How to Make a Clay Mockup for Sewing Patterns
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- Ever heard of people making miniature versions of things and then scaling them up full size? Here's a tutorial for that! You can use this technique for more than just fursuit items : stuffed animals, props, etc! I never saw anyone fully explaining the mini mockup process, so hopefully this explains it well!
It's still gonna be a bit of time before the teeth+tongue video is done, since I'm filming the teeth of several different fursuit heads, so I have to reach the teeth stage of all of them before I can upload the tut XD
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Materials
-modeling clay (polymer clay, air dry clay, or even epoxy clay)
-aluminum foil (to fill the inside so you use less clay, which is more expensive than foil)
-markers
-blade / scissors
-masking tape or duct tape
-a scanner
-either a large computer screen or a printer
-optional: pasta/clay roller
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Ommggg people keep using this method but they never fully explain how to enlarge the pattern, thank you aaaaaaa
DUDE I KNOOWWWWW. I got so mad that nobody was going into detail on how to do this. So I made it myself XD Hope it helps you!!!!
You are literally the unspoken hero of the fursuit making universe
that's so flattering of you to say omg! just trying to put out content that's sorely needed!! everyone should have good learning tools!
I've been binging your tutorials for when I get to make my own fursuit head! I want to make a partial, and they're so informative and straightforward. Thank you!
I'm so so happy they're helpful!! Good luck on your suit!!!
@@freckledcatcreations Thank you, I can't wait to start :)
THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH!!! I've been wanting to try this method but no one EVER explains how to enlarge it!! I will cherish this forever 😭👏
Ahh youre so welcome!! !Yeah i was so mad that nobody ever said how to enlarge!!!
It looks like RAW flesh, Good job btw I can't wait to steal ur pattern
Thanks jake :P but I was okay putting this one up since I'm abandoning it for a smaller shape that I like better! So i'm ok with people taking this.
@@freckledcatcreations Bruh
This is an excellent explanation! Very helpful, thank you! I've tried my hand and failed a few times at making feetpaws, and this method looks much easier than what I was doing! I also happen to have a tv for a monitor, and I never thought to use it for things like fursuit head patterning! Very clever idea, I will definitely have to try it out!
You're very welcome! Yeah I used to trace Lilo and Stitch aliens off the computer screen as a kid, and it made me think.... I can make that method useful as an adult... haha!
You must be reading my mind!!!! Yesterday I tried to do this and failed😅😅
Ahhhh that's perfect haha! Hope it helps you!! You can do it!!
Thank you so much for making this video!
I have been looking all over the internet for a good tutorial and so far this is the best one I’ve found 🤗❤️
Great to hear!! I also noticed there's not any good tutorials out there for this XD Just doin my part, finding much-needed tutorials to make :3
This is super helpful, I recently discovered this technique but I never found an in depth tutorial!
Glad it was helpful!!! I reallly wanted to put this up since I thought the other ones were lacking in some key details.
This is so cool. Your channel is a wealth of knowledge, thank you so much for these tutorials.
My pleasure!! really happy to provide all this!!
THE TV TRACING IS GENIUS
EEE thank you so much for this tutorial it's so genius & Im so excited to use this technique for heads!
Have fun!
Using a TV to trace off of is a great idea, I’ll have to try that
You're welcome!!! Good luck!! :D
One day I will make a fursuit
Good luck yo!!
me too
One day you will be the next autumn fallings. GOOD LUCK
You just made things so much easier for me!! This makes so much sense
I'm so glad i could help!!
When you resize the pattern for tracing, as long as you don't have a touch screen, you can just zoom in, alot
But then you have to trace in sections
Thank you very much, it's not easy for complete beginners to start plush designing and sewing🌸♥️🌸
Aaa thank you so much for showing how to do it in paint!!! It really so helps!
Of course, no problem!!! I know not everyone has a big screen so I tried to do some research and find out how to resize to print. (I didn't show how to do it in Word in the tutorial because I couldn't figure out how to work it XD )
Love it, I'm going to start I cooperating this into my work.
Oh wow! I didn’t know you could do a mock-up! That’s neat :0 thanks so much! I must try! :D 😄 by the way looks awesome
Thanks so much!! :3 I love doing it this way since you dont have to waste a ton of foam. And I like making little things from clay !!
Yeah! The foam also makes it heavier too right? I thinks it’s neat because it saves a lot of time having to pattern every time you make a foam base! :D
sorry youtube doesnt tell me when people reply to me DX yeah the foam does make things a little heavier!
@@freckledcatcreations LOL! It’s ok TH-cam never notifies me either 😭 but yeah trying this out saved me loads of materials! I’m totally going to use this tutorial again for my next pair of peet ^^ and is way les heavy than foam feet
@@Animeghs so happy you enjoyed the process!! yeah I honestly HATED the thought of having to carve and tape up every pair of feet i made tbh.... so much extra effort.
Thank you so much!!! I’ve been wanting to do this for ages but can’t seem to find any good tutorials on it.
Most seem to use a projector which I don’t have the money to get at the moment. I will definitely be trying out both the screen and the print method.
So glad I could help!!! Wow, yeah, I don't have a projector either... this should work well for you though!! Good luck!
Thank you
Omg how I love how u explain the video, and the tutorials perfectly!!! This made me feel great to make my first fursuit! I was trying to buy but is jo hard to find some people in here Brazil to make :") but thank you so much for help me! Really I think I'll try to make haha, more one subscribe UwU I love your channel
Thank you so much!! That means a lot to me! And good luck on your fursuit, you can do it!! :D
Thank you! And bo problem ;)
I dont have a printer, but I trace off my monitor a bigger pattern what is zoomed in. That works too :3
Oh perfect, you're like me XD Good luck on your stuff!!!
I have a question! When making your fursuit and furring it, what if the fursuit is a little lopsided, and doesn’t match both sides by accident? If you’re making two of every pattern from taping, how do you be sure both sides will be equal?
Hey!! So basically, if your head base is pretty symmetrical then only taping half should work, but if you're worried about that, then you'll have to tape the whole thing. As well as... if the design isn't symmetrical, you'll have to tape the whole thing too. As for flipping the patterns to get the other side, I don't see how it could get much messed up, if you trace it right. Just make sure to copy over any of the connector lines onto the back side, etc!
Freckled Cat Creations thank you so much, that helps a bunch!! You’re so awesome for doing this video series, you have no idea how many of us truly appreciate it ❤️
Can I just say thank you so so so much. I've been thinking about getting into suit making for years but only recently got a massive drive to do it. All of your videos have given me a final kick in the butt! They're so clear and informative bless you 🦊❤️
I have a quick question! What sewing machine is it that you use? I'm still looking into machines myself however I think the one I've seen you using was the one I was eyeballing to get! What one is it? What do you think it for suit making work?
Last of all, what should one look for when it comes to machines for fursuit / fursuit part making. Thank you 😊
Brand you subscriber and honestly so very well deserved.
I'm so thankful for your compliments omg!
@@freckledcatcreations Aww you're very most welcome friend! Thank you ever so much for getting back to me! 🦊✨❤️
Oh my gosh! Amazing news because that's the exact machine I've actually been eyeballing to get!
Cheeky question but I don't suppose you might have a telegram which I could chat to you on? I'd love to pick your brains at some point. I hope you're having a stunning day and once again thank you so much ❤️
love ur channel!!
Great! thanks, exactly what i needed.
Glad it helped!
@@freckledcatcreations :-)
Hey!! I was wondering if this method can also be done with miniature foam mockups? I don’t have clay on me but I do have some scrap foam that I can carve up and make little models and do all this with, so I was wondering if It would have the same effect as if I used clay. Thanks!
Bom,para quem é brasileiro, e n sabe os materiais q ela usou, eu vou falar:
-Papel Aluminio.
-Bisquit/Argila.
-Fita crepe.
-Piloto(DVD, canetinha de pinta e etc).
-Papel(caderno).
-Estileite.
Bom eu acho q era só isso, todos os itens encontra-se em armarinhos :3 espero ter ajudado.
And,amazing the video,i love it uwu
Muito obrigado por traduzir!
@@freckledcatcreations denada ksksks ^^♡
this is good for someone who sucks at symmetry!
*fake cough* me-
So do you trace the pattern onto foam and glue that together?
I actually just cut it from fur and make this all with stuffing inside, no foam! But if you wanted to do a foam shell you could. Though because of the thickness of the foam, the foot will turn out larger than the pattern, so you will still need to tape over the outside of the foam to get the fur pattern.
I made this mockup to AVOID taping up a full carved foam foot, so I wouldn't do this ! but you can if you want. people make feet differently.
So these are digi feet paws right? Someone is actually commissioning me pair this Sunday so this will come very useful, thanks so much for the amazing tutorials
Thank you!! Yes they are!! And good luck on making yours!!
Thanks!
Welcome!
is there a way to do thus on a mac, ie, without MSpaint?
There should be, I would take it into any drawing program and try to replicate these steps! I don't have a Mac so I didn't know where to begin to search for "how to print 100% scale" on whatever programs Macs have.... so you should try googling that yourself! Good luck!!
@@freckledcatcreations thank you!
Do you have a reason for baking the clay? I've done this method with just plasticine, and it worked just fine.
i have to bake this clay because it's oven bake clay! if i dont, it stays mooshy and i wouldnt want the base shape to warp while im taping it. using plasticine is fine, but that's not what i used here.
This sounds weird but ive been trying to make a pokemon cosplay and have a figure i wanna make a pattern out of ( wish me luck lol) and this will help me out so much
Thanks
:0 great job like always UwU
Heya! I'm a big fan of your work!
But, _this may be a stupid question, if so I apologise_ , what do you use to fill the foot after you've sewn the pieces together?
TYso much!! and It's not a stupid question! For these, I fill them with stuffing/polyfill. Since it's made from a pattern, there's no need to use upholstery foam to sculpt the toes, so everything's fluff inside.
I'm actually going to eventually film a tutorial on how to take these mockup patterns to make a foot, though it might be a few months before I make another feetpaw!
@@freckledcatcreations Thanks, that helps a lot. Would this also work for fursuit heads?
If not, would there be any other way to use this technique for a head?
I'm not too good with foam, but I have had practice with clay.
I know I could make my own mould, but currently the materials needed are difficult to get.
@@beau4612 so sorry, youtube never told me you replied back. you can certainly use this for a head base too! making the head out of upholstery foam probably isnt gonna be too sturdy, but you should use the eva foam method like Mugiwara has shown on her channel - it just takes some cement glue and a heat gun to properly work tho, so youll have to spend a bit more on materials.
what is the tape for? sorry i cant volume up and listen rn since its 1 am q~p
Lol i never talk in my videos anyway, all the instructions are on the video in text so deaf people can read too. The tape is to get the pattern for the fur.
ohh ok thank you!
Can you do a mock up for a head base?
Maybe, if I ever get a commission that requires it! I'll put it on the list. I assume you'd want to use the head pattern to make it out of eva foam?
@@freckledcatcreations yes :)
thank you :)
Is it possible to make feet that can have interchangeable shoes?
absolutely!! i havent done it yet, but I really want to try it out sometime. when I do, i'll totally film it! i have seen it done with velcro and with magnets.
How do I scale the patterns up if I don’t have a computer or printer?
Ooh, that's a tough one. You might be out of luck. There may be a few toy gadgets that help scale up an image, but idk how well they work. might be just gimmicks. sorry! :/
Freckled Cat Creations mm. My best guess is take the mini tape pattern, place the pieces on separate pieces of paper, and eyeball scale it’s size by tracing around it 4-5 inches (maybe more depending on the project). I haven’t tried it though so I’ll have to see.
Do you use foam for your feet paws
No, the reason I patterned it from a mockup is to eliminate the need to carve foam and then tape it up! it's just sewn up like a big plushie, then stuffed with stuffing.
@@freckledcatcreations that makes it way easier the using foam I can see why you do it that way
Do you sell your patterns?
I don't, unfortunately! I've been asked about it before though, maybe someday. I just like having a specific shape that nobody can copy, you know?
@@freckledcatcreations that does make sense! If you ever do sell them, though, I'd be sure to get some!
@@seroski6706 Aw thank you so much for your support!!!
The furry community is so chill
I fell asleep watching this-
lol! i'm enjoying the calming music too.