Kianga Jaguar
![View details Photo of me wearing my digitigrade fursuit, front view: Black fur with a gray chest and rainbow stripes going down along the sides and over the thighs. The head has amber eyes, a gray muzzle with soft teeth and a long red tongue, and a rainbow mane.](/projects/2023/kianga-fursuit/fullsuit-front_huddf4b846d1eea6b2e86c91e3fdde475b_1286390_1280x720_fit_q85_h2_lanczos.webp)
![View details Photo of me wearing my digitigrade fursuit, back view: A large rainbow stripe flows down from the mane along the back and into the tail.](/projects/2023/kianga-fursuit/fullsuit-back_hu880ff1170636d46fd7aaa3be2d51e1bf_1068930_1280x720_fit_q85_h2_lanczos.webp)
![View details Photo of me wearing my black jaguar partial fursuit: It has black fur, amber eyes, a grey muzzle with soft teeth and a long red tongue, and a rainbow-colored mane that flows between the ears down the back, and big fluffy digitigrade foot paws.](/projects/2023/kianga-fursuit/partial_huddf4b846d1eea6b2e86c91e3fdde475b_1658939_1280x720_fit_q85_h2_lanczos.webp)
![View details Photo of me wearing my fursuit, sitting on a white couch, legs up showing the colorful paw pads.](/projects/2023/kianga-fursuit/partial-paws_hud848a64a53d824c76035d67de00d7402_700788_1280x720_fit_q85_h2_lanczos.webp)
![View details Reference sheet for my black jaguar fursuit: He has black fur with charcoal on the chest and inside of the paws. Rainbow stripes go down to the left and right of his chest, and from the head down the back to the tip of his tail. The individual paw pads each have a different color: red, yellow, green, and blue. He has a piercing in his right ear and nose, and wears a spiked collar.](/projects/2023/kianga-fursuit/refsheet_hu9692429404fb6ac3761547097e6d3279_563667_1280x720_fit_q85_h2_lanczos.webp)
Description
My personal fursuit project, made in collaboration with my partner Kiza. A digitigrade black jaguar fursuit with the theme “RGB panther”, inspired by my profile icon.
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3D-printed black PLA base using the Panther Feline Fursuit Headbase by Maimface, sublimated fursuit eye meshes by WMW66 Costumes, and ears made using the Big Cat Fursuit Ears pattern by TinnatuPaws.
It also has soft teeth made of stuffed minky fabric, magnetic eyelids, and two swappable magnetic tongues (short & long).
Parade tail
A “super-motion tail” based on tutorials by Neffertity and Adamoshi, with a few modifications: The hole for the belt has been reinforced with a leather tube to prevent tearing of the foam, and it has an RGB LED strip running under the fur along its back for a little extra rainbow effect in the dark.
This is a very big tail that makes it difficult to sit, so it’s mostly suited for fursuit parades or dances.
Hand paws
The hand paws are based on a slim-style puffy 5 finger pattern from Skunky Designs.
We used a slightly different option for the lining, with one half-lining sewed to the top half of the paws, then another half-lining put on the bottom half of the paws, and then everything sewed together.
Foot paws
The foot paws are based on the Digigrade 2.0 Fursuit Feetpaw Indoor and Outdoor Pattern by Spiltgrapesoda.
Sandals
We’ve also made fursuit sandals to protect the indoor foot paws when going outside. They’re made of a softshell-like material wrapped around an EVA foam base, with anti-slip rubber soles glued to the bottom. They’re attached to the paw with 2 cm webbing straps with rainbow-colored ribbons sewn to the top side.
Bodysuit
A digitigrade bodysuit with a front-size zipper. We used a thin muslin fabric as lining for the digitigrade padding, and stuffed it with polyfill.
Casual tail
A much smaller tail based on the Cat Tail pattern by Skunky Designs. It’s stuffed with polyfill—very lightweight, flexible, and comfortable to wear.
Materials used
- BigZ Ecoshag™ Solid Shaggy Fur Long Pile (Black), 6 m × 1.6 m
- BigZ Ecoshag™ Solid Shaggy Fur Long Pile (Charcoal), 2 m × 1.6 m
- BigZ Ecoshag™ Rainbow Wave Long Pile Shaggy, 4 m × 1.6 m
- Stoffhummel Canvas Cotton (Galaxy), 2 m × 1.6m
- Mochi Minky (Steel), 1 m × 1.6 m
- Shannon Cuddle 3 (Black), 0.5 m × 1.5 m
- Shannon Cuddle 3 (Red), 0.5 m × 1.5 m
- Shannon Cuddle 3 (Canary), 0.5 m × 1.5 m
- Shannon Cuddle 3 (Kelly Green), 0.5 m × 1.5 m
- Shannon Cuddle 3 (Azure), 0.5 m × 1.5 m
- Double Gauze Muslin fabric (black), 1 m × 1.4 m
- SEEBAUER living® PU Foam Light (RG26/40), 120 × 50 × 12 cm
- EVA foam 86 kg/m³ (black), 35 cm × 99 cm
- SuperKissen24 silicon polyester filling, 5 kg (WAY too much)
- Gütermann extra strong sewing thread
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