experimenting with eye mesh and discovered an easy way to get clear vision without the mesh being visible externally.
Sheer fabric is great for creating a seamless look from the outside, but if your vision ports are small, double layers pet mesh in a cross hatch gives you far superior vision as your eyes focus better through it, particularly essential in low light environments.