Meet Chelan, my coyote character!

This is a collaboration of sorts! I got the nose and the uncut resin base sculpted and cast by  beetlecat, I also got an unpainted jawset and silicone tongue sculpted and cast by  crystumes. With that awesome start I cut, hinged, foamed, sculpted, furred, and painted/airbrushed the rest!

It was definitely different, this was just about entirely working outside of my usual experience. I learned a lot and feel like I'm very accomplished for having done so.

The eyes are glass and have a fixed gaze (they do not follow), and along with the lips are set in with Apoxie Sculpt. The jaw is hinged with a spring, and the mouth corners have elastic thread sewn in so the fur stretches when the jaw opens. Vision (which is regrettably quite limited compared to what I'm used to) is through the tear ducts. There are vents in each ear, and I left the muzzle hollow so lots of airflow through there as well. Airbrushed with light and dark brown hand mixed paint, and the jawset is painted and then coated in "triple thick" for a wet look.

I'm so proud! I just love how she turned out! See her as a partial at FC next weekend!