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Becoming a Kitsune: Other Animal Parts/Details

 Ears and Tails really steal the show for a kitsune costume. But who doesn't love adding a bit more detail and intrigue into a costume design?

Five tails and no cares!

Tooth and Nail

An animal feature that often gets added to animal-human hybrids are fangs and claws. 
Little Tooth, Long Nails

The design of your kitsune will determine the length and ferocity of the claws and fangs. They evoke different things. 
Large, prominent fangs or claws suggest something more monstrous, carnivorous, and dangerous. 
Smaller fangs pose less of a threat. It simply showcases that there's something not just human about the creature. 
More often than not, false nails tend to be what constitutes claws.

Paws

Something that is more animal than human are paws. 
Those aren't people feet!
Generally, these types of parts are more common in fursuit style costumes. You could got satyr or faun style with digitigrade legs or just go with foot paws. Here are a couple of tutorial references:


That should give you some ideas for feet. You could also make paw gloves with either full fluff or just suggested with the fingers. 

Eyes

Finally, one of the cherry on top details are eyes. Foxes are unique among canines because they have slit pupils instead of round. So if you are going for contacts, you'll want to look into cat-eye or slit pupil versions. 

They're just kittens pretending to be dogs.
That should cover any major details to add more "animal" flair to your fox character. I do intend to make a fursuit series eventually, so I am not going to go into deep detail about making a full headed mask or anything like that. 

Next, we can talk about Masks and Makeup. 


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