Coloful Creatures

Completed partial of an Ethiopian wolf character! This was initially a premade and will be on its way to the new owner soon. I hope to meet this devilish friend again someday as I will miss it!

Finished commission head of Malawi the draakhund! This is made on a v1 hyena head with some modifications. Features hand sculpted horns and a serious head of fluff!

Where are you most active?

On Twitter! My main account is @/freckledoe and my fursuit-only/business-only account is @/ColoredCreature. If Twitter isn’t your jam and you prefer Instagram, my business Insta is @/colorfulcreaturesllc. But I’m not as active on there as I am my Twitter since I just don’t like Insta that much haha. I still post to tumblr but like very last and only major stuff.

When will you reopen for commissions?

I don’t want my queue to be a mountain of terror so when I get down to my last project I’ll make an opening date. This won’t be until ~somewhere~ in 2019 though. And when I do open, I’m changing my system to be just 2-ish at a time so my queue will be quicker and I will have more frequent openings. This is the best way I can manage fursuit work given my life circumstances. Also expect to see some more pre-mades and auction-based sales.

How do you breathe in those heads?!

I literally have someone ask this for every head I post and people walk up to me and ask multiple times a day when I’m wearing or vending lmao. The answer is simple: easily! I’ve designed the heads to be as breathable as possible since I went out on a limb and tried something with cmyk v1. It’s all just creative use of holes, fam.

Will you make moving jaws?

At some point yeah I will offer it as an option. I’m just not brave enough to do that yet haha. I have had a few people buy my bases and turn them into moving jaw heads though! I’m just really concerned about two things: 1) blending in the back of the mouth/hinged area well enough since they go far back and expose the whole set of teeth, and 2) all the interior bits of the mouth add weight. A lot of weight. And in a big toony resin head that weighs enough I’m kind of scared it will be just way too much for anyone to wear comfortably. Hurdles I must conquer!

What is your current pricing/offerings?

Check out my webbie here: https://www.colorful-creatures.com/copy-of-commission-1

Pricing is currently calculated on materials being 30%, which would also be the down-payment, plus my local tax rates. As I improve the cost of my time will increase, which is why the heads are a bit disproportionately priced since I’ve made more of them and have created some big improvements in that time. Aaand they take the most time. Full-body costumes will always be the most cost-efficient, which seems to be the case for most makers.

Is fursuit-making your full-time job?

Currently? Yes, but only because I’m taking one class to finish my degree. Will they be in the future? I don’t know. It could go either way depending on my job prospects over the next year. This is why I’m only taking 2-ish at a time from now on haha. I don’t want to stop making them though! I really enjoy it as an art form.

Wait, what’s your degree/possible career in?