Lilia Roo

A reference sheet of a flower-wearing white-and-cream kangaroo, by Pawsouls
Reference sheet by Pawsouls (FA)

Lilia Roo, the kangaroo! I had created her as a character at the beginning of 2020. Since then, she has been by fursona.

The making of the fursuit

I commissioned a fursuit of Lilia Roo from Luno Wroo / WildspotWorks in 2021. For photos in the present, please see FurTrack, but for the making of the fursuit, look no further!

April 2021

Luno received my duct tape dummy and taped it back together.

The duct tape dummy for Lilia on a bench

May 2021

The shape of the bodysuit came together, and Luno built the foam tail structure. It's made of a few large foam pieces that are kept close with an inner belt loop, but to keep the tail from becoming rigid, small pieces of irregularly-shaped foam are glued around the slits for the belt. That way, even when tightened, my tail still sways as I walk.

A wraparound shot of the WIP bodysuit, with tape over most of the DTD, and the foam tail structure complete.
A wraparound shot of the WIP bodysuit, with tape over most of the DTD, and the foam tail structure complete.
A wraparound shot of the WIP bodysuit, with tape over most of the DTD, and the foam tail structure complete.
A wraparound shot of the WIP bodysuit, with tape over most of the DTD, and the foam tail structure complete.
A wraparound shot of the WIP bodysuit, with tape over most of the DTD, and the foam tail structure complete.
A wraparound shot of the WIP bodysuit, with tape over most of the DTD, and the foam tail structure complete.

June 2021

Lilia's bodysuit had its fur added. I'm so happy Luno was able to make the pouch work. It has been so incredibly helpful being able to keep my phone, keys, and everything else I need in there while I'm out fursuiting.

A wraparound shot of a mostly-furred bodysuit, all but the arms and lower legs complete.
A wraparound shot of a mostly-furred bodysuit, all but the arms and lower legs complete.
A wraparound shot of a mostly-furred bodysuit, all but the arms and lower legs complete.
A wraparound shot of a mostly-furred bodysuit, all but the arms and lower legs complete.

With all the fur added, Lilia was ready for shipping! It was easiest to ship the bodysuit and tail when they were complete, then the paws and head later, so there was never a full Lilia at any one time in Luno's workshop.

A wraparound shot of a fully-furred bodysuit
A wraparound shot of a fully-furred bodysuit
A wraparound shot of a fully-furred bodysuit
A wraparound shot of a fully-furred bodysuit
A wraparound shot of a fully-furred bodysuit
A wraparound shot of a fully-furred bodysuit

July 2021

Luno started work on Lilia's head and created her handpaws. Luno's process for making fursuit heads involves creating a 3D model, which was really cool to see!

The 3D head model
The 3D head model
The 3D head model
The front and back of Lilia's handpaws
A partially-built head for Lilia!
A close-up of Lilia's silicone nose, before it was applied to the head.

August 2021

Here's the head and footpaws! They have split claws :3

The head, before airbrushing
The head, after airbrushing
The head, after airbrushing
The head, after airbrushing
The head, after airbrushing

And with that, the fursuit was complete, and the other half shipped! I've been so happy with how much joy it's brought people in the five years I've had it (as of writing), and I hope to get many more years out of her. Luno did an incredible job, and I recommend commissioning him if you are looking for a maker for a kangaroo fursuit.