CONTINUING ON THE JOURNEY.
The feathers are constantly curing. Im using PlastiDip as a primer with 3 layers on each side. I really hope I dont run out of black spray paint once I get there.
Theres a lot of them.
Fuck the feathers though Its time for the most nerve wrecking part that made me have 2 consecutive midnight breakdowns and it is currently day 3 and this may be breakdown numero tres but we will see.
On a Previous Installment of Jay has a mental illness we cut the pattern out for the head and havent touched it since. Well this changes today because I did cut out the fabric AND did everything else.
Sewing it together was. A fucking challenge. I may have bested the beast that is the sewing machine but my skills are not up to quote and i really shouldve followed the seam allowance i gave myself for a snugger fit BUT ANYWAY. It was all sewn. And there was so much fur. There is still so much fur. My clothes? Fur. The tables? Fur. The floor? Fur. The kitchen counter? Fur. My mouth? Fur. I hate it here.
I sewed one part wrong, of course. As you do. And had to tear it apart. Which. Is a lot easier to tear hand sewing off than machine sewing ill tell you that much.
Loose fit before trimming the seam allowances and before adding the beak fur.
But I couldnt stick it to the mask just yet until I had the rest of it figured. I did paint the inside bottom beak before, but it was too dark for my liking, so I repainted it real quick.
That and it was time to add and glue on the tongue too.
With that I also had a problem of being able to see the inside of my mouth way too easily because of the way the hinge is made. Most fursuit head have mouth opening right at the front, the beak however opens at the cheeks. And i couldnt just stick the fabric all the way because then the beak would never be able to open. I had to figure out some sort of membrane to block the sides of. So i grabbed aome left over stretchy velvet from the gloves and glied that fucker on
It covers the hing and springs too. Less likely to see my mouth that way.
Now it was time for sticking. And honestly the next image cracks me the hell up.
Me after 5 pints of whiskey.
Anyway the gluing was not fun!!! Nerve wrecking and scary and the adrenaline is still with me hours afterwards. Heres before and after brushing the fur once it was glued on.
Looking pretty good i think!! Next step: gluing on the real back feathers onto the back of the head. And also add some more foam for mt nose inside lmao.
