When suiting, I recommend wearing underarmor heat gear. It is form fitting and makes suiting up and down much easier. Your skin tends to stick to the suit. Other sports gear may also work, but wearing something helps keep sweat out of your suit.

What is underarmor? - It is a brand of clothing designed for excersise to help with absorbing sweat and cools you down.

Make sure to wear a balaclava for the same reasons above!

I recommend having a handler but make sure to have a friend nearby to make sure everything is good

DRINK WATER ! !

Act accordingly, your body has limits

Be careful of your surroundings, you take up a larger space now

Air out suit after suiting sessions, spread out and allow to dry, use fan if available

Use fursuit spray to disinfect, commercial disinfecting spray can do the trick but some sprays may have chemicals that can damage your suit _{* Dont use deodorant on your suit pls *}

Let to dry after disinfecting before wearing again

Wash your suit after every few outings or less (use your nose to judge)

Optional but recommended: Fan hanger and head fan to dry suit faster, good for cons

Brush your suit

Use liquid detergent, don't use the powdered laundry detergent

Use a washing bag (or pillowcase) if possible in washing machine

Use a smaller amount of detergent then normal

Use cold water _{(This is so dyes dont fade, the fur doesn't melt together, and the glue stays in place)}

Brush your suit while it dries _{(Brushing the fur keeps the fur in the correct direction after drying)}

Foam heads generally are machine washable, however will wear down the suit faster _{...also ask your maker}

DON'T use a washing machine with the middle turning bar, that will for sure destroy your suit

Use delicate setting, cold water and small amounts of liquid detergent _{(some may be unsuitable)}

Make sure that you protect the eyes during the washing process, cover it with something

Use a carpet washer (Recommended Method)

Hand washing using tub of water & soap as you would wash a plush, just be more careful with delicate parts (this takes much longer to dry)

Take out any padding and detachables

Hand paws, tail and other washable parts can be safely washed in a washing bag if possible

Polyfill may be removed but can be washed

Machine: Turn your suit inside out and wash on delicate

Wash by hand: Fill tub with water and soap and hand wash as washing clothes by hand

Feetpaws: I recommend using a carpet washer, but machine wash may work depending on the size

Leave in an open area, away from the sun; Air drying only

Leave upside down with the inside exposed

Have a fan or head drying unit blowing into the suit

Brush your suit thoroughly while it dries (generally 2-3 times)

If you see any holes/popped seams. Turn inside out and use blanket stitch to fix them. The most versitle stitch for fursuit fixtures!

Holes in tougher spots may require a ladder stitch or help from a capable fursuit repairer

Any stains, manually spot clean with laundry detergent by massaging it into the spot until it fades, then clean suit as normal. _{(Other methods may be required)}

Blanket stich

Ladder stitch

Front & back view (minimum), a side view (recommended) in a T or A-Pose

NO shading, flat colours only

All details are shown (paws, maws)

No details are obscured (Clothes & wings can hide details)

Anthromorphic & human-shaped

Optional but recommended

Draw markings separately (when the full marking is being obscured)

Accurate sized to suit (eg. length of tail)

Ref sheet is drawn in the style you are planning to commission (plantigrade, digitigrade, ect.)

Labels to character traits (eg. hair always goes left)

No background/White background (oops)

Extra head turn-around

Fur length notes

For obscure or important details, please make a note of it while you are providing the reference

An example for Mango is:

"Make sure to remember the yellow marking on the left belly and star on the back"

If there are specific things you want for your suit, please include them in the quote

Some examples for Mango can be:

"I would like the wings to be large, around 70cm long"

"I want a dropped crotch and indoor feet paws"

"Can you make the tail a bit shorter and thicker and the horns be solid?"

"I want extra chest padding for her"

I like having access to the zipper at the front of the painter's suit (if there is one) to access the inner area easily, please leave this intact when cutting or tape around it

Mark out where you ideally want your wings, tail & other appendages to go

For comfort, have a broom or related handy to help the tapee hold up their arms, it is tiring holding a T-pose.

Don't substitute this, holding onto a pole or wall (immovable object) is very tiring to the tapee.

I recommend having at least 150 meters of tape

Wear clothes you don't mind damaging (in case mishaps happen during the cutting phase)

Apply in strips of tape, don't wrap your tapee with long strips

It will be too tight and cut off circulation while you pull the tape while applying it

Duct tape or Cloth tape

Painters suit

Scissors

Permanent marker

Saran wrap