Back in 2010, fursuits were my full-time main source of income for a little while. Now I have a full time job, don't really do much with fursuit stuff, but may do it part time for things here and there for extra income.

full time, only job I ever had, if furry fandom dies in firey a ball of drama I am so screwed

lol* i don't think the fandom will explode in a fireball of drama so your most likely safe.

It wont not with Zootopia turning more youngn's into furries ;A;

Wildlife is two people- I make suits as my main income and make art for sporadic income. My other half works two part time jobs and works on suits with me.

i know one half of you but forget who the other half is. :P I have been contemplating my mind to give up my other "half" job and take on the fursuit building as full tie because the demand is definitely there to support it, ( been n my mind now for 3 - 4 years to do that) but can't seem to settle on the decision just yet to just do the change.

Something like that is a very big decision. You have to weigh what you'd be giving up from your regular, non-furry job (pay, insurance benefits, etc.), and also consider whether it's something you can return to in the future if fursuit building comes to an end for whatever reason.

I did a full-time job plus art and suits. I just landed a much higher paying job though so now I'll probably only do personal stuff. I was able to pay my bills before and used art/suits to get "fun money" or emergency funds so I didn't ever really rely on it to live.

In school full time and suit-making as a part-time job, as well as sporadically making artwork on commission for extra income.

full timer here and i employ one full timer as well.

i know you guys do quite well with it too. :) as mentioned above I have been contemplating my mind to give up my other "half" job and take on the fursuit building as full tie because the demand is definitely there to support it, (been on my mind now for 3 - 4 years to do that) but can't seem to settle on the decision just yet to just do the change.

well,. you already work 60+ hours a week. the demand for your work is there. i know when you usually ponder this its mostly about benefits and what not. hell, if i was in your area i'd be soliciting you to team up. tell ya what though, leaving a full time steady job is scary as hell and it will be super awkward at first but as long as you have that work ethic to work your ass off at home, id say do it. baring any kind of materials shortage or mass media hit on the furry fandom, im sure you would do well.

Full time fursuit work!

When I did make fursuits for others, I also had a full time job.. Fursuit commissions were more for fun than anything.

Part-time job while I'm at school, planning to go full-time once I finish :)

kinda makes me wonder why I'm getting a degree at all... lol

I work a full time job. Suit building is something more of a hobby than a job. Keeps me sane and still leaves me time to accomplish other more expensive hobbies and goals.

We went full-time in 2011, before then one of us had a full-time job along with fursuit-building as a semi-hobby/semi-job.
It took us some time to settle on this decision- we were not sure if we could do it long-term, despite the demand being there.
In the end, both of us are pretty happy we went through and decided to make fursuit creation our main job.
We also have 2 as-needed volunteers who do simple work such as fur/foam cutting and 1 part-time machine seamstress.
It takes a bit of balancing to handle everything, but if you got the mind and will, you can do it!
Best of luck on your decision!

I am currently a full time fursuit maker, so all of my income comes from this. Honestly, I make enough to get by and to get most of the things I'd like have. Being your own boss is literally the hardest thing, but also the most rewarding thing. I can schedule myself to have a week off each month to spend with family and my boyfriend while still meeting the personal goals I have. It's hard to not get the view of that you 'should' be working on your day off or when you go do something with family, but in the end, this is the most rewarding job. I honestly just love to sew.

I USED to have a part time job and I went to school, but that all ended when I decided that my boss not letting me see my dying grandfather was a problem.

This is more than a job to me, this is my dream. I'm currently looking into school and sewing classes to learn to make other things, and not just fuzzy babies. In the end, I've love to be able to make everything from Fursuits to Cosplay to drapery and more!

how do you handle doing both at the same time unless you have help?

You make less and it takes you longer to finish each piece.

true unless you have other help

Work full time so Its still more of a hobby for me. Would love to do it more.

i work full time 50-70 hour job
plus one fursuit commission at a time. Im still pretty cheap as i do it for friends mostly. Till i feel that im good enough to take on more than one

Fulltime job furry fandom. Can't actually physically do more, even if I really want to. :<

Part time, but maybe someday I can do suit making full time! It's definitely an option for the future.

Fulltime here, just over a year now.

I have a full time job + take on 1 commission at a time for a hobby/extra income. If something happened to my job, I would try suit building as my main source of income. Part of me hopes that happens, but at the same time not. I have it as a plan B I guess.

I make fursuits for side cash sometimes. I used to do it fulltime but I wasn't making enough money doing it to keep doing it. I work as a maintenance guy fulltime now and for the first time in 9 years I'm working on my own Fursuit. Fun stuff :)

Working part time in retail and making fursuits as a small buisness beside the main job to finance my hobbies. I would love to make more money with fursuits and give up on retail. But I'm not good enough for that and need much more experience

I work at a tattoo shop(main job), raising a kid, do commissions, and make fursuits on the side. My husband is finishing school right now and is planning on going back for computer programming. despite all that I do we are still only staying afloat. Tattooing is coming up on a dry spell because of the holidays and no body is taking on commissions. I have a suit up for sale and it is doing well. I have been making suits 8 years now on and off. I am just so stressed out on worrying on not making enough money to take care of my family and pay for all of our bills.

Fulltime for 4 years, before that I worked a part time admin job in the mornings and made fursuits in the afternoons.

We're made up of three people.

I, Redd, started Woozles Wonders.  albatrozs is my assistant manager/maker and my husband handles accounting, taxes and general number crunching. He also lends a hand during those times I wish I had 8 hands and holds things up, holds things I'm gluing, etc.

Albatrozs works part time at Dominoes and my husband usually works full time but recently got laid off so he's looking for another job. Making suits is my full time thing and I work an average of 12 hours a day/night on suits and also pull frequent solo all-nighters.

Since we're a relativley new suit making bunch, we're still getting started up and our prices are low, but I'm hoping this can become full time for all three of us.

I've tried to do fursuit making full time, but now it's mostly part-time with multiple jobs in between. I love making fursuits and I love the end results, but I'm still not 100% happy. I feel like I'd be happier just making premades and personal fursuits while focusing my career in something else.

I've been working at a groomer's, I sometimes take art commissions, and I also enjoy event planning. I also provide vocals for my boyfriend's music sometimes, but he works full time in management. He was a sales representative at Saks Fifth Avenue for a fragrance company called Kilian, but now he has moved on to a management position at Sephora (a store mostly known for cosmetics).

He's doing better financially than me at the moment and he's in a great position with a chance of moving up even higher in the company.

As for me, I still feel like I haven't found my true calling yet. I just don't know, but I know my parents think I should be doing something artistic. But in my opinion, fursuit making and art is kind of an over saturated market within the fandom. I just think it'd be too difficult for me to get enough commissions and make a decent living off of it. Honestly, I don't think it can happen for me. I think I need a career that doesn't rely solely on the fandom.

I'm looking into being a personal shopper for those with higher income or are just too busy or incapable of shopping for themselves. There's a lot of wealthy people in certain parts of my area. I just want to try it out. This may not be my full time "career". I'm trying to explore different options.

*Still trying to learn how to manage my times*


keeping in mind. im a bit new getting suit comissions i dont get so much from that yet for my goals. so i had been tryng to get a job while trying to give me the time to work in suits

but i had not good luck with my fulltime job. was complety shit with meindeed i had not time to suits ot drawings finally they never calls me again-

So. current im without Job, but while trying to save up from digital art and some fursuit comission. and there have days dunno when work on suit or done drawings XD


sugestions how deal with 2 hobbies are welcome haha