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Katsumiyo — Animal Ears Tutorial
Published: 2011-06-07 07:58:04 +0000 UTC; Views: 76958; Favourites: 1490; Downloads: 528
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Be careful when downloading, because this is...gigantic.Finished my promised tutorial on how to make 3-dimensional animal ears. The craft foam and tinfoil ones are okay but I wanted something a little more realistic.
Important note: The base ears should look a little too small--once you add the fur, they will appear much larger. So be careful to avoid making ears exactly the size you want the first time around.
Feel free to comment or note/message me if you have any questions! Oh, and if you use this tutorial, please message me a link to a picture! I love seeing pictures. :3
Oh, and I totally take commissions on these little suckers, so if you run into a lot of trouble or just get lazy I'd be happy to whip some up for you. :3
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Question: What kind of clips do you use? I've been looking all over for the kind used in this tutorial but no luck. Where did you find them? All I can think of to use are some metal barrettes from the craft store, but I don't think they'd look or work near as good as those black plastic clips you've got there. Do they have a specific name?
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I don't know if they have a name, really, but they're made by Scunci and I got a pack of six for like $3 at CVS. Just check your local drug store chain, like CVS, Rite-Aid, or Walmart, and they'll probably be there.
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A few questions on what I should use:
- I don't really wanna go and buy a hot glue gun, but we do have Gorilla glue (and Elmer's glue, but for some reason something tells me that might not be enough), so would that be a fine substitute, or should I use something else?
- What kind of glue would be good for bonding the ears to a headband instead of a clip (and would I have to do anything extra to make gluing to a headband easier)?
- What kind of paint should I use? (Sorry if this is a dumb question; I've never done this before but I wanna make these for a friend)
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I've never used Elmer's on synthetic fur, but I don't really know how well it would hold. The reason hot glue works so well is that the glue is so thick and meshes so well into the fabric backing of the fur and the pores on the craft foam. Honestly, I would just buy a hot glue gun--they're quite cheap and overall, a more than solid investment if you make costumes. You could also use it to attach the ears to the headband. As for the paint, any old acrylic paint will do just fine.
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I'd like to know if gorilla glue will at least work, though--I don't plan on making things like this very often, and I don't wanna spend money on a hot glue gun if I have a decent alternative. Thanks so much for the help!!
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Sorry, but I just don't know if gorilla glue will help. I haven't any lying around, so I couldn't do a test for you. Hopefully, it'll work out! You can always do a test on a little scrap.
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Alright, thank you so much--I'll probably do that!!
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[link] Thanks for the totorial 
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Good job! As you probably noticed, it doesn't take more than about a sheet of paper's worth for each material.
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For each material you used, how much of each was used to create ears this site?
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and what are the measurments on the angles and side lengths?
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Oh hello there... Holo.
This helpled me alot but... I don't know how to upload pictures from my camera! ^.^
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That's fine; I'm just glad it helped!
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Ah this is so cool! Im definitely going to try this for a small cosplay im working on ^^
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I hope to see your results!
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This ears have the perfekt size and colour for horo ^^
I totally like them
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Thank you very much!
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no problem
i only tell the truth >w<
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Hello hello! First of all I'd like to thank you for putting this tutorial up; I'm doing a human amaterasu cosplay and this will come in super handy. : 3
I did have a few quick questions regarding the materials used for construction, though. Is hot glue completely required or do you think I can get away with something a little less..I don't know, messy, like Gorilla Glue? Secondly, I noticed you said to paint the bases of the ears and the fur, but what if the wig and ears are white? I suppose then that I could forego that step, yes?
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Of course!
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Way cool. Love how the ears look so natural. I am definitely using this to make mine.
P.s you make a great Horo the wise wolf.
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Thank you! Glad I could help!
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Well thank you for posting the tutorial. And all your other tutorials are great to.
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You make a very awesome Holo/Horo/Korbo/Howevertheheckwe'resupposedtospellhername! :'D
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I'm planning to do a neko cosplay and this tutorial is just fantastic! I can't wait to get started now!^^
Would you happen to know of any good tail tutorials, perchance?
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I'm afraid I don't know of any good tail tutorials. 
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hah that's alright! Thanks anyway!
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this is very cute, thank you <3~
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Just a quick question, but is the outside of the ear the same length as the base?
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I'm not quite sure of what you're asking, but hopefully this answers your question: They're both essentially triangle shapes, and the length of the inside line on the front triangle is equivalent to the inside line of the back piece. The lines for the outside of the ear correspond as well. There'd really be no purpose to making the side of one triangle longer than the other; then it would just sit unevenly on the wig.
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I guess I'm not entirely sure what you mean by the inside and the outside, then. ]: Because in the first step you say to make the inside line shorter than the outside, but I'm not sure what that means. Maybe I'm reading it wrong, but I'm really unsure of what you mean by the inside/outside lines.
Sorry if I misunderstood. D;
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If the line for the inside of the ear is 2", the line for the outside of the ear should be 2.25" or so. That will put the ears at a nicer angle on your head. Then, the measurements for the inside lines on the front (triangular) and back (conical) should match up.
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Sorry for my late answer~
What about the length of the third side of the front piece? The side that attaches to the hairclip.
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Usually, that's about the same length as the inside edge for me. But the cone piece needs to have a considerably longer side on that part, to create the cone shape. The bottom of the ear is hollow. :3
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Okay, thanks~ I may have messed up, since they're tipping over, but I'll post a picture when I can. ^^
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Kmart! 
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thanks so much for this helpful tutorial! I really want to make some but where can I buy fake fur? >_< I only find "fur" for those big winter clothes...
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I just buy my fur at local fabric stores.
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This is a great tutorial ^^ I always had trouble with getting the shape of a real cats ear. What are the dimensions of the frint triangles that you used?
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