animals you have not seen as a fursuit? odd choices you have seen?

[Origamigryphon]

I'm pondering making a Dodo (in the far future).

 

[SpartaDog]

turtle- a popular pet and popular in moves such as cursh from nemo

Actually, my school mascot is a Diamondback terrapin, and we just got a suit for him last year. I'll try to get pics next time the take him out.

I've never seen many birds. Gryphons and hippogriffs, sure, but no natural birds. I know they aren't exactly popular as fursonas, but I also know A LOT of furry artists absolutely ADORE corvids, yet I've seen no crows, ravens, jays, or magpies.

As for unique suits, I LOVE Beastcub's uni and sabretooth quad suits. I thought those were the coolest things ever. I've also seen okapi, several gazelle species, some deer, cows, I could go on.

But this one still takes the cake in my book: http://kiniro-oniba.deviantart.com/art/Carpet-Python-Fursuit-Complete-132904678

 

[Origamigryphon]

I've seen a couple of corvids; I know there were two in the AC 2008 parade. :3

Plus, Frysco has an awesome suit of a magpie named Morse.

 

[Karou WindStalker]

I had started on a partial suit, of an Albino Jackal.

I'd commissioned an artist, and saw at least the head, and the artist claims to have shipped them to me, but I never received them.

Artist went by the name of AnimeCat.

This was a couple years ago, so I've given up on ever seeing the fruits of my commission.

I'm now working on putting together a full suit of my own, a Tasmanian Tiger. Once I'm done, I'll post pics here. Also working on a White Tiger / Polar Bear hybrid suit. ^_^

 

[Origamigryphon]

You never tried to contact them? I would have tried to protect that investment.

But I should be taking my own advice. :/

 

[Karou WindStalker]

You never tried to contact them? I would have tried to protect that investment.

But I should be taking my own advice. :/

I did, several times.

I even saw a pic of the head she did.

I just never received the package that she sent, and I haven't seen her on-line lately to ask.

I'm considering it a learning experience.

Never send the final payment until you have your commission in hand.

 

[Origamigryphon]

My story is similar. They finished it, but it was NOT as I had envisioned it. I blame myself though, because I didn't provide enough/good reference. I asked for a remake, which, of course, never happened (or if it is, I've not received word). It's been a few years.

 

[Tucuxi]

I am here to complain about the absence of a digi-grade jerboa. With the bouncy stilts.

 

[Zrcalo]

D: I havent seen many bird fursuits.
hardly any at all.
all I've seen are an osprey, a tern, macaw, and griffins.

there needs to be more birds. period.

 

[Vatz]

I got one...a cybernetic Terminator-fox with a bulky nuclear reactor in his chest with glowign red eyes and a miniature cooling tower coming out of his back.

I'm not kidding--I seriousyl want a fursuit like taht, but I don't know if it's plausible.

 

[Jalieya]

Hmm... How about a mole?
I've not seen many birds.
I don't think I've seen a red panda either.
An iguana.
Or very many reptiles for that matter.
Or what about a beaver or a muskrat?
Any gophers?
Crabs? Lobsters D; ?
Or aardvarks ;<.
A specific one I'd love to see would be a Marabou Stork.

Red Panda --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ri1K46XpXMk

EDIT:
It's a bit of an informational thing, but there is indeed a red panda in it ><

 

[chewie]

an eagle

 

[Jalieya]

an eagle

An eagle --> http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2956334/
Not mine, obviously.

 

[Speckles Grey Highoof]

Domestic animals, like cats, dogs, bunnies, are all common. Sea dwellers are out, from what I've seen, as well as horses (WAHH!!), most reptiles (there was this one croc...), birds, farm yard animals (accept the cat and dog), and anything outside America. Jeeze, are we racist or what?! No camels, goats, pigs, squirrels, llamas, (I did see ONE ant-eater), lizards, sheep, etc...

 

[ChickO'Dee]

idk if this has been said, but ive seen one sort of mamoth beast form world of warcraft or the like, and it was amazing. I, too, love them as an artform. id love to see some more video game creatures out there (ok, ive seen a chocobo...but does that really count as a fursuit lol?

 

[Ieatcrackersandjumpcliffs]

Wrong thread.

 

[Armaetus]

Arachnids and insects.

 

[Hyasinth]

Arachnids and insects.

Tarantula http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2483689/ okay it's only the head but it's still hella awesome. @_@ Brightfire's character is so awesome.

when I can figure out a better way to do heads, I'm going to try for a lizard type (currently heads take wayyyyy too long. Might try to learn casting. because I've got two in progress heads and have not come close to finishing them. I keep running out of interest or something. :/)

 

[chewie]

an parrot

 

[Foxy_Boy]

Monkeys .... Too close to humans I guess

 

[Trpdwarf]

I did, several times.

I even saw a pic of the head she did.

I just never received the package that she sent, and I haven't seen her on-line lately to ask.

I'm considering it a learning experience.

Never send the final payment until you have your commission in hand.

I don't think that's the correct lesson to come away with. Personally I would never let a customer get away with thinking they could get the costume first and then pay the final payment unless I knew them personally and they were local. Then again I would never accept final payment until all pieces are done and I've got pictures to show to the client.

A customer can be screwed sending the final payment in, and well the costume maker can be screwed by shipping the product without getting the final payment. It's something to think about.

If you stick to doing research towards the person you commission, so that you can be sure there is good rep, this is likely to ever be a problem not getting something in. It's easier for a customer to do research on a potentional maker to commission than it is for a maker to research a person's history of paying up.

 

[Speckles Grey Highoof]

Feakin' amazing llama! Don't know why I said goats, hmmm. Looks like there aren't many reptiles or sea dwellers. No squirrels, either.

 

[Jalieya]

Here's a whale-shark. Maybe not a furry, but a fursuit, none the less.
Me, my sister, and her daughter.

 

[Felicia Mertallis]

I had seen a snake at one point, so far that's the oddest one i have seen as of yet.

its cool and well made, but oh did I ever lawl.

 

[Sparkyena]

I'm working on a tarantula character I definitely want a suit of. I'll pick on Beastcub if I don't decide to try and do it myself. I'm part of a tarantula/invert education group in the Bay Area and it would be awesome to have a mascot suit for that, so its not gonna just be for furry gatherings.