Meet the Staff - Cheza

[White Wolf Guardian]

Have you ever used your third character, the one in the 3rd panel of your signature?

[Cheza]

Bran?


It happens occasionally!








I was actually using the "! Surprised"-expression from the ref sheet as my avi at the time when I got promoted to local mod.
Pretty sure I was just as surprised irl when I got that message. :P

[White Wolf Guardian]

Are you planning on getting a Bran fullsuit/partial commission eventually?

[Cheza]

Doubt it.


I'm far too small, and would probably want to have Zarathus or someone else who makes scaly creatures out of materials other than fake fur making it, and those are pretty uncommon. >->





I'm plotting to defile woof by making that suit myself, however.
Would just need to get over the "I'm just going to waste money by screwing up and creating nightmare fuel"-feels first. >->

[White Wolf Guardian]

I believe you can do it woof!

About that "woof ball" avatar you previously had, where did that come from?

[Cheza]

I made it!



A friend of mine requested a woofball for Christmas, but due to it being impossible to find fur in the right shade of brown on such short notice, it got delayed until after Christmas.
Got plans to make at least one more to keep for myself since the size/shape was awfully comfy, and I've got plenty of fur left to spare.
I've also made a pattern for handpaws and figured out measurements for a tail, but I still lack black fleece fabric and foam sheets to really get the madness rolling.


As an extra bonus, I've learned how to take measurements and draw clothing patterns at school, so I could probably make a bodysuit fairly easy too!
I don't think I've got quite enough fur for that too tho, but I suppose it's always possible to order more since it seemed to be of good enough quality for this.

[White Wolf Guardian]

How much does the fabric material cost in Finland? I wonder if it costs the same as it does in the United States.

[Cheza]

I got a roll of 250 x 150 cm fur for 45€ + 20€ for shipping.
It's been established by many local makers that local fur is pretty crappy (and also never really available in solid colours), so most prefer to import.
I got mine from Belarus.
Looking at Fursuitsupplies, they ask for ~$20-25/yard for luxury shag/Punky Muppet fur, which is what most makers supposedly use, altho many probably don't get it from there and prices are probably cheaper/more expensive elsewhere.


Fleece seems to be around 8-15€/metre depending on the kind.
In the US, the prices are around $9-15/yard.

[White Wolf Guardian]

So, relatively close to about the same, I suppose. Have you ever tried to make feet paws?

[Cheza]

I've looked at a few tutorials and pretty much figured out how to make them, but I've yet to actually try making them.

[White Wolf Guardian]

Do you think that the digitigrade feets are painful to walk around in?

[Cheza]

They shouldn't be, seeing as you're still able to walk and stand pretty much normally.
They can be a bit awkward at first before you learn how to walk in them (due to the size), but I don't think they should be painful.
At worst, I'd imagine that the digitigrade leg-padding makes the bodysuit a lot hotter to wear than a plantigrade suit would be, but that's about it.
I have no idea tho, as I've never worn a digitigrade suit myself, but I've been behind the scenes a few times.

[White Wolf Guardian]

I would probably enjoy digitigrade a lot if I felt like I was strong enough to handle walking on all fours for an extended period of time.

Have you ever tried walking on all fours for the entire day?

[Cheza]

You mean quadsuits?


Yeah, those require people to be in reasonably good physical condition.
While I've always admired Beastcub's works, I dunno if I'd survive walking around in one for longer than 10 minutes at most.
If I ever ended up with such a suit, I'd also have to look into the possibility of having someone pushing me around on a small cart or something. xP


And nope, I haven't tried that.

[White Wolf Guardian]

Out of all three of your characters (in your signature), which one do you feel like you identify with the most?