Introducing my latest work, the red/black husky, Zenius. This suit's original concept came from the thought, "You know, I could make a better suit than my school's mascot." So I did.
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My school's colors (Northern Illinois University) are red and black, so naturally I had to go with the crazy Joann fur. This particular material comes in various colors, such as red, green, teal, blue, and purple. When used properly I think this fur is fantastic. It's so soft! I am extremely huggable in this suit. Too bad it's not the same inside- I didn't sew the muslin undersuit into the body, so the rough fur backing rubs on me, unless I wear Underarmour.

The origin of the name is an obscure video game reference... again. I don't really expect anyone to get it, so here's the video behind the name: beatmania IIDX 13's "Zenius -I- Vanisher" [link]
However, the pronunciation may be misleading. In keeping consistent with that video, the name is "dʒiːnies", similar to "Genius". Not that I'm really going to complain if people mispronounce it... (grin)

One of these days I'll learn to go into more character background with my fursuits... maybe?

I can't take all the credit for this one- the lovely helped me make the head for this suit by sculpting foam for use on a balaclava mask, baking me a cute little nose and teeth, and cutting and painting the eyes!

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