#paleo panthera pattern

[palaeosinensis]

I absolutely LOOOOVE your bird rain god costume, and as someone who’d love to make a full bird suit for my own personal god, it filled me with such inspiration!!! I’d love if you went into a little detail (doesn’t have to be a lot, but if you could spare the time i’d really appreciate it) on making it! You don’t have to of course tho. Maybe just some info about the materials and techniques you used to make it. I don’t know very much at all about physical crafts, so any advice would really help!

Also, if it would be too difficult to dive into the details of making the rain god suit, if you could show pictures of any other costumes (pieces or full ones), I’d appreciate that instead!

The mask itself is made off of one of my own patterns and is done in EVA foam (like cosplayers use) with acrylic paint over it. Plus some fabric for the hood/to cover the neck. You can find those here: https://www.paleopanthera.com/masks The wings are a modified version of one of Bazteki's patterns; they're originally the wings that belong to the cardburd project. I made mine from a combination of flag nylon, fiberglass rods, and paint. I believe the cardburd project is free but I'm sure Bazteki would appreciate if you tossed a tip their way. :) You can find the cardburd project here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D6cfO46HajsM1a76vGq9vmQ5vPHE3Uo8YOdwZ1DxzPc/edit The tail is just a 2D flag fabric cutout supported by spare eva foam and fiberglass rods. It has two belt loops on it. The rest of the costume is just whatever you feel like wearing; I'm just in a black shirt, black jeans, and boots there.

[fr0zenballs]

I've been thinking about trying to mod the pattern I used to make this cardboard wolf mask to make a German Shorthaired Pointer mask, but I'm not sure how well that would work since the face shapes are just so different.

If anyone has any mask making experience or tips to share please let me know!!! :]

[shrimp-moment]

Golden tiger mask :^)

Base pattern by Paleo Panthera on Etsy ^^

[notoriousroar]

Species Information -- Under the cut is the wikipedia styled information about Flame's current species, Paleonem. It's incomplete, but still contains interesting information. The wikipedia article for the African Lion (Panthera Leo) was used as a base and as reference, as Paleonems are most similar to lions.

Paleonem

Pa-, drawn from "paleo," latin root for "ancient." -leo-, from Latin "leo," for "lion." -nem, drawn from Latin "draconem," meaning “huge serpent, dragon.”

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Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Suborder: Feliformia Family: Felidae Subfamily: Pantherinae Genus: Panthera Species: P. Ignis

The Paleonem (Panthera Ignis) is large cat of the genus Panthera thought once to be extinct. It is native to remote areas in the tropics, though its wings allow it to travel far from its native lands. It has a broad chested, muscular body, a short, rounded head, and long, pointed ears, and a tuft at the end of the tail matching the color of the mane. It is sexually dimorphic, the males of the species having larger, further reaching manes than the females, and larger wings. Male Paleonems are also larger than the females. It is a social species, forming groups called _ _, consisting of generally equal males and females, including cubs. It is a serial monogamous species, though some individuals have been seen to opt for full monogamy and only mate with one partner throughout their lives. Paleonem has been observed to hunt alone and together for the _ _, preying mostly upon medium and large ungulates. The Paleonem is an apex and keystone predator, though the wounded and weak have been known to scavenge. Multiple attacks on humans by one lone, wingless member of the species has been documented in recent times. Aside from this outlier, the species is not known to actively hunt or interact with humans.

The Paleonem prefers forests, meadows, and jungles despite its large wings, but also inhabits savannahs, mountains, shrublands, deserts, and grasslands. Very few have been seen around manmade cities. It is generally a diurnal species, but can easily adapt to being nocturnal when necessary. During the Neolithic period, this species had a wider population range, but has since been reduced to small pockets wherever they can find sanctuary. It is listed as critically endangered, as an estimated 110 individuals were observed worldwide. It is unknown if the population is rising or declining, as the species has become secretive in the modern era.

Description

The Paleonem is a broad-chested, muscular, cat with a short, rounded head, long, pointed ears, reduced neck, and large wings. Its fur varies in a wide range of colors and patterns, from white, gray, and silver, to light buff, tawny, orange, and liver. It can be patternless, or bear spots, stripes, ticking, and rosettes. The colors of its underside are generally either white or a lighter tone of the base fur color. The only solid-colored Paleonems observed are either albino, leucistic, or melanistic. Piebaldism has been observed, though all these color mutations are extremely rare. Its wings are generally a dark color, matching the skin of the individual. Sometimes, the wings may have stripes, spots, or rosettes on them. Cubs are born with bold spots, white backs, and black rims around the white on their backs that all fade as they grow. These spots can morph into rosettes, ticking, stripes, or completely disappear as the cub reaches adulthood. Though, some of these spots on patternless and striped individuals may still be seen on the legs and underbelly. 

Paleonem is one of two Panthera species that displays obvious sexual dimorphism, with the manes of the males of the species reaching further along the belly and tail of the individual, as well as fringe mane on the hind end and the elbows. The wings on males are also larger than females of the species, and often have bolder markings, where females of the species generally have no markings or very faint markings on the wings. The manes of individuals range just as widely as the fur, from white, gray, and silver, to buff, tawny, orange, liver, and black.

The tail of all Paleonems ends in a tuft of fur that matches that of the mane, though an exception to this rule is the infamous Wingless Paleonem. In this Paleonemess, the tail is seen to be the same color as the base fur with the underside highlights at the tip, with a strip of the stripe color going down the top of the tuft. In some Paleonems, the tuft of their tail conceals a "spur" or "spine," formed from the final, fused sections of the tail. Like in lions, the function of this tail spur is unknown. The tuft is absent at birth and develops around 7 1/2 months of age. It is readily identifiable by 1 1/2 years of age.

Of the extant felid species, some members of the Paleonem species are only rivaled in weight, length, and height at the shoulder by the Lion and Tiger. Its skull is very similar to that of a lion, though it is clear by the lower jaw and the robust molars and pre-molars on both upper and lower jaws that Paleonem is built to have a bone-crushing biteforce. This is the easiest and most definitive way to tell the difference between a Lion skull and a Paleonem skull.

The skeletal muscle weight of a Paleonem is 57.9% of its body weight.