Coming from Osaka, we have a lecture on fursuit making, Kemoyobi, here at JMoF 2017! This lecture is mainly targeted towards beginners of fursuit making, and will teach the basics of production. No matter who you are, if you have an interest in fursuit making, then please come and stop by!
◆First half of the lecture: “Starting Your First Fursuit from the Idea of What You Want to Do While Fursuiting” There are plenty of hardships that go along with creating your first fursuit, but what makes it all worthwhile and brings about the best motivation is thinking about what kinds of fun activities you’ll get to do when you’re done. What’s more, if you think long and hard about what you want those activity goals to be before you start production, your fursuit’s design and structure should follow suit rather easily. For this first half, while we introduce several examples of fursuiting activities, we want everyone to work together to think of how to create a fursuit that meshes well with those activities. Note: We're going to give you a sheet for some works out, so to bring something to write can help you!
◆Second half of the lecture: “Getting Your Fursuit Idea Off of Paper and into Reality” Unlike a drawn reference image, a fursuit is a three-dimensional thing. As such, when you create a fursuit, it needs to have a plan that is appropriate for 3D. In order to not create a suit that seems “off”, looking at actual living things’ form and jotting down notes on the design/blueprint of the fursuit before beginning production is important. For the second half of this lecture, we’ll explain both the way to observe a living creature to get a feel for its “three-dimensionality”, and the way to base your plan and production off of that living creature. We hope that by using these techniques, even someone who can’t normally draw illustrations will be able to smoothly produce their own fursuit. Person in Charge: Inutami Luca, Geppei
