Beastcub Creations | Fursuits and Costumes for commission!

Quotes open July 1st

I will be taking new commissions starting July 1st

and will be placing orders July1st-29th (2010)

Do not contact me for a price quote untill then!

see the price list page for more information

What emails will be Ignored

My job is to make costumes not give tutorials or tell one where to find supplies, there is plenty of information on-line if you look for it.

I am no longer doing just ears, just tails, ear/tail sets, or just paw orders.

I also do not sell "parts" such as eyes or noses.

All email inquries related to the above will not be answered.

I am severly overbooked and simply do not have the time.

Completion Dates and Paying

New orders will be done according to a wait list.

The first payment (see below) will get you a spot on my list.

When your spot in line comes up your order will be made if it is paid in full when that time comes; if it is not paid in full then you will be moved to the end of the line.

If you know you will need a certain amount of time to save up the money let me know so I can adjust my wait list accordingly, This way I can let people who can pay sooner go first and (hopefully) place you in line so that your turn and abilty to pay match up to avoid you being moved to the end of the list .

You can pay in full up front if you want to as this will prevent you from being moved to the end of the line.

I will give you an approximate date for completion at the time the order is placed, this is not set in stone and could be done sooner or later than the estimated date, if I feel the completion date will turn out different than planned I will inform you about a month in advanced.

The comissioning "To Do" list

What I need from you to do a commission

First

Have you looked at my price list? Have you looked at all the features I offer?

do you have the First payment ready?

PLEASE do not email me asking for a quote unless you are ready to put in the first and only non refundable payment. I get way to many inquires that never pull through and many inquires where the first payment is put in so long after the details are worked out that I had lost track of the information.

So again DO NOT contact me unless you can put in the first payment within a week

those FIRST payments are

head only order $100. Halfsuit $200. Fullsuit $300. Quadsuit $500

Reference

I need to know what you want your suit to look like. If you are very persnickety about how you want it to look then you had better send a very well drawn and detailed ref sheet and let me know not to use too much artistic license. If you send art PLEASE have it be "family friendly"

I do not always need a ref sheet. I do not mind having commissions based on a general idea in fact I prefer having commissions where I am allowed to play around with styles and ideas.

Example of what I need if you are very particular on the design

Details

I need to know if you want any of the special features in my price list. I also need to know how many digits you want for your paws.

For example: Don't just say "I want a full suit of this character *link to ref art* what will it cost me?" you have to be more specific, such as: "I want a full suit of this character *link to ref art* and I would like toony follow effect eyes, paw pads on the feet, semi real hand paws and a realistic nose, how much will that cost me?"

Contact me

If you have all of the above sorted out then it is time to email me.

thebeastcub@gmail.com

DO NOT contact me with non-commission related questions Such as how to make your own fursuit or where to buy fur, sorry but I really do not have the time to answer said emails and it is notpart of my job. There is plenty of information on-line if you just look for it, including step by step tutorials on how to make fursuits.

Duct-Tape Dummy

VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION BELOW

Fullsuits, quad suits and 3/4 suits Require a "duct-tape dummy" :

Instructions can be found here:

http://www.fursuit.org/contruction/patterns/duct_tape_dummies/diadexxus

if te link does not work go here http://community.livejournal.com/fursuit/profile and scroll down to tutorials and click on "make your own ultimate duct tape dummy"

I do not need the hands, feet or head included in the dummy, I do need the the dummy to come all the way up to the neck and all the way down to the edge of your plams and tops of your feet.

USE LOTS OF LAYERS (at least 4, the more layers the better and the happier I will be as the dummy with be nice and firm and strong) and do not use the cheep thin tape, be sure the tape is heavy-duty tape. Have your arms up and straight and your legs apart while making the dummy as this will make sure the costume's range of movement is good. Do not neglect the armpits and crotch, some people tend to not put as many layers there. Often times the tape will get very tight on the arms, cut a slit in the wrists after they are wrapped to alleviate pressure.

If your costume has digigrade legs then mark your knee and the back of your calf so I know just where to put the padding.

Mark your belt line so I will know where to put the tail (you will wear this on a belt under the body)

Cut the tape just enough to wiggle out of it (you are cutting both the tape and clothing, leave the clothing attached to the tape) Tape the seams back up (I cannot stress how important this is) and tape them up very well or the dummy will explode when stuffed. Once I get it I will stuff it and figure out my own pattern.

This is a 2 person job by the way and rather "awkward" to do so find some one you are comfortable with, be wary of siblings as they may tape you to the floor.

Also dummies for a quad suit need to me made while on all 4s (put your hands on a chair so your back is flat and your legs are straight and right under your hips)

Shoes

For the feet I need shoes *be sure to tie the shoes/adjust the Velcro so as you can get the shoes on and off without undoing them. I like old sneakers. If your feet will have paw pads on the bottom the shoe bottom has to be flat with no raised heal whatsoever. If your feet will not have paw pads then choose a shoe with a dark or matching sole as it will show (you don't want black paws with hot pink bottoms) Also they should come up the ankles a bit.

Not so good BAD good BAD good

Helmet For quadsuits

For a quad suit I will need a very well fitted skateboard helmet, with a comfortable and snug strap to build the head on. If the helmet slides forward on your head at all then that is BAD as the mask will make the helmet front heavy so you need one that is good and snug. NO visor

Good Bad

Helmet for suits with vision out the mouth and/or with big horns or antlers

I need a very well fitted bike helmet, the more rounded the shape the better. Skateboard helmets will not work for suits with horn/antlers as I need to be able to remove the plastic shell to get to the foam layer underneath to make the supports for horns/antlers.

Good helmet shape BAD helmet shape

Hand Tracing

For hands I will need a tracing of your hand (fingers wide apart, on cardstock, if you want 4 digits then put ring and pinky together), you can mail this to me if sending a dummy or any other items. or you can scan/photograph the tracing and email it, if you do this put a 5 inch line above the fingers so I can resize and print.

Terms of Sale

The first Payment is not refundable.

If you should change your mind about your order and wish to cancel I can refund all but the amount I set as being the first payment. If you cancel the order and the costume has been/is nearly completed it will be sold to the highest bidder. The apperance will be altered if it was your unique design.

If the costume has already been sent to you and it has not been worn yet (aside from trying it on) and you need to return it for whatever reason the above terms still apply.

If a costume is returned that has obviously been worn for more than a few minutes then I will not issue the full refund amount.

Refunds, Discounts, Repairs

If I worked with a dummy and it came to you not fitting right (with in reason) or anything about your costume is not okay then we will work out either a discount or you can send it back for free adjustments

I offer FREE Maintenance and repairs with the first 2 years of owning your suit if anything comes undone and needs major or minor repair due to normal wear-and-tear and you are not confident enough to fix it I will fix it for free! (you pay shipping both ways though) If I feel the damage was due to misuse then I may charge a fee for the repair, I will contact you if there is a repair cost before doing so.

After 2 years I will do repairs for a small fee, after about 2 years some times the materials themselves will have aged and need to be fixed or replaced if the suit has seen a lot of use.

Please send the item back relatively clean if it is returned for repairs, it does not have to be washed just do not send me things covered in dirt or smelling awful.

If you for whatever reason become unsatisfied with your purchase please contact me, If your concern is within reason will either offer a partial refund or a replacement at a reduced cost. For Example: My very first customer I ever had brought up concerns with me half a year later and all the issues the costume had were results of my inexperience at the time it was made, so I gave him a refund, fixed the body for free and made a new head (the other was way to big) for a discounted price of $100 even though the full value was $385.

A Final Note

These costumes are wearable forms of art, not toys. They are not recommended for kids unless they are responsible enough to take care of the costume and not run amuck and ruin it. I do what I can to make sure your costume is nice and durable but abuse and misuse will still cause damage.

If they are not treated kindly they will not last.

Just like anything else the more you wear it the faster it will wear out, the more rough you are on it the faster it will wear out. The dirtier you get it the more it will have to be washed and the faster it will wear out.

These costumes are meant for casual convention use, as in walking around, running around, jumping for joy and hanging out. These costumes are not meant to endure wrestling, tree climbing, crawling or rolling around on the ground, back flips, and any other form of rough housing.

The average yearly use for a fursuit is 1-6 hours at a time for 1-3 events a year at 1-4 days each event, that being 1 to 72 hours of use a year. So my work should last you at least 140 hours of use before it needs any major repair.

Special Discount offers

I have a few goodies on my wish list of species to make that I have yet to have fulfilled so I am offering discounts to the first person to have me make any of the following since I really want to make these.

equine:
horse $80 off
draft horse $90 off
appaloosa (any kind but Dalmatian), blue/red roan, or pinto coloration an additional $10 off

feline: a tiger colored like below, or a realistic gray tiger (does not exist in nature so it would be a fun unique suit) $90 off
http://www.flickr.com/photos/flphotonut/3469254247/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/55524817@N00/2405313484/

Deer (male) $90 off
white or albino $100 off

Kirin: $50 if i follow a ref $90 off if i am given artistic freedom

canine:
blue aussie shepherd with blue eyes: $60 off
aussie cattle dog red or blue $60 off

guinea pig $40 off

Bird:
CA quail $30 off
chicken $70 off
colored silky chicken $90
white silky chicken $100off
these are silkies:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cskk/3461425787/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/denz/382258137/

baby elephant quadsuit $80 off
baby mammoth quadsuit $100 off